EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Candidates in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate runoff are competing with college football, Thanksgiving turkey and the mad dash of Christmas bargain hunting as they try to hold voters’ attention. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Mike Espy are on the ballot Nov. 27, and the winner will get the final two years of a six-year term started by longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran. Both candidates acknowledge that motivating people to return to the polls will be a challenge. “I want everyone to have the best Thanksgiving they can possibly have. But don’t you eat a bite if you’re not looking at the person next to you, making sure they’ve got to go vote,” Hyde-Smith told cheering supporters at a Nov. 6 election night party in Jackson. Espy hosted a gospel extravaganza Nov. 5 at Anderson United Methodist Church in Jackson. He talked to the mostly African-American audience about honoring the legacy of those who … [Read more...] about Analysis: Candidates need motivated voters for Senate runoff
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Analysis: Candidates to replace Joe Straus aren’t the only power-seekers in the House
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Editor's note: If you'd like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey's column, click here. TMF is back, proving that not everything in a race for speaker of the Texas House is about who’s going to be the next speaker of the Texas House. The TMF in this instance is Trey Martinez Fischer, a bull of a Democratic House member from San Antonio who gave up his seat to run — unsuccessfully — for the Texas Senate and is now poised to return to his old stomping grounds. Known around the Capitol by his initials, he was one of the leaders of the Democrats before he left. Others stepped up and could reasonably expect to keep going even though he’s back. That might be what happens. But TMF, never a shrinking violet, sent a letter last week to some of the real and suspected candidates for speaker, urging them to show their faces, to start a dialogue over the direction of the House — to come out and play. The Texas Tribune thanks its sponsors. Become one. … [Read more...] about Analysis: Candidates to replace Joe Straus aren’t the only power-seekers in the House
Can Nevada elect the first-ever female-majority statehouse? Our analysis, experts say yes
James DeHaven Reno Gazette Journal Published 1:00 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Nevadans could soon make history by electing the nation’s first female-majority state legislature. Women already make up nearly 40 percent of those elected to serve in Carson City and — after winning a record number of primary contests in June — could make up nearly two-thirds of the statehouse by Nov. 7. 'The difference is women are finding their voices' All of which helps explain why national media have descended on the Silver State in recent weeks to proclaim it the nation’s best chance to close the state legislative gender gap in 2018. Groups that helped recruit and train female candidates credit the #MeToo movement — a social media-driven wave of support for thousands of victims who came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men — for helping develop new office-seekers. "We ended up with more than double … [Read more...] about Can Nevada elect the first-ever female-majority statehouse? Our analysis, experts say yes
Analysis: Texas Democratic candidates find friendly donors in hostile congressional districts
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Editor's note: If you'd like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey's column, click here. Democratic challengers outraised Republican congressional incumbents in seven races in Texas during the second quarter of the year. But in most of those races — including the statewide contest for U.S. Senate — recent election history favors the Republicans. Sometimes, it favors them by a wide margin. Money helps. A challenger to an incumbent has to become known to voters to have a chance, and some sort of advertising — door hangers, radio and TV advertising, social media ads — is a big part of that. An expensive part. So don’t discount the importance of money, or the boost that a challenger gets by out-raising a better-known incumbent. But don’t ignore the political atmosphere, either. These are, for the most part, Republican districts. The Texas Tribune thanks its sponsors. Become one. Seven Republican incumbents in the Texas congressional … [Read more...] about Analysis: Texas Democratic candidates find friendly donors in hostile congressional districts
10 Questions for the Candidates for Barre and Northfield
compiled by Mike Dunphy With primary season already upon us, the residents of Central Vermont are once more given the opportunity to make real difference in their communities by voting. Many candidates in Barre, Berlin, and Northfield are running unopposed but several Democrats are in races to make the ballot in November. In Northfield, four candidates—Gordon Bock, Denise MacMartin, John Stevens, and Jeremy Hansen—are vying for two positions on the ballot, while in Barre, two spots are open to three contenders: Tommy Walz, Peter Anthony, and Paul Flint. It an effort to give them all the opportunity to share their views with the public, The Bridge sent each a questionnaire touching on a number of issues important to Vermont. Some responses have been edited for length but not content. Peter Anthony said he was unable to respond. John Stevens never responded. BARRE CITY (WASHINGTON-3) CANDIDATES What is one of your top priorities if elected? Why so? Tommy Walz Tommy … [Read more...] about 10 Questions for the Candidates for Barre and Northfield