Inside Elections

2014 Senate Ratings (July 14, 2014)

July 14, 2014 · 9:29 AM EDT

Could Upbeat Economic News Help Obama, Democrats?

by Stuart Rothenberg July 10, 2014 · 9:43 AM EDT

Last week’s news that the U.S. economy gained 288,000 jobs in June seems to confirm the upbeat economic assessments coming from many of the nation’s economists and Wall Street analysts.

The question is whether the data and increased optimism one might hear on CNBC will have an effect on the…

New Jersey 3: So Close, Yet So Far Away

by Nathan L. Gonzales July 8, 2014 · 4:00 PM EDT

Democrats haven’t had a lot of success getting Members elected to Congress from New Jersey’s 3rd District in recent history. But they got a taste of it for one term and believe they can take the open seat back this year.

From Bill Cahill to Edwin Forsythe to Jim Saxton, the South Jersey area…

Arizona 7: The Name Game

by Nathan L. Gonzales July 8, 2014 · 3:59 PM EDT

Over 85 percent of all House seats are either safely Republican or Democratic, so primaries are of utmost importance in those because because they will choose the next Member of Congress. Democrat Ed Pastor is retiring from Arizona’s 7th District, leaving behind a safely Democratic seat that…

House Report Shorts (July 8, 2014)

July 8, 2014 · 3:58 PM EDT

Colorado’s 4th District. After falling short in one of the most famous Senate losses in recent political history, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck is primed to become a member of the House of Representatives next year.

In 2010, Buck lost to appointed-Sen. Michael Bennet, 48 percent to 46…

Gubernatorial Report Shorts (July 8, 2014)

July 8, 2014 · 3:57 PM EDT

Colorado Governor. Republicans appear to have avoided their worst-case scenario. Some strategists feared that former Rep. Tom Tancredo would win the GOP nomination and his polarizing views on immigration would hurt the party’s chances of defeating Sen. Mark Udall (D) and Rep. Mike Coffman’s (R)…

Senate Report Shorts (July 8, 2014)

July 8, 2014 · 3:55 PM EDT

Mississippi Senate. Sen. Thad Cochran overcame long-odds by finishing a close second in the initial primary and then defeating state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the GOP runoff, 50.9 percent to 49.1 percent. Cochran and his allies successfully changed the size and shape of the runoff electorate,…

2014 House Ratings (July 8, 2014)

July 8, 2014 · 3:55 PM EDT

2014 Gubernatorial Ratings (July 8, 2014)

July 8, 2014 · 3:54 PM EDT

Why Democrats and Republicans Can’t Be Friends

by Nathan L. Gonzales July 8, 2014 · 11:44 AM EDT

Roll Call’s fearless Editor-in-Chief Christina Bellantoni recently recapped the 53rd Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game and described some of the bipartisan friendships that started to form on the field.

At the end of the post, she pointed to a common reason given to explain the…