Democrats feel confident that Republican Kris Kobach facing the Democratic front runner, State Senator Barbara Bollier, would lead to a competitive race in Kansas, but unfortunately for Democrats this is likely not the reality. Kobach is weaker than other Republicans, but there is no reason to believe that he is weak enough to lose a seat the GOP has held since 1932.
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Change is officially coming to Pennsylvania’s state house. Mike Turzai, the current Speaker of the House, officially announced his retirement this Thursday, meaning that there will be someone new in the speaker’s chair come 2021.
The New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections are now less than two years away. Most major election outlets rated this year’s general elections in January and February of 2019, and those two dates are also a little less than two years apart. Given the interesting developments that have occurred in both states, I feel it is appropriate to give my initial ratings for these two races.
A competent Secretary of State is worth their weight in gold. The ones that do their job well can outlast…
For the second time in just 3 years, members of the Conservative party of Canada will choose a new leader, and for the first time in the party’s history it appears that its leaders will come from the east.
After four years of Jeremy Corbyn leading the Labour Party, it’s gearing up for a new leader after the Islington…
To a casual observer of American politics, it might be confusing what constitutes a “battleground state” in a presidential election. For instance, in the most recent presidential election, a state might have voted one way by as much as double-digits, but pundits talk as if it might vote the other way in the next. Why would the state in question be treated as competitive?
Although it is much harder to create a Democratic gerrymander than a Republican one, it’s not impossible – and this one would elect, at minimum, 9 Democrats in a 14-member map.
Can elections be canceled or delayed? Find out in this week’s edition of Ask ElectionBabe!
The UK’s 2019 General Election was, from the moment it was called, destined to be an interesting one. In the…