Category Archive: Senate

2022 Senate Overview (October 8, 2021): Hawaii – North Carolina

October 8, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (October 8, 2021): North Dakota – Wisconsin

October 8, 2021

Missouri Senate: Show Me the Nominee

September 23, 2021

The One Thing Biden Can’t Afford to Lose

September 17, 2021

Nevada Senate: It Matters

September 10, 2021

RIP, Rally ’Round the Flag

September 9, 2021

How Afghanistan Will (and Won’t) Matter in 2022 Midterms

September 2, 2021

Stop Attacking Losing Candidates

August 11, 2021

North Carolina Senate: Tar Heel Hullabaloo

August 6, 2021

Is John Boozman Too Nice for the Republican Party?

August 6, 2021

Senate Candidates Smashing the Fundraising Curve

July 29, 2021

Alabama Senate: Brooks Battles Back

July 16, 2021

When We’ll Know How Much Trump’s Support is Worth

July 16, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2021): Defining the Battlefield

July 1, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2021): Alabama – Georgia

July 1, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2021): Hawaii – North Carolina

July 1, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (July 1, 2021): North Dakota – Wisconsin

July 1, 2021

These Four States Could Decide Control of Congress in 2022

June 28, 2021

While You Were Underground: A Political Update for Cicadas

June 17, 2021

Decline in Ticket-splitting Reaches Beyond Congress

June 15, 2021

Florida Senate: Not Swing, But Still Battleground

June 4, 2021

Candidate Conversation: Gillian Battino (D)

June 4, 2021

Could Supreme Court Supercharge Midterms With Abortion Ruling?

June 3, 2021

Ohio Senate: Grand Re-Opening

May 21, 2021

Report Shorts (May 7, 2021)

May 7, 2021

Alaska Senate: Al Gross, 2020 Nominee, Considering Another Run

April 12, 2021

Few Opportunities as Parties Battle for Senate Control

April 12, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2021): No Margin for Error

April 1, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2021): Alabama – Georgia

April 1, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2021): Hawaii – North Carolina

April 1, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (April 1, 2021): North Dakota – Wisconsin

April 1, 2021

Missouri Senate: Open Fields

March 19, 2021

Six Senators Who Owe Their Hill Careers to Redistricting

March 19, 2021

Missouri Senate: Remains Solid Republican for Now

March 8, 2021

Candidate Conversation: Mark Walker (R)

March 5, 2021

How the Lack of Ticket-Splitting Leads to Gridlock

March 3, 2021

Candidate Conversation: Tom Nelson (D)

February 19, 2021

Recent History Shows Senate Retirements Don’t Tell Us Squat

February 10, 2021

Ohio Senate: Open Season

February 5, 2021

Candidate Conversation – Sarah Godlewski (D)

February 5, 2021

Ohio Senate: Portman Decision Complicates Race

January 25, 2021

Vote Above Replacement: 2020 Senate Elections

January 22, 2021

by Bradley Wascher

Election Predictions Look Different (and Better) Now that All the Races are Over

January 22, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (January 8, 2021): Control is On the Line, Again

January 8, 2021

2022 Senate Overview (January 8, 2021): Alabama – Georgia

January 8, 2021

Georgia Senate Runoffs: How Democrats Won

January 8, 2021

by Ryan Matsumoto

Georgia Senate Runoffs: Both Sides Getting Outspent?

December 30, 2020

Why Our 2022 Ratings Aren’t Imminent

December 23, 2020

Georgia Senate Runoffs: Policy Agendas, Outside Spending, and Polls

December 18, 2020

Report Shorts (December 18, 2020)

December 18, 2020

How Trump’s 2024 Candidacy Could Complicate GOP Chances in 2022

December 2, 2020

Georgia Senate Runoffs: Double Overtime

November 19, 2020

At Long Last, Senate Results

November 19, 2020

Georgia Runoff History: Why the Past May Not Be Prologue

November 19, 2020

The Fight for the Senate Continues into 2022

November 19, 2020

2020 Election Preview: Bracing for History

October 28, 2020

Senate Report Shorts (October 28, 2020)

October 28, 2020

Senate Report Shorts (October 16, 2020)

October 16, 2020

Senate Report Shorts (October 1, 2020)

October 1, 2020

The Next Congress Will Be Filled With Losers

September 28, 2020

Supreme Court Fight Isn’t Guaranteed Game-Changer

September 20, 2020

The Senate Deserves Your Attention

September 18, 2020

Senate Report Shorts (September 18, 2020)

September 18, 2020

Misleading Senate Ad Uses Out-of-Context Quotes to Attack Opponent

September 10, 2020

Trump Needs a Convention Bounce

September 1, 2020

Mississippi Senate: Espy’s 1988 convention speech offers clues to 2020 optimism

August 26, 2020

The Election in the Mirror Is Closer Than It Appears

August 21, 2020

Senate Report Shorts (August 21, 2020)

August 21, 2020

Politicians are the Worst (But Most Important) Political Analysts

August 11, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (July 10, 2020): Democrats Poised to Control the Senate

July 10, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (July 10, 2020): Alabama – Kansas

July 10, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (July 10, 2020): Kentucky – New Mexico

July 10, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (July 10, 2020): North Carolina – Wyoming

July 10, 2020

Should Down-Ballot Republicans Ready a ‘No Blank Check’ Strategy?

