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2012 Senate Ratings (December 2, 2011)

December 2, 2011 · 1:54 PM EST

Missouri Governor: Nixon Awaits New GOP Challenger

December 2, 2011 · 1:53 PM EST

After more than avyear of being the presumptive GOP nominee, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder announced he would not run for governor of Missouri in 2012. Kinder had faced weeks of bad press and his decision may actually boost GOP chances of knocking off Gov. Jay Nixon (D).

Businessman Dave Spence is now…

2012 Gubernatorial Ratings (December 2, 2011)

December 2, 2011 · 1:52 PM EST

Why Isn’t North Dakota’s Senate Race a Tossup?

by Stuart Rothenberg December 2, 2011 · 10:06 AM EST

Two polls conducted by reputable Democratic pollsters show Republican Rep. Rick Berg to be in serious trouble in the North Dakota Senate race, especially now that former state Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp (D) has entered the race.

The first survey, conducted in mid-August well before…

For Republicans, It’s a Matter of Head or Heart

by Stuart Rothenberg November 30, 2011 · 9:57 AM EST

Republicans are now chewing over their party’s potential presidential nominee for 2012, and a dramatic division has become apparent between GOP insiders and the grass roots. But it’s not primarily a difference of ideology, though there is an element of that. Instead, the split centers on…

The Rothenberg Political Report Hires National Journal’s Jessica Taylor

November 22, 2011 · 1:28 PM EST

The Rothenberg Political Report is pleased to announce the hiring of Jessica Taylor as Senior Analyst/Reporter.

Jessica is currently editor of National Journal’s House Race Hotline, a comprehensive summary of news, polls and political data on all 435 Congressional races. She also writes a…

2012 Senate Overview (November 18, 2011)

by Stuart Rothenberg November 18, 2011 · 4:29 PM EST

The Senate has been “in play” for months, but Republicans continue to expand the playing field by adding unexpected candidates in states from Hawaii and Michigan to Connecticut – all states where the GOP shouldn’t even be in the ballgame.

Even if the races in those states don’t go down to the…

2012 Senate Ratings (November 18, 2011)

November 18, 2011 · 4:28 PM EST

2012 House Ratings (November 18, 2011)

November 18, 2011 · 4:27 PM EST

Federal Court to Draw Texas Map

November 18, 2011 · 4:26 PM EST

The Department of Justice failed to pre-clear the Legislature’s new Congressional map, meaning a three-judge federal panel in San Antonio will draw the new district lines for the 2012 elections. Many observers now speculate that Democrats could secure three of the four new districts due to growth…