Let’s take a breather. With Iowa and New Hampshire now behind us, we’ve got a chance to take stock of the 2024 Presidential race and look ahead to a crucial, closely-watched Congressional special election in New York. Before we get to that, though, let’s run through the final New Hampshire numbers. Donald Trump’s official margin over Nikki Haley settled on exactly 11 … [Read more...] about 2024 Round-Up: Looking Ahead to South Carolina and New York’s Special Congressional Election
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Republican Celeste Maloy Easily Prevails in Utah 2nd’s Special Election
Republicans gained back their 222nd U.S. House seat Tuesday night, as GOP nominee Celeste Maloy won a special election for the open 2nd Congressional District in Utah. This seat, which represents a R+11 district comprising most of western Utah, was vacated by Congressman Chris Stewart back in May, when he announced his intention to resign in order to deal with his wife’s … [Read more...] about Republican Celeste Maloy Easily Prevails in Utah 2nd’s Special Election
Previewing The Candidates In Rhode Island’s 1st District Special Election
Politics never takes a break, not even during the dog days of August. This year, the drama is in tiny Rhode Island, where the primaries for the special election in the 1st Congressional District is set for September 5th. This contest was set up to replace Rep. David Ciclline, who resigned to be CEO and President of the Rhode Island Foundation. The 1st is a particularly … [Read more...] about Previewing The Candidates In Rhode Island’s 1st District Special Election
Recap: McCarthy Finally Prevails in Speakership Vote After Chaotic Four-Day Marathon
Well, last week was certainly historic. It was also extraordinarily chaotic, but let’s stick with the history for the moment. For the fifteenth time in American history, the election of a Speaker of the House required more than one round of voting. The most recent such occurrence was exactly a century ago in 1923, although it was far from the worst such impasse, which took … [Read more...] about Recap: McCarthy Finally Prevails in Speakership Vote After Chaotic Four-Day Marathon
The Messaging Mistake That Cost Republicans the Midterms
Maybe it was the crudité? With inflation at its highest point in four decades, high prices were seemingly destined to be the defining issue of the 2022 midterms. Indeed, voters consistently cited concern over inflation in public opinion polls throughout the year. So you’d expect Republicans to hammer this issue over the course of the 2022 campaign, likely with a flood … [Read more...] about The Messaging Mistake That Cost Republicans the Midterms