Rep. Gary G. Miller, R-Calif., is one of Democrats’ top takeover targets in the House. But to hold his seat, GOP strategists might consider finding another Republican to run against him.
In 2012, Democrats had a math problem. Two Republicans and four Democrats ran in the same June primary,…
Democratic prospects of taking back the House in 2014 may be remote, but two Democratic congressional challengers I interviewed recently have the potential to knock off GOP incumbents next year. At the very least, their races are worth watching.
New York City Councilman Domenic Recchia is off…
For the first time in more than 30 years, there will likely be a Republican senator from New Jersey.
But unless New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, pulls a rabbit out of the hat, it’s likely that Republicans will have the seat only briefly — from six months to as long as a year and a…
Former Sen. Lincoln Chafee completed his trip across the partisan spectrum when the now-governor of Rhode Island officially switched to the Democratic Party.
Chafee was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998 appointed to the Senate in 1999 after the death of his senator father. In 2000, he…
[Editor's Note: A day after this story was first published, Jim Graves dropped out of the race. Read on to see why.]
…“Graves spokeswoman Julie Pearl said Bachmann’s retirement does not change the way Graves will run in the race, nor does the campaign feel it hampers his election chances.”
Next year, voters in New York’s 19th District might complain about too many political ads, but they won’t be able to gripe about not having a clear choice.
Democrats are targeting Chris Gibson- a 49 year-old Republican who served 25 years in the Army before getting elected to Congress in 2010…
Once upon a time, Republican Shelley Moore Capito was a Democratic target. But after a few cycles of convincing victories in West Virginia’s 2nd District, Democrats essentially stopped trying. But now that Capito is running for the Senate and the seat is open, there is renewed optimism that the…
Nick Rahall is in a very exclusive club. The West Virginia congressman represents one of the most Republican districts held by a Democrat. Republicans talk about knocking off the long-time member but have never been able to come up with a winning formula.
But next year, in a second midterm for…
Alabama 1. Rep. Jo Bonner (R) announced he would be resigning in August to take a position with the University of Alabama system. He leaves behind a very Republican district that Mitt Romney won with 62 percent in 2012 and John McCain won with 61 percent in 2008. The fight to replace Bonner will…
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