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Bad day for Bruce: Republican loses suit to block instant runoff, then loses instant runoff, too Election officials in Maine tabulated the results of the country's first-ever instant runoff for Congress on Thursday, determining that Democrat Jared Golden defeated Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin ...	David Nir	11/15/2018	85	221	-	-
Democrat Andy Kim defeats Tom MacArthur, who tried to kill Obamacare but only killed his own career There goes another one! On Wednesday afternoon, the AP called the race in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District for Democrat Andy Kim, who leads Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur 49.9 to 48.8. ...	David Nir	11/14/2018	26	57	-	-
House Republican begins his last term by whining about life in the minority Election Day was scarcely a week ago, but we already have our first retirement of the next election cycle. In fairness, Republican Rep. Rob Bishop announced last year that this term would be his last�	David Nir	11/14/2018	46	61	-	-
Capped by Kyrsten Sinema's win, Democrats had a very, very good night in Arizona On Monday night, following a ballot drop that increased her margin to over 38,000 votes, the AP declared Rep. Kyrsten Sinema the winner of Arizona's hard-fought Senate race, making her the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the Grand Canyon State...	David Nir	11/12/2018	122	205	-	-
Here's how you can help in the Florida recounts Recounts in three ultra-tight statewide races—for senator, governor and agriculture commissioner—are underway in Florida, and Democrats need your help. Sen. Bill Nelson and gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum are both seeking volunteers to assist with...	David Nir	11/11/2018	33	177	-	-
Another Democratic pickup! Harley Rouda defeats 'Putin's favorite congressman,' Dana Rohrabacher Tremendous news! Late on Saturday night, after the latest batch of votes to be counted extended his lead, the Associated Press called the race in California’s 48th Congressional District for Democrat Harley Rouda. With this win, Rouda has defeated none...	David Nir	11/10/2018	186	309	-	-
Democrats score historic win in suburban Atlanta House seat as GOP incumbent concedes In a victory as amazing as it is sweet, Democrat Lucy McBath has defeated Republican Rep. Karen Handel in Georgia's 6th Congressional District—a seat made famous, of course, by last year's special ...	David Nir	11/08/2018	79	105	-	-
How enormous was 2018? Democrats have picked up the most House seats since Watergate So far, Democrats have flipped 34 Republican-held House seats in the 2018 midterms. Because the GOP only won two Democratic seats, that means Democrats have netted, at the moment, 32 seats in total. Here’s how huge that number is: It’s the largest...	David Nir	11/08/2018	140	183	-	-
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester wins in Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester has defeated Republican Matt Rosendale to win a third term representing Montana.	David Nir	11/07/2018	178	195	-	-
Democrat Steve Sisolak wins race for governor in Nevada, flipping seat blue Democrat Steve Sisolak has beaten Republican Adam Laxalt to win the Nevada governorship, flipping this seat from red to blue.	David Nir	11/06/2018	4	39	-	-
Jacky Rosen defeats Sen. Dean Heller, flips Nevada seat blue! Rep. Jacky Rosen, a Daily Kos endorsee, has defeated Republican Sen. Dean Heller in Nevada, flipping this seat from red to blue!	David Nir	11/06/2018	52	136	-	-
Democrat Tony Evers defeats Scott Walker to win Wisconsin governor's race! Finally! Democrat Tony Evers, a Daily Kos endorsee, has beaten Republican Gov. Scott Walker, denying Walker a third term and flipping Wisconsin’s governorship to the Democrats.	David Nir	11/06/2018	152	155	-	-
Rick Scott defeats Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in Florida Republican Rick Scott has defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in Florida.	David Nir	11/06/2018	92	10	-	-
Josh Hawley has defeated Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri Republican Josh Hawley has defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri.	David Nir	11/06/2018	12	7	-	-
Nancy Pelosi declares victory, says Democrats retake the House! Riding an enormous wave of grassroots enthusiasm, along with stellar candidate recruitment that saw record numbers of women and people of color run for Congress, Democrats have retaken the majority ...	David Nir	11/06/2018	104	69	-	-
Republican Mike DeWine wins Ohio governor's race, keeping seat in GOP hands Republican Mike DeWine has defeated Democrat Richard Cordray to hold Ohio’s governorship for the GOP.	David Nir	11/06/2018	11	8	-	-
