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Millennials Rage Against the Machine (and Lose)

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 17, 2016 · 10:24 AM EDT

Alex Law came to our candidate interview with three interns, and I think one of them was wearing shorts.  

Some of my colleagues chastised me for scheduling a meeting with a 24-year-old kid challenging Rep. Donald Norcross in a Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 1st District, considering Norcross…

Safe Senator Shifts to Raise Money for Safe Colleague

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 10, 2016 · 9:03 AM EDT

Sen. Ron Wyden isn’t shy about raising money , even though he isn’t in any danger of losing re-election. At least now the Oregon Democrat has shifted some of that effort elsewhere, except it’s for a colleague who is also in a safe race.  

“They think they’ve got a shot in Vermont,” says the…

What Katie McGinty Told Me About Her College Career

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 7, 2016 · 6:42 PM EDT

Republicans are criticizing one of the Democrats’ top recruits in one of the country’s most competitive Senate races for misstating her family’s college history. But Katie McGinty’s response lines up with what she told me in an interview four months ago.

McGinty is the Democratic nominee in…

2016 Senate Overview: Is This the Summer of Voters’ Discontent?

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 3, 2016 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nominating Donald Trump was supposed to precipitate the end of the Republican Party. But with five months before Election Day, the wealthy businessman is within striking distance of Hillary Clinton and most of the vulnerable GOP senators have paths to victory. 

As the Democratic presidential…

2016 Senate Overview (June 3, 2016) Alabama - Kansas

June 3, 2016 · 3:59 PM EDT

ALABAMA – Richard Shelby (R) elected 1986 (50%), 1992 (65%), 1998 (63%), 2004 (68%), 2010 (65%). Shelby turned back a serious primary challenger, 65-28 percent, in March and is the prohibitive favorite in the general election. Safe GOP. 

ALASKA – Lisa Murkowski (R) appointed 2002, elected 2004…

2016 Senate Overview (June 3, 2016) Kentucky - New Mexico

June 3, 2016 · 3:58 PM EDT

KENTUCKY – Rand Paul (R) elected 2010 (56%). Paul dropped his run for president after the Iowa caucuses and is focused on running for re-election. He shouldn’t have a problem, considering Kentucky’s serious Republican lean in federal elections. But his presidential run gives Democrats an opening…

2016 Senate Overview (June 3, 2016) New York - Wyoming

June 3, 2016 · 3:57 PM EDT

NEW YORK – Chuck Schumer (D) elected 1998 (55%), 2004 (71%), 2010 (66%). June 28 primary. Schumer ($26 million on March 31) will win a fourth term. The only question is whether he will be the majority or minority leader in the next Senate. Safe for Democrats.

NORTH CAROLINA – Richard Burr (R)…

The Strategy That Could Have Taken Trump Down

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 3, 2016 · 9:46 AM EDT

More than a dozen Republican presidential candidates spent a year of the nominating contest waiting for someone else to attack and take down Donald Trump. But the GOP contenders had a common goal with a flawed strategy: Trump’s opponents should have attacked the celebrity’s supporters instead of…