McConnell Ad Targets Key Grimes Voters: Women
The Mitch McConnell campaign has released a new ad targeting a key bloc of support for opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes: women. The spot features several young women talking directly to the camera....
Colorado Senate Race a Petri Dish for Both Parties
There is perhaps no other state this election cycle that better reflects the lessons learned by both parties over the past four...
Michelle Obama Stumps for Braley -- Not "Bailey"
Michelle Obama returned to Iowa on Tuesday to campaign for Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley -- and this time she remembered his name. After...
Battle for the Senate
- LA: Mary Landrieu, Republicans Gear Up for Two-Part Fight
- IA: Can Dems Win a "War on Women" Debate Against a Woman?
- CO: Mark Udall Says Campaign Will Shock the Pundits
- NH: Brown Gains on Shaheen
- NC: Thom Tillis Claims Momentum in Race Against Kay Hagan
- National: Growing Focus on Energy and Environment in Political Ads
- GA: Nunn Uses George H.W. Bush in Ad Without His Permission
- AK: With Two Weeks to Go, Mark Begich Makes Final Stand
Battle for the House
- AZ-2: Hard-Fought Barber, McSally Race Goes Down to the Wire
- CA-7: In Swing District, Bera Suddenly Finds Himself Vulnerable
- MI-6: Is State's Most Powerful Republican Really in Political Danger?
- NJ-5: Veteran Republican Finds Himself in Tough Race
- FL-26: Garcia, Curbelo in Competitive Race as Early Voting Starts
- MI-8: Bridge Funding, Obamacare Separate Schertzing, Bishop
- CA-52: Costly, Nasty Battle Rages
- NY-11: For Grimm and Recchia, a Debate Is All Bark
Governor Races
- FL: Debate Take On a Hostile Edge
- MA: Martha Coakley Struggles Again on the Campaign Trail
- WI: Walker's Tough Fight Against Burke Will Decide 2016 Future
- MI: Snyder vs. Schauer a Numbers Game Within the Margin of Error
- ID: Gloves Come Off With Ad Rapping Otter Over Prison Scandal
- RI: Betting on Fung's Chances, Chris Christie Joins in Race
- TX: Wendy Davis and the Ever-Longer Odds
- IL, MD: Obama Returns to Trail With a Blue State Focus
Real Clear Politics Election 2014
Polls: Ducey Widens Lead Over DuVal in Arizona
Republican Doug Ducey is opening up his lead over Democrat Fred DuVal in the tight Arizona gubernatorial race, according two recently released surveys. RCP now rates the race “leans GOP,”...
Is America's Quietest Campaign in California?
Across blue, red, and purple states, nearly a dozen governors are in danger of losing their jobs -- making 2014 an unusually challenging year for incumbents. Consequently, these endangered...
Obama Says Red State Dems Are "Strong Allies" of His
Democratic Senate candidates in red states have gone to great lengths to distance themselves from President Obama and his position on several key issues -- in some cases, even refusing to acknowledge...
Why You Should Heed What the Polls Say
I've been getting a lot of e-mails and tweets either asking me if the polls might be skewed toward Republicans this year, or forwarding me articles suggesting that they might be. This isn’t...
Ebola Spreading as a Midterm Campaign Issue
Ebola has spread to the campaign trail. No, candidates haven’t contracted the deadly disease. But growing fears about the threat of the virus and the administration’s response to it have...
RGA Outraises Democratic Group in Third Quarter
The Republican Governors Association raised $21.5 million in the third quarter of 2014, narrowly beating its Democratic counterpart, which raised $19.7 million. “As we enter the home...
Tillis Backs McConnell as Leader If GOP Takes Senate
U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis suggested Monday that he would back Sen. Mitch McConnell for majority leader should Republicans win control of the upper chamber next month. Tillis had previously...
S.D. Senate Race Tightens Amid Green-Card Scandal
During a debate this past summer, South Dakota Democratic Senate candidate Rick Weiland accidentally acknowledged Republican Mike Rounds -- the former governor and his leading opponent -- as a...
Hispanic Voters in Colorado: Energized or Apathetic?
In the days leading up to the 2010 midterm elections, an occasion when voters sent a message of rebuke to President Obama and his political party, the decidedly purple state of Colorado was too close...