July 10, 2020

No, DC Statehood Won’t Lead to Permanent Senate Majority for Democrats

July 6, 2020

How One Senate Class Shows a National Realignment

June 25, 2020

Georgia Senate: The Road to Redemption

June 19, 2020

Report Shorts (June 19, 2020)

June 19, 2020

Likely New Members of the 117th Congress (June 8, 2020)

June 8, 2020

Report Shorts (June 5, 2020)

June 5, 2020

Candidate Conversation: Charles Booker (D)

June 5, 2020

Candidate Conversation: Mike Broihier (D)

June 5, 2020

The Senate is in Play, You Know

May 8, 2020

Six Months from Election Day, Expect the Expected

May 7, 2020

Questioning My Boldest Projection for 2020

April 13, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (April 3, 2020): Senate is (Still) In Play

April 3, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (April 3, 2020): Alabama – Kansas

April 3, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (April 3, 2020): Kentucky – New Mexico

April 3, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (April 3, 2020): North Carolina – Wyoming

April 3, 2020

Montana Senate: Brawl in Big Sky Country

March 20, 2020

Candidate Conversation – Sarah Riggs Amico (D)

March 20, 2020

Coronavirus and the Elections: 7 Key Questions

March 17, 2020

Rating Change: Montana Senate Shifts Toward Democrats

March 9, 2020

Georgia Senate: How to Blow a Lead

March 6, 2020

Key Senate Races Start to Take Shape

March 6, 2020

Super Tuesday Senate Primary Update (March 3, 2020)

March 4, 2020

Maine Senate: Is Susan Collins Already Behind?

February 21, 2020

RIP, Election Night

February 21, 2020

Candidate Conversation – Cal Cunningham (D)

January 24, 2020

2020 Senate Overview: GOP Women Hold Keys to GOP Majority

January 10, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (January 10, 2020): Alabama – Kansas

January 10, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (January 10, 2020): Kentucky-New Mexico

January 10, 2020

2020 Senate Overview (January 10, 2020): North Carolina – Wyoming

January 10, 2020

Kansas Senate: Pompeo Decision Makes Seat More Vulnerable

January 8, 2020

2020 Senate and House Outlook Looks a Lot Like It Did at the Start of 2019

January 7, 2020

Candidate Conversation – Theresa Greenfield (D)

December 19, 2019

Impeachment’s No ‘Game Changer’ and Other Pet Peeves

December 17, 2019

Kansas Senate: Rock Chalk Train Wreck?

December 6, 2019

Iowa Senate: The Importance of Being Ernst

November 8, 2019

Colorado Senate: Rocky Terrain for Republicans

October 25, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (Oct. 11, 2019): The Senate Is In Play

October 11, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (Oct. 11, 2019): Alabama – Kansas

October 11, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (Oct. 11, 2019): Kentucky – New Mexico

October 11, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (Oct. 11, 2019): North Carolina – Wyoming

October 11, 2019

North Carolina Senate: Something Red, Something Blue

September 27, 2019

Luke Skywalker and the Politics of Impeachment

September 26, 2019

Key Senate Races Continue to Take Shape

September 13, 2019

Texas 17: Add Another Republican to List of Retirements

September 4, 2019

Isakson’s Decision Adds Competitive Seat to 2020 Senate Battleground

August 28, 2019

Maine Senate: Democrats Try to Crack Collins’ Code

August 16, 2019

Trump Admits He was a Liability in 2018

July 24, 2019

Michigan Senate: Renovating The Blue Wall

July 19, 2019

Kentucky Senate: Seriously, Are We Doing This Again?

July 18, 2019

How Many Ways is Michigan in Play in 2020?

July 3, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (June 28, 2019): Dual of the Fates

June 28, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (June 28, 2019): Alabama – Kansas

June 28, 2019

2020 Senate (June 28, 2019): Kentucky – New Mexico

June 28, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (June 28, 2019): North Carolina – Wyoming

June 28, 2019

Campaign Ad Spending 2020: What’s Your Number?

June 26, 2019

by Steve Passwaiter

Alabama Senate: Republicans Aim To Avoid Moore Headaches

June 20, 2019

New Mexico Senate: Republicans Search For An Opening

June 14, 2019

8 Races That Will Likely Determine Control of the Senate

June 12, 2019

Why a GOP Super PAC is Bothering to Attack Steve Bullock’s Bid for President

June 7, 2019

Texas Senate: Do Democrats Have A Lone, Star Candidate?

