Most people in politics are intensely focused on President Donald Trump’s polling numbers in battleground states or the latest horse race numbers in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. For those of us in the CMAG group at Kantar, it’s that time of the election cycle when everyone is…
Republicans in Washington are working overtime to make sure Roy Moore isn’t the party’s Senate nominee again. But even though it might get uncomfortable for the GOP, Moore shouldn’t be dismissed in the primary or general elections.
Republican Richard Shelby, Alabama’s senior senator, got ahead of Moore’s Thursday Senate announcement,…
New Mexico may not be leading the national political discussion in 2020, but that’s not because of a lack of political activity.
As the 2020 election cycle first took shape, it seemed like a handful of states would attract the most political attention: House Democrats are targeting Arizona, Minnesota, and…
The fight for the Senate starts off with only a handful of seats at risk. And that’s being generous.
A few other states are worth your attention because of their competitiveness or questions about President Donald Trump’s impact, but almost two-thirds of Senate contests this cycle start as “safe” for…
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock isn’t one of the leading Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential nomination, but he’s learning how to turn a Republican attack into an asset for his campaign.
On May 29, the GOP-affiliated Senate Leadership Fund started a television ad campaign in the Missoula media market, according…
With Democrats targeting six seats, Texas starts at the center of the conversation about the House majority in 2020. But the Lone Star State is still on the periphery of the presidential and Senate battlefields.
On one hand, despite the national headwinds that should have helped the Democratic nominee sail…
Colorado Senate -- Rating: Toss-Up
Interview Date: May 21, 2019
Date of Birth: May 28, 1961; New York City, N.Y.
Education: Williams College (1983); Stanford (1986 J.D.); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (attended)
Elected Office: None; candidate for Denver District Attorney (2004)
Current Outlook: Walsh will likely be one of a handful…
California’s 48th District: The Orange County Republican Party endorsed County Supervisor Michelle Steel on Monday in the race against freshman Democratic Rep. Harley Rouda, which could give pause to potential candidates such as former state Sen. Janet Nguyen.
Colorado Senate: Former District Attorney John Walsh, a Democrat, came by the…
Gloating about and reporting on candidate recruitment has become commonplace in the election process. But too often, the grading and grandstanding is premature — and even completely wrong.
This cycle, Republicans are crowing after former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams declined to run for the Senate and freshman Rep.…
If you’re on any Republican list, you’ve undoubtedly received emails from one of the GOP campaign committees or a Capitol Hill communications staffer calling the Democrats “socialists.” To those of us who were around in the 1980s and 1990s, that’s nothing new. We remember the late GOP campaign consultant Arthur…
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