Last week, Paul Ryan announced he would be stepping down as Speaker at the end of his term. Speculation has been rampant about what this means for the midterms and who will succeed him (another Republican, Nancy Pelosi or another … Continue reading What Paul Ryan And Charlie Dent’s Retirements Say Of The Modern GOP
On the heels of Conor Lamb’s upset victory in PA-18 a deep debate within the party has been reignited around whether it should find candidates that fit their districts profiles or whether it should ignite around progressive challengers. Progressives point … Continue reading Moderate Democrats Just Scored in Illinois Primary
Nevada Senator Dean Heller, elected in 2012 with 46 percent of the vote, is widely considered the most endangered Republican incumbent in the upper chamber. Republican Presidential candidates have not won the state since 2004 and Democrats currently control three … Continue reading Trump Owns The GOP Grassroots
The Senate map is absolutely brutal for Democrats this year and no blue wave or enthusiasm gap can change this simple fact. Indeed, a new survey taken mere days before the PA-18 shocker shows just how bad things are for … Continue reading Republicans Still Have The Senate No Matter What Happens In The House
Democrats are ecstatic after PA-18’s results where at worse the party is set to have made Republicans sweat a dark red seat and at best narrowly stolen a strongly Trump seat. Combined with Democratic performances in other special elections it … Continue reading Reading The Tea Leaves Of PA-18
On Tuesday, the Lone Star State held the nation’s first midterm primaries. Early voting among Democrats had increased a whopping 65 percent while the GOP’s was a meager 15 percent. Of course, keep in mind 2014 was a horrid year … Continue reading What Democrats Can Take Away From The Texas Primary
In the last few weeks, nothing has rocked the political world more than the Pennsylvania Supreme Court stepping in and redrawing the state’s “unfair” GOP drawn Congressional maps. For historical context, the maps were drawn after the GOP wave of … Continue reading The Dangers of Undoing Gerrymandering
