Democrats have won just one statewide race in Kansas over the last decade, but Kris Kobach’s potential nomination in 2020 is fueling Democratic hopes and could significantly improve the party’s prospects of regaining control of the Senate.
Even though Donald Trump won Kansas easily in 2016, and…
Arizona has voted Democratic in only one of the last 17 presidential elections going back to 1952. That was in 1996, when President Bill Clinton won re-election in a three-way race. Minnesota, on the other hand, has been a Democratic bedrock, with Democratic presidential nominees carrying the state…
Illinois 13th District — Rating: Toss-Up
Interview Date: Oct. 22, 2019
Date of Birth: June 21, 1971; Springfield, Illinois
Education: Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1993)
Elected Office: None; 2018 Democratic nominee
Current Outlook: Londrigan, former director of alumni affairs at Univ.…
California’s 28th District — Rating: Solid Democratic
Interview Date: Oct. 23, 2019
Date of Birth: Aug. 20, 1958
Education: Southwestern Law School (1993)
Elected Office: 2018 attorney general candidate (14 percent in all-party in primary)
Current Outlook: To call Early an underdog against…
Minnesota’s 1st District — Rating: Tilt Republican
Interview Date: Oct. 22, 2019
Date of Birth: July 23, 1982; St. Paul, Minn.
Education: Georgetown Univ. (2005); Harvard (MPP, 2013)
Elected Office: None; 2018 Democratic nominee
Current Outlook: Feehan is seeking a rematch after losing his bid…
Pennsylvania’s 10th District — Rating: Tilt Republican
Interview Date: Oct. 22, 2019
Date of Birth: Aug. 13, 19; Pittsburgh, Pa.
Education: College of Wooster (1993); Univ. of Pittsburgh (M.P.P. 1997); (Widener Univ., J.D. 2002)
Elected Office: State House (elected 2006, 2008, 2010, and…
Republican Jane Swift stood for 40-seconds of applause before a crowd of supporters and announced the end of her campaign. “Serving as governor of this great commonwealth has been a great honor and a privilege, and one for which I will always be grateful,” Swift said, her voice occasionally…
Your view of the past has a profound impact on your predictions for the future, particularly when it comes to the fight for the House majority.
Democrats view the 2018 election results as a trend, particularly in the suburbs. They believe seats that the party narrowly lost last cycle are now…
