Republicans don’t have a lot of women in Congress, so when one of them is challenged, the stakes are a bit higher.
At last weekend’s state Republican convention in Kansas, Rep. Lynn Jenkins drew a primary challenger. As vice chairwoman of the Republican Conference, she is the fifth…
Florida’s 13th District. The special election to replace the late Bill Young is heating up in this St. Petersburg-area seat. Republicans nominated lobbyist and former Young aide David Jolly earlier this month while Democratic hopes rest on the shoulders of former state Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink.
Recent…
The 14th question of the Jan. 22-25 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll produced a set of responses I didn’t expect.
The poll asked, “When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and the poor, do you want to see the government more involved than it…
Sometimes, it’s difficult to tell the difference between a real news story and something from The Onion.
Earlier reports that entertainer Clay Aiken was considering a run for the Democratic nomination in North Carolina’s 2nd District have been overtaken by new stories about the singer “putting together a…
I hate candidate recruitment stories.
More specifically, I hate stories that seem to blame the party campaign committees for their inability to coerce candidates to run.
In reality, there are so many factors that the committees cannot control that it’s simply unfair to hold them responsible for…
Last summer, the Republican National Committee promoted Marilinda Garcia as one of the party’s Rising Stars. But her next challenge looks like winning a Republican primary for a seat in Congress.
Garcia was first elected to the New Hampshire state House in 2006, when she was 23 years…
Rep. Bill Owens’ retirement announcement brought back a flood of special-election memories. But one thing in particular stood out to me. For all the national attention that competitive special elections receive, winning candidates’ time in Washington is often relatively short.
Owens’ tenure, when he completes his term, is…
While a flurry of recent Republican retirements in competitive districts have created new Democratic prospects, the overall decline in President Barack Obama’s standing – and the improvement of Republican numbers in the “generic ballot” – suggests increased problems for Democrats in November.
Democrats need a renewed focus on…
Alabama (6 Republicans, 1 Democrat). April 4 filing deadline, June 3 primary, July 15 runoff.
Nothing of interest for the fall.
Alaska (1R). June 2 filing deadline, August 26 primary.
Unless Republican Rep. Don Young, 80, decides to end his run, there is no reason to…
Iowa (2R, 2D). March 14 filing deadline, June 3 primary.
IA 1 (Open; Braley, D). Bruce Braley looks to have the cleared the Democratic field in the Senate race, but his congressional seat is much more crowded. The Democratic field includes former state House Speaker Pat Murphy, Cedar…
