Indiana’s 5th District isn’t at the top of Democrats’ takeover target list, but the race is a good barometer for at least two key trends: the blue shift in the suburbs and the challenge for House Republicans to even maintain their small number of women on Capitol Hill.
\Even though Donald Trump…
While Hillary Clinton’s campaign has often been criticized for ignoring Wisconsin and Michigan, the reality is that even if she had won those two states, she still would have lost because of Pennsylvania, where she campaigned heavily. As Democrats strategize about how they can reassemble the ‘Blue…
California’s 8th District — Rating: Solid Republican
Interview Date: Jan. 27, 2020
Date of Birth: June 30, 1964; Pottsville, Pa.
Education: Lehigh Univ. (1986), UCLA (MBA, 1993)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Bubser is the top Democratic candidate in an expansive…
Four months ago, seven freshman Democrats accelerated the impeachment process with an op-ed in The Washington Post. With less than a year before Election Day, their electoral fates represent a microcosm of the Republican challenge to win back the House majority.
For much of the impeachment…
As much as Donald Trump was hailed by Republicans for winning the White House in 2016, Hillary Clinton and her campaign took plenty of blame from her fellow Democrats for the loss. A closer look confirms that she underperformed a typical Democrat in key states in the race for president, even as she…
It’s becoming a familiar story: many of Republicans’ best House takeover opportunities are represented by some of Democrats’ strongest new incumbents. Virginia’s 7th District is a great example.
All eyes were on central Virginia earlier this week when more than 20,000 gun-rights protesters…
Michigan was one of the biggest surprises of the 2016 presidential election, voting Republican for the first time since 1988. It was the state where President Donald Trump won by his narrowest margin - just two tenths of a percentage point (10,704 raw votes). As Democrats look to flip states back…
Wyoming Senate
Rating: Solid Republican
Interview Date: Jan. 14, 2020
Date of Birth: Sept. 10, 1954; Cheyenne, Wyo.
Education: Univ. of Wyoming (Bachelors, law school)
Elected Office: U.S. House (former), state Treasurer (former), state Senate (former), state House (former)
Current Outlook:…
Illinois’ 1st District
Rating: Solid Democratic
Interview Date: Nov. 15, 2019
Date of Birth: Oct. 10, 1992; Atlantic City, N.J.
Education: Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: As with virtually all primary challengers to incumbents,…
Wisconsin’s 7th District — Rating: Solid Republican
Interview Date: Nov. 15, 2019
Date of Birth: Feb. 23, 1989; Fort Knox, Ky.
Education: Univ. of Wisconsin La Crosse (2011), Georgetown Univ. (Masters, 2015), Univ. of Wisconsin law school (2018)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
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