Matt Dolan formally announced his campaign to challenge Senator Sherrod Brown and become the next Republican Senator of Ohio on Tuesday. Ohio will be at the center of GOP attempts to flip the Senate in 2024, as Democrats are already on the brink of losing their majority. With vulnerable incumbents in the deep red states of Montana and West Virginia, Democrats will struggle to … [Read more...] about Democrats Boosted Matt Dolan’s OH GOP Senate Campaign in 2022
Analysis
How Democrats Managed to Avoid a Red Wave in the 2022 Midterms
The 2022 Midterms were exceptionally successful for Democrats as the party expanded their majority in the US Senate and only lost 9 seats in the US House. Democrats also won nearly every competitive gubernatorial election (including races in five states Donald Trump won in 2016—Kansas, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania) and flipped state legislative chambers in … [Read more...] about How Democrats Managed to Avoid a Red Wave in the 2022 Midterms
Republicans from Battleground Districts Fueled Rozzi’s Unexpected Path to PA State House Speaker
Although Democrats won a slim 102-101 majority in the Pennsylvania State House during midterm elections last November, party operatives were unsure whether Democrats could convert this slim advantage into a true functioning majority in the chamber. Pennsylvania Democrats were forced to navigate a temporary 99-101 deficit in the State House while voting on a House Speaker, … [Read more...] about Republicans from Battleground Districts Fueled Rozzi’s Unexpected Path to PA State House Speaker
Why So Many Biden Voters Backed a Conservative Republican: The 2022 Idaho Governor Election
You probably didn't pay attention to the 2022 Idaho Governor Election this cycle, but it was chaotic—even as incumbent governor Brad Little ultimately dominated the field to claim re-election on November 8th. Before Little advanced to the general election, he faced stiff resistance from his own right-wing Lieutenant Governor, Janice McGeachin, in the Republican Primary. Little … [Read more...] about Why So Many Biden Voters Backed a Conservative Republican: The 2022 Idaho Governor Election
The US House Was Biased Toward Democrats in 2022: Why Republicans Are Developing a Geography Problem
In the 2012 Presidential Election, Democrat Barack Obama decisively defeated Republican Mitt Romney. Obama won 332 electoral votes and the national Presidential popular vote by nearly 4%. Despite this crushing victory, Obama headed into his second term in office without a majority in the US House. House Republicans lost the popular vote by 1% but still won a 234-201 majority in … [Read more...] about The US House Was Biased Toward Democrats in 2022: Why Republicans Are Developing a Geography Problem