Primary Series 2018

Copper and Orange the New Blue? (August 29)

Update 295: Copper and Orange the New Blue? Voters Vacate Center; Health Care Top Issue Last night, Arizona and Florida bore out many of the trends witnessed throughout this year’s primary season: establishment vs. progressive, Medicare-for-all vs. “affordable health care,” and others.  Once again, it’s clear that women candidates are outperforming and voters in these …

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Congressional Democrats Leading the Charge Against Corruption (August 21)

Update 293 – Congressional Democrats Leading the Charge Against Corruption Americans’ innate distrust of government, part of the country’s political DNA, is and has been at Watergate era levels for the past 10-12 years. A series of change elections has reinforced the nation’s political discontent, providing the background for the demand and laying the foundations …

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August 14 Primary Results (August 15)

Update 292 — August 14 Primary Results: Signs of Reversion to the Norm in the Midwest One of the central themes of this year’s Democratic midterm primaries continues to be the establishment candidate versus the progressive outsider.  Although progressive candidates had an impressive showing this week, the more “establishment” candidate has generally come out on …

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August 7 Primary Results Reveal Growing Number of Competitive November Races (August 8)

Update 290 — August 7 Primary Results Reveal Growing Number of Competitive November Races Last night was another exciting Tuesday primary and special election day in the midst of a slow-moving August recess week here in Washington.  From Ohio to Michigan, Washington State, and even Kansas, elections were held that set up competitive general elections …

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