Monday, 20 May 2019
116th Congress: - 200 R; 235 D
Currently Solid: - 171 R; 195 D
Competitive: - 29 R; 40 D
Needed for a majority: - 218 Seats
Source: Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales
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Monday, 13 May 2019
Presidential Caucus and Primary Dates to Watch
Monday, February 3 Iowa Caucuses
Tuesday, February 11 New Hampshire Primary
Saturday, February 22 Nevada Caucuses
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Friday, 26 April 2019
Democratic Presidential Polling Data (RealClearPolitics average of 4 polls) - Biden – 29.3%; Sanders – 23.0%; Harris – 8.3%; Buttigieg – 7.5%; Warren – 6.5%; O’Rourke – 6.3%; Booker – 3.5%; Klobuchar -1.5%; Yang – 1.5%; Castro – 1.3%; Hickenlooper – 1.0%.
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Wednesday, 03 April 2019
PA 37th Senatorial District Special Election - Repub seat turned Dem. Pam Iovino (D) beat D. Raja (R). Seat was closely watched as a bellweather for 2020.
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Wednesday, 20 March 2019
IA - Senate Special Election – Dem. Eric Giddens wins Senate District 30 seat, keeping the seat Blue. He faced Repub Walt Rogers, who had lost his re-election bid to the Iowa House last November.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2019
2020 House Elections – Republicans need to gain 18 seats to regain the majority. “The good news for Republicans is that much of the fight for the House will take place in districts that President Donald Trump carried in 2016. There are now 31 Democrats who represent Trump districts, compared to just three Republicans who represent Hillary Clinton districts. The good news for Democrats is that Republicans have gained House seats in just one of the last six presidential elections.” (Nathan Gonzales, Inside Elections)
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Sunday, 9 February 2019
2019-20 Gubernatorial Ratings: Currently, 27 GOP and 23 Dem Governors. In 2019, there are 18 Governors not up for re-election. For 2019 elections: 5 Republican and 2 Democratic Governors are solid, and 4 Republican and 3 Democratic Governors are competitive. (Nathan Gonzales Inside Elections). Specifics to follow.
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Sunday, 10 February 2019
2019-20 Gubernatorial Ratings: Toss-up: Edwards (D,LA), MT Open (Bullock, D); Tilt Democrats: Cooper (D,NC); Lean Republican (MS Open (Bryant, R), Bevin (R,KY), Sununu (R, NH); Likely Republican: Scott (R,VT); Solid Democrat: Carney (D,DE), Inslee (D,WA); Solid Republican: Burgum (R,ND), Herbert (R,UT), Holcomb (R,IN), Justice (R,WV), Parson (R,MO).
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4 Election-Winning Postcard Campaigns You Can Copy
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Winning Political Elections with Postcards
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