In 2018, a third of all state legislative races only had one major party candidate running for reelection.This trend is consistent with recent history; more…
Labor unions have long been a staple of the Democratic party, but the Medicare for All policy embraced by some 2020 candidates could hurt their…
Although the “blue wave” didn’t quite turn out the way some hoped in 2018, Democrats did win 40 seats in the House of Representatives in…
While much of the focus in politics has been on the 2020 presidential election, there are several key races in the House and Senate that…
We hear a lot these days about red states and blue states, but what does that really mean? The Cook Political Report’s Partisan Voting Index…
Billionaire progressive activist Tom Steyer has announced his candidacy for President of the United States, joining a crowded Democratic field. Loosely similar to Trump in…
As we’ve previously written, the growth of 501(c)4 groups after the 2010 Citizens United case has changed the way money and politics interact. The rise…
In May, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal Election Commission’s limit on individual campaign contributions following a…
Nearly 40 years separate the oldest and youngest candidates in the 2020 presidential campaign. Pete Buttigieg is 37, while Joe Biden is 77 and Bernie…
The 2020 presidential campaign is already well underway, and the broad field of candidates are dominating the media. But will all the hype translate into…