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The following are past races covered in the print edition of The Rothenberg Political Report. Back issues are not sold individually and are not available online. Subscriptions are available via credit card on the website or by check and delivered via regular U.S. mail. December 21, 2007, Vol. 30, No. 262008 Gubernatorial Outlook December 14, […]
Just a quick note to say Happy Holidays from the entire staff of the Rothenberg Political Report. We wanted to express our thanks to you for reading and following the election with us. We’re looking forward to a break, but we’ll be ready to start all over again next year. Happy Holidays! -Stu & Nathan
The December 15, 2006 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. This is our final edition of the year. Our first issue in January will be our 2008 Senate overview. To read the complete analysis of what happened in these two races, you must subscribe. Illinois 6: Money PitBy […]
Every so often, we have a very odd political year. The year 2006 was one of them. Here’s a little test. Which one of the following things did you expect to happen 12 months ago? Please, be honest. • Democrats would win the Senate; • Republican Reps. Jim Leach (Iowa), Jeb Bradley (N.H.) and Jim […]
Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack (D) was an orphan before being adopted by a couple in Pittsburgh. His adoptive mother struggled with alcoholism. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was born in Hawaii to a Kenyan-born economist who was educated at Harvard and a white woman from Kansas. He grew up in Indonesia before returning to the United […]
OK, it’s that time of year again when we can all vote for the best and worst candidates and campaigns. Here are my nominees: Please Don’t Ever Run Again • Francine Busby (D-Calif.) • Patty Wetterling (D-Minn.) • Bill Gluba (D-Iowa) • Bill Weld (R-N.Y./Mass.) Analysis: All of these candidates have had their chances, and […]
How’d we do? Not bad. Not bad at all. For the Senate, we pretty much hit the nail on the head. In our last issue before the election, we wrote: “While Senate control is in doubt, with anything from a 51-49 Republican Senate to a 52-48 Democratic Senate possible, we do not think the two […]
I’ll bet that Rep. Tom Cole, a conservative Republican from Oklahoma and the new chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean of Vermont agree on very little. But they are singing from the same songbook when they argue that there are dozens of House seats ripe for the […]
The November 29, 2006 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. To read the complete analysis of the two runoff races, you must subscribe. Texas 23: The Lone RangerBy Nathan L. Gonzales Republicans are still reeling from their losses and coming to grips with life in the minority. But […]