2018 midterms

Donald Trump Has Killed the California Republican Party

Donald Trump Has Killed the California Republican Party

There were many nasty shocks for California Republicans in the midterm elections of 2018. And now President Donald Trump is…

6 years ago

Russian Hackers Are Still Hard at Work Disrupting Democracy

Russian hackers after the U.S. midterm elections carried out a widespread hacking effort, targeting the federal government, media sites and…

6 years ago

Bernie Sanders Has A Bold Agenda for House Democrats

The 2018 midterm results show that the American people have rejected Donald Trump, and his agenda. And as Senator Bernie…

6 years ago

The 2018 Blue Wave Was Much Bigger Than You Think

Many Democrats seem to feel that they “lost” the 2018 midterm elections, but that is not true.  Yes, a large…

6 years ago

Here Are the Top Five Things We Learned From the Midterms

Election exit polls always tell important stories. This year, however, those stories may be especially important for what they can…

6 years ago

As Trump Hijacks the Midterms, Republicans Panic

GOP candidates and party bosses all over the country are in panic mode as they have seen President Donald Trump…

6 years ago

Record Early Voting Shows the Blue Wave is Rolling Along

Well over 30 million Americans have already cast their ballots for Tuesday’s midterm elections. Many states set records for early…

6 years ago

Blue Wave Rising: GOP House Incumbent Is Losing In Utah

If a Republican incumbent representative is losing in the state of Utah you know it’s a bad year for the…

6 years ago

Trump’s Travels Prove Republicans Have Given Up On Keeping the House

The statistical website FiveThirtyEight gives the Democratic Party an 86 percent chance of winning the House next Tuesday which is…

6 years ago

Shocker: Democrats Ahead By 17 points On Generic Ballot

Political observers closely watch the so-called generic congressional ballot to get an idea of which party is likely to win…

6 years ago

AP: Republicans Begin to ‘Concede Defeat’ In Battle For House Control

The Republican blame game has begun. According to AP's Steve Peoples,  "Republicans have begun to concede defeat in the evolving…

6 years ago

Iowa’s Largest Newspaper Endorses Only Democrats

Yesterday The Des Moines Register, Iowa’s largest newspaper, announced that it was endorsing only Democrats in this year’s congressional races.…

6 years ago

If House Flips, Powerful Democrat Will Demand Trump Tax Returns

Another Democratic leader of the House of Representatives is anxiously awaiting his chance to become chairman of a powerful House…

6 years ago

Due to Trump, Millions of Women Have Left the Republican Party Forever

Donald Trump’s election has clearly pushed independent and Democratic women into action, resulting in record numbers of women running for…

6 years ago

Blue Wave Likely As Democrats Grab Leads in Battleground Districts

A new opinion poll released Monday shows Democrats with a 4-point advantage in dozens of battleground House districts with just…

6 years ago

Kavanaugh Leads To Record Fundraising For Democrats

The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings, along with the testimony from his sexual assault accuser Dr. Christine Ford, have generated…

6 years ago

The Texas Senate Race Is Terrifying the Republican Party

Until recently the thought of a Democrat winning a Texas Senate race would be considered ridiculous. Especially a liberal Democrat…

6 years ago

Blame Game: GOP Candidates Panic Due to Trump’s Unpopularity

With about seven weeks until election day on November 6th, Republicans are in full panic mode. Almost every recent poll…

6 years ago

Record Primary Turnout is One More Bad Sign for the GOP

Many people believe that the 2018 midterm elections are as important as any elections held in American history. This assessment…

6 years ago

New Polls Show Republicans Are Facing Disaster in the Midterms

Three new polls released this morning could spell doom for the GOP in November’s elections. These polls continue the rash…

6 years ago

Women Are Making Waves In the #MeToo Midterms

Women may finally get their revenge on serial sex offender Donald Trump and his GOP enablers in Congress. From all…

6 years ago

White House Alarms: Trump Watches TV, Tweets, Trusts ‘Gut Instincts’

People in the White House are getting worried. According to insiders who were interviewed by Robert Costa from the Washington…

6 years ago

Bannon Says GOP On Track to Lose 35 to 40 Seats in Midterms

Steve Bannon has issued a warning for Republicans, and he hopes they will listen to him. In an interview with…

6 years ago

AP Study Shows Huge Advantage for Democrats in Special Elections

This week Donald Trump bragged about how his candidates were all winning, but a closer analysis by the Associated Press…

6 years ago

Mattis Says He Will Deploy U.S. Military Forces to Protect 2018 Elections

On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. military may be used to defend against or prevent Russia’s election…

6 years ago

Democrats Irate as Republicans Refuse to Fund Election Security

Republicans in the House of Representatives have put forward a spending bill that excludes new money for election security grants…

6 years ago

Energized Democrats Surge Toward Midterms As Trump Is Losing On Immigration and Trade

Trump has made immigration and trade the two centerpiece issues of his midterm election strategy, but a new poll shows…

6 years ago

Obama Has Been Meeting With 2020 Presidential Contenders

Former President Barack Obama has had nine different private meetings with possible 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, Politico reported Monday. Obama…

6 years ago

Optimistic Schumer Asks Obama To Help Win Back the Senate

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday that he has asked former president Barack Obama to help, and he…

6 years ago

New Polls Give New Evidence That A Blue Wave is Coming

Two recent opinion polls have lifted Democratic spirits as well as their prospects of sweeping to victory in the fall…

6 years ago

Small Donors Have Given Dems Almost $800 Million For 2018 Midterms

The nonprofit fundraising group ActBlue announced this week that their fundraising from small donors for the 2018 election cycle is…

6 years ago

The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming: Are We Ready?

People of a certain age will recall the great 1966 comedy film by Norman Jewison called "The Russians Are Coming, The…

6 years ago

Record Number of Republicans in Congress Rushing For the Exits

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are leaving Congress at a faster rate than at any time in history,…

7 years ago

Women Are Running For House Seats in Record Numbers

While over half the U.S. population is female, four out of every five members of the U.S. House of Representatives…

7 years ago

Beto O’Rourke Breaks Fundraising Record But Still Trails Cruz

Texas Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke raised a record-setting $6.7 million in the first three months of the…

7 years ago

Parents Of GOP Senate Candidate Donate Maximum Amount To Democratic Opponent

It's nothing short of embarrassing that the folks who know GOP Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson best – literally, his folks…

7 years ago

Trump Aides Privately Terrified That Impeachment Is Inevitable If Democrats Retake The House

Those closest to Trump don't believe he grasps what serious trouble he would be in if Democrats win enough seats…

7 years ago

Bernie Sanders Just Terrified Trump And Showed How Democrats Will Win In 2018

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) revealed exactly how Democrats will treat Trump as the most unpopular president in history, and win…

8 years ago

Democrats Rake In Millions As Trump Has Republicans Running Scared Ahead Of 2018

If Democrats can ride this wave into 2018, they could very well outperform expectations in a year which Republicans are…

8 years ago

GOP Setting Itself Up For Midterm Bloodbath As Trumpcare Hurts The Most Reliable Voters

Trumpcare is political suicide for the president and his Republican colleagues in Congress.

8 years ago