Election 2018
Cowardly Republican Mark Harris Trips Fire Alarm Fleeing From Reporters
Last month, the North Carolina Board of Elections unanimously refused to certify the election of Republican Congressman-elect Mark Harris, who beat his Democratic opponent, Dan McCready, by about 900 votes. Harris, the only representative not to be seated when the new Congress ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: Beto Shouldn't Run In 2020, But Not Because He Can't Win
This week, outgoing Congressman Beto O’Rourke said he would not rule out running for president in 2020. While a tantalizing prospect, should Beto run, he may be missing an opportunity to build something else far more powerful in the long run.... To continue reading this article, ...read more
Democrats On Track To Flip 40th House Seat
On Election Night, networks called California's 21st congressional district for incumbent Republican David Valadao over Democratic challenger TJ Cox. The district, which encompasses parts of Fresno as well as the Central Valley, the state's largest agricultural region, has not ...read more
Georgia Judge Rules To Count Provisional Ballots, Delay Election Certification
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg ruled in a lawsuit filed by Common Cause Georgia that the Georgia Secretary of State's Office must count provisional ballots in the ongoing governor's election, citing "substantial likelihood" that Republican candidate and former ...read more
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Last Night's Primaries
Last night, Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin held primaries for the 2018 midterms. The results reflect this year's trend of nominating possibly the most diverse slate of candidates there has ever been, with many of them being women. Today we break down the results ...read more
In Wisconsin, The Race To Replace Paul Ryan Gets Vicious
Last year, local Democrat Randy Bryce shot to political fame when he released this ad declaring his candidacy against Paul Ryan in Wisconsin's 1st district. The "Iron Stache," a military veteran, steelworker, and cancer survivor, became a phenomenon. It was even rumored that his ...read more
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Behind Closed Doors, Devin Nunes Blabs All
In an exclusive audio recording released last night by The Rachel Maddow Show, Congressman Devin Nunes admitted that he and his fellow Republicans want to hold on to the House in the 2018 midterms to impede and, just maybe, end Robert Mueller's investigation into Donald Trump's ...read more
Who the Hell is Joe Manchik?
The special election in Ohio's 12th congressional district lived up to its promise as a real nail-biter. As of this morning, Republican Troy Balderson is ahead of Democrat Danny O'Connor by 1,754 votes, or .09%. O'Connor may lose, but he can take comfort in the fact that he did ...read more
Victory For California Democrats As They Survive Jungle Primary Scare
California's jungle primary system, which allows the top two candidates to move to the general election regardless of party, threatened to crash the Blue Wave if too many Democratic congressional candidates split the vote and allowed Republicans to advance. Although the media is ...read more
California's Jungle Primary May Crash the Blue Wave
In my first article of 2018, I wrote that California was the Democrats' best shot for taking control of the House. A lot of Republicans were either retiring, or running in districts that had begun to trend blue thanks to both the state's growing Latinx population and its ...read more
The Intercept Refuses to Back Down from Likely False Story About Democratic Candidate
The Intercept, Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill's online news publication, makes no bones about its contempt for the Democratic Party. Stocked with writers critical of the party's dominant centrist wing, the publication has become a thorn in its side, as its articles emphasize ...read more
New Reuters/Ipsos Poll Says Millennials Lean Republican, But That's Not the Whole Story
Yesterday, Reuters/IPSOS released a new poll that, if you believe the headlines, could mean trouble for Democrats in the 2018 midterms. The poll is accompanied by a look into the primary for New Hampshire's First District, where millennials appear wishy-washy as to which ...read more