Category Archive: States

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

Nevada 2: To the Victor, Temporary Spoils

2011-12 Gubernatorial Outlook (August 12, 2011)

The Nothingness of the Iowa Straw Poll

GOP Hoping to Hang On in Wisconsin Recalls

2012 Senate Overview (August 1, 2011)

These Are the Dog Days for Rating Senate Races

Missouri Senate: Math Problem

New Hampshire 2: Gone Fishing, Again

Redistricting Success Often a Moving Target

GOP Primary Features Two Two-Person Races

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

PPP (D) Polls Flood Early Senate Landscape

Illinois Districts: New Normal

Republicans Try to Even the Score with New North Carolina Lines

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?

2012 House Overview (June 20, 2011)

Will Governors Hurt GOP’s White House Prospects?

Redistricting’s Bottom Line Might Surprise You

30 Years Later, Nolan Considers Comeback Bid

Rhode Island 1: Do You Believe in Providence?

Connecticut Senate: Wrestling for the Nomination

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

Shrinking Republican Field Benefits Pawlenty

Nevada Senate: Hell(er) of a Race

Indiana Districts: Who’s Your Member?

Republicans Face No-Win Situation in New York 26

Huntsman: More or Less Than Meets the Eye?

Businessman Tim Sullivan Mulling Wisconsin Senate Bid

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

For Some in Senate, Losing Once Is Way to Win

Wisconsin Senate: Moved from Safe Democrat to Lean Democrat

House Ratings: New Iowa, Louisiana, Arkansas districts added

Don’t Start Planning Obama Inauguration Yet

New Mexico Senate: Open for Business

Arkansas Districts: Delayed Gratification

Does Daniels Really Fit GOP’s Bill? Maybe So

Nevada Senate: Remains Toss-Up/Tilt Republican

New York 26: Moved to More Vulnerable Category

Berg Senate Run Likely in North Dakota

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

Ohio Senate: What Has Brown Done for You?

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

Iowa 4: Christie Vilsack Likely to Challenge King

No Such Thing as an Off Year for Consultants

2012 Senate Overview (April 8, 2011)

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

2011-12 Gubernatorial Outlook (April 1, 2011)

New Iowa Map Pits Incumbents Against Each Other

Redistricting Doesn’t Always Go as Planned

Guy Cecil Returns to Defend Democratic Majority

Are GOP Freshmen Ready to Rumble in 2012?

New York 26: Democrats to Nominate Hochul on Sunday

Tim Kaine Might Not Be the Perfect Answer

Montana Senate: Test(er) Time

An Early Look at 2012 ‘Elite Eight’ Battleground

Nevada Senate: Open Seat Remains Lean Republican

Democrats Need GOP Voters to Win

Wisconsin: Degenerating Quickly Into the Muck

Hawaii Senate: Open Seat Remains Safe for Now

Tim Pawlenty’s Michele Bachmann Problem

New York 26: Waiting for Hoffman

California 36: Beachfront Property

New Mexico Senate: Open Seat Move to Tilt

Personal Take on Brain Injuries and Senate Bids

Irish Immigrant Is Nexus of O’Malley’s DGA

‘Mr. Hustle’ Takes Virginia Record to National Stage

Nebraska Senate: Cornhusker Kick-Out?

Indiana Senate: Legend of the Fall

Webb Underscores Democrats’ 2012 Challenge

Ratings Changes in Two New Senate Open Seats

New York 26: Yet Another Special Election

Beware of Ad Campaigns With More Bark Than Bite

Montana Senate: Rehberg Moves Race to Toss-Up

So Far, Boehner Is an Able Adversary for Obama

Republican Owns Obama’s ‘Win the Future’

2012 House Overview (January 20, 2011)

Latest EMILY’s List Picks Face Big Challenges

Bush Bashing Cuts Both Ways in Ohio Race

Same Party but Two Very Different Candidates

Link Between Grayson, Tea Party Questioned

South Dakota At-Large moved to Toss-Up/Tilt Democrat

Idaho 1 moved to Lean Democrat

Louisiana Senate: Saved by the Cycle

Arkansas 2 moved to Lean Republican

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

Virginia 2: Shifting Tides

Melancon Takes On a Second Opponent: BP

Is Reid Better Off Than He Was a Week Ago?

