by Jim Heath | Oct 13, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Democrats, Headlines
Hollywood has always raised a lot of cash for Democratic candidates, but this year there is a special urgency with Donald Trump in the White House. Fueled by GOP loathing, #MeToo and industry success, a new class of hyperactivated political activists like John Legend...
by Jim Heath | Oct 12, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Congress, Headlines
If the election were today, Republicans would likely gain a couple seats to their already 51-seat majority in the senate. The fight over Justice Brett Kavanaugh seems to have revitalized enthusiasm among Republicans, and stalled Democratic efforts in various states,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 11, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Headlines
The 2018 primary season witnessed a drastic decline of white men running for office in congressional and state races, as more women and minorities have joined the political arena. There has been a 13 percent drop in white, male Congressional candidates since 2012, and...
by Jim Heath | Oct 11, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Congress, Headlines
Democrats need to pick up 23 seats next month to recapture a majority in the House. They have at least one in Arizona, where GOP cash is drying up. The National Republican Congressional Committee has stopped television ad spending in Arizona’s 2nd District days after...
by Jim Heath | Oct 11, 2018 | 2018, Headlines, Immigration, Trump
With the midterm election just weeks away, Democrats are increasingly concerned that President Trump’s numbers among Hispanic and Latino voters aren’t nearly as bad as expected. And that could translate into a very mild blue wave on election day. In a recent...
by Jim Heath | Oct 10, 2018 | 2018, Ads, Analysis, Headlines
Watching television or listening to the radio in Ohio come October of every election year is like a non-stop smorgasbord of campaign ads. As I wrote in my book Front Row Seat at the Circus: Two things are a certainty during the fall of every presidential election year...