Republican Ron DeSantis wins Florida governor's race, keeping seat in GOP hands Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis, a Trump fanatic, has defeated Democrat Andrew Gillum in the race for Florida governor.	David Nir	11/06/2018	91	12	-	-
Democrat Tim Walz wins Minnesota governor's race, keeping seat blue Democratic Rep. Tim Walz has defeated Republican Jeff Johnson to keep Minnesota’s governorship in Democratic hands for four more years.	David Nir	11/06/2018	8	27	-	-
Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham wins New Mexico governor's race, flipping seat blue Democratic Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham has prevailed over Republican Rep. Steve Pearce to win the governor’s race in New Mexico, turning this seat from red to blue.	David Nir	11/06/2018	9	35	-	-
Kevin Cramer defeats Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota Republican Kevin Cramer has defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota.	David Nir	11/06/2018	10	7	-	-
Ted Cruz wins in Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won re-election in Texas.	David Nir	11/06/2018	201	19	-	-
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer wins governor's race in Michigan, turning seat blue Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, a Daily Kos endorsee, has defeated Republican Bill Schuette in the race for governor of Michigan, turning this red seat blue.	David Nir	11/06/2018	36	61	-	-
Democrat Laura Kelly defeats Kris Kobach to win Kansas governor's race Democrat Laura Kelly has beaten Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach, one of the most notorious voter suppression crusaders in the country, to flip the governorship in deep-red Kansas to the ...	David Nir	11/06/2018	114	158	-	-
Democrat Jared Polis wins in Colorado, becoming first gay man to be elected governor! Democratic Rep. Jared Polis has defeated Republican Walker Stapleton in the race for Colorado governor, making him the first gay man to be elected governor in the United States and ensuring this ...	David Nir	11/06/2018	22	54	-	-
Republican Marsha Blackburn wins Senate seat in Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn has defeated Phil Bredesen in the Tennessee race to replace the retiring Sen. Bob Corker.	David Nir	11/06/2018	20	7	-	-
Sen. Tammy Baldwin wins in Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has defeated Republican Leah Vukmir to win a second term representing Wisconsin in the Senate.	David Nir	11/06/2018	9	46	-	-
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin wins in West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has defeated Republican Patrick Morrisey to win a second full term representing West Virginia.	David Nir	11/06/2018	20	28	-	-
Mike Braun defeats Sen. Joe Donnelly in Indiana Republican Mike Braun has defeated incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly in Indiana.	David Nir	11/06/2018	41	10	-	-
Democrat J.B. Pritzker wins race for Illinois governor, flipping seat blue Democrat J.B. Pritzker has defeated Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, flipping the Illinois governorship from red to blue.	David Nir	11/06/2018	21	52	-	-
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown wins in Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has defeated Republican Rep. Jim Renacci to win a third term representing Ohio.	David Nir	11/06/2018	19	58	-	-
Daily Kos Elections has all the resources you need for election night 2018 At long last, Election Day is here! Daily Kos Elections has been tracking the ins and outs of the 2018 midterms every day all cycle long, and we’re very excited to finally liveblog the results, beginning when the first polls start closing at 6 PM ET...	David Nir	11/05/2018	39	59	-	-
In tightening South Carolina race, GOP congressman won't endorse woman who ousted him in primary With just a week left before Election Day, Republican Rep. Mark Sanford is still refusing to endorse state Rep. Katie Arrington, who unseated him in the GOP primary in South Carolina’s 1st Distrct ...	David Nir	10/30/2018	27	21	-	-
Playing field grows as major groups start spending in seven new Republican-held House seats Our chart tracking independent expenditures by the "big four" House groups (the DCCC and House Majority PAC for Democrats; the NRCC and Congressional Leadership Fund for Republicans) has been ...	David Nir	10/29/2018	7	20	-	-
Top Republican defends anti-Semitic ads attacking George Soros the day after synagogue slaughter Just a day after a gunman murdered 11 people and wounded six others at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Republican Rep. Steve Stivers, who chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee, went on ...	David Nir	10/28/2018	139	158	-	-
