That’s not what happened this year, however. Democratic incumbents held on in Montana and West Virginia (and inMinnesota’s 7th district, the reddest congressional district held by a Democratic incumbent in the House) — but those wins were close calls, and the incumbents in the Indiana, Mi...
A politician's constituency is made up of all the people in the district who elected him or her, even those who might have voted for someone else. For example, a congressional representative's constituents might be residents of a city or a small part of their state while a senator is res...
TV CAMPAIGN: HOW A PRO-CHOICE UNDERDOG WON A TOUGH REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY IN KANSAS.Reports on the victory of Adam Taff in the Republican U.S. House primary in Kansas in August 2002. Support enjoyed by opponent Jeff Colyer; Endorsements received by both candidates; Vote received by ...
Donors who live in just four states — California, New York, Florida and Texas — accounted for 40 percent of WinRed and ActBlue fundraising by all congressional candidates in the first quarter. Where the top fundraisers' dollars came from last quarter Top five fundraisers in the House, for...
In Congress, 40% of which is populated by millionaires, incoming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has vowed to “walk the walk” by becoming one of four congressional liberals to pay interns $15 an hour. She’s taking the lead from Republicans; a 2017 study by Pay Our Interns found 51% of...
Despite the long odds, Democrats see a narrow road through which comprehensive immigration reform could still pass both houses of Congress and become law.