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Arkansas 5/22 Primary: At a Glance
Arkansas has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 22. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Arkansas has an open primary. Voters need to be… Read More ›
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Voting Rights: Who Could Get Automatic Voter Registration Next?
This week New Jersey passed and signed their Automatic Voter Registration bill, making them the 11th state to do so. The first to do so was Oregon in 2015, and voting rights activists have been making a lot of headway… Read More ›
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Kentucky 5/22 Primary: At a Glance
Kentucky has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 22. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Kentucky has an closed primary. Voters need to be… Read More ›
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How to Phone Bank
Beyond voting, what else can you do to help get a candidate elected? After canvassing, phone banking for a candidate is one of the most effective ways to Get Out the Vote (GOTV) and increase turnout. This is something you… Read More ›
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Georgia 5/22 Primary: At a Glance
Georgia has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 22. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Georgia has an open primary. Voters need to be… Read More ›
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Are There Any Safe GOP Seats in 2018?
There is a lot of time between now and the November 2018 midterm elections. That said, I read an interesting article that is making me wonder what a safe seat looks like, at least in Congress, in 2018. In Politico’s… Read More ›
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Why Isn’t the GOP Talking about the Tax Law?
I find it rather odd that today, on Tax Day of all days, the Republicans aren’t talking about their landmark, and let’s face it, only major legislation they’ve passed since controlling the entire federal government. After all, they’ve said time… Read More ›
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Idaho 5/15 Primary: At a Glance
Idaho has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 15. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Idaho has a partially closed primary. Democrats allow voters… Read More ›
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Updated: Who’s Retiring From Congress?
There are quite a number of Senators and Representatives who are either not running for re-election or running for a different position (noted with an asterisk). Here are the retiring members of Congress (in state alphabetical order) followed by how… Read More ›
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Oregon 5/15 Primary: At a Glance
Oregon has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 15. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Oregon has a closed primary. Voters must be… Read More ›
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Nebraska 5/15 Primary: At a Glance
Nebraska has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 15. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Nebraska has a closed primary for congressional races… Read More ›
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How Mueller Figures in the 2018 Midterms
Political campaigns plot out their messaging strategies far in advance, but need to be ready to respond to relevant news as it happens. For the 2018 Midterms, what will or won’t happen with the Mueller investigation during the campaign season… Read More ›
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Pennsylvania 5/15 Primary: At a Glance
Pennsylvania has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 15. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Pennsylvania has a closed primary. Check here for… Read More ›
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How the GOP is Approaching the 2018 Primaries
There have been a few articles recently that give us some sense of how the Republicans are approaching the midterms. Do they offer any clue for those of us who want to elect Democrats and flip Congress and state legislatures?… Read More ›
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West Virginia 5/8 Primary: At a Glance
West Virginia has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 8. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. West Virginia has a partially closed primary… Read More ›
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North Carolina 5/8 Primary: At a Glance
North Carolina has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 8. Here are some election facts about the state and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. North Carolina has a… Read More ›
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The Midterm Turnout Problem Democrats Need to Fix
You’ve no doubt heard people mention that the Democrats are historically bad at turning out people for midterm elections. How bad is it, and what can be done? After President Obama was first elected in 2008, the Democrats basically didn’t… Read More ›
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Ohio 5/8 Primary: At a Glance
Ohio has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 8. Here are some election facts and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Ohio has an open primary. Voters will declare… Read More ›
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Indiana 5/8 Primary: At a Glance
Indiana has its statewide primary election on Tuesday, May 8. Here are a few facts about the state and a few key races, with the names of the Democratic candidates and links to their campaign websites. Indiana has an open primary…. Read More ›
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Midterms 2018 is Heating Up: States with Primaries in May
11 states have their midterm primaries in May. See the list of the offices that will be on the ballot by clicking on the state name, courtesy of Ballotpedia. May 8 (Tu) Indiana 5/8 North Carolina 5/8 Ohio 5/8 West… Read More ›