June 11, 2010 Senate Overview

In the Delta, Everyone’s Buzzing About Barbour

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

NV3: Welcome to Paradise

DGA-Led Group Targets Kasich with New TV Ad

Tuesday Showed It’s Wise to Expect Unexpected

Is It Time for Democrats to Shove Giannoulias Out?

GOP Still Shy of Races in Play to Win Majority

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

Some Race Results Matter More Than Others

Conway, Mongiardo Getting Nasty in Kentucky Race

Indiana Senate: New Sheriff in Town?

Nevada Senate: Know When to Fold ’Em

TX17: New GOP Poll Has Bad News for Chet Edwards

Why Illinois Senate Is a Tossup but N.H. Isn’t

IL14: Hultgren Even With Foster in Own Poll

On, Wisconsin: Feingold Return No Sure Thing

Crist Switcheroo: Likely Less Than Meets the Eye

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

PA Senate Polling: Burn After Reading?

Cuomo Endorses Castle?

Florida Senate: Should Charlie Crist Roll the Dice to Save Long-Shot Bid?

Is the Time Ripe for Third-Party and Independent Bids?

Pennsylvania 12: Today’s Special

Can Polling Memos Change the Narrative About 2010 Races?

MoveOn.org Pressuring Democrats in Health Care Fight

Ohio Senate: Bush League

West Virginia 1: Major Pain

Idaho 1: How the West is Won

Hawaii 1: As the World Turns

Kentucky Senate: Bunning – Mongiardo Trading Cards

Wild Polling in the Wild, Wild West

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

Washington 8: Outcome of Northwest Rerun Could Rest on the National Mood

Should the NRSC Spend Any Time on Lautenberg?

Ignored in 2006, Kissell Has Plenty of IOUs to Collect

Golden State Ballot Measure Is Only a Long Shot for GOP

For Mark Warner, There May Be Too Many Options

And the Senate Race Is On in South Dakota

Even in Bad Environment, NRCC Finds Willing Candidates

Watts Video Shows He Has a Ways to Go in Texas

Is Al Franken Laughing All the Way to a Senate Seat?

When a Candidate’s Bio Doesn’t Give the Full Picture

8 for ‘08: Battleground States to Watch

8 for ’08: Battleground States to Watch

For Some Democrats, the Political Picture Doesn’t Look So Rosy

Iowa Straw Poll: Over Long Before It Really Began

For Republicans, Iowa Straw Poll Could Offer Some Answers

Cornyn and Dole: Two (Vulnerable) Peas in a Pod?

Waiting for Godot … or Hagel, Warner, Cochran and Craig

Pennsylvania 7: Shopping for Opportunities

Virginia Senate: Common Goal, Common Wealth

Tennessee Senate: Three’s Company

Arizona 5: Turning Up the Heat

Kentucky 3: Bucking the Trend

Michigan Senate: Wading Upstream

Ohio 18: Going, Going, Gone?

Ohio 13: Playing Catch-Up

Pennsylvania Senate: First One to Fall

West Virginia Senate: Generations

Ohio Senate: Buckeye Battle

Illinois 6: Fighting Chance

Georgia 8 & 12: Looking for a Silver Lining

Arizona 1: Making Up Ground

Colorado 4: Third Verse, Same as the First

Virginia Governor: Down to the Wire

Colorado 7: Return of the Swing District

Arizona Senate: Developing a Target

Nebraska Senate: Falling from the Top Tier

Florida 22: Perennial Target

Iowa 3: Da Race for Des Moines

Montana Senate: Usual Suspect

Ohio 2: Senate Compromise Hurting DeWine’s Bid

Indiana 9: The Bloodier Ninth

Texas 28: Role Reversal for Re-Run

Vermont Senate: It All Depends on the Meaning of Independent

Rhode Island Senate: Multi-Front War

New Jersey Governor: Nothing But Net

Nevada 2: The Great Wide Open

Florida 11: Down By the Bay

Pennsylvania 6: New Cycle, (Slightly) New Scenario

Idaho 1: Dems Hoping for a Dynamite Race

Illinois 8: Going for the Hold

Iowa 1: If It’s Open, They Will Run