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Moving South and West
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | December 23, 2008
Politico notes that reapportionment after the next census will continue longstanding trends, with more congressional seats moving to the South and West. The study, from ...
Categories: National Politics

Rating the Governor's Races, Nebraska-Wyoming
Posted By: Josh Goodman | December 23, 2008
I started on my 2009-2010 gubernatorial race ratings yesterday. Here are the second half of them. Nebraska - Likely Republican -- Without any national attention, ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices
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Will the Census Save the GOP?
Posted By: Will Wilson | December 22, 2008
Recent thrashings at the ballot box have many Republicans as well as other political commentators wondering about the health of the party. Has the party ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices
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Rating the Governor's Races, Alabama-Minnesota
Posted By: Josh Goodman | December 22, 2008
For Republicans still smarting from November's elections, I've got some good news: My projections indicate that after the 2010 elections the G.O.P ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices
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Who's Best for the Salazar Seat?
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | December 22, 2008
Colorado has been a funny place in Democratic politics. It was pretty Republican just a few years ago, but now the Democrats have everything -- ...
Categories: State Offices

In 2010, a Repeat of the Wacky 2002 Elections?
Posted By: Josh Goodman | December 19, 2008
Finally, with the presidential race behind us, it's time to start talking about the 2010 governor's races. The first question: Will the results be ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices
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The Case for Appointments Over Special Elections
Posted By: Josh Goodman | December 18, 2008
I, among many others, wondered in light of the Blagojevich scandal why we don't simply use special elections to fill all U.S. Senate ...
Categories: State Offices , Voting Process & Voting Rules

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Blago Challenge
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | December 17, 2008
The Illinois Supreme Court has refused, without comment, to hear state Attorney General Lisa Madigan's petition that Gov. Rod Blagojevich be removed due to ...
Categories: State Offices

The Bell Tolls for Chris Bell?
Posted By: Josh Goodman | December 17, 2008
Republican Joan Huffman defeated Democrat Chris Bell in the Texas state Senate special election that I mentioned yesterday. Huffman's comfortable margin was a surprise (...
Categories: State Offices

Minnesota Recount Fun
Posted By: Josh Goodman | December 17, 2008
Let me be just the latest to say the live video of the Minnesota Canvassing Board judging challenges in the Coleman-Franken Senate race is amazingly ...
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules

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