Republicans spew hateful trash about Jews and Latinos in new ads attacking Minnesota Democrat Even though George Soros was just the target of an attempted bombing this week, the NRCC is running another hateful ad invoking him as a bogeyman in an attempt to undermine Democrat Dan Feehan. The spot is similar in theme to an overtly anti-Semitic ad...	David Nir	10/26/2018	69	106	-	-
The House playing field continues to expand into Republican turf, with new activity in four seats With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, the House playing field appears to be expanding deeper into Republican turf as the GOP scrambles to defend seats that hadn't previously been at ...	David Nir	10/25/2018	28	43	-	-
Republicans resort to straight-up anti-Semitic scaremongering with attack ad invoking 'Soros' It's as though the NRCC said to their big brothers at the Congressional Leadership Fund, "We see your naked racism and we raise you a screeching anti-Semitic dog-whistle." The committee's newest ad in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District attacking...	David Nir	10/19/2018	24	34	-	-
Here's what happens when campaigns try to knock misleading third-party ads off the air Democrat Kathy Manning, who is running against Republican Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, says her campaign has succeeded in getting two local TV stations to stop ...	David Nir	10/15/2018	27	63	-	-
Which seats make up the House battleground? Our new outside spending tracker can show you With Election Day three weeks away, we’re rolling out our newest tool to help keep tabs on the large playing field that will determine control of the House: a spreadsheet that sums up the independent expenditures made prior to Monday by the four...	David Nir	10/15/2018	18	40	-	-
Triaged Iowa Republican releases 'I'm not dead yet!' poll ... that shows him losing Polls : Today’s House polls: AZ-01 : Go Right Strategies (R) for Wendy Rogers: Wendy Rogers (R): 44, Tom O'Halleran (D-inc): 38 (Sept.: 39-36 Rogers)	David Nir	10/12/2018	15	18	-	-
We can make Republican senators—including Collins, Graham & McConnell—pay for Kavanaugh NOW Republican senators just voted to confirm the right-wing fanatic, conspiracy theorist, perjurer, and alleged sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh for a lifetime appointment to the United States Supreme Court. It’s a horrific outcome, perpetrated on the...	David Nir	10/06/2018	177	179	-	-
Want to make Republican senators—including Susan Collins—pay for Brett Kavanaugh RIGHT NOW? Republican Sen. Susan Collins just announced her support for confirming right-wing fanatic, conspiracy theorist, perjurer, and alleged sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court for life. This all but guarantees Kavanaugh's...	David Nir	10/05/2018	275	201	-	-
Here's how to keep track of which House races have been triaged—but there are plenty of caveats As we enter the stretch run of the 2018 midterms, we're rolling out a new spreadsheet that attempts to track which House races the big-money players have decided to triage—either because they feel supremely confident, or because they've concluded their...	David Nir	10/04/2018	9	43	-	-
Early voting has begun! Here's when it starts (and ends) in every state Voting early has grown increasingly popular across the country in recent years, and in some states, the early voting period for the Nov. 2018 midterms has already begun. Below, courtesy Ballotpedia, you can see when early voting starts and ends in all...	David Nir	10/02/2018	41	91	-	-
Strip-club owner piloted Republican Senate candidate around Ohio on private plane dozens of times This is simply one of those "we can't do better than the headline" moments : Senate candidate Jim Renacci uses strip-club owner's private plane to campaign in Ohio And still, several details ...	David Nir	09/27/2018	9	16	-	-
Pennsylvania Republican invests campaign funds in the markets—and loses hundreds of thousands Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has been in strong shape for re-election all cycle, and he continued his dominance by widely outraising his Republican challenger , state Sen. Scott Wagner, over the last ...	David Nir	09/26/2018	57	67	-	-
New York primary preview: Cuomo in strong position against progressive challenge from Nixon Thursday brings us the last primary of 2018, though it’s actually the second primary of the year for New Yorkers, who already chose nominess in federal races back in June. This week’s elections are only for state and local office, a unique and...	David Nir	09/12/2018	32	18	-	-
Three new House polls of vulnerable Republican seats all find neck-and-neck races In an interesting new experiment, the New York Times has partnered with Siena College to poll almost 100 House races, with the results getting updated on the Times website live as each interview is concluded. That means, of course, that while a poll is...	David Nir	09/07/2018	41	74	-	-
