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Colorado’s 6th District: Democrats Try to Crack the Coffman Code
June 1, 2018 · 2:30 PM EDT
A handful of Republican House incumbents represent districts that, on the surface, should be firmly in the Democratic column. But despite a series of factors that have created difficult bids for re-election—including redistricting decisions that unfavorably altered the partisanship of the…
Eight States That Will Decide the Senate Majority
June 1, 2018 · 2:29 PM EDT
There are at least 14 competitive Senate races around the country, but knowing the outcome in just eight of the hottest contests will be all the evidence you need in figuring out whether Democrats will retake the majority this fall.
On paper, a majority might look firmly in reach for Democrats…
Candidate Conversation - Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D)
June 1, 2018 · 2:28 PM EDT
Illinois 13th District — Rating: Likely Republican
Interview Date: May 11, 2018
Date of Birth: June 21, 1971; Springfield, Illinois
Education: Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1993)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Londrigan, former director of alumni affairs at…
Candidate Conversation - Gretchen Driskell (D)
June 1, 2018 · 2:27 PM EDT
Michigan’s 7th District — Rating: Likely Republican
Interview Date: May 10, 2018
Date of Birth: Oct. 1, 1958; New York, N.Y.
Education: Lynchburg College (1980); George Washington University (MBA 1987)
Elected Office: Saline City Council (former, 1993-1999); Saline Mayor (former, 1999-2012);…
Candidate Conversation - Kathy Manning (D)
June 1, 2018 · 2:26 PM EDT
North Carolina’s 13th District — Rating: Likely R
Interview Date: March 14, 2018
Date of Birth: Dec. 3, 1956; Detroit, Mi.
Education: Harvard (1978); Univ. of Michigan Law School (1981)
Elected Office: None; first run for office
Current Outlook: President Donald Trump received 53 percent in…
Candidate Conversation - Mike Kennedy (R)
June 1, 2018 · 2:25 PM EDT
Utah Senate — Rating: Solid Republican
Interview Date: May 2, 2018
Date of Birth: Feb. 2, 1969; Lansing, Mich.
Education: BYU (1994); Michigan State medical school (1998); BYU Law School (2007)
Elected Office: State Rep. (2012-present)
Current Outlook: It’s going to be difficult for anyone…
Candidate Conversation - Aftab Pureval (D)
June 1, 2018 · 2:24 PM EDT
Ohio’s 1st District — Rating: Likely Republican
Interview Date: May 9, 2018
Date of Birth: Sept. 9, 1982; Beaver Creek, Ohio
Education: Ohio State Univ. (2005); Univ. of Cincinnati law school (2008)
Elected Office: Hamilton County Clerk of Courts (2016)
Current Outlook: Democrats believe…
Candidate Conversation - Tom Malinowski (D)
June 1, 2018 · 2:23 PM EDT
New Jersey’s 7th District — Rating: Tilt Republican
Interview Date: May 9, 2018
Date of Birth: Sept. 23,1965; Poland
Education: UC-Berkeley (1988); Oxford Univ. (Rhodes Scholar, Master’s 1991)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: GOP Rep. Leonard Lance ($850,000 in the…