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2020 Senate Ratings (June 28, 2019)

June 28, 2019 · 2:25 PM EDT

SCOTUS Redistricting Decision and the Fight for the House

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 28, 2019 · 2:24 PM EDT

After much anticipation, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on partisan redistricting with a 5-4 ruling that it won’t weigh in on partisan redistricting now or in the future. And it’s likely that the current congressional maps will be the same for the 2020 elections. 

“The court holds that partisan…

Campaign Ad Spending 2020: What’s Your Number?

by Steve Passwaiter June 26, 2019 · 11:00 AM EDT

Most people in politics are intensely focused on President Donald Trump’s polling numbers in battleground states or the latest horse race numbers in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. For those of us in the CMAG group at Kantar, it’s that time of the election cycle when everyone…

Rothenberg: The 2020 Presidential Race is Still Tilting Democratic

by Stuart Rothenberg June 21, 2019 · 8:06 AM EDT

There has been plenty of attention recently on economic models that show President Donald Trump holding a huge advantage in the 2020 presidential contest. But it’s not that simple. 

Like alchemists hunting for the secret recipe that transmutes lead into gold, media personalities, political junkies…

Alabama Senate: Republicans Aim To Avoid Moore Headaches

by Leah Askarinam June 20, 2019 · 3:41 PM EDT

Republicans in Washington are working overtime to make sure Roy Moore isn’t the party’s Senate nominee again. But even though it might get uncomfortable for the GOP, Moore shouldn’t be dismissed in the primary or general elections.

Republican Richard Shelby, Alabama’s senior senator, got ahead of…

Iowa’s 1st District: The Party Doesn’t Stop When The Caucuses End

by Leah Askarinam June 14, 2019 · 2:30 PM EDT

If it hadn’t been for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset over Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary, Iowa Democrat Abby Finkenauer would have been at the center of national attention for being the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. But as she runs for re-election in the 1st District, evading…

New Mexico Senate: Republicans Search For An Opening

by Leah Askarinam June 14, 2019 · 2:29 PM EDT

New Mexico may not be leading the national political discussion in 2020, but that’s not because of a lack of political activity.

As the 2020 election cycle first took shape, it seemed like a handful of states would attract the most political attention: House Democrats are targeting Arizona,…

Candidate Conversation - Kai Kahele (D)

June 14, 2019 · 2:28 PM EDT

Kai Kahele (D)

Hawaii’s 2nd District -- Rating: Solid Democratic

Interview Date: June 10, 2019

Date of Birth: March 28, 1974; Honolulu, Hawaii

Education: Univ. of Hawaii - Manoa (1998); Univ. of Hawaii - Hilo (attended); Hawaii Community College (attended)

Elected Office: State Senate

Current…

Indiana 5: Brooks Retirement Creates Democratic Opportunity

June 14, 2019 · 10:45 AM EDT

Rep. Susan Brooks of Indiana announced she will not seek re-election, creating a potential open-seat headache for Republicans in Indiana’s 5th District. The congresswoman won re-election to a fourth term in 2018 in the central Indiana district with 57 percent, but the district shifted between the…

2020 House Ratings (June 14, 2019)

June 14, 2019 · 10:44 AM EDT