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2024 House Overview (June 20, 2024): Kansas - New York

by Jacob Rubashkin June 20, 2024 · 2:28 PM EDT

Kansas. Primary Aug. 6.
3rd District (Kansas City suburbs) Sharice Davids, D, re-elected 55%. Biden 51%.
Oncologist and Air Force Reserve officer Prasanth Reddy is the top fundraiser in the GOP primary and is the preferred pick of House Speaker Mike Johnson. He’ll still have to get through a…

2024 House Overview (June 20, 2024): North Carolina - Wisconsin

June 20, 2024 · 2:27 PM EDT

North Carolina.
1st District (Inland northeastern North Carolina) Don Davis, D, elected 52%. Biden 50.4%.
The race between Davis and Republican Laurie Buckhout, a retired Army colonel, could be one of the most expensive in the country. While neither candidate is a particularly strong fundraiser —…

Virginia, Oklahoma, Georgia Runoff Primary Results

by Jacob Rubashkin June 18, 2024 · 11:30 PM EDT

One House Republican survived a spirited primary challenge this week, while another is locked in an expensive battle that is still too close to call. Elsewhere, Democrats and Republicans in Virginia selected their nominees for a handful of competitive general election races.

Voters in two states –…

Podcast Episode 25: Virginia Races + Women’s Softball Game w/ Laura Vozzella + Atalie Ebersole

June 13, 2024 · 2:01 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin analyze the upcoming Virginia primaries and general election with Laura Vozzella of The Washington Post and talk about the upcoming annual congressional women’s softball game for breast cancer research with Atalie Ebersole of the Pet Food Institute. 

Listen to…

Primary Results in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina, and Ohio 6 Special

by Jacob Rubashkin June 12, 2024 · 12:46 PM EDT

Two more House Republicans survived spirited primary challenges this week. Elsewhere, Republicans picked their nominees in takeover targets in Maine and Nevada, and nearly got a shock in GOP territory in Appalachian Ohio.

Voters in four states – Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina –…

New Mexico Senate: Domenici Digs Deep

by Jacob Rubashkin June 7, 2024 · 2:30 PM EDT

New Mexico isn’t on the Senate battlefield — yet. In a cycle dominated by Trump-state Democrats in Montana and Ohio and presidential battleground mainstays such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, the Land of Enchantment has flown under the radar.

For much of the cycle, Sen. Martin Heinrich…

New York 19: Riley vs. Molinaro Rematch

by Jacob Rubashkin June 7, 2024 · 2:29 PM EDT

At the confluence of New York’s Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, and Capital Region, Democrats are hoping a rematch of one of 2022’s closest House races is not just a replay of last cycle’s outcome.

Armed with better fundraising and unburdened by the lack of a gubernatorial slugfest at the top of the…

House: Key Primary Results from Iowa, Montana, New Jersey and New Mexico

by Jacob Rubashkin June 5, 2024 · 11:06 AM EDT

Earlier in the cycle, June 4 looked like a must-watch primary night with marquee Senate primaries in New Jersey and Montana. But most of the drama dissipated long before voters went to the polls on Tuesday, and the remaining notable races played out as expected. 

Voters in five states cast primary…

Presidential: Trump’s Conviction is not the Time for Snap Political Analysis

by Nathan L. Gonzales May 31, 2024 · 1:13 PM EDT

Now what? Now that Donald Trump is the first current or former president convicted of a felony, what does that mean for the 2024 presidential election? It’s a valid question — without an instant answer. And that’s not popular in a world that rewards, and sometimes requires, instant insightful…