Morning Headlines The Tennessee Republican Party voted yesterday to remove three candidates from the primary ballot for the new 5th Congressional District, including Morgan Ortagus who was endorsed by former President Trump. The move comes after the state enacted new residency requirements for Congressional candidates. Ortagus, who is a former State Department official, … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 20, 2022
Midterms
DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: March 31, 2022
Good morning and welcome to the DDHQ Morning News Spotlight. Today we're looking at more redistricting news out of Ohio, potential action from the White House on rising gas prices, and more. Morning Headlines The Biden Administration is considering a plan to release as much as a million barrels of oil a day from the US reserves in an effort to combat rising gas prices. … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: March 31, 2022
Forty-five House Seats Decided by Five Points or Less
Wave elections are remembered for the sheer number of seats flipped and of course the upsets, but the volume of close contests in them can be useful when looking ahead to the next cycle. Forty-five House seats were decided by margins of five or less, almost all of them held by Republicans. Republicans held onto twenty-four of them and lost twenty and control of the House … [Read more...] about Forty-five House Seats Decided by Five Points or Less
Øptimus Legislative Model: Update October 29, 2018
For the second straight week, the model is stable in the House and moves slightly towards Republicans in the Senate. The national environment is also stable, sitting at D+7.9 compared to D+7.8 last week. With just 8 days left until Election Day, we're predicting a strong possibility of split chamber control, with Democrats retaking the House but unable to retake the Senate. … [Read more...] about Øptimus Legislative Model: Update October 29, 2018