After two consecutive change elections in which Democrats won more than 50 seats and took control of the House, we’re headed for another one. But this time, the change voters seek will be away from Democrats, not toward them. A majority of voters believe the country is headed off on the wrong…
One year ago, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter switched parties and gave Democrats 60 seats in the Senate. President Barack Obama and his party were riding high in Washington, and an early batch of Republican retirements gave Democrats an opportunity to expand their majority, even in the midterm…
Even though having Washington, D.C., on your résumé is supposed to be like having a scarlet letter on your lapel this election cycle, more than a dozen current and former Members of Congress are running for governor — and trying to overcome voters’ ill feelings toward the nation’s capital.
Not…
This year, it’s harder than ever to distinguish what really matters from what doesn’t. Special situations are adding to the confusion, as is a fickle public, which is showing a willingness to change its positions in the blink of an eye.
In Hawaii’s special Congressional election to fill the…
Utah Sen. Bob Bennett (R) lost the opportunity to run in the GOP primary by coming in third at the state party convention. Utah is now considered an open seat, but the Republicans are still favored to win the seat and the rating remains Currently Safe.
While events between now and November will…
Utah Sen. Bob Bennett (R) lost the opportunity to run in the GOP primary by coming in third at the state party convention. Utah is now considered an open seat, but the Republicans are still favored to win the seat and the rating remains Currently Safe.
While events between now and November…
While national political reporters have been focused almost entirely on Kentucky’s GOP Senate primary, Democrats in the Bluegrass State have an entertaining race of their own that raises some interesting questions about money, message, media and November.
The early frontrunner in the Democratic…
With more polls confirming that two Democratic candidates are dividing the Democratic vote and the DCCC announcing that it will not invest any more resources into Hawaii’s 1st District, we’re moving the race to Lean Republican and expect Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou (R) to win the special…
Democrats weren’t supposed to be worried about Indiana this year, since Sen. Evan Bayh (D) looked like a sure bet for reelection initially, even with a deteriorating national political environment.
But then Bayh shocked the political world by announcing his retirement, leaving Democrats…
Democrats are in danger of losing their second Senate majority leader in a decade.
Republicans knocked off South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle (D) in 2004, but they did it with a popular former congressman who had previously been elected statewide. This year in Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry…
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