Following the Money: What Outside Spending Tells Us About the Race for the House
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The spending decisions by big outside House groups can inform us about the most
Lessons from the Past: What 1978 and 1982 Tell Us About 2022
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Notes on the State of Politics: August 24, 2022
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The Gubernatorial Races: Look to the West
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Reassessing the Race for the Senate
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House Rating Changes: More Movement Toward Republicans
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — We are making 10 House rating changes, 9 of which benefit Republicans. — Our
Politics in the Post-Roe World
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The president’s party often struggles in midterms, although extraordinary circumstances can save them from
Notes on the State of Politics: June 22, 2022
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How the House Landscape Changed
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The new House landscape is fairly similar to the old one. — However,
Rating Change: Ohio Gubernatorial Race to Safe Republican
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The Ohio gubernatorial race moves from Likely Republican to Safe Republican. — A close
The Kinds of Seats that Flip in Midterms
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — While increasingly salient issues like abortion could change the political environment, Republicans still appear
House Rating Changes: 11 Moves, All in Favor of Republicans
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — We are making 11 rating changes in the House this week, all in favor
Trump-District House Democrats Could Become Extinct This November
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The number of “crossover” districts — those won by different parties for president and
Sarah Palin’s Surprising and Possibly Historic Run for the House
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin surprised the political world when she announced
The Politics of the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Counties
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