Republican super PAC uses ill-gotten security application to attack Democrat in new TV ad Disgusting: Even though the United States Postal Service admitted to disclosing Democrat Abigail Spanberger's application for federal security clearance in error and asked for it back , the ...	David Nir	09/06/2018	18	43	-	-
Why did Jon Kyl, John McCain's replacement, say he might quit as soon as January? Here's a theory On Tuesday, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey selected former Sen. Jon Kyl to fill the vacant Senate seat left behind by John McCain, who died last month. Kyl, 76, served three terms in the Senate, during ...	David Nir	09/04/2018	69	148	-	-
GOP congressman reportedly threatened constituent who exposed signature fraud scandal The burgeoning signature fraud scandal weighing down Virginia GOP Rep. Scott Taylor's re-election campaign in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District just keeps getting worse. Now, a local Democratic operative, who was apparently the first person to...	David Nir	08/29/2018	54	158	-	-
In major upset, Andrew Gillum wins Democratic nod and aims to become Florida's first black governor In a major come-from-behind victory, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum edged his way past former Rep. Gwen Graham to capture the Democratic nomination in Florida's race for governor with a 34-31 ...	David Nir	08/28/2018	296	186	-	-
Republicans are mired in a culture of corruption—and Democrats should say so at every opportunity It was a phrase as memorable as it was powerful, and Democrats used it with devastating effectiveness: the “culture of corruption.” That rotten culture had taken deep root throughout the Republican Party, and by hammering this simple notion on repeat,...	David Nir	08/27/2018	72	167	-	-
Here's how we expand the playing field, elect awesome women, and take back the House in 2018 Democrats not only have the chance to take back the House this fall, they have a long-overdue opportunity to reshape the face of the party itself and make it look more like its voters—and the country as a whole. We’re here to seize that moment. ...	David Nir	08/23/2018	61	117	-	-
Democrats just smashed another record, nominating the most women candidates for governor ever Amidst all of Tuesday’s extraordinary legal drama for the GOP, Democrats were quietly making another bit of history—the good kind—all on their own: With former state House Minority Leader Mary Throne’s victory in Wyoming’s gubernatorial primary,...	David Nir	08/22/2018	18	87	-	-
Prosecutors indict Republican congressman who was the second to endorse Donald Trump Capping a stunning Tuesday that saw two of Donald Trump’s most powerful one-time advisors, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, convicted of fraud, a federal grand jury indicted another vocal Trump supporter: Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter. Prosecutors say...	David Nir	08/21/2018	59	89	-	-
The Manafort and Cohen convictions show the GOP is corrupt to the core. Time to boot them all out In one extraordinary hour on Tuesday afternoon, a federal jury convicted Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, on eight counts of tax fraud and bank fraud while, at the very same time, Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Michael...	David Nir	08/21/2018	237	265	-	-
Stop GOP gerrymandering and roll back Republican extremism by electing Democratic governors While Republicans in D.C. tend to dominate the news, their counterparts in state capitols have quietly spent years pushing the same maligned agenda that coddles the rich and screws everyone else. Often with far too little attention, they’ve eviscerated...	David Nir	08/21/2018	51	117	-	-
With Scott Walker running scared, we're upgrading the Wisconsin governor's race to 'tossup' status Fresh off his dominant victory in last week's Democratic primary in Wisconsin, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers has released a new poll from PPP giving him a 49-44 lead over Republican Gov. Scott Walker. The survey, which was...	David Nir	08/20/2018	93	134	-	-
How Daily Kos Elections reports on and analyzes polls Polls are very important to election analysts, since they can tell us a great deal about a given race. But they also have their limitations, which is why we at Daily Kos Elections have strict requirements before we'll write up a poll and analyze it in...	David Nir	08/19/2018	18	63	-	-
Vulnerable House Republican sympathizes with man who murdered wife because judge was 'unfair' You'd think that by now, Republicans would have learned to just stop talking about women altogether, because nothing good ever comes out of their mouths when they do. Yet here we are, with a message ...	David Nir	08/01/2018	66	84	-	-
