Archive for July 2016
Hard to Say Good-Bayh?
Evan Bayh’s headline-making entrance into Indiana’s 2016 U.S. Senate race brings a familiar name back to the front page in Hoosier State politics. Bayh previously served two terms in the chamber before retiring in 2010 while his father, Birch, served three terms ending with a 7.4-point loss to Republican Dan Quayle during the Reagan Revolution…
Read MoreBayh and Feingold Could Become 1st Pair of Ex-US Senators to Return to Chamber in 60 Years
It has been 30 cycles since the last time multiple former Senators returned to their old job in the same cycle.
Read MoreDemocrats Seek to Extend, Tie Record Gubernatorial Winning Streaks in 2016
After the 2016 cycle, the party could reach record winning streaks for governor in five states across three regions of the country.
Read More6 Elected Officials Who Gave Up Their Seats Only to Lose as Their Party’s VP Nominee
Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s name may be added to a very short list of failed vice-presidential nominees who gave up their seats along the way.
Read MoreIt’s All Relative: Massachusetts US Senate Edition
One-quarter of all Bay State U.S. Senators were preceded by a family member in Congress; Joe Kennedy III would become the 14th.
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