The strangest election in our lifetime continues to get stranger.
Very rarely, one party decides to make a suicidal statement about its views and values. It happened in 1964 and again in 1972, for example. But this time, both parties are at least flirting with the idea of nominating candidates…
In 2014, Steve Beshear sat in the first lady’s box during the State of the Union as President Barack Obama applauded the Democratic governor’s work on health care in Kentucky. Just two years later, Beshear is out of office and feuding with his Republican successor, who vowed to undo his work.
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National Republican Congressional Committee Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel Jessica Furst Johnson will be the committee’s Independent Expenditure Director for the 2016 cycle.
“Jessica was instrumental in helping us win our historic Republican majority in 2014 and we are excited she…
Republican Rep. Scott Rigell is retiring from Virginia’s 2nd District, leaving a competitive open seat for his party to defend. The news, first reported by the Virginian-Pilot, was a surprise to some people who have worked closely with the congressman in the past.
The Virginia Beach-based…
Can a candidate win the Republican presidential nomination without winning one of the first three contests – Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina? We may just find out this year.
History, of course, has already provided something of an answer. Democrat Bill Clinton didn’t win a contest in 1992…
In the heat of his push for more gun control, President Barack Obama threatened to withhold support from anyone, including Democrats, who didn’t support “common-sense” changes. But based on the political realities of this cycle, his comments aren’t likely to dramatically impact Senate races.
“Even…
Anti-establishment conservatives couldn’t get one of their own elected Speaker of the House after John Boehner decided to call it quits, but can they take over his western Ohio congressional district?
Boehner was consistently challenged with keeping the House Republican conference from going…
Moderate GOP Rep. Richard Hanna of New York announced his retirement shortly before Christmas, leaving his competitive 22nd District behind for Republicans to defend.
The news shouldn’t of come as a complete surprise. He is a 64-year-old father of two kids under the age of 10 and is personally…
A Democratic presidential nominee has won North Carolina just once in the last 40 years, but the Tar Heel State is now firmly planted among the broader group of swing states.
The results of the 2008 elections ignited the narrative that North Carolina is a purple-colored swing state. That was the…
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