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Democrats Look for First Signature Victory
SubscriberJune 23, 2017 · 2:57 PM EDT
After a setback in Georgia’s 6th District, Democrats are looking for the next opportunity to take back some territory for their party and change the narrative about elections during the Trump Administration. Democrats are well-positioned to win the Virginia and New Jersey races for governor this fall.
On June 6…
2017-18 Gubernatorial Overview: Victory Now, Redistricting Power Later
SubscriberApril 21, 2017 · 3:00 PM EDT
Gubernatorial races might feel irrelevant in and distant from Washington, which is dominated by the presidency and Congress, but the next batch of races will have a profound impact on which party controls the House next decade.
Voters in 38 states (including nine of the 10 largest) will elect a…
2017-18 Gubernatorial Overview (April 21, 2017) Alabama - Illinois
SubscriberApril 21, 2017 · 2:59 PM EDT
ALABAMA -- Kay Ivey (R), assumed governorship April 2017. Ivey recently became governor after GOP Gov. Robert Bentley resigned under an ethical cloud involving an extramarital affair and improper use of state resources. Ivey becomes the first female governor of Alabama since Lurleen Wallace, wife of George Wallace, whom Ivey…
2017-18 Gubernatorial Overview (April 21, 2017) Iowa - New Mexico
SubscriberApril 21, 2017 · 2:58 PM EDT
IOWA -- Terry Branstad (R), elected 2010 (53%), 2014 (59%); previously elected 1982 (53%), 1986 (52%), 1990 (61%) and 1994 (57%). Branstad is President Trump’s choice to be the U.S. ambassador to China, which would elevate Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds to governor of the Hawkeye State upon Branstad’s confirmation and…
2017-18 Gubernatorial Overview (April 21, 2017) New York - Wyoming
SubscriberApril 21, 2017 · 2:57 PM EDT
NEW YORK -- Andrew Cuomo (D) elected 2010 (63%), 2014 (54%). The governor is expected to seek a third term and the race is not expected to be particularly competitive. Law professor Zephyr Teachout challenged Cuomo in the 2014 primary (lost 63-33% percent) and then lost a competitive congressional race…
Candidate Conversation - Brad Little (R)
SubscriberApril 7, 2017 · 2:51 PM EDT
Candidate for Governor of Idaho
Interview Date: March 28, 2017
Date of Birth: Feb. 15, 1954; Emmett, Idaho
Education: Univ. of Idaho (1976)
Political Office: Lieutenant Governor (current); State senator
Current Outlook: As the sitting lieutenant governor with Gov. Butch Otter’s endorsement, Little is a top contender to become Idaho’s…
Off-Year Governors Races Look Challenging for GOP
March 14, 2017 · 10:00 AM EDT
Gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey will get plenty of attention this year, in part because of Donald Trump’s victory and the developing divisions in the two major parties.
Observers will be looking for possible signs that Trump’s “new” Republican Party is changing the political arithmetic or that Democrats…
At DGA, Pearson Quietly Pulling Democrats Back to Prominence
February 21, 2017 · 9:15 AM EST
Democratic lawmakers probably wouldn’t recognize Elisabeth Pearson if she walked into their Capitol Hill office, but they might be owing her their jobs before too long.
As executive director of the Democratic Governors Association and a leading strategist in the party’s redistricting efforts, Pearson’s success will determine how long members…
Fight Over Congressional Redistricting Begins With Key Gubernatorial Contests
February 8, 2017 · 9:00 AM EST
While the 2020 census is still three years away, the fight for control of the congressional redistricting process is underway -- in developing gubernatorial contests in a handful of key states.
Yes, there are plenty of unknowns about reapportionment and redistricting, since the courts, the Trump Justice Department and state…
Women’s March: A Moment or a Movement?
SubscriberJanuary 27, 2017 · 4:18 PM EST
Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office, hundreds of thousands of women descended onto the streets of Washington, D.C. in protest of the new president.
There were immediate comparisons to the Tea Party movement that began in 2009 with rallies against new President Barack Obama,…
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Current Edition Vol. 1, Iss. 18 · Sep 15, 2017
- Alabama Senate Special: What’s Moore Strange Than a Democratic Opportunity in the South?
- House Retirement Update: Republicans Head for the Exits
- Kansas 2nd and 3rd: A Sliver of Blue in Trump Country?
- Candidate Conversation - Mike Levin (D)
- Candidate Consversation - Tod Curtis (D)
- Candidate Conversation - Liz Watson (D)
- Report Shorts - Arizona Senate, New Jersey Senate
- 2018 Senate Ratings (September 15, 2017)
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