The endorsements keep on coming for former Vice President Joe Biden. On Monday, California Rep. Tony Cárdenas backed Biden’s bid to be the Democratic nominee for president. It was Biden’s 32nd endorsement from a governor or sitting member of Congress. No other Democrat has more than 13. Biden’s lead in […] Read more »
2020 Senate and House outlook looks a lot like it did at the start of 2019
More than a year into the election cycle and with less than a year to go, how much has the political landscape changed? The answer: not a lot. And that’s not particularly good news for Republicans. Thus far, we know that a year’s worth of news (including impeachment) has not […] Read more »
U.S. Senate: The Majority is in Play
A year into this election cycle, the overall Senate landscape generally looks much like I thought it would. The races that seemed likely to be the most competitive are, in fact, the most competitive today. And, if the race ratings don’t quite reflect it yet, Democrats appear to have expanded […] Read more »
Why Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump Might Not Change The Electoral Landscape
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Nathan Gonzales from Inside Elections about why the impeachment hearings and vote are not a game changer for the electoral landscape. All Things Considered, NPR Read more »
2019: The Year of Stability
The House of Representatives made history Wednesday, impeaching a president for just the third time. It made for an occasion that was both momentous and monotonous. Momentous in that Donald J. Trump appears likely to be the first impeached president who will nonetheless appear on general election ballots after that […] Read more »
Wisconsin: 2020’s Ground Zero
As 2019 closes out, it may be worth looking to one of the states that is expected to play an outsized role in next year’s presidential election: Wisconsin. The Badger State was truly decisive in 2016: While it’s easy to lump it in with Michigan and Pennsylvania as the three […] Read more »