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, 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 9, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Headlines
The Republican House majority continues to collapse, with Democrats steadily gaining ground toward erasing the 23-seat margin and ending eight years of GOP control. According to an extensive Politico analysis, a total of 68 seats currently held by Republicans are...
by Jim Heath | Oct 3, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Congress, Headlines
With just five weeks to go until election day, more House Republicans find themselves fighting for their political lives. The independent Cook Political Report now projects that several personally popular Republicans who appeared to be defying the “blue...
by Jim Heath | Sep 30, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Headlines
The conservative Columbus Dispatch has endorsed Richard Cordray, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio. Our choice is in some ways a departure from past practice, and in some ways it is not. True, it is rare for this newspaper to favor a Democrat over a...
