For obvious reasons, the past week has been one of the wildest and strangest weeks of one of the wildest and strangest years in Alaska's political history. But, the commotion didn't just start Friday morning. Read on
There could be as many as six or seven truly competitive House races this year in Florida, and only one potentially competitive district in the state belongs to Democrats: freshman Rep. Tim Mahoney's marginal South Florida seat. But Republicans caught several useful breaks in Tuesday's primary results. Read on
House Editor David Wasserman releases ratings changes in six districts. Most significantly, Democratic Reps. Jerry McNerney (D-CA-11) and Paul Kanjorski (D-PA-11) trade columns, as developments in the past several months have slightly improved McNerney’s shot of winning a second term and imperiled Kanjorski’s chances of winning a thirteenth. Read on
The Cook Political Report’s current outlook estimates that Democrats will gain between 12 and 17 seats in the lower chamber. What’s striking about that estimate is that Democrats could score such a gain on open seats alone if they were to run the table on competitive races in which no incumbent is running. Read on
House Editor David Wasserman embarks on our analysis of open seats in the House by releasing ratings changes in two districts. Although Republicans have plenty of vulnerable open seats to defend, two districts they should not have to worry much about are those represented by retiring Reps. Dave Weldon (FL-15) and John Peterson (PA-05). Read on
Republicans have plenty of reason to watch their backs in central Florida. Reps. Tom Feeney (R-FL-24) and Ric Keller (R-FL-08) will both likely face competitive races in Orlando-area districts. Yet, the one open seat the GOP must defend, the adjacent Melbourne-based 15th CD represented by retiring Rep. Dave Weldon, is looking like one of the party's best bets. GOP state Sen. Read on
Democrats had hoped to face off against a millionaire Republican with significant personal baggage in this sprawling, rural district held by retiring GOP Rep. John Peterson. Instead, Glenn "G.T." Thompson, an untarnished Republican with a shoestring budget and Peterson's blessing, prevailed with 19 percent of the vote in the April primary. Read on
