Senate News & Analysis
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin
This election cycle, and even just this year, has been filled with multiple historic events: the impeachment of a president, a global pandemic, near economic collapse, a national conversation about racism in America, and the first Black woman on a presidential ticket. Through…
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin
Alabama. Doug Jones (D), elected 2017 special (50%). The senator was part of the Democrats’ primetime lineup on the first night of their national convention, further evidence that Jones is not shying away from his partisan label. Even though Trump should win Alabama…
The 2020 elections are still more than two months away, but I’ve…
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin
The Senate has been in play for at least nine months, but Democratic chances of winning control of the chamber have improved significantly in the last few weeks.
As Joe Biden has grown a significant lead over President Donald Trump in the race…
Alabama. Doug Jones (D), elected 2017 special (50%). July 14 GOP Runoff (was March 31). Republicans will finally select their nominee next week in the runoff between former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville (who finished first in the primary with 33 percent) and former Sen. Jeff Sessions (who was…
Kentucky. Mitch McConnell (R), elected 1984 (50%), 1990 (52%), 1996 (55%), 2002 (65%), 2008 (53%) and 2014 (56%). A sleepy Democratic primary victory by veteran Amy McGrath turned into a nationally-watched affair as state Rep. Charles Booker surged in the final weeks with endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep.…
North Carolina. Thom Tillis (R), elected 2014 (49%). The good news for Tillis is that he’s been consistently locked in a competitive race in a presidential battleground state that Trump won by 3.5 points in 2016, and the president has been competitive with Biden for most of the cycle. The…
Any conversation about DC statehood will inevitably include Republicans predicting a permanent…
In 2014, Republicans took over nine Democratic Senate seats — the largest gain in two…