Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Maine's gubernatorial race looks as tight...
Democrat Mike MichaudLeading Off:•ME-Gov: On behalf of the League of Conservation Voters, PPP takes another look at the Pine Tree State's gubernatorial contest and finds what most recent polls have...
View ArticleFight back against big money in #CA17: GOTV for Mike Honda
How can we fight back against the Venture Capital and Enron hedge fund money pouring into California’s 17th congressional district? Get Out The Vote by going door to door or by phone to make sure those...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Lee Terry just earned the worst...
Republican Lee TerryLeading Off:•NE-02: We've written extensively about how politicians who run ads trying to tie their opponents to heinous crimes often wind up bitten in the ass, but no one's gotten...
View ArticleTales from the Trail: Getting Out the Vote in #CA17
I intended my final GOTV article to cover the $330,000 that was dumped into Ro Khanna’s super PAC after the FEC filing deadline allowing those donors to remain anonymous until after the election, but...
View ArticleWall Street’s #1 Democrat in the country: Ro Khanna in #CA17
According to the Center for Responsive Politics’ list of candidates receiving the most money from Wall Street donors, Ro Khanna is #3. He finds himself at the top of the list along with notable...
View ArticlePicking up the pieces: A look at 2014's uncalled races
It looks like Democratic Sen. Mark Warner has kept his seat by the skin of his teeth. We have several contests that have not been called for one party or the other as of Wednesday afternoon. You can...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Holy mackerel, were the polls wrong!
Points below the diagonal line show polling averages that were too friendly to Democrats.Leading Off:•Polltopia: A few days ago, we wrote a post about how the polls can be wrong. In that we post, we...
View ArticleOvertime report: An updated look at 2014's uncalled races
Democratic Rep. Ron Barber Several races remain uncalled as of Thursday. We recently ran through them here and we have updates below for any contests where we have new details. You can check who has...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: National Democrats triage Mary Landrieu
Mary LandrieuLeading Off:•LA-Sen: On Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and Republican Bill Cassidy were forced into a Dec. 6 runoff as expected. However, if the jungle primary numbers are any...
View ArticleMark Warner wins as other candidates await their fate: An updated look at...
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner (left) has narrowly won re-election Several races remain uncalled as of Friday morning. We recently ran through them here and we have updates below for any contests where we...
View ArticleA Requiem for Ro Khanna
As someone with Bay Area roots, I found one bit of good news on Tuesday: incumbent Democrat Mike Honda's triumph over challenger Ro Khanna. Please allow me to explain.
View ArticleSurreal Ending to the #CA17 Race
Mike Honda won his bid for reelection to represent Silicon Valley, but it did not happen without a battle for the soul of the Democratic party. Democracy for America (DFA) and the Democratic party...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: North Carolina Democrats get ready for...
North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCroryLeading Off:•NC-Gov: Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper has not officially announced whether or not he'll run against Republican Gov. Pat McCrory in 2016,...
View ArticleAn Arizona swing seat comes down to the wire: An updated look at 2014's...
Democratic Rep. Ron Barber (middle) Several races remain uncalled as of Friday morning. You can check who has won each key race at our race tracker here, and you can also keep an eye on our...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Democratic poll spells bad news for Team...
Republican Dan DonovanLeading Off: •NY-11: Well, this is seriously bad news on several levels for Democratic hopes of winning back Mike Grimm's seat. Some unknown person just leaked a DCCC poll,...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Liberal firebrand Alan Grayson weighs a...
Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson may jump into the Senate race whether or not Marco Rubio runs for re-electionLeading Off: •FL-Sen: Outspoken Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson represents a safe Orlando-area...
View ArticleGaius Publius: Astroturf “Progressive” Support for the TPP – Meet “270...
[Diarist's Note: Gaius Publius, via Naked Capitalism Publisher Yves Smith, has provided the diarist with authorization to reproduce their post, in its entirety, for the benefit of the Daily Kos...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Quinnipiac offers up eye-popping numbers...
Quinnipiac finds Republican Sen. Pat Toomey (left) smoking Democrat Joe Sestak (right) in a rematch of their tight 2010 contestLeading Off: •FL, OH, PA-Sen: Quinnipiac just published a batch of polls...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The Club for Growth has found their man...
Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis (right) with Louisiana Sen. David VitterLeading Off: •FL-Sen: No Republicans have entered the race to succeed presidential candidate Marco Rubio yet, but several are...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Matt Bevin ekes out an 83-vote win, but...
Matt Bevin holds an 83-vote lead with all precincts reportingLeading Off: •KY-Gov: We were expecting a tight GOP primary, but not this tight! With all precincts reporting, tea partying businessman Matt...
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