In the Commonwealth of Virginia, 2023 is a midterm year, with control of the legislature up for grabs two years into Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s term. At this moment, Democrats hold a narrow 22-17-1 majority in the State Senate while Republicans enjoy a slim 50-46 majority in the House of Delegates. As a result, each chamber could conceivably flip either way in … [Read more...] about A Look Ahead at Next Week’s Virginia Legislative Primaries
2023 elections
Favre’s Scandal, Elvis’ Cousin and A First Look At Mississippi’s Gubernatorial Contest
The fundamentals suggest that Election Day 2023 should be a sensational success for the GOP. First of all, it’s an off-year election and those tend to be tough cycles for the party that controls the White House. Plus, the trio of Gubernatorial contests are all in deep red states: Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi. Today I’ll be taking a first look at the top race in the … [Read more...] about Favre’s Scandal, Elvis’ Cousin and A First Look At Mississippi’s Gubernatorial Contest
How Ryan Quarles Used Local Endorsements To Take On Big Names and Big Money in the Kentucky GOP Gov. Primary
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron dominated the Kentucky GOP Governor Primary on May 16, winning nearly half the vote and finishing with a comfortable ~48%-22% lead over the second-place candidate, Kentucky Agricultural Commissioner Ryan Quarles. Cameron was endorsed by Trump and favored throughout the yearlong primary campaign. Most media coverage after Tuesday night … [Read more...] about How Ryan Quarles Used Local Endorsements To Take On Big Names and Big Money in the Kentucky GOP Gov. Primary
A Final Preview of the Wide-Open Democratic Primary in the Philly Mayoral Race
The City of Brotherly Love is about to elect a new Mayor. Well, technically they won’t do that until November – but given that Philadelphia hasn’t chosen a Republican Mayor since 1947 – the May 16th Democratic primary is essentially the ballgame. Since I last updated you all this race, we’ve gotten four separate polls, two of which were independent surveys. By averaging … [Read more...] about A Final Preview of the Wide-Open Democratic Primary in the Philly Mayoral Race
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