IOWA -- Terry Branstad (R), elected 2010 (53%); elected 1982 (53%), 1986 (52%), 1990 (61%) and 1994 (57%).
Since he hasn’t officially announced his intentions, there is a possibility that Branstad doesn’t run for re-election. But according to local sources, the Republican has openly talked about…
NEW YORK -- Andrew Cuomo (D), elected 2010 (63%).
Cuomo is running two campaigns: one for re-election and another for president in 2016. The former race is a virtual lock, but the latter will be slightly more of a challenge. Currently Safe for Democrats.
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Missouri 8. Mr. Smith could soon be headed Washington from the Show Me State. Republicans nominated state Rep. Jason Smith on February 9 as their nominee for the June 4 special election to succeed former Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R). Smith was chosen by a committee of local GOP officials after six…
Congressional Republicans figured that after the fiscal cliff, they’d have the advantage talking about the sequester and, down the road, the continued funding of the government.
Clearly, they were wrong.
One of the reasons Republicans are faring so badly these days is that the Democratic…
Republicans continue to argue about whether the party needs to take steps to prevent the next Christine O’Donnell, Sharron Angle, Todd Akin and Ken Buck, as well as how it might do so.
Those inept and seriously flawed candidates lost races that other Republicans would have won easily.
Now,…
The path to the U.S. Senate doesn’t get much easier than the one Rep. Edward J. Markey is on.
But that smooth path could signal significant potholes ahead.
The Massachusetts Democrat was first elected to Congress more than 30 years ago by winning a multi-candidate primary with just 22 percent…
First-term Republican Sen. Mike Johanns’ surprise retirement sets up Nebraska’s second open seat Senate race in as many cycles. Republicans successfully took over Sen. Ben Nelson’s (D) seat in 2012 and will try to keep Johann’s seat next year.
Last year, Republicans had a competitive contest…
One year ago, Democratic state Sen. Ruben Kihuen declared himself the best candidate to represent a newly-drawn, Hispanic-heavy congressional district in North Las Vegas. Thirteen days later, he dropped out of the race.
Even though a record number of Latinos are serving in the 113th Congress,…
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