Who Has the Edge in the Virginia Governor's Race?
With the New Jersey governor's race looking like a cakewalk for Chris Christie (at least for now), and with New York's crime problem under control (removing much of the impetus for a...
Gomez to Get Money Boost, But Will It Be Enough?
WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Behind in the polls in a solidly Democratic state, heavily underfunded against a formidable opponent, and...
GOP Looks to Extend Controversies Into 2014
Congressional Republicans have been trying for months to lacerate the Obama administration with the controversy surrounding last September's...
Battle for the Senate
- GA: Race Attracting GOP Wild Cards
- NE: Heineman Consults Former Governors Who Served in Senate
- National: Obama's Struggles Hampering Democratic Recruitment
- MN: Rep. Erik Paulsen Rules Out Runs for Governor or Senate
- SD: Former Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin Won't Run
- MA: Gomez's Internal Polling Shows Tight Race With Markey
- KY: Dems Take Aim at McConnell But Don't Yet Have a Candidate
- National: Senate Democrats Starting on the Defensive
Battle for the House
- National: Scandals Could Roil 2014 Elections
- AZ-1: Who Will Take On Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick?
- AR-4: Lt. Gov. Mark Darr Eyeing Race
- WV-2: Republican Primary Looms for Capito's Seat
- National: GOP Draws Red Zone Over Seven Dem Seats
- SC-1: Sanford Defeats Colbert Busch in Special Election
- National: DCCC Unveils Plan to Boost Top Prospects
- IL-10: Bob Dold Announces Comeback Campaign
Governor Races
- IL: Family Drama Adds Intrigue to Race as Daley, Madigan Weigh Bids
- PA: Sestak to Skip Governor's Race, Seek Senate in 2016
- VA: Early Campaigns Toil on Both the National and Local Stage
- FL: Dems Believe Scott Is Vulnerable, But Who Will Challenge Him?
- PA: Democrats Line Up to Run vs. Hobbled Corbett
- MD: Candidates Begin Throwing Names in the Ring
- VA: Terry McAuliffe Struggles to Define Himself to Voters
- IA: State Sen. Hatch Considers Run
Real Clear Politics Election 2013/14
Eyeing 2014, GOP Pushes Obamacare Repeal
"Groundhog Day" comes to the House of Representatives this week, as Republicans plan to vote on repealing Obamacare. Again. It's not that GOP leaders believe the 37th time --...
Sweeping Conclusions From Census Data Are a Mistake
The big news of the week in the elections world has nothing to do with Jodi Arias or Benghazi. It has to do with the latest release from the U.S. Census Bureau about the 2012 electorate: the Current...
The Meaning of Mark Sanford's Win
It’s difficult to divine much significance from special elections. They are one-off events, often marked by low turnout and unique candidates. Put differently, a single data point can’t...
Can Gabriel Gomez Win Mass. Senate Race?
On New Year's Eve 2009, before any polling had been conducted, I suggested that Scott Brown might be positioned to make a close race against Martha Coakley in the contest to finish out Ted...
Barrow Says He Won't Run for Open Senate Seat
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Democratic Rep. John Barrow says he won't be running for the U.S. Senate next year. The congressman from Augusta issued a statement Tuesday saying he will seek re-election...
No Wave in 2014, Just Modest Gains
Yesterday I began a two-part series trying to establish expectations for the 2014 midterms. My argument was that we wonât likely see a Republican wave this time around, and that it is probably...
Congressional Elections and the Sixth-Year Myth
This is the first in a two-part series exploring the Democrats’ chances of taking back the House in the 2014 elections and, more broadly, what sort of result we should expect next year. The...
Mass. GOP Candidate Gomez on His Own for Now
BOSTON (AP) -- Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez is on his own - at least for now. National Republican allies and GOP donors outside Democratic-leaning Massachusetts remain skeptical of...
Imperiled Red-State Dems Follow Their Own Playbooks
Sen. Mary Landrieu is the last Democratic statewide officeholder standing in Louisiana. If Republicans have their way, and voters tie her to the president who lost the state by 17 points last fall,...
