House Democrats are stockpiling cash, and some GOP strategists have expressed concern that Democrats could use their financial advantage to expand the playing field.
Through October, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $65 million and had $25 million in the bank for the 2014 cycle. The National…
Democrats have had a nice run recently of interesting House recruits and new takeover opportunities resulting from open GOP seats. And yet, it probably won’t matter.
If history is any guide — and it usually is — the president’s recent problems have already overshadowed that good news for…
With the Virginia gubernatorial election in the rearview mirror, politicos will be looking for the next bellwether for the 2014 elections. Look no further than the special election in Florida’s 13th District early next year.
For at least a decade, Democratic strategists have been plotting life after GOP…
It’s no surprise that Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is near the top of the list of vulnerable House Democrats. But unlike the vast majority of her at risk colleagues, the congresswoman voted against Republican Fred Upton’s “Keep Your Health Plan Act,” ensuring that healthcare will be a premiere issue next…
Florida 19. Freshman GOP Rep. Trey Radel pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession in Washington, D.C. He was sentenced to one year of probation and announced he would take a leave of absence in order to seek treatment.
At this point, it looks like GOP…
Democrats recruited West Virginia State Auditor Glen Gainer to run in the 1st District in the aftermath of the government shutdown. But the party’s best opportunity in the state might be in the 2nd District, with a candidate that some national strategists were wary of earlier this year.
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Last month I wrote about a handful of interesting Democratic House candidates I had recently interviewed, but I did not include Martha Robertson, who is challenging GOP Rep. Tom Reed in New York’s 23rd District.
Most of those Democrats either had no record or seemed prepared to…
Virtually every House Democrat listed as vulnerable by The Rothenberg Political Report voted for Republican Michigan Rep. Fred Upton’s Keep Your Health Plan Act.
Two vulnerable Democrats voted against the bill: Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona and John F. Tierney of Massachusetts.
Overall, 39 Democrats joined with the…
No wonder some Democratic strategists are nervous about the next few weeks.
President Barack Obama’s job approval numbers have taken a dive in two recent polls, and party insiders fear that every other poll released in the foreseeable future will show that the rollout of the president’s health…
We all know that candidates and members don’t have to live in a House district in order to run or even represent that area. And I’ve written about a number of top-tier Democratic hopefuls this cycle who don’t live in the district where they are campaigning.
But…
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