After seeing House members in Georgia, South Dakota, South Carolina and Iowa fail to make the jump to statewide office and a pair of House incumbents losing primaries in New York last week, there was increased national attention on a handful of races in Colorado to see if Washington is…
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Manu Raju of CNN take an inside look at the pressure GOP leadership is facing with narrow majorities and looming elections. Manu also reveals what Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill expect to happen in November, and how he got to throw out the first…
By Jacob Rubashkin, Nathan Gonzales & Inshara Ali
As Republicans face down a national environment and unpopular president that imperils their hold on the House — and increasingly, the Senate — the party has looked to gubernatorial races as an opportunity to make the best of an otherwise challenging cycle.
…ALABAMA. Open; Kay Ivey (R), term-limited. Sen. Tommy Tuberville cleared a procedural hurdle in early June when the state GOP ruled that he met the party’s residency requirements to be the nominee for governor. Tuberville still faces a lawsuit alleging that he fails the state Constitution's requirement that the governor…
IOWA. Kim Reynolds (R), not seeking re-election. In an upset, farmer and businessman Zach Lahn secured the GOP nomination against early frontrunner Rep. Randy Feenstra. On the Democratic side, state auditor Rob Sand is the Democratic nominee. Sand is a strong fundraiser who reported $18 million in cash-on-hand on May…
NEW YORK. Kathy Hochul, assumed office August 2021, elected 2022 (52%). Hochul will face Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman this fall. Hochul had a scare in 2022 but the political environment is much improved for Democrats, and the governor is on firmer political footing after a full term in office.…
By Jacob Rubashkin, Nathan L. Gonzales and Inshara Ali
Key Democratic primaries dominated the most recent round of voting in Maryland, New York and Utah while South Carolina hosted runoffs on both sides of the aisle. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America flexed their…
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Pamela Wood of The Banner break down the Democratic primary to replace long-time Rep. Steny Hoyer, the bitter Democratic race between the current and former members from the 6th District and look ahead to the potential redistricting that could eliminate the state's lone Republican. Episode…
By Nicholas Demba, Jacob Rubashkin & Nathan L. Gonzales
Another Tuesday, another set of primary elections as voters in Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma select nominees for key general election contests. Whether it’s setting the stage for important general election races or places where nominees will be prohibitive favorites, here are…
California Governor. It was a dramatic journey, but Democrats have avoided catastrophe and at least one Democrat will move on to the November general election. Former Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who also served as California's attorney general and represented Los Angeles in Congress, placed first with 28…
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