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Candidate Conversation - Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D)

December 6, 2019 · 2:27 PM EST

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.…

Candidate Conversation - Eric Early (R)

December 6, 2019 · 2:26 PM EST

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…

Candidate Conversation - Dan Feehan (D)

December 6, 2019 · 2:25 PM EST

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…

Candidate Conversation - Eugene DePasquale (D)

December 6, 2019 · 2:22 PM EST

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…

Sharing The Ticket: How Much Room Is There For Women Running Mates?

by Leah Askarinam December 2, 2019 · 8:49 AM EST

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…

2020 House Overview: Great Expectations

by Nathan L. Gonzales November 26, 2019 · 2:30 PM EST

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…

2020 House Overview (Nov. 26, 2019): Alabama - Iowa

November 26, 2019 · 2:29 PM EST

Arizona. 
1st District (Northeastern Arizona) Tom O’Halleran, D, re-elected 54%.
Trump 48%. This rural district should be a top target for Republicans but a challenge is not coming together easily. Attorney Tiffany Shedd, who lost in the 2018 GOP primary, is running again and was expected to be a…

2020 House Overview (Nov. 26, 2019): Kansas - New York

November 26, 2019 · 2:28 PM EST

Kansas.
3rd District (Suburban Kansas City area) Sharice Davids, D, elected 54%.
Clinton 47%. Republicans have a competitive primary before taking on the congresswoman, who had $1.2 million in the bank on Sept. 30. National Down Syndrome Society president Sara Hart Weir ($230,000) looks like the…