Category Archive: House

Redistricting Success Often a Moving Target

Illinois Districts: New Normal

Republicans Try to Even the Score with New North Carolina Lines

Obama Visits Media Market He Shunned in 2008

The Politics of the Debt Ceiling Are Too Tempting

2012 House Overview (June 20, 2011)

Redistricting’s Bottom Line Might Surprise You

Is History on House Members’ Side in 2012?

30 Years Later, Nolan Considers Comeback Bid

Rhode Island 1: Do You Believe in Providence?

Why You Need to Ignore Most Current Polling

Only Hypocrisy Is Truly Bipartisan

Hollywood Couldn’t Save California Hopeful

GOP Might Want to Rethink the Ryan Boomlet

Indiana Districts: Who’s Your Member?

Republicans Face No-Win Situation in New York 26

New York 26: Move to Toss-Up/Tilt Democratic

Debt Limit Vote: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

House Ratings: New Iowa, Louisiana, Arkansas districts added

Arkansas Districts: Delayed Gratification

New York 26: Moved to More Vulnerable Category

Iowa Districts: Out with the Old, In with the New

Iowa 4: Christie Vilsack Likely to Challenge King

The New Norm: Last-Minute Political Deals

NRCC Veteran Walsh to Lead GOP Outside Group

No Such Thing as an Off Year for Consultants

Republicans Ready to Unveil Compromise Map in Louisiana

New Iowa Map Pits Incumbents Against Each Other

Redistricting Doesn’t Always Go as Planned

New Democratic poll paints premature fight for the House

Are GOP Freshmen Ready to Rumble in 2012?

New York 26: Democrats to Nominate Hochul on Sunday

The Great Disappearing Act of Nancy Pelosi

New York 26: Waiting for Hoffman

California 36: Beachfront Property

Personal Take on Brain Injuries and Senate Bids

Change on the Horizon for House Democrats

New York 26: Yet Another Special Election

Beware of Ad Campaigns With More Bark Than Bite

Are We Headed for Four Wave Elections in a Row?

Montana Senate: Rehberg Moves Race to Toss-Up

So Far, Boehner Is an Able Adversary for Obama

2012 House Overview (January 20, 2011)

Redistricting Winner Is Still to Be Determined

Political Cartographers Train to Redraw Districts

Republican Redistricting Efforts Bankrupt for 2011?

This Is a Time to Reflect on What Is Important

Nation’s Challenges Won’t Be Any Easier in 2011

Have Democrats Forgotten the Election Already?

DLC’s 100 Democrats List Predicted Governors, Stars

Rothenberg’s End of the Year Awards for 2010

1998 Civility Promises Seem Like Long Ago

Well, That was Quite an Election, Wasn’t It?

Maryland 1: Wave Hits the Eastern Shore

Democrats Made a Mountain Out of a Molehill

Democratic Attacks Fell on Deaf Ears This Fall

Ohio Blowout Raises Red Flag for Democrats

Most Outrageous, Absurd Candidates of 2010

Democrats Lost the Faith of Religious Voters

Messages Sent by ’10 Voters Weren’t ‘Either-Or’

Post-2010, Face of Both Parties Is A-Changing

Huge GOP Wins in Ohio Complicate Redraw

Swing Voters, GOP to Democrats: You’re Fired!

As America Votes, It’s All Over but the Shouting

Big Gulf Between Parties on Spending Strategies

2010 House Overview (October 28, 2010)

Will the House Losses Be Bad or Horrendous?

DCCC going on NYC television for Hall

2010 House Overview (October 22, 2010)

It’s a Roller Coaster for Some House Hopefuls

It’s Desperation Time on the Campaign Trail

2010 House Overview (October 15, 2010)

Outside Cash Will Keep GOP Flush in Final Weeks

5 Surprises the Wave May Wash Out in November

Friend or Foe, U.S. Chamber Plays Both Roles for Democrats

Ohio 1: DCCC Cancels Driehaus Ads

2010 House Overview (October 8, 2010)

Early Battlefields Emerge in the Nation’s Middle

Race Fundamentals Are Telling for Vulnerables

New York 23: Hoffman Out, Race Moves to Toss-Up

Scenario #3: A GOP Tsunami Crashes Over Congress

Scenario #2: Democrats Lose House, Cling to Senate

Scenario #1: Base Turns Out Late, Saves Democrats

2010 House Overview (October 1, 2010)

Parties’ Opposition Research Efforts Fuel Late Ads

Final Stretch Not as Important as You Think

2010 House Overview (September 24, 2010)

State Waves Add to Democrats’ National Woes

Is This an Anti-Incumbent Year? Not So Far

2010 House Overview (September 17, 2010)

District Polls Are Troubling Signs for Democrats

Wave builds for GOP in the House

Debt: One Campaign Issue Parties Are Very Familiar With

Missouri 4: Incumbent Security?

Mixed News in Tuesday’s Results

House Ratings Changes in GA8, IL11, TX17, TX23, WA3

Are Voters Really Moving Beyond Race?

Is Michelle Obama Democrats’ Secret Weapon?

