This Week in Campaign Spending
Republican superpacs continue to dominate Democrats in the spending wars this week.Ohio OFA: $1.95 million Democratic superpacs: $331K Romney for President: $1.76 million Republican National Committee:...
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Arkansas State Senate District 21 Special Election
On Tuesday, voters in State Senate District 21 will go to the polls to pick their new State Senator. Last summer, Democratic Senator Paul Bookout abruptly resigned after it was discovered that he had...
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Why Democrats kept the Kentucky State House, Part I
It started at the end of 2013. Republicans had picked up a traditionally Democratic seat in the Western Coal Country of Kentucky. Confident party leaders predicted that this was the beginning of the...
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Downballot Kentucky Primary Preview
Over the last few weeks, much of the attention in Kentucky has been dedicated to the gubernatorial primary. But there are several downballot elections on both sides of the aisle occurring on Tuesday.I...
View ArticleKentucky State House Special Elections
On Tuesday, voters in 4 State House districts will go to the polls to pick new Representatives. Two seats are vacant after Democratic incumbents left to work in the Bevin administration. The other two...
View ArticleKentucky State House Primary Preview
On Tuesday, there will be primaries for 32 of the 100 seats in the Kentucky State House of Representatives. These elections will play a major role in determining the key fall battleground states.The...
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Kentucky House Preview: A Swan Song for the Democratic Party?
Northern Kentucky districts.Lexington Districts.Louisville Districts.In a few weeks, voters will go to the polls to determine which party will control the Kentucky House of Representatives. The...
View ArticleKentucky State House District 49 Special Election, 2018
Kentucky’s 49th State House District Special Election2016 President: Trump 72%, Clinton 23%2015 Governor: Bevin 56%, Conway 39%2015 Secretary of State: Knipper 53%, Grimes 47%2015 Attorney General:...
View Article2018 Kentucky House Primary Preview
N.B. – The first part of this is a wrap-up of the 2017 and 2018 legislative session. This is mostly policy-related, but it is super important to understanding Kentucky elections in 2018. Overview of...
View ArticleArkansas State Senate Primary Preview
On Tuesday, voters will go to the polls for primary elections in six State Senate districts. The key issues this year are:Arkansas Works – Arkansas Works is the state version of expanded Medicaid....
View ArticleKentucky House of Representatives Election Preview: Part I
This diary previews all 100 State House districts that are on the ballot on Tuesday in Kentucky. Two years ago, Republicans finally won the State House. They immediately moved on an amibitious agenda,...
View ArticleKentucky House of Representatives Election Preview: part II
This is part two of my Kentucky State House election preview. You can read Part I (Districts 1-65) here. ________________This diary previews elections for State House Districts 66-100. Two years ago,...
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