DDHQ Staff

Morning Headlines Carrick Flynn is a newcomer to politics but his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Oregon's new Sixth Congressional District is raising eyebrows among the state's party establishment. Not only is he leading the fundraising race by a large margin but he has the backing of the Democrat's top national House Super PAC. The Oregon primary is May … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 25, 2022

Morning Headlines An organization aligned with Democrats is hoping to raise $80 million over the next three years to recruit, train, and support candidates for local election administration related offices. With inflation rates higher than they have been in decades, Republican candidates for Congress are making it a major, if not the major, focus of their electoral … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 18, 2022

Morning Headlines After news leaked that former President Donald Trump would be endorsing J.D. Vance in the race for the GOP Senate nomination in Ohio, rival campaigns and party officials across the state launched an effort to prevent a formal announcement. County chairs and other party leaders signed a letter to Trump reminding him of Vance's opposition to Trump's … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 15, 2022

Morning Headlines Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis released his version of the state's redrawn congressional districts and quickly won support of a key member of the state's Senate redistricting efforts. Here is the partisan breakdown for the latest plan from Ron DeSantis #flapol #sayfie pic.twitter.com/jqRTuIijHu — Florida Data Geek 🇺🇦 (@MappingFL) April 13, … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 14, 2022

Morning Headlines New York's Lieutenant Governor resigns after being indicted on federal corruption charges. Democrat Brian Benjamin was nominated for the post by Governor Kathy Hochul after she vacated it to become Governor when Andrew Cuomo resigned last year.  The timing of his indictment and resignation means he will likely still be on the June 28th primary ballot and … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 13, 2022