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Maryland Senate: Republicans’ Hero Hogan
February 13, 2024 · 4:01 PM EST
Senate Republicans scored a major coup last week when former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced he would run for the Old Line State’s open Senate seat this fall. Hogan’s last-minute entrance, which caught even the most plugged-in Maryland politicos off-guard, puts Maryland’s race on the…
2024 Senate Overview: GOP Needs Better, Not Perfect
February 9, 2024 · 2:30 PM EST
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin
Even though they haven’t avoided primaries and are running into battle with untested candidates, Republicans are still well-positioned to win control of the Senate in 2024.
Republicans have a long history of nominating candidates who lose winnable races,…
2024 Senate Overview (Feb. 9, 2024): Arizona - Maine
February 9, 2024 · 2:29 PM EST
Arizona. Kyrsten Sinema (I) elected 2018 as a Democrat (50%). Filing deadline April 8. Primary Aug. 6. It won’t be official until the filing deadline, but it seems less and less likely that Sinema wages a re-election bid as an independent — The Arizona Republic detailed the challenge Sinema will…
2024 Senate Overview (Feb. 9, 2024): Maryland - Ohio
February 9, 2024 · 2:28 PM EST
Maryland. Open; Ben Cardin (D) not seeking re-election. Primary April 23. This race received a major shakeup with the news that former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan will run. Hogan is the only Republican who could conceivably make this race competitive, since he exited office in 2022 very popular. But he…
2024 Senate Overview (Feb. 9, 2024): Pennsylvania - Wyoming
February 9, 2024 · 2:27 PM EST
Pennsylvania. Bob Casey, Jr. (D) elected 2006 (59%), 2012 (54%), 2018 (56%). Filing deadline February 20. Primary April 23. Republicans effectively cleared the field for former Bridgewater hedge fund CEO David McCormick, who narrowly lost the 2022 GOP primary for the state’s other Senate seat.…
House Report Shorts (Feb. 9, 2024)
February 9, 2024 · 2:26 PM EST
Alabama’s 2nd District. Eleven Democrats are running for this open seat, which redistricting made a prime pickup opportunity for the party. Just two candidates have aired TV ads so far, former DOJ official Shomari Figures, whose ad leans heavily on his pedigree as the son of two prominent state…
New York 3 Special: Immigration Dominates Campaign Messaging
February 6, 2024 · 5:14 PM EST
GLEN COVE, N.Y.— Tom Suozzi may be a political institution here on the North Shore of Long Island. But the upcoming special election feels like a home game for Republicans when it comes to the messaging.
The contest to replace the expelled GOP Rep. George Santos, is between Suozzi, who was born to…