If you’re wondering about the relevance of gubernatorial elections to federal races, look no further than Pennsylvania.
Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out the congressional map on the grounds that it was a partisan gerrymander. When the Republican-held Legislature drew a…
ALABAMA. Kay Ivey (R), assumed governorship April 2017. June 5 primary. Ivey, the first female governor of Alabama since the late 1960s, is running for a full term after succeeding embattled Gov. Robert Bentley. She faces Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, state Sen. Bill Hightower, and evangelist…
IOWA. Kim Reynolds (R) ascended to office May 2017. June 5 primary. Reynolds, a former state senator and lieutenant governor, is running for a full term after taking office last year when Gov. Terry Branstad became President Trump’s ambassador to China. It looks like Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett,…
NEW YORK. Andrew Cuomo (D) elected 2010 (63%), 2014 (54%). Actress Cynthia Nixon brought attention to an otherwise sleepy race with her primary challenge to Cuomo. There is some Democratic discontent with the governor but it will be at least a few weeks before it’s clear whether Nixon can get the…
Missouri’s 2nd District - Rating: Solid R
Interview Date: Feb. 28, 2018
Date of Birth: Sept. 14, 1988; Joplin, Mo.
Education: Harvard (2011); Washington Univ. School of Law in St. Louis
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Donald Trump carried this St. Louis-area…
Montana Senate - Rating: Tilt Democratic
Interview Date: Feb. 14, 2018
Date of Birth: June 26, 1960; Billings, Mont.
Education: Whitman College (1983), Univ. of Montana Law School (1986)
Elected Office: Montana State Legislature (two terms, elected 1990); district court judge (1994)
Current…
California’s 50th District - Rating: Likely R
Interview Date: March 27, 2018
Date of Birth: Feb. 24, 1989; San Diego, Calif.
Education: San Diego State Univ. (2012)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Campa-Najjar hopes to unseat GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, who is under…
The press release from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was groundbreaking, if difficult to believe.
The chairman of the DCCC said his committee “will not fund any Democratic candidate who initiates attacks against their Republican opponents of an ‘intimate’ personal nature.”
In…
My inclination is to write 4,000 words about everything, so I’m trying something new by limiting myself to one line of a thought or analysis per race/existential thought. Here it goes:
Arizona’s 8th District. With EMILY’s List endorsing Democrat Hiral Tipirneni and the Republican National…
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