If at first you don’t get elected try, try again. That’s Raja Krishnamoorthi’s path to Congress.
The 42-year-old businessman and attorney won the March 15 Democratic primary in Illinois’ 8th District after two previous attempts at elected office. Krishnamoorthi’s nomination in the…
Democrats are desperately searching for opportunities to expand the House playing field in order to take advantage of a potential wave caused by Donald Trump or Ted Cruz at the top of the ballot. But their recruitment efforts fell short in a potentially competitive district in Virginia.
For the…
Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson announced his candidacy, giving Democrats their preferred candidate to take over retiring GOP Rep. Reid Ribble’s open seat in Wisconsin’s 8th District.
In our initial analysis of the race in the Feb. 5 issue of the Report, GOP sources admitted that Nelson…
Nominee for Arkansas Senate
Interview Date: April 5, 2016
Date of Birth: Sept. 9, 1977; Fayetteville, Ark.
Education: Davidson College (1999); Univ of Arkansas-Fayetteville (J.D. 2003)
Political Office: None. First run for office
Current Outlook: Eldridge is the Democratic nominee against GOP…
Candidate for Texas’ 15th District
Interview Date: March 24, 2016
Date of Birth: Oct. 30, 1971; Edinburg, Texas
Education: Univ. of Texas-Pan American (B.A. 1996); Texas Southern Univ. (J.D. 2002)
Political Office: Edinburg School Board
Current Outlook: Palacios finished second in the March 1…
Sixteen months ago, no one predicted Donald Trump would become the favorite for the Republican presidential nomination. But back in 2014, a seemingly random Illinois House race should have been an early indicator of an angry electorate that would be receptive to the billionaire businessman’s…
For months, Donald Trump has led in polls, eventually piling up enough delegates to become a serious threat to win the Republican nomination in Cleveland in July. But now it appears that the wealthy businessman and reality television star’s candidacy is in jeopardy, the result of months of crude…
Reporters like to snicker when members of the public — or even better, folks in the political class — blame the media for an unexpected development or unwelcome outcome. Don’t blame us, they respond, acting as if they are mere observers who have little or no responsibility for the political wars.
…In sports and in politics, losing by a little can be harder than losing by a lot. At least a dozen 2016 candidates are hoping that their close calls in 2014 were more than a mirage of a missed opportunity.
California Republican Paul Chabot could barely get national GOP strategists to acknowledge…
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