National Politics
Cantwell and Murray to Join Elite 20-20 Club Next Year
The Democratic duo from the Evergreen State will become just the second state delegation of women U.S. Senators to serve 20+ years together.
Read MoreEarly Bird 2020 White House Hopefuls Still In The Hunt
Eight of the 11 candidates to jump in the race before March are still on the campaign trail.
Read MoreHow Many Midwestern States Does the 2020 Democratic Nominee Need to Carry to Win the Presidency?
Democratic nominees have won the White House in every cycle since the formation of the Republican Party in which they carried at least half of the region’s states.
Read MoreIs Klobuchar’s Surge in Iowa a Big Deal?
Many White House hopefuls have reached double-digits in Iowa caucus polling in the 21st Century and ultimately floundered; few however mirrored Klobuchar’s timeline and trajectory.
Read MoreWhat Constitutes An Electoral College Landslide?
Trump’s 2016 win ranks 19th out of the last 25 elections since 1920.
Read MoreDeval Patrick: Late to the Party?
Over the last dozen election cycles, only one candidate who was the last to enter the race won the Democratic or Republican Party nomination.
Read MoreArkansas Democrats Poised to Make History
The 12-year gap between no GOP and Democratic Arkansas U.S. Senate nominees will be the shortest in the direct election era.
Read MoreCould New York Democrats Sweep the State’s 27 US House Seats in 2020?
The GOP won six of the state’s CDs in 2018 – but five by single digits.
Read MoreMinnesota Again Eyes Multiple US House Rematches in 2020
The Gopher State has hosted 26 rematch elections among major party nominees since 1990 – only three such challengers have been successful.
Read MoreThe Longest and Largest US House Special Election Droughts
Wisconsin’s 108-election streak – sixth in the nation – will shortly come to an end.
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