Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin, and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter discuss the 2024 election results including the fights for the White House, Senate, and House. In addition, Jacob finally gets around to watching L.A. Confidential, Amy talks about the hottest ticket in…
President-elect Donald Trump is wasting little time filling out key positions in his incoming administration, and so far he is drawing heavily on GOP elected officials. That means vacancies, and at least a handful of special elections in early 2025.
In 2017 and 2018, special elections to the House…
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin
Donald Trump was elected president, but it was not 2016 all over again. Unlike eight years ago, the former president had an irrefutable chance of winning, even after Democrats pushed aside President Joe Biden for Vice President Kamala Harris. And unlike…
Arizona. Open; Kyrsten Sinema (I) did not seek re-election. Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Phoenix, defeated former news anchor and 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake by 2 points, 50-48 percent, even as Trump carried the state at the top of the ticket.
California. Open; Laphonza Butler…
Alaska.
At-Large District. Mary Peltola, D, re-elected 55%. We won’t know the winner of this race until Nov. 20, when the state tabulates its ranked-choice ballots, but Peltola is the clear underdog against entrepreneur Nick Begich, who leads in the initial returns, 49-46 percent. Peltola will need…
Delaware. Open; John Carney Jr. (D) term-limited. New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer will be the First State’s next governor after defeating former state Rep. Mike Ramone by 12 points, 56-44 percent. Carney was elected mayor of Wilmington after running unopposed in the general election.
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The 2024 elections were going to humble one party, and voters called Democrats to the carpet. It will take days to get final results and probably weeks before there’s a full understanding of what happened, but there are more than a few points that can be made in the wake of elections.
History…
It’s never wise to jump to conclusions based on any single poll. But it would be foolish to ignore results from a quality pollster.
Ann Selzer shocked the political world on Saturday evening with a poll showing Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of former President Donald Trump by 3 points in…
Nathan, Jacob and Kirk Bado of National Journal’s Hotline break down the fights for the Senate, House, and White House in the final pre-election episode of the 2024 elections.
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The Inside Elections podcast analyzes…
