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Key Primary Results in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Washington, and Wisconsin

August 16, 2024 · 2:29 PM EDT

By Jacob Rubashkin and Nathan L. Gonzales

Despite all of the attention on the presidential race, key House and Senate primaries are still taking place around the country, setting the stage for competitive fights for the majorities and electing likely new Members of Congress. 

Voters in nine more…

Senate Report Shorts (August 16, 2024)

August 16, 2024 · 2:28 PM EDT

Arizona Senate. A bipartisan poll for the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter conducted July 26 - Aug. 2 showed Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego leading Republican Kari Lake 51-42 percent and Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump 46-42 percent. Tilt Democratic.

Michigan…

2024 Presidential Battlegrounds: North Carolina

by Bradley Wascher August 16, 2024 · 2:27 PM EDT

North Carolina is a perennial battleground state with a noticeable Republican tinge. In 2020, President Joe Biden came closer to carrying the state than Hillary Clinton four years earlier, but he still lost by nearly 75,000 votes. And although Democrats have historically seen success in downballot…

Presidential: Walz Joins Harris on Democratic Ticket

by Nathan L. Gonzales August 7, 2024 · 12:54 PM EDT

I don’t remember much from our candidate interview with Tim Walz, but I’m going to guess I wasn’t impressed. In my defense, it was nearly 19 years ago, when Walz ran in southern Minnesota’s 1st District. 

Even though I’d look much smarter now if I said back then that he was a rising star and…

Podcast Episode 28: Biden Drops Out, Harris VP Pick, Ohio 9 Poll w/ Leah Askarinam

August 1, 2024 · 10:55 AM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin, and Leah Askarinam of the Associated Press analyze the impact of President Joe Biden’s departure from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket, talk about the various potential vice presidential picks for Harris, and…

Ohio 9 Poll: Individual Brands Still Matter

by Jacob Rubashkin July 31, 2024 · 8:30 AM EDT

Democratic incumbents in the House and Senate still have the potential to run ahead of the national environment, according to exclusive polling of a northwest Ohio district conducted by Noble Predictive Insights for Inside Elections. 

In Ohio’s 9th District, longtime Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Sen.…

Biden to Harris Transition Resets Presidential Race

July 26, 2024 · 2:30 PM EDT

By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin

While the dust is still settling on President Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of the race, his party’s switch to Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket looks like the great reset Democrats needed in the presidential race with just more than…

Why Vance was Picked and What Could Happen to his Ohio Senate Seat

by Jacob Rubashkin July 26, 2024 · 2:29 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE— Former President Donald Trump selected Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, opting to double down on an ideological ally rather than include racial or political diversity on his presidential ticket.

Vance reportedly beat out North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio,…

Report Shorts (July 26, 2024)

July 26, 2024 · 2:28 PM EDT

Michigan Senate. Businessman Sandy Pensler dropped out of the Republican race and endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers at a Trump rally in Grand Rapids on Saturday. It was clear that the GOP establishment preferred Rogers considering he received an evening speaking slot at the Republican National…

The Political Calculations and Consequences of Harris’s Vice Presidential Considerations

by Jacob Rubashkin July 24, 2024 · 11:59 AM EDT

As Vice President Kamala Harris locks down support as the new Democratic presidential nominee, her next big decision will be to select a running mate to help her take on former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.

Harris’s pick will be her first major decision as her party’s…