Pennsylvania Republican to anti-gay cult: '98 percent of what you believe in, I believe in' State Sen. Scott Wagner, the Republican nominee in Pennsylvania’s race for governor this fall, has suddenly found himself busy trying to disavow a local cult leader who gave the invocation at a campaign event over the weekend. But Wagner's efforts to...	David Nir	07/11/2018	70	76	-	-
D.C. Republicans triage GOP-held House seat thanks to their virulently racist nominee After standing by their racist nominee in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District for weeks, the NRCC finally withdrew its backing from Republican Seth Grossman after Media Matters unearthed social ...	David Nir	07/10/2018	16	29	-	-
Seven ex-Ohio State wrestlers say would-be House speaker knew of abuse charges against team doctor A total of seven former Ohio State University wrestlers have now accused Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of knowing about allegations that team doctor Richard Strauss had sexually assaulted players in ...	David Nir	07/09/2018	31	36	-	-
With new push to strip citizenship, U.S. officials want to treat ordinary immigrants like Nazis Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that U.S. immigration officials are planning an unprecedented push to strip citizenship from American citizens who may have provided false information on their original naturalization paperwork but have...	David Nir	06/14/2018	139	124	-	-
Very good news for Democrats: California's primaries yielded zero shutouts in key House races Despite well-justified fears of disaster, Democrats emerged from California’s primaries on track to field a candidate in every one of the state’s key House races this fall, ensuring Republicans will have to play defense in seven congressional districts...	David Nir	06/06/2018	367	183	-	-
Minnesota politics goes nuts just ahead of Tuesday's candidate filing deadline The world of Minnesota politics went topsy-turvy, then sideways, and finally upside-down over the weekend and continuing on through Monday, and we won't know which way is up until the candidate filing deadline on Tuesday at 5 o'clock local time. Here,...	David Nir	06/04/2018	39	30	-	-
Beset by indictments, scandal, and possible impeachment, Republican Gov. Eric Greitens resigns On Tuesday afternoon, following months of scandals, indictments in two separate criminal cases, and looming impeachment proceedings, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens finally announced he would resign effective Friday. With Greitens’ departure, Lt. Gov. Mike...	David Nir	05/29/2018	82	112	-	-
Democrats take action to avoid getting locked out of key California House races As they previously had in California's 39th District , the DCCC is getting involved in the 48th and 49th Districts as well, running TV and radio ads to make sure Democrats don't get locked out of ...	David Nir	05/15/2018	22	23	-	-
Why Eric Greitens shouldn't be cheering the St. Louis prosecutor's move to dismiss his case In a shocking development on Monday evening, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner dismissed a felony invasion of privacy charge against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens after the judge presiding over ...	David Nir	05/15/2018	12	27	-	-
Susan Bysiewicz joins Ned Lamont's campaign for Connecticut governor as his running mate On Tuesday, two of the leading Democratic candidates for governor of Connecticut struck a deal to join forces, with former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz dropping her own bid and agreeing to become businessman Ned Lamont's running mate. Between...	David Nir	05/15/2018	41	41	-	-
After nasty Senate primaries, Republican unity efforts going very poorly. Very, very poorly. Sure, if you look at the calendar, Republicans hosted their first set of Senate primaries last week. But that election was just a technicality, because the intra-party warring that dominated all three races has continued to blaze unabated. The most...	David Nir	05/14/2018	43	106	-	-
No Labels trades corporatist centrism for anti-choice Trumpism in key Democratic House primary Oh puke. You might have figured No Labels was in it for the bland, corporatist centrism of pundit fantasy—you know, free trade deals, charter schools, "tax reform," but hey, gay marriage!—yet ...	David Nir	05/04/2018	18	26	-	-
A year after Obamacare repeal vote, every GOP race we targeted has a credible Democratic challenger One year ago today, House Republicans voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the culmination of their years-long crusade to strip health coverage from millions of Americans. But that act of wanton cruelty proved to be a double disaster for the GOP:...	David Nir	05/04/2018	28	83	-	-
