Many Republican governors are lightning rods and Democrats would love to throw them out of office next year.
But as the cycle evolves, common targets such as Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) are in a stronger position for re-election than they were a year ago. Other…
IOWA -- Terry Branstad (R), elected 2010 (53%); elected 1982 (53%), 1986 (52%), 1990 (61%) and 1994 (57%).
Democrats believe Branstad is vulnerable, but they are having a tough time coming up with a top tier candidate against him. State Sen. Jack Hatch is in the race but doesn’t look like the…
OHIO -- John Kasich (R), elected 2010 (49%).
Kasich has been near the top of all Democratic target lists since he was first elected, but the Ohio Republican might be slipping down Democrats’ list of opportunities. President Obama spent $70 million in the state last year talking about an economic…
Democrat Ed Markey’s victory over Republican Gabriel Gomez in this week’s special election in Massachusetts may well have been inevitable, considering the state’s strong Democratic bent, the decision by national Democratic strategists to do anything and everything that they needed to do to keep…
You only need to look at the first paragraph of an “opinion” piece on Roll Call’s website to see that it wasn’t worthy of being posted on our website – or anyone’s. I’m not even going to include a link because I don’t want anyone to read it.
“What’s the biggest difference between the…
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tried to turn up the heat on 28 Republican members by unleashing a targeted Twitter attack in their districts. But is Twitter an effective tool or just another way to generate free media attention?
Last week, the DCCC encouraged college students…
Next year, voters will go to the polls to elect 435 House members and 35 United States senators, but it seems quite possible that there will be more net change in the Senate than in the House.
If this occurs, it would be worth noting, since it has happened only twice during midterm elections…
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