Initial 2020 House Ratings
After an embarrassing 40-seat loss in 2020, Republicans are looking to gain 18 seats and take back the house in 2020, or at the very least, make some significant gains. We’ll explore in this post if and how they can do it. Looking at the ratings board, Democrats have many more seats in Toss-Up than […]
This is Turning Out to Be One Heck of a Day in Elections: 2/19/19
Let’s start off with the big news. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is coming back for more. He declared a 2nd presidential bid this morning. This announcement came as a surprise to me, mainly due to age. He would be 79 during his first inauguration, smashing the old record of 73, set by Ronald Reagan. By […]
RIP Walter Jones, Amy Klobuchar Declares Candidacy
Rep. Walter Jones has died on his 76th birthday. He entered hospice care in late January. He was one of the most mavericky Republicans in the house, only voting with Trump 49% of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight. He also deeply opposed the Iraq War, and voted against the GOP healthcare bill and tax cuts […]
Mark Your Calendar Y’All. First Congressional Special Election Scheduled For 2019.
After the resignation of Representative Tom Marino (R, PA-12) to take a job in the private sector, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf just announced by twitter that the special election to decide his successor will be held May 21. This district encompasses a large chunk of Northeastern and North-Central Pennsylvania, including State College. Here’s a map. […]