Category Archive: Roll Call

About That Terrible GOP Brand …

Senate: Mixing Apples and Oranges in West Virginia

History May Tell Us Little About GOP’s 2014 Senate Prospects

Is the House in Play? A District-by-District Assessment

GOP Doubles Down on Ryan to Change the Narrative

Why I Rate Michigan’s Senate Seat As ‘Safe’ for Democrats

Monthly Party Fundraising Reports Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Looking to 2016: Is It Still Either Bush or Rubio?

Can House Democrats Improve on ’12 Recruiting Flops?

Governorships a Big Opportunity for Democrats in 2014

South Carolina 1: Colbert’s Sister an Underdog, but Worth Watching

Bloomberg’s Much Ado About Nothing Much

Can Obama Put the House In Play in 2014?

Democrats’ Economic Narrative Still Trumps GOP’s

Markey: From 22 Percent to Anointed Senator

Rubio and Jindal Are Allies Now, Adversaries Maybe Later

Can Democrats Save Rockefeller’s Seat?

Youth Vote Could Seal GOP’s Minority Status

Obama Looms Large Over Democrats’ 2014 Fight to Retain the Senate

Is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Overhyped?

Senate Majority Leader’s Biography Badly Needs a Rewrite

The 2016 Presidential Race Begins Today

Who Is Least Likely to Lose the Virginia Gubernatorial Race?

Are Democratic Insiders Missing the Boat in Massachusetts as Special Election Draws Closer?

Obama Wins First Round, With More Bouts to Come in 2013

The New Year Can’t Come Soon Enough for the GOP

Group DeMint Founded Has No Plans to Replace the Departing Senator

Looking Back on 2012 Cycle’s Long and Winding Road

The Best and Worst of the 2012 Campaigns, Part II

Best and Worst Of the 2012 Campaigns: Part I

For the Fiscal Cliff Talks, It’s Back to the Future Again

Supermajority Within Reach for Senate Democrats

Hollywood Cachet Doesn’t Always Cash In

Drawing the Wrong Meaning About a House Race

Perfect Storm for Democratic Pickups

What Really Happened in the House

Mixed Message: Divided Nation Is Still Divided

Jumping to Conclusions on the 2012 Elections

The Economy Is Crumbling So Let’s Talk Abortion and Rape

Reverting to the Norm: The Race Narrows

Senate Fight: Still Too Early to Count Chickens

Looking for House Upsets? Take a Look at These

Why’d Mitt Romney Take So Long to Move to the Middle?

Can a Race Be Tight and Yet Not Competitive?

Friday’s Numbers: Does Anybody Still Care?

Democratic Surge in House Races? Not So Fast

‘State Waves’ and the Fight for the Senate

Both Parties Roll the Dice on Medicare Issue

Convention: The Iowa Straw Poll and the National Political Conventions

On a Run of Strong Congressional Candidates

Polls or Fundamentals in N.Y. 1st District Race?

Cruz Versus Dewhurst: More Than a Primary

Voter Overload and the Presidential Endgame

Two Freshmen to Watch in the Class of 2012

How Can Anyone Govern After This Campaign?

Conventions: From Meaningful to Meaningless

Campaigns to Compete for Ads During Olympic Games

Wisconsin Senate Race Will Be Test of Political Mood

Congressional Democrats’ Pennsylvania Problem

Senate Majority Still Up for Grabs in November

Reflections on 20 Years as Accidental Columnist

Can Any of These House Underdogs Survive?

IE Strategy Borders on Art Form

What’s Different About the New ‘New Right’?

Just How Competitive Is the Ohio Senate Race?

How Citizens United Is Affecting Campaigns

Context Often a Casualty in ‘War on Women’

Is Pennsylvania In Play for November? Maybe.

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones …

Guarded Prospects for Southern Democrats, Northeast Republicans

On Second Thought, Maybe N.C. Was a Mistake

Truth About Mitt Romney’s Running Mate Choice

One Way to Look at the Presidential Polls

Don’t Believe the Anti-Incumbent Narrative

Can Mitt Romney Return to ‘Referendum’ Message?

The Vacant Center Aisle Caucus?

Taking A Different Look At The Gender Gap

IE Director Is ‘Clear-Eyed and Cold-Blooded’

Mitt Romney’s Weakness Is Also Strength — or Is It?

In GOP Presidential Race, Fat Lady Finally Sings

For Martha McKenna, All Politics Is Personal

If Lugar Loses, Will Indiana Really Be in Play?

What Could Be Next in the Race for President?

Who Else for Vice President but Marco Rubio?

Wins, Delegates and the Long GOP Fight Ahead

For Mitt Romney, a Good Night but Not a Knockout

Nebraska and Hawaii: Studying Senate Handicapping

Claire McCaskill’s Mountain: A Tough Climb to Victory

Just How Much Does Gingrich Hate Romney?

The Hoopla Surrounding Romney’s Electability

In Florida: Anger, Confusion, Musical Chairs

Don’t Bet on Gingrich Showing Up in Tampa

Oregon Escapes Notice in Voter Photo ID Battle

In Presidential Polling, Context Always Matters

What Are the Chances of a Republican White Knight?

Will GOP Risk Goldwater II With Newt Gingrich in 2012?

