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Maine Senate: Corner of the Country, Center of the Battleground

by Jacob Rubashkin May 21, 2026 · 2:30 PM EDT

Maine should be Democrats’ best pickup opportunity on a difficult Senate map. The only state to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 that is represented by a Republican, Maine is a critical part of the Democratic path back to the majority.

But standing in their way is an immovable force…

Report Shorts (May 21, 2026)

May 21, 2026 · 2:29 PM EDT

New Jersey’s 7th District. GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has not been seen in public or private for more than two months as he deals with an unspecified medical condition. Kean’s staff insists that the congressman will be back to work shortly and continues to send out communications in his name, but…

Georgia Results: Primary Voters Narrow Their Choices

by Nicholas Demba May 20, 2026 · 11:49 AM EDT

In battleground Georgia, many marquee races of the night proceeded to runoffs to be decided on June 16. While the Peach State is not set to host any competitive House races this fall and any post-Callais redistricting will not take effect until 2028, primary voters selected nominees in a handful of…

Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Oregon Primary Results

May 20, 2026 · 9:47 AM EDT

Alabama Senate. The race to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville is headed to overtime after no candidate received a majority of the vote. Rep. Barry Moore had Trump’s endorsement and backing from the Club for Growth but finished with around 40 percent. Former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson and state Attorney…

Podcast Episode 71: Which Nebraska Republicans Might Lose? w/ Aaron Sanderford of Nebraska Examiner

May 15, 2026 · 2:52 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Aaron Sanderford of Nebraska Examiner take a fresh look at the Senate race in the Cornhusker State, where Democrats are rallying behind independent candidate Dan Osborn against Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. Osborn came up short in 2024, but the conditions might…

Virginia Caps Off Wild Week of Redistricting Ratings Changes

by Jacob Rubashkin May 8, 2026 · 11:35 AM EDT

The Virginia State Supreme Court struck down Democrats’ ambitious redistricting plan in the Old Dominion on Friday. The map, which was designed to elect 10 Democrats and just one Republican, was approved by voters in a statewide referendum last month. 

The decision is an exclamation point on a…

Tennessee Redistricting: Republicans Seek 9-0 after SCOTUS goes 6-3

by Jacob Rubashkin May 8, 2026 · 1:04 AM EDT

Wasting little time after the Supreme Court defanged what remained of the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee Republicans passed a map designed to elect nine Republican members of Congress this fall. The Volunteer State’s delegation is currently split 8-1 in favor of Republicans, with Democrat Steve Cohen…