There are currently two vacancies in Ohio's House of Representatives delegation. The 11th came open after Marcia Fudge was confirmed as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In the 15th, Steve Stivers stepped down to become the CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. The 11th is a D+30 seat based around Cleveland and Akron, while the 15th, which includes parts of Columbus … [Read more...] about Previewing A Pair Of House Special Elections In Ohio
Book Review: Dark Night of the Democratic Soul
How did the Democratic Party survive the Age of Trump? That’s the question Edward-Issac Dovere set out to answer in his new book “Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats’ Campaigns to Defeat Trump”. In a world awash in books on Donald Trump, the 45th President is not a character in this volume so much as a looming presence. Dovere instead focuses on the various Democrats, … [Read more...] about Book Review: Dark Night of the Democratic Soul
Lessons From the Aftermath of the 2021 Pennsylvania Primaries
Everyone’s favorite Commonwealth held its 2021 primaries last week and the results revealed some unexpected turns of events. A progressive DA prevailed, a Mayor got the hook and COVID restrictions were rejected. Krasner Cruises The most high-profile race coming into Election Day was Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s re-election contest. When Krasner first … [Read more...] about Lessons From the Aftermath of the 2021 Pennsylvania Primaries
NM-1: Democrats Face A Must-Win Special Election
Since the January 5th Georgia Senate run-offs closed out the 2020 election cycle, the landscape has been relatively quiet. After a pair of uneventful Louisiana House run-offs, Democrats fumbled an opportunity to expand their thin majority in the TX-6 special election. Now the eyes of the nation shift to Albuquerque, as we turn to the next contest on the calendar. On … [Read more...] about NM-1: Democrats Face A Must-Win Special Election
Yang Holds Onto Lead As Challengers Struggle in the New York Mayoral Race
By Nick Field If you’re one of the rare people that misses the chaos of the 2020 campaign, the 2021 Democratic primary for Mayor of New York has exactly what you need. It’s not just political junkies and NYC press outlets that are making this jump either, as Andrew Yang effortlessly switched from one stage to the next. Yang the Front-Runner The self-styled … [Read more...] about Yang Holds Onto Lead As Challengers Struggle in the New York Mayoral Race