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Biden, Unions and the Politics of 2020
May 16, 2019 · 2:32 PM EDT
Shortly after former Vice President Joe Biden announced his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, he received his first union endorsement. “I couldn’t be more proud to have the International Association of Fire Fighters on my team,” Biden tweeted in response. “Unions built the…
Stop Grading 2020 Candidate Recruitment, Particularly This Far From Election Day
May 10, 2019 · 11:32 AM EDT
Gloating about and reporting on candidate recruitment has become commonplace in the election process. But too often, the grading and grandstanding is premature — and even completely wrong.
This cycle, Republicans are crowing after former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams declined to run…
Arthur Finkelstein Reprised with GOP’s ‘Socialists’ Cries
May 7, 2019 · 8:52 AM EDT
If you’re on any Republican list, you’ve undoubtedly received emails from one of the GOP campaign committees or a Capitol Hill communications staffer calling the Democrats “socialists.” To those of us who were around in the 1980s and 1990s, that’s nothing new. We remember the late GOP campaign…
Wyoming: One Open Seat or Two?
May 6, 2019 · 2:15 PM EDT
GOP Sen. Mike Enzi announced Saturday that he won’t seek a fifth term, causing more than a handful of Wyoming Republicans to evaluate their political ambitions.
Only seven men (and zero women) have represented The Equality State in the Senate in the last 50 years, and this is Wyoming’s first open…
New Jersey 7: Once Lost or Gone Forever?
May 3, 2019 · 2:30 PM EDT
Donald Trump and Chris Christie haven’t made it easy for Republicans in New Jersey. But 2020 presents an opportunity for the GOP: The former governor is out of the picture, and voters can take out their frustrations on the president himself rather than punishing down-ballot candidates.
New Jersey…
Key Senate Races Take Shape
May 3, 2019 · 2:29 PM EDT
North Carolina. Some conservatives are unhappy with GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, who is likely to draw a primary challenge later this month from retired Raleigh financier Garland Tucker III. (Rep. Mark Walker is unlikely to run.)
Since the birth of the Tea Party movement in 2009, the most publicized…
2019 Gubernatorial Update: Primary Questions
May 3, 2019 · 2:28 PM EDT
Just eleven states will elect a governor in 2020, but three states will choose a chief executive this year, including two with primaries in the weeks and months ahead. Considering the 2020 elections are more than a year away, this year’s gubernatorial races will give everyone the opportunity to try…
North Carolina 3 Special: GOP Runoff Set for Jones Replacement
May 3, 2019 · 2:27 PM EDT
The 2020 elections are still more than a year away, but voters in North Carolina’s 3rd District are choosing a new member in a special election after the death of GOP Rep. Walter Jones.
It’s probably the second-best special election takeover opportunity for Democrats looking to add to their…
