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What Is Trump’s Magic Number to Coalesce GOP Support in the Last 7 Primaries?
Presumptive GOP nominees have averaged more than 75 percent of the primary vote after their main challengers have exited the race.
Read MoreThe Potential Pitfall of Selecting Sherrod Brown as Clinton’s VP
If Democrats win the White House and net just four U.S. Senate seats this November, they will lose their majority status in the chamber by January 20th should Clinton pick Brown, Cory Booker, or Elizabeth Warren as her running mate.
Read MoreSanders Still Cruises in 2nd Most Competitive West Virginia Democratic Primary in History
Sanders’ 15-point victory was the closest Democratic race in the Mountain State since before the Great Depression.
Read MoreHow Big of a Footprint Will Alan LaPolice Leave On Kansas’ 1st CD Race?
It has been 142 years since the last time an independent U.S. House candidate from Kansas won 10 percent of the vote.
Read MoreTed Cruz Records 8th Longest Losing GOP Presidential Bid in Modern Era
The Texas U.S. Senator was the first Republican in and nearly the last one out, notching a rare failed campaign of more than 400 days.
Read MoreSeven GOP Bellwethers to Remain After 2016 Primary Contests
Five states (plus two yet to vote) will keep their perfect records intact for backing the eventual Republican nominee in the modern primary era; two states lost their bellwether status this cycle.
Read MoreIs 1,237 An Elusive Number?
The magic number of the 2016 cycle may at times seem out of reach, but it is all around us – if you know where to look.
Read MoreIndiana Braces for Just 2nd Consequential GOP Presidential Primary Since 1956
Only one Indiana Republican primary has been decided by less than 40 points since the primary was restored in 1953.
Read MoreKatie McGinty and a Brief History of Female Pennsylvania US Senate Candidates
McGinty is the 10th woman to appear on a Pennsylvania Democratic or Republican U.S. Senate primary ballot.
Read MoreCould Rhode Island Host Its 1st Ever Competitive GOP Primary?
No Republican presidential primary has been decided by less than 20 points in state history with winners landing north of 60 percent of the vote in every cycle.
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