Candidates: Damon Linker over at the Week talks about how the Democrat’s 2018 successes might wind up causing them problems in 2020. As the Democrats are expected to make gains in 2018 by a combination of juicing Progressive turnout, winning White-collar Clinton Republicans and … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for May 16th, 2018…2018 vs 2020 Democrats?…Exit polling…RRH Elections…
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Political Roundup for May 9th, 2018…Yesterdays Primary Results…RRH Elections…
Election Results: Indiana: Ex-State Rep. Mike Braun (R) won IN-Sen (R), Mel Hall (D) won IN-2 (D), State Rep. Jim Baird (R) won IN-4 (R), Greg Pence (R) won IN-6 (R) and Liz Watson (D) won IN-9 (D). North Carolina: Linda Coleman (D) won NC-2 (D), Rep. Walter Jones (R) … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for May 9th, 2018…Yesterdays Primary Results…RRH Elections…
Political Roundup for April 25, 2018…Trump/Marcon/Kim and Kanye West…RRH Elections
About Last Night: State Sen. Debbie Lesko (R) beat Hiral Tipirneni (D) in the special election for AZ-08, but the margin was less than encouraging for Team R (Trump continues to drag down the Republican Party). That margin may change slightly today as results trickle in. In … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for April 25, 2018…Trump/Marcon/Kim and Kanye West…RRH Elections
Political Roundup for April 18th, 2018…Ryan and the Grand Ole’ Party?…RRH Elections…
National I Didn’t Leave the GOP, the GOP Left Me: Despite ostensibly retiring to “spend more time with his family,” the subtext of Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Janesville) retirement suggests a man once deemed the future of the party has been cast aside. The Economist summed it up … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for April 18th, 2018…Ryan and the Grand Ole’ Party?…RRH Elections…
Political Roundup for April 12th, 2018…Generic Polls to question…RRH Elections…
National: Voter Registration vs Turnout: An interesting piece in Washington Monthly makes the case that campaigns are focusing too much on registering people to vote, and not enough on actually convincing the already registered to vote. It turns out that the vast majority of … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for April 12th, 2018…Generic Polls to question…RRH Elections…
Political Roundup for March 28th, 2018…GOP losing the Suburbs …RRH Elections
Last night, Republican Rex Reynolds held AL HD-21, winning by under 6% in a Trump +22 district. National Identity Politics: Damn Democrats and their identity politics! Well, actually… The Economist reports that identity-based politics is a more prevalent phenomenon these … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for March 28th, 2018…GOP losing the Suburbs …RRH Elections
Political Roundup for March 27, 2018…Yea, people believe Trump sleeps around…RRH Elections….
President/National Trump-Adultery: A CNN poll found that 63% of adults believe the women accusing President Trump of continuing to be a serial adulterer while 21% believe Trump’s denials. At the time of this roundup, mental health professionals and scientists are trying to … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for March 27, 2018…Yea, people believe Trump sleeps around…RRH Elections….
Political Roundup for March 26th, 2018…Florida turnout and McAuiffe 2020?…RRH Elections…
FL-Turnout: Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times, who is probably the best political reporter in Florida, is skeptical of a lot of things. His specific skepticism in this article, though, is of any rise in turnout among younger voters and Puerto Ricans. Democrats in the Sunshine … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for March 26th, 2018…Florida turnout and McAuiffe 2020?…RRH Elections…
