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Gubernatorial Report Shorts (July 8, 2014)

July 8, 2014 · 3:57 PM EDT

Colorado Governor. Republicans appear to have avoided their worst-case scenario. Some strategists feared that former Rep. Tom Tancredo would win the GOP nomination and his polarizing views on immigration would hurt the party’s chances of defeating Sen. Mark Udall (D) and Rep. Mike Coffman’s (R)…

Senate Report Shorts (July 8, 2014)

July 8, 2014 · 3:55 PM EDT

Mississippi Senate. Sen. Thad Cochran overcame long-odds by finishing a close second in the initial primary and then defeating state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the GOP runoff, 50.9 percent to 49.1 percent. Cochran and his allies successfully changed the size and shape of the runoff electorate,…

Why Democrats and Republicans Can’t Be Friends

by Nathan L. Gonzales July 8, 2014 · 11:44 AM EDT

Roll Call’s fearless Editor-in-Chief Christina Bellantoni recently recapped the 53rd Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game and described some of the bipartisan friendships that started to form on the field.

At the end of the post, she pointed to a common reason given to explain the…

How Parties Communicate Without Coordinating

by Nathan L. Gonzales July 7, 2014 · 9:23 AM EDT

Party campaign committees and outside groups aren’t allowed to coordinate, but as they outline their fall television ad strategies, interested groups are doing a very public dance to ensure they don’t step on each others’ toes and waste money duplicating efforts.

Now we have some specific…

Senate GOP Bets on Jeff Larson to Help Ride to Majority in 2014

by Nathan L. Gonzales July 3, 2014 · 1:19 PM EDT

One of the times Jeff Larson offered to help the Republican Party, he ended up with a $130,000 credit card bill for Sarah Palin’s wardrobe.

This year, Larson will be writing the checks for the Republican effort to retake the majority in the Senate.

Larson, who has been chosen to be the…

Why Is the Media Ignoring Hillary Clinton?

by Stuart Rothenberg July 2, 2014 · 10:03 AM EDT

I’ve been deeply distressed by the lack of coverage of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s new book and of her potential 2016 presidential bid.

What could possibly be more important and more interesting than her past, present and future?

Forget about the midterm elections, immigration…

Senate Long Shots Find Success Down the Ballot

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 27, 2014 · 9:00 AM EDT

Giving up a run for office in the middle of a cycle may seem like admitting defeat, but for at least a couple of candidates this year, switching races may end up being the best political decision of their lives.

Republican Ken Buck was a Senate loser. The Weld County district attorney lost the…

Beware ‘Anti-Incumbent’ Election Hysteria

by Stuart Rothenberg June 25, 2014 · 12:00 PM EDT

The defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia is sure to lead to another round of speculation that the 2014 midterms might not produce a partisan-wave election, but rather one where large numbers of incumbents from both parties are sent packing by voters.

In fact, I recently heard…