Voters in Memphis are heading to the polls to elect a new mayor and vote on a full slate of city council seats. Polls close at 7 p.m. (CDT). We will have the election results below once they do. Mayor Incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland has hit his term limit after two terms and a failed ballot initiative to extend term limits. 17 candidates are running for the open office. … [Read more...] about Election Results: Memphis Municipal Elections
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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
A Rundown of the Latest 2024 Presidential Fundraising Report: 2023 Second Quarter
We’ve reached an exciting milestone in the 2024 Presidential race: the first real fundraising reports. Sure, some of these same campaigns already released reports during the first quarter of this year, but now we’ve got the full field of candidates, including (most importantly) the incumbent President. To celebrate, I’ve put together this rundown of the reports from the … [Read more...] about A Rundown of the Latest 2024 Presidential Fundraising Report: 2023 Second Quarter
A Look Ahead at Kentucky’s Gubernatorial GOP Primary
Looking over the landscape for this November’s elections, the top Republican target is likely a Democratic incumbent Governor in the deep-red commonwealth of Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear, however, is an expert at squeezing out wins. In 2015, the son of popular former Governor Steve Beshear, won a closely-contested Attorney General race by just 2,194 votes (50.1% to 49.9%). … [Read more...] about A Look Ahead at Kentucky’s Gubernatorial GOP Primary
How Donald Trump’s Trial(s) Will Hang Over the 2024 Republican Primaries
Prepare yourselves, everyone, as we’re going to break the golden rule. That’s right, we’re going to speculate about Donald Trump’s political future. I know we all swore this off in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016, but let’s face it, Trump’s legal fate is arguably the largest unknown variable of the 2024 Presidential race. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Trump … [Read more...] about How Donald Trump’s Trial(s) Will Hang Over the 2024 Republican Primaries