Colorado was the state that got away from Republicans in 2010 when Michael Bennet, the Democrat, won a come-from-behind victory. Yet if any Republican Senate win in 2014 was symbolic of the completeness of that party’s victory on Nov. 4, it was Cory Gardner’s in Colorado. CONT. Nate Cohn, New […] Read more »
Split Signals Out of Colorado County
All election results aren’t equally important, as some places may matter more than others. Consider Arapahoe County, Colo. Sitting just east of Denver, Arapahoe is a crucial county in one of the most important swing states on the electoral map. It’s the kind of place both Democrats and Republicans see […] Read more »
Senate Battleground Poll: Women’s Reproductive Health Remains an Electoral Priority
While the continuing economic struggles of everyday Americans played a central role in the 2014 election, protecting women’s access to health care, including abortion, played an important part as well. A new NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund survey in four key Senate battleground states demonstrates that voters […] Read more »
Latino Decisions: What 2014 Taught Us
Results from Latino Decisions’ election eve poll are out. So are the media’s national exit polls. And, of course, in almost every state and district we now have the final election returns. What did we learn from the 2014 midterms? Herewith, LD’s bullet-pointed list of the 8 major takeaways from […] Read more »
Keeping a Close Eye on These Six States
The big story on Election Day will be whether the Republican Party can win back control of the Senate. Going into the final hours of the campaign, some of those races are very close, but there are six states in particular that merit an especially close viewing on Tuesday night. […] Read more »
Obama Effect Likely Negative in Key Senate Races
In an election in which President Barack Obama’s mediocre approval ratings have cast a shadow on Democrats’ efforts to maintain their slim Senate majority, his image has remained generally weak in six states featuring competitive races. This includes sub-40% approval ratings over the last several months in Iowa (38%), Kansas […] Read more »