Ohio 16: Suicide Squeeze

Rothenberg’s Dangerous Dozen Open House Seats

Even Veteran Members Will Struggle to Win

DCCC Turns to Mook’s Ground Game for Fall

North Dakota At-Large: It’s Lonely Up Here

Huge GOP Gains Weren’t Always Inevitable This Year

New York 1: Nixon Grandson Finds the Going Rocky in Bid for Congress

NRCC’s Independent Expenditure Is Armed With Shields

Pennsylvania 15: Callahan Running Against Rudy Giuliani?

We Don’t Need a DNC Lecture on Midterms

White House Lays Foundation for Post-Election Damage Control

Missouri 8 : For Sowers, Raising Money Is the Easy Part

Outside Groups Aiding GOP Cause This Cycle

NBC’s First Read Misses A Key Point

New York 1: Outsourcing Documentary Provides Little Fodder

Will Democrats’ Third-Party Scenario Pay Off?

Same Party but Two Very Different Candidates

Link Between Grayson, Tea Party Questioned

Let’s Poke Holes in the ‘Anti-Incumbent’ Hype

Virginia 2: Shifting Tides

Melancon Takes On a Second Opponent: BP

We Come to Bury Sodrel, Not to Praise Him

A Primary Loss Does Not Equate a Lost Cause

PA 12 Special: Only One Piece in Bigger Picture

Sean Duffy, Welcome to Your New Real World

PA15: Difference of Opinion

Tuesday Showed It’s Wise to Expect Unexpected

House Overview: Money Can’t Fix What’s Broken for Democrats

TX17: New GOP Poll Has Bad News for Chet Edwards

IL14: Hultgren Even With Foster in Own Poll

Obama State Directors on Front Lines of 2010

Not All ‘On the Radar’ Candidates Measure Up

South Carolina 5: Challenging the Chair

Arkansas Senate: One Big (Not So Happy) Family

Is the GOP Headed to a Revival in the Land of Enchantment?

Paterson’s Timing Has Been Perfect for Democrats in N.Y. Specials

If Republicans Fail to Win the House, Look Behind the ‘Eight’ Ball

Turnout in Virginia, N.J. Could Be a Big Problem for Democrats

April 9, 2010 House Overview

Cuomo Endorses Castle?

Democrats Tap O’Shea to Head Redistricting Trust

New Players Enter Redistricting Fight

Pennsylvania 12: Today’s Special

Can Polling Memos Change the Narrative About 2010 Races?

MoveOn.org Pressuring Democrats in Health Care Fight

No Easy Answers for Democrats’ Problems

West Virginia 1: Major Pain

Idaho 1: How the West is Won

Hawaii 1: As the World Turns

Illinois Primary: First in the Nation

Ohio 15: It’s Not 2008 Anymore

Stu on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal

December 18, 2009 House Overview

New York 1: Job Security

Michigan 7: Schauer Power

New York 29: Partisan Guns Blazing

Ohio 12: A Day Late and a Dollar Short?

Colorado 4: Since You’ve Been Gone

Washington 8: Badge of Honor

Maryland 1: Shoring Up the Base

California 44: Showcase Showdown

Alabama 2: All Is Calm, All is Bright

New Print Edition: 2010 House Outlook

Mississippi 1: Returning to Form?

California 10: Waiting for Tauscher

South Carolina 1: We Didn’t Start the Fire

New Hampshire 1: Politics Goes On

Florida 8: Magical World of Politics

California 32: Race Matters?

February 20, 2009 House Overview

Louisiana 4: Fight to the Finish

2008 House Overview (October 31, 2008)

2008 House Overview (October 24, 2008)

Michigan 9: State Democrats Try to Use Palin as Wedge

California 3: Democratic Poll in California Shows Lungren Is Soft

2008 House Overview (October 10, 2008)

Wild Cards Create Wild Scenarios in Congressional Races

Two Democrats Earn Top Score From Conservative Group

New Print Edition: 2008 House Overview

Minnesota 3: Toss-Up

Minnesota 3: Toss-Up

California 4: Brown’s Poll Signals Tough Road Ahead

Florida 24: Race to November

Mississippi 1: Something Special

New York 13: Fosella’s DUI

Nevada 3: Daskas Out

New York 26: Lewis’ Exit Leaves Lee and Bellavia for GOP

Illinois 11: Baldermann out, Ozinga In

Pennsylvania 3: Dahlkemper Wins Primary

New Print Edition: 2008 House Outlook

Rothenberg’s Dangerous Dozen Open House Seats

New York 26: Reynolds Won’t Run Again

New Print Edition: 2008 House Outlook

New Print Edition: Ohio 16 & Virginia Senate

Fate of ’06 House Takeovers May Mirror ’08 Party Prospects

Illinois 14: New Lauzen Poll Shows Dead Heat

Here We Go Again: An Anti-Incumbent Wave Next Year?

Rothenberg Highlights Dangerous Not Quite Dozen Open Seats

New Print Edition: New Hampshire Senate & New York 19

Republican Recruiting

Mood   Money   GOP Retirements = Democratic Bonanza

Have the Republicans Picked Another Losing Fight on SCHIP?