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Gubernatorial ‘Nepo Babies’
April 12, 2023 · 1:45 PM EDT
“I’m not a politician,” begins a recent fundraising email from Missouri gubernatorial candidate Jay Ashcroft. “I’m an engineer.”
Ashcroft may be an engineer, but as a two-term secretary of state, gubernatorial candidate, and former state Senate hopeful, he’s certainly a politician as well. And…
California 27: Turning Over a New Candidate
April 7, 2023 · 1:30 PM EDT
For three consecutive elections, Republican Mike Garcia has bedeviled Democrats by winning a left-trending Los Angeles County seat despite amassing a staunchly conservative record in Congress. But Democrats have a renewed optimism this cycle, because for the first time in four years, they’ll have a…
Pennsylvania House: Three Key Races in the Keystone State
April 7, 2023 · 1:29 PM EDT
Across the country, Republican candidates who embraced former President Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda and echoed his false stolen election claims lost a tranche of winnable races in battleground states last cycle.
Nowhere was this more obvious than in Pennsylvania, where Republican gubernatorial…
Report Shorts (April 7, 2023)
April 7, 2023 · 1:28 PM EDT
Arizona's 1st District. The field of Democrats attempting to unseat GOP Rep. David Schweikert is shaping up. Jevin Hodge, who came less than 1 point away from defeating Schweikert last cycle, announced that he won’t run in 2024. Since then, Democratic state Rep. Amish Shah and former state party…
Florida Senate: A Cloudy Forecast for Democrats
April 4, 2023 · 2:30 PM EDT
Rick Scott has never won an election by more than 1.2 points, but Florida’s rapid shift rightward has left Democrats in a dismal position to challenge the Republican senator as he prepares for his 2024 re-election campaign.
The GOP has been gaining ground in the Sunshine State for the past decade,…
How Trump’s Legal Problems Could Affect Down Ballot Republicans
April 3, 2023 · 1:39 PM EDT
Even if legal problems don’t hinder former President Donald Trump’s political comeback attempt, they could hurt other Republican candidates on the ballot in 2024.
Republicans won’t have to reckon with the electoral ramifications of Trump’s indictment for now. But much of the short-term analysis…
No One Knows for Sure How Trump’s Legal Problems Will Play Out
March 30, 2023 · 7:17 PM EDT
Political candidates getting arrested is no laughing matter, but one comedian’s perspective could help stave off the temptation to predict the fallout from former President Donald Trump’s legal problems.
Back in 2018, former “Saturday Night Live” writer/comedian John Mulaney tried to describe what…
The ‘Nepo Babies’ of the Senate
March 29, 2023 · 12:30 PM EDT
The U.S. House of Representatives is filled with members whose family connections bolstered their congressional careers — but the more august Senate isn’t immune either.
Earlier this month, Inside Elections explored the family political ties boasted by many members of the House. Taking inspiration…
Ohio Senate: The Battle for the Buckeye State
March 24, 2023 · 2:30 PM EDT
Sherrod Brown is the last Democrat standing in Ohio, once a bellwether state that now has a clear conservative bent.
The senator has been involved in Democratic politics in Ohio since 1974, when the 21-year-old was first elected to the state House. Fifty years later, Brown has an established…
