Even as prospects for the majority faded away, Senate Republicans thought they could count on North Dakota. But Heidi Heitkamp ran a virtually flawless race, ran well ahead of President Barack Obama and won 50 percent to 49 percent to keep the open seat in Democratic hands.
After being shut out…
On paper, Rep. John Barrow should have been a goner.
Over the years, the Georgia Democrat has enjoyed a bit of schadenfreude in proving Republicans wrong and winning even when the odds were stacked against him. This year was no exception.
Fortunately for Barrow, congressional races aren’t…
Just two years ago, Republicans seemed likely to have a chance at 60 Senate seats following the 2014 elections. But things certainly changed after Democrats won 25 of the 33 seats up this year.
Instead, GOP strategists need to worry about whether Democrats will be in the position to win a…
Today’s question: What do the following people have in common: actors Alec Baldwin and Robert Redford, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr and former New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter?
Answer: Each of them is a bona fide star, and each was mentioned at some point as a possible…
Democrats had a good Election Night. President Obama won a second term, and the party unexpectedly gained seats in the Senate. But the effort to claim victory in the House is a bridge too far, and it isn’t merely the touting about how Democrats met or exceeded low expectations going into Election…
Sometimes it’s not about the larger lessons for the national party or the demographics. Sometimes the better candidate just wins.
I’ll admit that I get a little defensive about the coverage of House races.
Only a handful of us pay a lot of attention to them (you know who you are — and thank…
While most members of the national media have focused on President Barack Obama’s narrow popular vote/substantial electoral vote victory, the far more stunning results occurred in the Senate.
Though defending 23 seats to the GOP’s 10, Democrats added two more seats last week (counting Maine…
After an election, the winners often gloat and the losers look for excuses and point their fingers.
Almost inevitably, both sides overreact. Some losers see the sky falling, while too many winners (and their press people) draw exaggerated conclusions about their brilliance and about the voters’…
Tuesday’s results were not unexpected, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t send shock waves through the political establishment.
The president was re-elected at the same time Democrats retained the Senate and Republicans continued to hold the House, but the elections seem to raise more…
While Republicans are a bit shell-shocked about the presidential and Senate results, House Republicans have reason for smugness. They kept control of their chamber after their sweeping 2010 gains and will likely keep their losses only in the single digits.
Sill, the outcome is something of a…
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