“I am not a member of any organized party — I am a Democrat,” humorist Will Rogers said many years ago. But if Rogers were alive today, he’d undoubtedly see his party as a model of organization and unity when compared to the GOP.
The Republican Party continues…
Timing is everything in politics, and for Richard Carmona, 2014 isn’t the right time.
The Arizona Democrat narrowly lost a bid for the U.S. Senate in a very competitive race last fall and was being encouraged by Democrats in Washington, D.C. and the Grand Canyon State to run…
While the fight for the House of Representatives will take center stage next year, another battle could be almost as important for the two parties: control of a handful of big-state governorships.
Republicans like to point out that while they lost the presidency and seats in both chambers…
Last year, President Barack Obama toured competitive presidential states, such as Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, touting an economy that was regaining its footing. Over the next two years, Democrats will be trying to defeat Republican governors in each of those states as they try to recapture the…
ALABAMA -- Robert Bentley (R), elected 2010 (58%).
Any threat to Bentley would likely come in the primary (since Democrats aren’t expected to mount a serious threat next fall), but it doesn’t look as though that will materialize. In 2010, Bentley ran as the outsider, finished second in…
IOWA -- Terry Branstad (R), elected 2010 (53%); elected 1982 (53%), 1986 (52%), 1990 (61%) and 1994 (57%).
Since he hasn’t officially announced his intentions, there is a possibility that Branstad doesn’t run for re-election. But according to local sources, the Republican has openly talked about becoming the…
NEW YORK -- Andrew Cuomo (D), elected 2010 (63%).
Cuomo is running two campaigns: one for re-election and another for president in 2016. The former race is a virtual lock, but the latter will be slightly more of a challenge. Currently Safe for Democrats.
Quinnipiac Univ., Dec.…
While this year’s race for governor in Virginia will draw plenty of attention, the 2013 gubernatorial contest in New Jersey looks like a yawner.
But it’s a mistake to draw too grand a conclusion from Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s current standing in the polls, either for how he…
While most political attention these days is focused on the nation’s capital and President Barack Obama’s second term, across the river in Virginia, politicians from both parties are preparing for what seems to be the oddest gubernatorial race the state has seen in years.
Each party is poised…
Wow, what a political cycle. It was filled with twists, turns and surprises.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucuses — until he didn’t (almost two weeks after the actual balloting, when former Sen. Rick Santorum was certified as the winner).
After finishing a distant…
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