Nine months into their respective terms, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating is substantially worse than Barack Obama’s was among both partisan groups and Independents, according to Gallup polls.
Trump’s average job approval numbers for the week of October 9 stood at 79 percent among…
It’s not hard to see Democratic takeover opportunities in districts where Hillary Clinton prevailed or Donald Trump won narrowly in 2016, but Democrats have expanded the map with at least a couple recruits who should make Republicans work to defend some deeper red territory next year.
Former…
It was easy for Democrats to explain away special election losses in Kansas, Montana, South Carolina, and even Georgia’s 6th District, considering Donald Trump won all of those districts in 2016. But the stakes are much higher in next month’s gubernatorial race in Virginia, which Hillary Clinton…
The last time Democrats held the House majority, they controlled 60 percent of the congressional districts in Iowa. Today, they’re down to 25 percent, and probably need to win at least one, if not two, districts in The Hawkeye State to get back to the majority.
The 1st and 3rd districts are both…
Candidate for California’s 48th District
Interview Date: Oct. 11, 2017
Date of Birth: April 21, 1967; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Education: Univ. of British Columbia (Bachelors 1994, Phd 1998)
Political Office: None, first run for office
Current Outlook: Keirstead is a top contender against…
Candidate for New Jersey’s 11th District
Interview Date: Oct. 11, 2017
Date of Birth: Jan. 19, 1972; Alexandria, Va.
Education: U.S. Naval Academy (1994), Georgetown Law School, London School of Economics
Political Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Sherrill is running to…
Republican Candidate for Senate in Missouri
Interview Date: Sept. 15, 2017
Date of Birth: Feb. 19, 1981; Independence, Mo.
Education: Missouri State Univ. (2003)
Political Office: None; 2016 presidential candidate, Libertarian Party
Current Outlook: There could be space for a Trump-style,…
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