Beware the First of March

Sometimes it feels like I'm Bill Murray's character in Groundhog Day. Instead of waking up to the strains of "I Got You Babe", I wake up to hear about sequestration. As bad as the sequestration story has become to me, I've begun to realize that it must be worse for Congressional Democrats, and … Continue reading →

Ballot Watch: The South (Part 2, The Swinging South)

This is Ballot Watch. Today is the 15th (and last) in the series of articles on the upcoming ballot initiatives and some key local elections. Some of these covered topics in common with multiple states, but the remainder looked at a state level. With this second part of … Continue reading →

Ballot Watch: The South (Part 1, The Solid South)

This is Ballot Watch. Today is the 13th in the series of articles on the upcoming ballot initiatives and some key local elections. Some of these covered topics in common with multiple states, but the remainder look at a state level. With the second of the two-part … Continue reading →

A House Divided: August 23 Edition

The Republican and Democratic conventions will occupy much of our interest for the next two weeks, so I want to take this opportunity to check in on the House races and see if anything is different since our August 6 update. Short version: not much has changed. The Cook Political … Continue reading →

Getting the Special Treatment

Two votes happened in the U.S. Senate last Wednesday, votes which highlight how Republicans and Democrats feel about tax rates. Senate Republicans voted to raise taxes on all Americans. Senate Democrats voted to avoid raising taxes on all Americans. A Democratic-sponsored bill that limits tax … Continue reading →

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Beware the First of March

Ballot Watch: The South (Part 2, The Swinging South)

Ballot Watch: The South (Part 1, The Solid South)

A House Divided: August 23 Edition

Getting the Special Treatment