A year ago, Virginia had one of its liveliest primaries in recent history with contested statewide gubernatorial contests for both parties. This year’s affair has not garnered quite the same level of attention as the 2017 primaries, though Virginia was one of the only states to hold regular elections last […] Read more »
A Strong Economy Presents Democrats with a Challenge in the Midterms
Both major parties will be relieved by the results of Tuesday’s primary elections, which took place in eight states. Most candidates endorsed by party leaders prevailed, and in California’s “jungle primary,” in which the top two candidates move on to the general election regardless of party affiliation, Democrats and Republicans […] Read more »
Democrats strengthen hand in seeking control of House, even if odds of a blue wave are diminishing
Halfway through the primary season, election results across the country have strengthened the Democrats’ hand in their quest for control of the House, even as shifts in the national mood raise the possibility that an anticipated electoral wave could flatten into a ripple. CONT. Michael Scherer, Washington Post Read more »
What the year’s biggest primary night gave each party
More than 6 million voters went to the polls across eight states on Tuesday, the biggest primary night of the year. The battle to control Congress was front and center, but there were revealing elections in key Senate and gubernatorial races too. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Scott Schafer of […] Read more »
Democrats Breathe Sigh Of Relief After Tuesday’s Primaries
Across the country Tuesday night, Democrats got good news in their effort to take back the House. They advanced candidates in key races in California (after being concerned they could be shut out), put forward what party operatives see as the best candidates in suburban New Jersey, and they feel […] Read more »
Trump and women continue to shape the coming midterm campaign
So disaster did not strike, the worst did not happen, the shutouts feared and talked about continually ahead of Tuesday’s voting did not come to pass. Democrats awoke Wednesday and surveyed the landscape in California and elsewhere across the country and looked toward November with relief. The battle for the […] Read more »