Matt Bevin’s victory in the Kentucky governor’s race is yet another sobering reminder that polling is a risky business. And for some Republicans, Kentucky could be a glimmer of hope for GOP Sen. David Vitter’s gubernatorial bid in Louisiana.
Bevin’s victory wasn’t the political shockwave on par with Eric…
Louisiana has transitioned to a Republican state, but GOP Sen. David Vitter will test the political gravity of the Pelican State in next month’s gubernatorial runoff.
Vitter was regarded as the front-runner to replace presidential candidate/current Gov. Bobby Jindal for much of the cycle, but the senator’s consistently poor performance…
I never expected Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul would win his party’s nomination for president, but I did expect he would be a factor in the race. So far, he hasn’t been one. (See my February column on his foreign policy challenges here.)
While Paul’s father never was…
On the surface, the race to replace Democrat Barbara Mikulski in Maryland looks like a primary battle in a heavily Democratic state. But a deeper look reveals evidence of a growing rift in the Democratic Party and the race will take place in the wake of an emboldened Republican Party…
California’s 21st District. Democratic accountant Connie Perez entered the race against GOP Rep. David Valadao in the Central Valley district. But, unfortunately for Democrats, history may be repeating itself.
Valadao represents a Democratic district (President Barack Obama received 55 percent in 2012), but the congressman has proven to be a…
Arizona’s 2nd District. Democrats are targeting GOP Rep. Martha McSally after she knocked off Democratic Rep. Ron Barber in a close race last year. Republicans recently released a handful of automated polls which showed McSally and some of her vulnerable colleagues start the general election in decent shape for…
Those of us who report on and analyze politics for a living have been talking ad nauseam about voters’ frustration and anger.
It’s the hot topic that presumably explains Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Bernard Sanders, as well as the problems that political veterans such as Hillary Rodham Clinton…
Former U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge announced on Sept. 9 he will seek the Arkansas Democratic Senate nomination and the right to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. John Boozman in 2016.
Writing in the Arkansas Times before Eldridge entered the race, veteran political journalist Max Brantley observed the Democrat would be…
For some members of Congress with young families, getting elected is the easy part; deciding whether to move your family to Washington is more difficult.
Members of the Indiana delegation have been wrestling with the decision for decades, in a state where residency consistently pops up as a campaign…
Marco Rubio didn’t have to give up his Senate seat to run for president, but he wanted to give Republicans the best opportunity to avoid Florida falling into Democratic hands and putting the majority at risk. We’ll see if it works out that way.
Once again, Florida will be at…
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