Progressive groups sandblast conservative Democrat who wanted to serve in Trump administration The knives are out for John Morganelli, the anti-immigration, pro-Trump district attorney for Northampton County who, it might surprise you, is in fact seeking the Democratic nod in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. EMILY's List, which has...	David Nir	05/03/2018	47	67	-	-
Andrew Cuomo is a terrible Democrat—but we can replace him with a true progressive, Cynthia Nixon We are all familiar with the Spider-Man Doctrine: With great power comes great responsibility. But New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as steward of the nation’s fourth-largest state for the last seven years, has used his immense power...	David Nir	05/03/2018	418	117	-	-
Here's what happens when you have simultaneous special and general elections amidst redistricting As expected, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered the special election for the final two months of former Rep. Pat Meehan's term to take place on Nov. 6 , concurrently with the state's regularly ...	David Nir	05/02/2018	42	16	-	-
GOP congressional candidate claims he didn't read hate-filled book he wrote glowing foreword for State Sen. Guy Reschenthaler, the guy who's running against Rick Saccone in the GOP primary for Pennsylvania's revamped 14th Congressional District, has some problems of his own that might even leave the hapless Saccone smirking. It turns out that...	David Nir	04/30/2018	84	154	-	-
Michigan Democrat opposed bank effort to place his abandoned lab animals in sanctuaries Newly published court documents show that Michigan gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar, who previously claimed that animals left neglected when a lab he owned went bankrupt were the fault of the ...	David Nir	04/30/2018	17	37	-	-
New batch of polls in red House districts show Republicans with smaller-than-they-oughta-​be leads Patriot Majority USA, a Democratic group that has released several batches of polling of House races so far this cycle, has put out another dozen polls of GOP-held districts from PPP. ...	David Nir	04/26/2018	27	26	-	-
Why the GOP's narrow special election win in Arizona should have them totally panicked for November On Tuesday night, Republican Debbie Lesko defeated Democrat Hiral Tipirneni in the special election for former Rep. Trent Franks' vacant House seat, but pretty much no one thinks that the outcome represents good news for the GOP. Prior to the election,...	David Nir	04/25/2018	128	128	-	-
Democrats retake majority in New York Senate, but wayward member is keeping Republicans in power Democrats easily held New York's competitive 37th State Senate District on Tuesday night, with Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer beating former Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian by a wide 57-43 margin. Thanks to another win by Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda,...	David Nir	04/25/2018	157	121	-	-
New poll shows huge turnabout for former combat pilot Amy McGrath in Democratic House primary If Amy McGrath's new poll of the Democratic primary in Kentucky's 6th Congressional District is accurate, it represents an astounding turnabout. McGrath's survey, conducted by Garin-Hart-Yang in mid-April, finds her leading Lexington Mayor Jim Gray by...	David Nir	04/24/2018	16	35	-	-
Daily Kos Elections 1Q 2018 House fundraising reports roundup Quarterly fundraising reports for federal candidates, covering the period from Jan. 1 to March 31, were due at the Federal Elections Commission on April 15 at midnight Eastern Time. Below is our chart of fundraising numbers for House candidates in all...	David Nir	04/19/2018	46	42	-	-
New York's Working Families Party endorses Cynthia Nixon, progressive challenger to Andrew Cuomo Despite intense maneuvering by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York's Working Families Party overwhelmingly endorsed his progressive primary challenger , activist and actress Cynthia Nixon, at a gathering on ...	David Nir	04/16/2018	49	21	-	-
Trump may have won Pennsylvania, but new polling shows Democrats poised for a sweep this year A new poll from Muhlenberg College for the Morning Call finds Pennsylvania Democrats in strong shape across the board this year, much as Franklin & Marshall ...	David Nir	04/16/2018	58	78	-	-
Republican House candidate says if there's 'one more terrorist attack,' he'll win GOP nomination Ah, lovely: We've got ourselves a Republican candidate for Congress who's openly rooting for a violent terror attack on American soil. Here's a new recording of South Dakota state Sen. Neal Tapio, ...	David Nir	04/12/2018	26	89	-	-
