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Stu Talks 2009 Elections on NewsHour

Stu joined the Hotline’s Amy Walter in discussing the 2009 election results on PBS NewsHour. You can read the transcript here or watch the video below.

Some House Recruits Have Yet to Measure Up to Hype

During the election off-year, the House campaign committees spend much of their time recruiting and then promoting their top candidates — like college football teams touting their class of high school prospects before they hit the field. But a year out from Election Day, Democrats and Republicans have highly touted recruits who have either flamed […]

New Print Edition: 2010 Senate Overview

The October 30, 2009 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. The print edition of the Report comes out every two weeks. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive races in the country, as well as updated House and Senate ratings, and coverage of the gubernatorial races nationwide. […]

New Print Edition: 2010 Senate Overview

The October 30, 2009 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. The print edition of the Report comes out every two weeks. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive races in the country, as well as updated House and Senate ratings, and coverage of the gubernatorial races nationwide. […]

One Down, Two to Go: The Outlook for the 2009 Elections

We are still a few days away from Election Day, but party strategists, operatives and local activists are already blaming their own nominees for their defeats. The clearest evidence that the Virginia gubernatorial race is over — apart from a blizzard of surveys showing Republican Bob McDonnell well over the 50 percent mark in the […]

2010 Senate Overview (October 30, 2009)

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A Road Well-Traveled in Drive to Hold Power: Destroy the Opposition

I had to chuckle when I read reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is preparing to run a decidedly negative campaign this year, with an unnamed adviser saying Reid would “vaporize” his opponent. That’s not exactly a new standard for the Nevada Democrat, who understands full well how to run a campaign […]

Will the Buckeye State Swing Back to the GOP in 2010?

Get out your map and draw a big fat bull’s-eye on Ohio. The state looks to be a test of whether the GOP can bounce back strongly after two terrible election cycles, and that makes it a possible bellwether of what’s going on nationally. Not quite three years ago, a Democratic wave in Ohio swept […]

Landscape Shift Means More Trouble for House Democrats

Already prepared to deal with challenging midterm turnout dynamics that favor the GOP, national Democratic strategists now find themselves looking at higher unemployment numbers, potentially divisive foreign policy decisions and a president who lacks the luster that he had immediately after his inauguration. This new political reality has a significant effect on the election prospects […]

New Print Edition: Missouri Senate & New York 29

The October 16, 2009 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. The print edition of the Report comes out every two weeks. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive races in the country, as well as quarterly House and Senate ratings, and coverage of the gubernatorial races nationwide. […]