It’s hard to remember the last time Democrats won a statewide race in Texas, but there are pockets of Democratic voters in the Lone Star State.
Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s run for the Senate against Republican Ted Cruz opens up the El Paso-based 16th District in West Texas. It’s not at risk…
A few weeks ago, Republicans identified a special election problem in the Atlanta suburbs and proceeded to spend a few million dollars on television ads in Georgia’s 6th District. But now the special election in 4th District of Kansas is causing some headaches in the final days.
Unlike the…
Candidate for Governor of Idaho
Interview Date: March 28, 2017
Date of Birth: Feb. 15, 1954; Emmett, Idaho
Education: Univ. of Idaho (1976)
Political Office: Lieutenant Governor (current); State senator
Current Outlook: As the sitting lieutenant governor with Gov. Butch Otter’s endorsement,…
It seemed logical. But so far it hasn’t happened.
Last year, many political observers were suggesting that new political leadership in the nation’s capital could well usher in a wave of political negotiation and compromise. No, the legislative process wouldn’t suddenly become easy, but the…
Barely ten days into the Donald Trump Administration, I wrote that the new president’s “fast start” made it likely the House of Representatives would be “in play” in 2018.
Some, I’m sure, thought that suggestion ridiculous. After all, state legislatures have generally minimized the number of…
Club for Growth Action is poised to air a television against initial GOP frontrunner Karen Handel beginning Wednesday in Georgia’s 6th District special election, according to a release first obtained by Inside Elections.
It’s a $250,000 ad buy on Atlanta cable, according to a Club source, and…
It could be a rough round of midterm elections for Republicans next year but DFL Rep. Tim Walz gave them a little gift by vacating Minnesota’s 1st District in order to run for governor.
The six-term congressman won re-election narrowly, 50.3-49.6 percent, last year in a race that received little…
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