Friday, 09 November 2018
Election Results - Governor Races. Dems have gained 7 State Governor seats. They include: Nevada, New Mexico, Kansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Maine
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Wednesday, 07 November 2018
Election results: -
The Senate will have 52 Republican and 45 Democratic Senators (a 3 person loss for the Dems).
The House will have 220 Democratic and 196 Republican House Members (a 27 person loss for the Repubs). -
Monday, 17 September 2018
2018 House Ratings - According to Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales, there are 14 Republican and 2 Democratic “toss-up” districts:
CA 39 (Open, Royce, R); CA 48 (Rohrabacher, R); CO 6 (Coffman, R); IA 3 (Young, R); IL 6(Roskam, R); KS 3 (Yoder, R); KY 6(Barr, R); MI 11(Open, Trott, R); MN 1(Open, Walz, DFL); MN 2 (Lewis, R); MN 8 (Open, Nolan, DFL); NJ 3(MacArthur, R); NY 19(Faso, R); NY 22(Tenney, R); TX 32(Sessions, R); WA 8(Open, Reichert, R) -
Sunday, 16 September 2018
According to 6 national polls in September, President Trump’s disapproval rating is over 50%.
His approval rating is considerably lower:
Rasmussen – 45%; Economist/YouGov – 44%; CNN – 36%; Quinnipiac – 38%; NPRMarist – 38%; Gallup – 40%.
According to CNN: "Among independents, the drop has been sharper, from 47% approval last month to 31% now. (Mullings Report)> – <desc -
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Florida Gubernatorial Election - Surprise victory, brutal general election. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (FL,D), African-American, supported by Senator Bernie Sanders, won a surprise Democratic Primary victory. He will face Rep. Ron DeSantis (Fl, R), supported by President Donald Trump.
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Tuesday, 21 August 2018
8/18/2018 - 2018 House Ratings from Nathan Gonzales, Inside Elections – The following are seats that are a Toss-Up (12R, 2D): CA 39 (Open; Royce, R); CA 48 (Rohrabacher, R); CO 6 (Coffman,R); IA1 (Blum, R); MI 11 (Open, Trott, R); MN 1 (Open, Walz, DFL); MN 2(Lewis, R); MN 8 (Open, Nolan, DFL); NY 19 (Faso, R); NY 22 (Tenney, R); TX 32 (Sessions, R).
In total, Gonzales thinks Republicans are defending 76 seats to Democrats defending 10 seats. -
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Elections to watch - AZ – Open Senate Seat (Sen. Jeff Flake- R, AZ) – Rep. Primary -Rep. Martha McSally (R) facing former St. Sen. Kelli Ward (R). McSally didn’t back Trump in 2016. And Ward is an immigration hard-liner and fervent Trump supporter. Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is also running. The winner will face Rep. Krysten Sinema (D, AZ).
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Friday, 01 June 2018
Election to watch – District 25, CA – Rep. Steve Knight (R) is the most vulnerable Republican in California. Shifting demographics and political affiliations. Dems outnumber registered Repubs by 14,000 voters. One is four are not registered with any party. June 5th Primary: Dems Katie Hall, Atty Bryan Caforio, or Jess Phoenix will face Knight. (Roll Call)
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4 Election-Winning Postcard Campaigns You Can Copy
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How to Beat the Pro-Trump Candidate
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Why Direct Mail About Politics Still Influences
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Winning Political Elections with Postcards
3 Simple Steps to Success and a New Job (or another stint in your current one!)
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Myth Information: Why Newspapers are more important than ever
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If you think in this age of “new media” that newspapers are not important to winning elections … think again. Today, no medium hashas a higher correlation with voters than newspapers. In fact, newspapers provide much of the “news” content on the internet
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Moving Your Political Communications into the Digital Era
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