Tuesday’s election results offer something for everyone.
Democrats can look at Virginia and conclude that Republican “extremism” on social issues like abortion, contraception and guns, combined with the deep divisions that appeared in the Alabama 1st District GOP primary results, continue to offer them opportunities for 2014 and…
Republican governors across the country are running two campaigns: one against Democratic challengers in their states and a second against Republicans in Congress.
With the national GOP brand at historic lows and some Republicans in the House and Senate doing everything they can to drive the party’s negatives…
ALABAMA -- Robert Bentley (R), elected 2010 (58%). April 4 filing deadline, June 3 primary, July 15 runoff.
Former Morgan County Commissioner/state correctional officer Stacy George is challenging Bentley in the primary, but it doesn’t look like the governor has too much to worry about at this stage.…
IOWA -- Terry Branstad (R), elected 2010 (53%); elected 1982 (53%), 1986 (52%), 1990 (61%) and 1994 (57%). March 14 filing deadline, June 3 primary.
Democrats believe Branstad is vulnerable, but this might not end being much of a race next year. State party chairman/state Rep. Tyler Olsen…
NEW YORK -- Andrew Cuomo (D), elected 2010 (63%). April 24 filing deadline, June 24 primary.
Republicans don’t even have a warm body to run against Andrew Cuomo right now. But even if they did, it probably wouldn’t matter much. The governor can start his presidential run. Currently…
By now, it’s no surprise that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to win a second term on November 5th. Immediately after his victory, all eyes will be on him to announce whether he’ll run for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Christie was initially elected in 2009…
The race for Virginia governor between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli has played out as we expected. It has been a very negative race between two deeply flawed nominees that someone had to win. McAuliffe is the favorite on November 5.
Democrats focused on Cuccinelli’s conservative…
Barack Obama received just 39 percent of the vote in Arkansas in the last presidential race, but that’s not stopping Democratic optimism in the Razorback State in 2014.
Even though next year’s midterm elections began as a referendum on the president, Democrats believe they can re-elect Democratic Sen.…
After the overwhelming response to “10 Things Losing Candidates Say," I decided to try to turn it around and point out some common themes from winning candidates.
Of course these phrases don’t guarantee success — a candidate’s party and the partisanship of the state or district will…
The relationship between parents and children can be complicated, particularly when both are politicians.
On Monday, state Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger announced that he wouldn’t challenge Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan in North Carolina.
