Archive for February 2018
Chris McDaniel Hopes to Make History in Mississippi
Eight previous losing Mississippi U.S. Senate candidates, including two U.S. Representatives and two state legislators, have attempted a cumulative 18 comeback bids for the office – losing all 18 times.
Read MoreMinnesota Congressional Retirements: When It Rains, It Pours
Minnesota Democrats will have two open U.S. House seats for the first time in party history this cycle, but the state is no stranger to multiple retirements.
Read MoreJohn Kasich 2020: Third Time’s a Charm?
Only three presidential candidates have attempted a third major party bid after two failed attempts in the modern primary era.
Read MoreCould Minnesota Democrats Notch Their Best Ever Election Cycle in 2018?
They will…if they hold all statewide offices, pick up the state house, and win a sixth congressional seat.
Read MoreCraig O’Dear Launches Improbable Independent Bid in Missouri’s 2018 US Senate Race
Only one non-major party U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri history has won five percent of the vote.
Read MoreJill Stein and the 2016 Popular Vote Revisited
The numbers do not add up to support the claim that Russian efforts to sour voters on Hillary Clinton and vote for Stein flipped three key states to Trump.
Read MoreMarsha Blackburn and a Review of Tennessee US Reps Running for Senate
Sitting and ex-Tennessee U.S. Representatives have been victorious in eight of 22 U.S. Senate bids over the last century.
Read More2018 Cycle Finds Many Young Women Gubernatorial Hopefuls
Six women under 40 are currently seeking major party gubernatorial nominations this year.
Read MoreMinnesota Media Coverage of Latest Keith Ellison/Louis Farrakhan News Lags
A Wall Street Journal column about Ellison’s attendance with the Nation of Islam leader at a 2013 dinner hosted by the President of Iran is not exactly making the rounds in the Gopher State.
Read MoreScott Walker Faces Bleak Historical Odds in 2018 Bid
Wisconsinites have elected a governor from the sitting president’s party just five times out of the last 32 elections since 1932 Democrats are expected to make numerous pick-ups across the nation’s 36 states holding gubernatorial elections in 2018 with the GOP needing to defend 12 of the 16 open seats held by term-limited or retiring…
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