New PPP poll shows Florida Sen. Bill Nelson leading Republican Gov. Rick Scott Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has released new internal polling from PPP of both the Democratic primary and the general election for Florida's open gubernatorial race, as well as some numbers for ...	David Nir	04/12/2018	6	27	-	-
Paul Ryan's gone, but what does that mean for Republicans, Democrats, and 2018? On Wednesday morning, in a move that had been telegraphed for some time yet was still momentous, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced he would retire at the end of this term. Ryan's exit not only could put his own seat in play, it has the potential to...	David Nir	04/11/2018	56	67	-	-
Oof: Democrat pre-games for black caucus debate at Popeyes because he 'loves spicy chicken' Oh god. In an utterly clueless move , businessman Shri Thanedar put up a post on Facebook on Saturday to inform his supporters that he was preparing for a gubernatorial debate hosted by the Michigan ...	David Nir	04/10/2018	45	15	-	-
Florida Gov. Rick Scott challenges Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, ensuring expensive battle On Monday, Florida man Rick Scott, who started telling donors he was interested in running against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson all the way back in 2015 , finally made his long-awaited campaign ...	David Nir	04/09/2018	5	14	-	-
Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold—forever Mr. Ducky Pajamas—resigns from Congress In a Friday afternoon news dump, Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold, who was already retiring at the end of this term due to sexual harassment allegations by a former staffer, announced that he would instead resign, effective immediately. The news was...	David Nir	04/06/2018	82	104	-	-
Cuomo's 'deal' to reunite New York Democrats? It's all a bunch of self-serving b.s. to save his hide For as long as he’s been governor, Andrew Cuomo has given his tacit and not-so-tacit backing to the so-called “Independent Democratic Conference”—a group of renegade Democrats who for years have colluded with Republicans to keep the GOP in charge of...	David Nir	04/04/2018	103	91	-	-
Please vote for these three Daily Kos Elections panels at Netroots Nation! The 2018 cycle is shaping up to be just about the craziest—and maybe most amazing—midterm election we’ve ever seen. Every day, the team here at Daily Kos Elections works hard to break down ...	David Nir	03/28/2018	12	19	-	-
Indicted Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens now under investigation for misuse of charity's donor list Republican Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri, who is under indictment for allegedly blackmailing a former mistress with a compromising photo, is now also being investigated as to whether his 2016 gubernatorial campaign improperly obtained a list of donors...	David Nir	03/20/2018	11	47	-	-
Cynthia Nixon, activist and star of 'Sex and the City,' announces primary challenge to Andrew Cuomo On Monday, actress and activist Cynthia Nixon announced she'd challenge New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in this September's Democratic primary, giving the incumbent his highest-profile opponent ever. ...	David Nir	03/19/2018	118	61	-	-
Republicans are completely freaked that they'll lose a dark red seat in Kansas—and with good reason Judging by the Kansas City Star 's new report on the state of play in the 2nd Congressional District, Republicans are legit freaked out about their chances of holding the seat—as well they should ...	David Nir	03/16/2018	142	291	-	-
Panicked Republican leaders start calling out slacker House incumbents—by name Spooked by Conor Lamb's upset victory, anonymous "[t]op House Republicans" (or at least, their aides) called out more than half a dozen GOP incumbents by name to the Washington Examiner's David Drucker, saying they've been running "complacent"...	David Nir	03/15/2018	169	259	-	-
Big Tuesday night! Democrats flip two more Republican seats, taking us to 40 and counting Tuesday night was a HUGE night on the special election front for Democrats, who flipped not one but two GOP-held legislative seats: Connecticut HD-120: This was a pickup for the Democrats, and boy was it a big one. Philip Young defeated Republican...	David Nir	02/28/2018	13	38	-	-
GOP Rep. blames Jews for Holocaust: 'How many Jews were put in the ovens because they were unarmed?' Alaska Republican Don Young is the longest-serving member of the House, and throughout his 45-year tenure, he’s made himself well-known for his bitter temper and ugly tongue. But despite his ...	David Nir	02/28/2018	341	217	-	-

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