Morning Headlines Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis released his version of the state's redrawn congressional districts and quickly won support of a key member of the state's Senate redistricting efforts. Here is the partisan breakdown for the latest plan from Ron DeSantis #flapol #sayfie pic.twitter.com/jqRTuIijHu — Florida Data Geek 🇺🇦 (@MappingFL) April 13, … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 14, 2022
DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 13, 2022
Morning Headlines New York's Lieutenant Governor resigns after being indicted on federal corruption charges. Democrat Brian Benjamin was nominated for the post by Governor Kathy Hochul after she vacated it to become Governor when Andrew Cuomo resigned last year. The timing of his indictment and resignation means he will likely still be on the June 28th primary ballot and … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 13, 2022
DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 12, 2022
Morning Headlines Florida's GOP controlled legislature has indicated it will defer to Governor Ron DeSantis on the state's new congressional maps. DeSantis previously vetoed maps passed by the legislature. The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow on whether or not Abby Finkenauer can appear on the state's June 7th Democratic primary ballot for Senate. Over … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 12, 2022
DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 11, 2022
Morning Headlines France held the first round of their presidential election on Sunday. As expected, no candidate received 50% of the vote so a runoff will be held on April 24th. Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen. Based on preliminary vote totals Macron won 27.6 of the vote to Le Pen's 23%. In other international election news, Australia's … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 11, 2022
“The Long Red Thread: How Democratic dominance gave way to Republican advantage in U.S. House elections.” With Author Kyle Kondik
For the Decision Desk HQ newsletter Derek Willis spoke with Kyle Kondik, author of "The Long Red Thread: How Democratic dominance gave way to Republican advantage in U.S. House elections." Below are some excerpts from our conversation that didn’t make it into the newsletter, and you can hear our full conversation here. Q: In the unlikely event that there was a presidential … [Read more...] about “The Long Red Thread: How Democratic dominance gave way to Republican advantage in U.S. House elections.” With Author Kyle Kondik