May 31, 2019

Candidate Conversation – John Walsh (D)

May 31, 2019

(Mostly) Political One-Liners: Pennsylvania Special, Kentucky Governor, and the Trail Blazers

May 23, 2019

Stop Grading 2020 Candidate Recruitment, Particularly This Far From Election Day

May 10, 2019

Arthur Finkelstein Reprised with GOP’s ‘Socialists’ Cries

May 7, 2019

Wyoming: One Open Seat or Two?

May 6, 2019

Key Senate Races Take Shape

May 3, 2019

Republicans Have a Post-Trump Identity Crisis on the Horizon

April 30, 2019

Arizona Senate: Flight Path to Victory

April 19, 2019

2020 Senate Overview: Defining the Relationship

April 5, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (April 5, 2019): Alabama – Kansas

April 5, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (April 5, 2019): Kentucky – New Mexico

April 5, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (April 5, 2019): North Carolina – Wyoming

April 5, 2019

The Case for Primaries: Arizona Edition

April 3, 2019

When It Comes to Younger Voters, Watch the Margin of Victory

March 29, 2019

New Mexico: Ben Ray Lujan Set to Announce Senate Candidacy on Monday

March 28, 2019

For Senators, Pressure To Cross Party Lines Is Light

March 26, 2019

New Mexico Senate Remains Solid Democratic For Now

March 25, 2019

A Few Thoughts on the State of the Union Address

February 7, 2019

Too Early for Senate Ratings?

February 1, 2019

Report Shorts (Feb. 1, 2019)

February 1, 2019

Maine Senate: How Vulnerable is Susan Collins?

January 25, 2019

Report Shorts (Jan. 18, 2019)

January 18, 2019

Can Doug Jones win a full term in Alabama?

January 17, 2019

5 reasons why there’s still no end to the shutdown

January 14, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (Jan. 4, 2019): We’ve Only Just Begun

January 4, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (Jan. 1, 2019) Alabama – Kansas

January 4, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (Jan. 4, 2019) Kentucky – New Mexico

January 4, 2019

2020 Senate Overview (Jan. 4, 2019) North Carolina – Wyoming

January 4, 2019

Why We’re Not Releasing 2020 Race Ratings Yet

December 21, 2018

North Carolina: Blue Wave Steered Clear of ‘Blue Moon’ Election

December 14, 2018

Post-Midterms Baseline and Vote Above Replacement (VAR) Update

December 14, 2018

by Ryan Matsumoto

Expect Record Turnout in 2020

December 13, 2018

Are White Evangelicals the Saviors of the GOP?

December 12, 2018

The 2018 Midterms as the Buffet Election

December 3, 2018

Goodbye Midterm Dynamic, Hello Presidential Politics

November 29, 2018

Five Thoughts After the Mississippi Senate Race

November 28, 2018

Mississippi Senate Special: Delta Delays

November 20, 2018

2018 Midterms Review: Back to Normal

November 20, 2018

It’s Not Too Early to Start Looking at the 2020 Senate Map

November 14, 2018

2018 Election Preview: Embrace the Uncertainty

November 1, 2018

Senate Report Shorts (Nov. 1, 2018)

November 1, 2018

Introducing Inside Elections Baseline and Vote Above Replacement (VAR)

November 1, 2018

2018 Election Preview: Midterms’ Mixed Messages

October 26, 2018

Senate Report Shorts (Oct. 26, 2018)

October 26, 2018

Stop Calling 2018 ‘The Year Of The Woman’

October 15, 2018

Republican Migraines and the Midterm Elections

October 14, 2018

2018 Election Preview: GOP Bump or Trend?

October 12, 2018

Senate Report Shorts (Sept. 28, 2018)

September 28, 2018

Prepare to Be Disappointed on Election Night

September 26, 2018

What 39,000 Words in 15 Profiles Didn’t Tell You About Beto O’Rourke

September 21, 2018

2018 Election Preview: It’s All Over But the Campaigning

September 14, 2018

National Notes (September 14, 2018)

September 14, 2018

Senate Report Shorts (September 14, 2018)

September 14, 2018

Congress Isn’t Perfect but the Politicians Aren’t Always to Blame

August 16, 2018

Democratic Candidates Should Be Bolder on Gun Control, Poll Finds

August 9, 2018

Texas Senate: Cruz to Victory?

August 3, 2018

Tennessee Senate: Back To The Future

August 3, 2018

Florida Senate: Keep Your Eye On The Money

July 20, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh and the Midterm Effect

July 16, 2018

2018 Senate Overview: SCOTUS Shake-up

July 6, 2018

Senate Overview (July 6, 2018): Arizona – Maine

July 6, 2018

Senate Overview (July 6, 2018): Maryland – Ohio

July 6, 2018

Senate Overview (July 6, 2018): Pennsylvania – Wyoming

July 6, 2018

Winter has Come for the Democratic Party

July 6, 2018

Candidate Conversation – Richard Painter (DFL)

July 6, 2018