Jeff Singer
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Another poll finds a close race between Republican Sen. Pat Toomey and Democrat Katie McGinty
PPP is out with another poll of the Pennsylvania Senate race, and they give Republican Sen. Pat Toomey just a 42-41 edge against Democrat Katie McGinty. One month ago, they had Toomey leading by an identical 40-39 margin. This same sample gives Hillary... → Read More
August 2 primary preview: A nasty four-way GOP primary for governor comes to a close in Missouri
On Tuesday, voters in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington will cast ballots for their state’s downballot primaries. Below is our look at the key races to watch. The first polls will close ... → Read More
National Democrats make a late move to influence the Missouri GOP's gubernatorial primary
The unpredictable four-way fight for Missouri’s Republican gubernatorial nomination is on Tuesday, and Team Blue is making a last-minute move to influence the outcome. On Friday, the Democratic Governors Association launched an ad, which the National... → Read More
A new poll gives McGinty a 7-point lead in the Pennsylvania Senate race, but don't celebrate yet
Suffolk University just released its first look at Pennsylvania’s competitive Senate race, and it gives Democrat Katie McGinty a surprisingly large 43-36 lead on Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. The same poll, conducted Monday through Wednesday of this... → Read More
Tim Kaine to naturalized American citizens: "Thanks for choosing us!"
Hillary Clinton and her new running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, held their first rally as a ticket in Miami on Saturday: → Read More
Daily Kos Elections 2Q 2016 House fundraising reports roundup
Quarterly fundraising reports for federal candidates, covering the period from April 1 to June 30, were due at the Federal Elections Commission on Friday night. Below is our list of fundraising numbers for House candidates in all the key 2016 races.... → Read More
Former KKK leader David Duke announces Senate run in Louisiana
Just a week ago, ex-KKK leader David Duke flirted with challenging House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, but Duke’s now set his eyes on a bigger prize. On Friday, the final day of candidate qualifying, Duke announced that he would run for Louisiana’s open... → Read More
The Koch brothers reportedly triage Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson
While Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has trailed in the polls in his rematch with Democrat Russ Feingold, Republicans sounded prepared to spend big to try and help him win in the fall. However, Team Red appears to have finally decided that... → Read More
Georgia GOP congressional candidate runs another ad accusing primary foe of wanting to murder cops
Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District may be safely Republican, but the July 26 GOP primary runoff to succeed retiring Rep. Lynn Westmoreland is anything but boring. A few months ago, state Sen. Mike Crane, a vocal opponent of no-knock warrants,... → Read More
A new poll finds a tight GOP primary for governor of Missouri
The four-way Missouri GOP gubernatorial primary is coming up on Aug. 2, and PPP finds a tight race. The polling firm gives retired Navy SEAL Eric Greitens a tiny 24-22 edge against former U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway; rich guy John Brunner and Lt.... → Read More
A surprising poll gives Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt just a 3-point edge over Jason Kander
It has been a very long time since we’ve seen a poll of the Missouri Senate race, and PPP’s new release gives Team Blue some good news. Their survey ... → Read More
Trump chooses Mike Pence as his running mate and throws the Indiana gubernatorial race into disarray
On Friday, Donald Trump announced that Gov. Mike Pence would be his running mate on the GOP’s presidential ticket. Pence was already the Republican nominee for governor of Indiana, but state law prevented him from appearing on the ballot twice, meaning... → Read More
Ex-KKK Grand Wizard David Duke flirts with a bid against House Majority Whip Steve Scalise
Back in January of last year , former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke flirted with challenging House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a fellow Republican, in the November jungle primary for ... → Read More
Elections Time Machine: Meet Pappy O'Daniel, the Donald Trump of Texas—from 1938
Hop in our time machine and join Daily Kos Elections as we revisit key elections from yesteryear and imagine what we might have written about those races at the time—without any benefit of ... → Read More
Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel dies at 87
Via The New York Times: Elie Wiesel, the Auschwitz survivor who became an eloquent witness for the six million Jews slaughtered in World War II and who, more than anyone, seared the memory of the Holocaust on the world’s conscience, died on... → Read More
June 28 primary preview: Four Democrats face off to succeed Steve Israel in a Long Island swing seat
On Tuesday, voters in Colorado, New York, Oklahoma, and Utah will cast ballots for their state’s downballot primaries. Below is our look at the key races to watch. The first polls will close at 8 PM ET in Oklahoma, and as always, we’ll be liveblogging... → Read More
Can Chuck Grassley lose in Iowa? A new poll says he can
On behalf of the liberal groups Americans United for Change and the Constitutional Responsibility Project, PPP surveys six Senate races. We've collected all the toplines below, along with PPP's most recent previous numbers for each race in... → Read More
Vulnerable House GOP incumbent digs up 911 call made against primary foe
Now this is a negative ad! Rep. Tim Huelskamp faces a credible challenge in the August GOP primary from physician Roger Marshall in Kansas’ safely red 1st Congressional District, and Huelskamp is going on the offensive with a spot that utilizes a... → Read More
Not a parody: GOP accuses Pennsylvania Democrat Katie McGinty of wanting to tax children's 'energy'
Sometimes, you watch an ad and need to remind yourself that, no, it’s not a parody. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which is supporting Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, is out with a new spot against Democrat Katie McGinty in Pennsylvania’s Senate race and... → Read More
A flawed Republican nominee gives Democrats a good chance to score a pickup in a swingy Nevada seat
Republican primary voters handed Team Blue a huge gift in Nevada’s swingy 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday night. Businessman Danny Tarkanian defeated state Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson, the choice of Gov. Brian Sandoval and national... → Read More