Toxic Congress: Dose of Electoral Uncertainty

A Rough Estimate of the Current House Field

Mitt McCain — The GOP’s Strange Replay of 2008

Can Mitt Romney Meet New Hampshire Expectations?

Time Running Out for GOP to Play in Oregon Special

For Mitt Romney, It’s Still Divide and Conquer

Time for Rothenberg Annual Year-End Awards

Another Year of Prognostication Ups and Downs

Democratic Consultant a Winner in Predicting Heisman Trophy

Do Democrats Face More Trouble From Occupy Wall Street?

Fight for Senate Hinges on Six White House Battlegrounds

For Republicans, It’s a Matter of Head or Heart

Federal Court to Draw Texas Map

A Strange Way to Pick Presidential Candidates

Next in Line (Apparently) for GOP: Newt Gingrich

House Overview: What’s In Play?

Is This the Ugliest Redistricting Cycle Ever?

For Bob McDonnell, VP Talk Won’t Go Away

Would Cain Be Leading the Race if He Were White?

So You Want to Be a Political Handicapper, Part II

Think You Can Be a Political Handicapper?

Stu’s Dangerous Dozen: Unsafe House Incumbents

For Some GOPers, It’s Still Anyone but Mitt Romney

Why Is There So Much Mud in South Carolina?

This Is Not Your Father’s Democratic Party

Electoral Vote Advantage Goes to Mitt Romney

West Virginia Election More Molehill Than Mountain

Another Boomlet for an Unknown Republican

Barack Obama, Predictions and the Red Sox

Connecticut 5: Can Anyone Deny Donovan a Seat in Congress?

Jerry Springer Reflects on His Former Boss’s Victory

Should Obama Run Against Congress?

Will GOP Choose John Kerry or Howard Dean?

Democrats Jump the Shark in New York Special

Can Small RNC Rule Change Affect GOP Race?

Political Unity Peaked After Attacks

Two Former Democratic Aides Raise a Ruckus

Is Spending Creating a Consensus on Defense?

Wisconsin Senate: Thompson’s Return May Be Coming Too Late

The Nothingness of the Iowa Straw Poll

Blue Dogs and Elephants? Dad Can’t Escape Politics

Debt Ceiling Fight Is So Yesterday’s News

GOP Hoping to Hang On in Wisconsin Recalls

Will Debt Dance Be a Disaster for Incumbents?

In Debt Debacle, Someone Will Have to Blink

These Are the Dog Days for Rating Senate Races

The Center Can’t Hold if There Isn’t One Left

Debt Ceiling Stalemate Not About Numbers

Redistricting Success Often a Moving Target

GOP Primary Features Two Two-Person Races

Ask a Bad Question, You’ll Get a Bad Answer

Are Obama’s Polls Worse Than Meet the Eye?

PPP (D) Polls Flood Early Senate Landscape

Obama Visits Media Market He Shunned in 2008

No Rival and Plenty of Cash? Don’t Rest Easy

Who Lost the New Hampshire GOP Debate? Me

Rick Perry: Republican Savior or GOP Disaster?

Will Governors Hurt GOP’s White House Prospects?

Is History on House Members’ Side in 2012?

30 Years Later, Nolan Considers Comeback Bid

Only Hypocrisy Is Truly Bipartisan

GOP Might Want to Rethink the Ryan Boomlet

Shrinking Republican Field Benefits Pawlenty

Republicans Face No-Win Situation in New York 26

Huntsman: More or Less Than Meets the Eye?

Businessman Tim Sullivan Mulling Wisconsin Senate Bid

For Some in Senate, Losing Once Is Way to Win

Debt Limit Vote: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

Don’t Start Planning Obama Inauguration Yet

Does Daniels Really Fit GOP’s Bill? Maybe So

How Major Is the Killing of Osama bin Laden?

Berg Senate Run Likely in North Dakota

The Shape of Redistricting, Part I: Iowa, Louisiana, Arkansas

Obama, GOP Not Serious About Deficit Deal

The Uneven Senate Landscape of 2012 (and 2014)

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

LeMieux Nabs Jon Lerner to Advise Senate Bid

Trump in 2012? Not Every Stupid Idea Is Funny

Odds Are Against Lugar in Bid for Seventh Term

New Iowa Map Pits Incumbents Against Each Other

Redistricting Doesn’t Always Go as Planned

GOP Struggles to Figure Out Voter File Future

Guy Cecil Returns to Defend Democratic Majority

New York 26: Democrats to Nominate Hochul on Sunday

Tim Kaine Might Not Be the Perfect Answer

An Early Look at 2012 ‘Elite Eight’ Battleground

Democrats Need GOP Voters to Win

Wisconsin: Degenerating Quickly Into the Muck

When Campaigns Lie, What Should the Voters Do?

Rothenberg’s Dangerous Dozen Open House Seats

Reruns for Senate

The Bush Factor in the Upcoming Presidential Election

GOP’s Race Problem Doesn’t Always Include Debates

Memo to Merkley: Be Careful How You Criticize Sen. Smith

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

Partisan Politics and Democrats’ Turkey Problem

Republican Recruiting

Mood   Money   GOP Retirements = Democratic Bonanza

Edwards, Clinton and Questions About Their Electability in ’08

Have the Republicans Picked Another Losing Fight on SCHIP?

For Incumbents, 2008 Is Shaping Up as the Year of the Primary