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Check out our calendar of key downballot elections around the U.S. in 2021

There’s also quite a bit of action happening at the local level. Numerous cities are holding mayoral elections, headlined by the nation’s largest city, New York City. Many of these contests are happening in strongly Democratic cities like Atlanta and Minneapolis; however, three large cities in North Texas offer some intrigue. Arlington, Fort Worth, and […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 23, 2021, 8:30 am
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We’ve finished calculating the 2020 presidential results for every House district

The number of crossover districts—16 in total—is extremely low by historical standards but continues a downward trend reflecting our nation’s increased political polarization. Following the 2016 elections, there were 35 crossover seats, which was an increase from 2012 but a steep drop from the 83 produced by the 2008 Democratic wave. For much of the […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 22, 2021, 8:30 am
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Nephew of Arkansas’ GOP governor bails party to mull independent run for governor

Senate ● AL-Sen: Wealthy businesswoman Lynda Blanchard entered the race for Alabama’s open Senate seat on Thursday, seeding her campaign with what she described as “an initial $5 million deposit.” In launching her bid, Blanchard made sure to emphasize that she “served as U.S. ambassador to First Lady Melania Trump’s home country of Slovenia.” Blanchard […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 19, 2021, 8:30 am
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Wisconsin Democrats unite behind labor-backed candidate for schools chief

Senate ● GA-Sen: Contrary to a report earlier this week in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that suggested he might defer to former Sen. David Perdue, it certainly sounds like former Rep. Doug Collins has no interest in waiting on any fellow Republicans before deciding whether to go forward with a bid against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 18, 2021, 8:30 am
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Our new data shows the Trumpiest district in the nation is also the most evangelical

The 4th gave Trump his best showing in any of the 411 congressional districts we’ve released 2020 data for so far, and we’re confident there’s no chance that it’ll get displaced when we finish calculating results for our two remaining states, Louisiana and Pennsylvania. And the result is no surprise: In 2016, Trump also earned […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 17, 2021, 8:31 am
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Conspiracist GOP lawmaker joins Iowa Senate race without waiting on Grassley

Just last week, Carlin introduced legislation requiring that all employees of Iowa’s public universities be interrogated about their political beliefs, part of a long-running conservative crusade against higher education. He’s also pushing a “bathroom bill” that would target transgender people and has proposed a measure requiring that schoolchildren be taught cursive handwriting. Campaign Action Senate […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 16, 2021, 9:00 am
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Our new data shows how Trump won this longtime red House district by just 115 votes

This extremely narrow victory is the tightest presidential result we’ve found for all of the 404 congressional districts we’ve released 2020 data for so far, and we’d be very surprised if it gets displaced when we wrap up our remaining three states (Alabama, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania). The second-closest seat in last year’s elections was Iowa’s […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 15, 2021, 8:30 am
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After surprise disappearance, lying liar Josh Mandel is back for a third Senate bid

The Republican ran one of the most revoltingly mendacious campaigns of the cycle: In March of 2012, PolitFact published an article highlighting how “whoppers are fast becoming a calling card of his candidacy,” and Mandel utterly shed himself of any semblance of honesty over the following months. This time, though, it didn’t work, as Brown […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 11, 2021, 8:44 am
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Our new data shows how New York City moved right as the rest of the state went left

Now, to the numbers. Joe Biden carried the Empire State 61-38, which was very similar to Hillary Clinton’s 59-37 showing four years before. However, New York is another state where notable differences between the two elections lurk just below the surface. Biden carried 20 seats, two more than Clinton took in 2016, while the remaining […] More

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Georgia Republicans gird themselves for brutal 2022 primary battles

Bluestein relays that Perdue is “viewed as unlikely to run,” but that his advisers haven’t dismissed the idea. Indeed, just after the story went live, one of those Perdue advisers confidently tweeted, “He’d clear the field or crush anyone who was dumb enough to run against him in a primary.” Campaign Action The AJC adds […] More

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Nebraska Republican may run to become first senator elected as governor in a decade

Plenty of governors have attempted to reach the Senate, but there’s a big reason why it’s much more uncommon for members of the upper chamber to try the opposite career switch. While many states, including Nebraska, have term limits that will eventually force their chief executives out of the governor’s office, senators can stay in […] More

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Why this might be the cycle Tim Ryan actually runs statewide

As we at Daily Kos Election always like to remind readers, a politician isn’t running for office until they announce they’re running for office: Until that magic moment, they can always back down. That holds especially true for Ryan, who has a long history of mulling bids for higher office in Ohio but always opting […] More

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