Nov 14, 2018 – Democratic strategist John Lapp deliberately recruited such candidates. … Billionaire Democratic donors love it. Swing voters? Not so much. That's why Stacey Abrams lost Georgia. … Will they learn in time for the 2020 presidential nomination process?…

Nov 14, 2018 – As of this writing, many of the Democrats' favorite candidates didn't win. … The Democratic coalition is growing and getting younger. … But it's doubtful the Democratic base shares her patience.…

Nov 13, 2018 – When you look at the Democratic field for president, it’s sort of…old. … It’s worrying some folks within the Democratic strategist world—and these concerns were already in the air before voters went to the … strategist. […] Democratic strategist Maria Cardona said she doesn’t think the age of some would-be candidates is problematic for…

Nov 12, 2018 – The progressive base of the Democratic Party, which isn’t small, wants her gone. … Twenty-five percent of respondents said Biden would be their preferred nominee.Sanders, who ran in the Democratic presidential primary … Other candidates attracted even less support.…

Nov 12, 2018 – Third, in spite of Democratic lawyers' best efforts, Republican leads in key races are likely insurmountable.   … The mean swing between the top two candidates in the 27 recounts was 282 votes, with a median of 219. … The biggest swing came in Florida’s 2000 presidential election recount, when Al Gore cut 1,247 votes off George W.…

Nov 12, 2018 – In 2000 just a few hundred votes separated the two presidential candidates in Florida and chaos ensued. … In the 2004 presidential election thousands of Broward absentee ballots disappeared. … Americans should be able to count on the integrity of their democratic process.…

Nov 9, 2018 – are raising the alarm over what's happening in Florida, as the margins apparent election night GOP victories -- punctuated by Democratic … Sometimes candidates whine about these things for no good reason. Not this time. — Jeff B. … The biggest swing came in Florida’s 2000 presidential election recount, when Al Gore cut 1,247 votes off George W.…

Nov 9, 2018 – Hispanics voted 69 to 29 percent Democratic, according to the CNN exit poll. … So it is with this offyear election in which candidates and voters re-litigated the astounding but now familiar presidential election … If Donald Trump hasn't shown he can improve on his 46 percent of the popular vote, the kind of candidates Democratic primary voters…

Nov 8, 2018 – If more Democratic seats are up for reelection, it stands to reason that Democrats will do well in the popular vote. … It has a unique system in which the top two candidates advance to the general election, regardless of party. … Democratic politicians and their allies in media have attacked the legitimacy of the Electoral College.…

Nov 7, 2018 – Yet few genuinely benefit from this early voting fad, except political machines and the better-funded candidates.   … By herding traditionally Democratic constituents to the polls during the two-week period of early voting, well-funded Democrats in … In Texas, early voting increased everywhere, but particularly skyrocketed in heavily Democratic areas such as Austin and Dallas.  …

Nov 7, 2018 – As odd as it sounds, political parties in democracies have an important anti-democratic function. … The move toward primaries and the democratic selection of delegates took power away from the bosses. … Today, political conventions are little more than infomercials for presidential candidates.…

Aug 13, 2014 – Historically, such individuals vote heavily for Democratic nominees for statewide office. … But many Obama and Democratic Party operatives attributed this strong turnout to the ability of these operatives to pinpoint voters … They have moved on to their next topic, Hillary Clinton, who is by far the leading presidential candidate for 2016.…

Aug 23, 2014 – Yesterday, Dan reported that Scott Brown is within two points of incumbent Democratic Senator Jeanne Sheehan in the New Hampshire … Shaheen, along with every other Democratic senator, voted for the Gang of 8 bill. … But Shaheen had Democratic support at 74 points.…

Aug 21, 2014 – The self-described democratic socialist said last week we shouldn’t “anoint” Hillary just yet. Sen. … And said he had a “damn good platform” for a presidential run (via Yahoo!) … As for presidential ambitions, Sanders, like Warren, is hinting at making challenges so that more centrist–or perceived centrist– candidates…

Aug 19, 2014 – There's also a backlash in Colorado against severe gun restrictions passed by the Democratic legislature and ineptly defended by Democratic … Will Clinton stump in Colorado, a state held up as an example of Democratic gains, or Iowa, a state not usually avoided by presidential … candidates?…

Sep 5, 2014 – In Arkansas, Democratic Sen. … Up in Alaska, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich faces a tough challenge. … If Democratic officeholders are rooted in the past, so are some of their favorite policies.…

Sep 2, 2014 – In 1988, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis was slammed in an ad over Willie Horton, a convicted murderer who attacked … In Alaska, Democratic Sen. … Democrats are trying to execute their own Willie Horton-style attacks against GOP candidates with lackluster results.…

Sep 2, 2014 – Erickson floats the names of Bobby Jindal, Ted Cruz and Rick Perry as “three candidates who seem most able to tap into evangelical … All of the leading Democratic presidential contenders are lawyers.…

Aug 29, 2014 – In North Carolina, Democratic Sen. … “They win white voters in the presidential election and they lost. … Yet, the bleeding began during the Johnson administration (via NYT) [emphasis mine]: No Democratic presidential candidate has…

Sep 16, 2014 – That is a very high negative with which to begin a presidential campaign and the political ads haven't even hit the airwaves. … Clinton's problem when he wrote: "Some Democrats who backed other candidates in the state's caucuses in 2008 say they haven't yet warmed … most ardent defenders, are able to come up with anything substantive she did as first lady (Hillarycare failed to get through a Democratic…

Sep 10, 2014 – Presidential approval in the low 40's with majority disapproval, and Republicans catching up with (if not overtaking) Democrats on … (Four years ago, the Democratic incumbent in his state got blown out).  How is Sen. … Kay Hagan virtually tied in a state Mitt Romney carried in a fairly strong Democratic year?  …

Sep 10, 2014 – Of course, the editorial board is only endorsing liberal candidates. … We will see the next line-up of endorsed candidates in the coming weeks. … While Democratic pollsters have said that such tactics are turning women off, Cosmo apparently doesn’t care.…

Sep 9, 2014 – Bush’s margins in many of the key counties, Obama dramatically out-performed Kerry, even in Democratic-leaning counties. … or Iowa, it doesn’t bode well for a GOP presidential candidate in 2016. … In Iowa, Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley’s disparaging remarks about farmers and popular Sen.…

Sep 9, 2014 – famous boardwalk, the beach resort is familiar to Americans from the popular game of Monopoly, the Miss America pageant and the Democratic … The lesson of New Jersey should not be lost on Republicans who are vetting potential presidential candidates for 2016.…

Sep 25, 2014 – Most pundits believe Libertarian candidates pull more from their Republican opponents than from their Democratic ones. … In reality, it is also a major effort to turn out Democratic voters at the same high levels that customarily turn out in presidential … Of the candidates in all the contested gubernatorial races in the nation, no Democratic candidate has been so unabashedly supportive…