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In California, Democrats tout one Hispanic candidate and ignore another

by Nathan L. Gonzales October 30, 2012 · 1:12 PM EDT

Jose and John Hernandez are both Democrats running for Congress in competitive districts in California with growing Latino populations, but the Democratic Party has embraced one of them and ignored the other.

National Democratic strategists are in love with Jose Hernandez and count the retired…

The Race for the White House Enters Final Stretch

by Stuart Rothenberg October 26, 2012 · 2:00 PM EDT

With a little more than a week until Election Day, we have moved three states – New Hampshire, Ohio and Wisconsin – out of the Lean Obama category and back into our Toss-up category.

That decision reflects the overall closeness of the presidential contest, as well as our uncertainty about which…

The Fight for the Senate: Uphill for the GOP (Senate Overview, October 26, 2012)

October 26, 2012 · 1:59 PM EDT

Democrats aren’t yet guaranteed to retain their Senate majority after November’s elections, but you have to think that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is feeling more and more secure about his party’s Senate prospects.

With Ohio only a GOP long-shot and prospects in Florida fading, Indiana a…

The Fight for the House Looks Over

October 26, 2012 · 1:58 PM EDT

In looking at the fight for the House race-by-race, the only thing that we can say is that the fight is over. Republicans will keep their majority in the House in the next Congress, and their margin could well be similar to the one that they now have.

There is no evidence that Democrats are…

Reverting to the Norm: The Race Narrows

by Stuart Rothenberg October 26, 2012 · 9:54 AM EDT

With less than two weeks to go until the elections, the presidential race continues to revert to the norm, a development that can only worry the president and his top strategists.

States that historically have been competitive in presidential elections or tilted to the GOP are moving in that…

Indiana Senate Moves to Pure Toss-Up

October 24, 2012 · 2:45 PM EDT

Just when it looked like state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R) might have been starting to gain his footing in the Indiana Senate race, an unforced error may have wiped away any small advantage he had in the race.

In Tuesday’s debate with Rep. Joe Donnelly (D), in response to a question about…