Archive for October 2015
Iowa Democrats Seek Rare Upsets Over Freshmen Blum, Young in 2016
Rod Blum or David Young could become the first freshman Iowa U.S. House member to be unseated by a Democrat since 1890.
Read MoreTo Flip or Not to Flip?
While Maggie Hassan’s decision this week to not seek another term as governor of New Hampshire may seem at first blush to put Democrats at a disadvantage in holding the seat, a review of Granite State gubernatorial elections suggests that might not be the case. Over the last 185+ years since the start of the…
Read MoreDéjà Vu in the Gopher State
With Jim Hagedorn announcing this spring that he would run against Tim Walz in the 1st CD again in 2016 and Stewart Mills filing paperwork with the FEC this week in preparation to take on Rick Nolan in the 8th CD, Minnesota could see at least two U.S. House rematch elections this cycle. Such rematches…
Read MoreHassan vs Ayotte Sets Up 15th US Senate Matchup Between Female Nominees
Incumbent female U.S. Senators have won 91 percent of their reelection contests against female challengers.
Read MoreTo Flip or Not to Flip?
While Maggie Hassan’s decision this week to not seek another term as governor of New Hampshire may seem at first blush to put Democrats at a disadvantage in holding the seat, a review of Granite State gubernatorial elections suggests that might not be the case. Over the last 185+ years since the start of the…
Read MoreHow a McCarthy Speakership Would Make History in the House
Two pairs of floor leaders have come from the same state Congressional delegation, but never the House Speaker and Minority Leader.
Read MoreUtah Eyes Unlikely Scenario of 2 Legislators from Same State in Line of Succession
It has been 183 years since the last time a House Speaker and president pro tempore from the same state were in the presidential line of succession.
Read MoreJason Lewis: Minnesota’s Next Citizen Politician?
While two-thirds of the 44 Minnesotans entering the U.S. House since the DFL merger in 1944 previously served in the state legislature, 30 percent had never been elected to public office.
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