National Politics
The Leftovers
Which news outlets are omitting long-shot Democratic hopefuls from their 2020 candidate profiles?
Read More2020 Democratic Presidential Field Sets Record Number of Same-State Candidates
Four pairs of Democrats now have to defeat a candidate from their own state en route their party’s nomination.
Read MoreO’Rourke, Abrams, and Gillum: Who Had the Most Impressive Loss of 2018?
Beto Envy (or fatigue?) may be causing some journalists and potential Democratic presidential candidates to stretch the truth about the 2018 midterms.
Read MoreThe Most Recent Presidential Candidates in All 50 States
All but six states have fielded at least one major party candidate for the White House in the modern primary era.
Read MoreClimbing the Ladder: US Senators Running for President
With the addition of Gillibrand, the 2020 field ties 1972 and 2016 for the most sitting U.S. Senators running for president in the modern primary era.
Read MoreWho Will Be the Last Candidate to File for President in 2020?
In the modern primary era, only one eventual Democratic or Republican nominee was the last of his party to formally launch a presidential candidacy.
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s 9th CD Race Not Only US House Election Do-Over Due to Fraud
The U.S. House Committee on Elections determined fraud took place in a Rhode Island congressional race 135 years ago and ordered a new election.
Read MoreKing’s Candidacy Could Lead Iowa to an Electoral First in 2020
Iowa may be represented by different political parties in its 117th Congress U.S. House and U.S. Senate delegations for the first time in state history.
Read MoreNorth Carolina Has 2 US House Vacancies For 1st Time Since 1930
The Tar Heel State is enduring two vacancies in its delegation to the chamber for just the fourth time since statehood.
Read MoreBernie Sanders and a Brief History of Vermont Presidential Candidates
Can Sanders top his own mark from 2016 for the best presidential campaign in state history?
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