Shaheen Popular in NH, But Struggles With DC Albatross
BERLIN, N.H. -- A smattering of French could be heard inside a local senior center cafeteria on Monday as diners waited to be served their subsidized lunches in this city of fewer than 10,000...
Poll: Ernst Widens Lead in Iowa Senate Race
Iowa U.S. Senate hopeful Joni Ernst is beginning to pull away from her opponent, Bruce Braley, according to a new Quinnipiac...
In Blue Rhode Island, Why Is Governor Race Close?
Rhode Island is one of the bluest states in the country. In 2012 President Obama won there with nearly two-thirds of the vote, and the state’s...
Battle for the Senate
- National: Senate Battleground Tilts Away From Democrats
- IA: Joni Ernst's Playbook, for Women to Win Men's Vote
- KS: How Roberts Evened the Score
- National: Democrats Pin Hopes on Black Vote
- SD: Democratic Efforts to Put Race in Play Fizzle Amid Infighting
- National: Neck-and-Neck Races Into Final Days of Campaign
- GA: Democrats Hammer David Perdue on His Business Record
- IA: The Democrats' Ground Game May Be Falling Short
Battle for the House
- National: The Five Most Suspenseful House Races
- TX-23: Glimpses of State's Political Future in Gallego-Hurd Race?
- CA-21: In Valadao-Renteria Race, a Big Test of Latino Enthusiasm
- FL-26: Cuba Takes Center Stage in Garcia-Curbelo Debate
- CA-17: Silicon Valley Shootout Down to the Wire
- NJ-5: Garrett-Cho Race Tightens
- National: House Democrats Fret Debilitating Losses
- NY-18: Maloney-Hayworth Race Is a Battle to the End
Governor Races
- WI: President Obama Pushes for Mary Burke in Milwaukee
- IL: Bruce Rauner Aggressively Courts Black Voters
- OR: The Twists and Turns of the Kitzhaber-Richardson Race
- FL: The Nightmare Scenario: A Race Too Close to Call
- SC: Tom Ervin Drops Out of Race, Backs Democrat Sheheen
- KS: Will Conservative State Vote Out Conservative Governor?
- MD: Race Sparks National Interest
- MA: For Martha Coakley, a Race for Governor and Redemption
Real Clear Politics Election 2014
Putting the Emerging Dem Majority Theory to the Test
For political reporters, the home stretch is in sight for the 2014 elections. For analysts like myself, the main event really occurs the following morning, when we get our first new data in two...
Poll: Weh Gaining on Udall in N.M. Senate Race
The U.S. Senate race in New Mexico has flown under the radar for months as political handicappers have almost universally predicted an easy re-election for Democrat Tom Udall. But a new survey from...
Capito Win Could Cap GOP Transformation of W.Va.
Almost every political observer agrees that Rep. Shelley Moore Capito will be Sen. Shelley Moore Capito when the next Congress convenes. Almost every political observer also agrees that it...
Obama to Stump for Blue State Dems in Home Stretch
He's raised millions of dollars. He says his policies are on the ballot this year. And at the last possible moment -- a week before Election Day -- President Obama will begin blitzing through blue...
No Labels Backs Gardner Ground Effort in Colorado
No Labels, the nonpartisan political group aimed at ending gridlock in Washington, will actively support Rep. Cory Gardner in the final days of his challenge against Colorado Sen. Mark Udall....
Georgia: A Midterm Bright Spot for Democrats?
Senate races that once looked promising for Democrats in Colorado, Iowa, and New Hampshire have tightened in the final weeks of the midterm campaign, with Republicans gaining steam. But polls are...
Colorado's Grand Experiment
DENVER – It was not Mark Twain, but rather a friend of Twain’s named Charles Dudley Warner, who famously and drolly noted that although people often complain about weather, they rarely do...
Why Is Mary Landrieu in So Much Trouble?
It happens like clockwork. Every six years, observers start the cycle predicting the demise of Louisiana’s Sen. Mary Landrieu. Every six years, they are proven wrong, as she somehow...
Oregon Governor Race Tightening Amid Scandals
A series of scandals surrounding Oregon's first lady have upended the blue state's once stable gubernatorial race, and Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber could now be in danger of losing re-election,...
