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Democrat Doug Jones scored a historic victory in Alabama on Tuesday, but the next race in this never-ending special election season is just three months away. While the Pennsylvania race isn’t getting much attention now, that should change next year, considering all of the 2017 special elections…
Doug Jones’s historic victory in Alabama gives Democrats an important seat in the fight for the Senate, but most Democratic candidates next year will have to take a different path in order to help the party secure a majority.
The most obvious difference is that other Democratic candidates don’t…
For the last few years, Texas has largely been a wasteland of competitive and interesting House races. But with a handful of vulnerable Republican incumbents, a bipartisan group of retiring congressmen, and one congressman running for Senate, the Lone Star State is guaranteed to send a fresh crop…
Sapan Shah (R)
Candidate for Illinois 10th District
Interview Date: Dec. 5, 2017
Date of Birth: March 10, 1980; Waukegan, Ill.
Education: Case Western Reserve Univ. (Bachelor’s 2000, Law School 2003, Medical School 2006)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: This marks…
Leslie Cockburn (D)
Candidate for Virginia’s 5th District
Interview Date: Nov. 9, 2017
Date of Birth: Sept. 2, 1952; San Mateo, Calif.
Education: Yale (1974); Univ. of London (Masters)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Trump carried this central Virginia district…
Ben McAdams (D)
Candidate for Utah’s 4th District
Date of Birth: Dec. 5, 1974; Salt Lake City, Utah
Education: Univ. of Utah (2000), Columbia Law School (2003)
Political Office: Salt Lake County mayor; state Senator (former)
Current Outlook: Rep. Mia Love narrowly lost her 2012 congressional…
Max Rose (D)
Candidate for New York’s 11th District
Interview Date: Dec. 12, 2017
Date of Birth: Nov. 28, 1986; Brooklyn, N.Y.
Education: Wesleyan (2008); London School of Economics (Master’s, 2009)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Republican Rep. Dan Donovan won…
One of the best parts about covering elections is that there is always a result. After all the prognosticating, projecting, discussing and arguing, there’s a winner. But determining the true meaning of victory and loss can be difficult.
There will be plenty of time to analyze the Alabama Senate…