Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Philly's mayor race is the latest front...
Anthony Hardy Williams is getting major help from Michelle Rhee-like businessmenLeading Off: •Philadelphia Mayor: None of the candidates in the May 19 Democratic primary have been incredible...
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Rep. Donna Edwards is one of the many Democrats to acknowledge her interest in this open Senate seatLeading Off: •MD-Sen: It's going to be a while before the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen....
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: It's Edwards versus Van Hollen in the...
Leading Off: •MD-Sen, 04: On Tuesday, Rep. Donna Edwards officially kicked off her bid for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski. Edwards will face at least fellow Rep....
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Tammy Duckworth will take on Mark Kirk
Democratic Senate candiate Tammy DuckworthLeading Off: •IL-Sen: As expected, Rep. Tammy Duckworth formally kicked off her campaign against GOP Sen. Mark Kirk on Monday, making her the first Democrat to...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Rahm overpowers progressives, wins second...
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was re-elected on TuesdayLeading Off: •Chicago Mayor: On Tuesday, voters made their selection in Chicago's mayoral runoff, and as the polls predicted, incumbent Rahm Emanuel...
View ArticleNice tourism industry you've got there, Mr. Jindal. Shame if anything...
These are dark times for Louisiana Governor and 2016 GOP White House hopeful Bobby Jindal. Facing a staggering $1.6 billion budget shortfall, Governor Jindal's popularity is plummeting at home even as...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Welcome to 2016's most mysterious Senate...
Louisiana Republican Sen. David VitterLeading Off: •LA-Sen, Gov: While Republican Sen. David Vitter has looked like the clear favorite to win this year's gubernatorial contest for a long time, it's...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The establishment rallies behind Murphy,...
Florida Democratic Senate candidate Patrick MurphyLeading Off: •FL-Sen: On Monday, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee offered its endorsement to Rep. Patrick Murphy, making him the third...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The ugliest race in America is too close...
James Comer may emerge with the GOP nomination despite past allegations of domestic violenceLeading Off: •KY-Gov: SurveyUSA takes a look at next Tuesday's increasingly nasty GOP primary, and they find...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Lisa Murkowski may be in for a tough GOP...
Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa MurkowskiLeading Off: •AK-Sen, AL: Last week, Roll Call reported that state Sen. Mike Dunleavy may be interested in challenging Sen. Lisa Murkowski or Rep. Don Young in the GOP...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: This is bad news for John McCain. Seriously
Republican Sen. John McCain will face a credible Democratic foe next yearLeading Off: •AZ-Sen: Tuesday morning brought some exciting news for Arizona Democrats, as Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick announced she'd...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Mark Kirk channels The Office for bogus...
Sen. Mark Kirk is sorry.Leading Off: •IL-Sen: Remember when you got in trouble as a kid and offered up a simple and automatic "I'm sorry" to get your parents/ teachers off your back, even though the...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Both parties nervously await Maggie...
New Hampshire Democratic Gov. Maggie HassanLeading Off: •NH-Sen, Gov: Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan isn't expected to decide if she'll challenge Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte until after the legislative...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: North Carolina Dems resume their search...
Republican Sen. Richard BurrLeading Off: •NC-Sen: On Tuesday night, Roll Call reported that former Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan will not be challenging Republican incumbent Richard Burr next year, and she...
View ArticleMorning Digest: A new round of Florida redistricting has Charlie Crist eyeing...
Ex-GOP Gov. and 2014 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie CristLeading Off: •FL-13, Sen: Could we see a Rep. Charlie Crist in the 115th Congress? The former governor initially showed little...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Why the loss of a twisted Florida district is a double-edged...
(click to enlarge)Leading Off:•FL-02: For those wondering why so many observers are confident that Florida's 2nd District will get redder following the upcoming round of court-ordered re-redistricting,...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Why Florida's Senate primary might soon see some serious...
Republican Rep. Ted Yoho is reportedly mulling a Senate campaignLeading Off: •FL-Sen: Thanks to Donald Trump, it's been hard for GOP primaries at any other level of politics to earn the distinction of...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Florida's proposed new congressional map is better, but a far...
Redistricting may turn GOP Rep. Daniel Webster's heavily Republican seat into a safely blue districtLeading Off: •FL Redistricting: On Wednesday, Florida Republicans released a proposed new...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Republican covers up actual straight sex scandal with fake...
Michigan GOP state Rep. Todd Courser is at the center of one of the strangest scandals we've ever seenLeading Off: •MI-10: Just go ahead and read this story. It's insane. No, it's super mega crazy...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Opponents start to line up for indicted Pennsylvania attorney...
Kathleen Kane (center)Leading Off: •PA-AG: Oof. State Attorney General Kathleen Kane continues to assert her innocence in the face of charges that she unlawfully leaked secret grand jury materials to...
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