Democrats’ path ahead in targeted House races got even more difficult Tuesday night, as the party’s preferred candidates failed to advance to the general election in South Carolina and Arkansas.
In the Palmetto State, former Georgia (yes, Georgia) state Rep. Gloria Tinubu appeared to win the…
No surprises in yesterday’s Senate primaries, but general election matchups are set in four key states: Maine, North Dakota, Nevada and Virginia.
The most interesting result of the night may have been in Maine, where state Sen. Cynthia Dill secured the Democratic nomination with about 45…
Remember their names: Reps. Charles Bass (R-N.H.), John Barrow (D-Ga.), Bobby Schilling (R-Ill.), Jim Matheson (D-Utah) and Robert Dold (R-Ill.).
If any of these five House incumbents survive, it will surprise most dispassionate observers (including some in their own parties). But upsets…
Today’s “independent expenditure” isn’t as independent as you might think.
As this fall’s battle for the House and Senate comes into focus, party strategists on both sides of the aisle can, and often do, communicate, even though there is a “wall” separating the official side of the parties’…
Thirty-five years ago, just before I came to the nation’s capital, a political force emerged nationally and in Washington, D.C.
The “New Right” was a movement of conservatives who preached a more consistent and confrontational conservatism and mobilized evangelicals for the battle ahead.
In…
California has long been the cornerstone of the Democrats’ long-shot path to take back the House, but that already uphill plan got even more difficult on Tuesday, with two of the party’s best pick-up opportunities now off the table and a third once-prime seat starting off at a disadvantage.
The…
Republican Gov. Scott Walker fended off the recall effort against him more easily than expected on Tuesday, beating Democrat Tom Barrett yet again -- and by a slightly larger margin than he did in 2010. Walker prevailed 52 percent to 47 percent last cycle compared to 54 percent to 46 percent on…
The biggest surprise in the Steve Rothman vs. Bill Pascrell grudge match wasn’t the victor, but the margin.
Despite having a slight territorial disadvantage, Pascrell racked up a huge 90 percent edge in his home base of Passaic County to cruise past his Democratic colleague by more than 20…
The Republican candidate that cries “conservative” the loudest doesn’t always win the primary.
Child care center owner Greg Sowards, who had the support of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), tried to run to the right of Heather Wilson but the former congresswoman prevailed with almost 70 percent of the…
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