Category: Politics

Tiffany Smiley v. Patty Murray Safe Democrat Patty Murray has been in the Senate a long time – not quite as long as the Chuck Grassley and Patrick Leahy types; but pretty close – and at only 72 this October ...

Is there cautious optimism in the Buckeye State for Democrats? Or is Trump and Peter Thiel-aligned J.D. Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegy, set to continue the state's pivot to the right?

Incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen’s quest for a second term could have been more interesting.

How does The Postrider put together its Senate ratings? Following the release of our 2022 ratings, Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are here to discuss how they research states, how they assign a rating, what they feel ...

There’s good news for Democrats in the Grand Canyon State where their incumbent (and favorite) senator, former astronaut Mark Kelly, is up for election to a full term after his special election victory a couple years ago.

Katrina Christiansen v. John Hoeven Safe Republican It wasn’t that long ago – 2010, in fact – when North Dakota had two Democratic senators (and a Democratic Congressman to boot) despite having not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since ...

Kathy Salvi v. Tammy Duckworth Safe Democrat Up for the first time since she defeated incumbent Republican Senator Mark Kirk in 2016, Democrat Tammy Duckworth has had quite a stint in office. A veteran who lost both legs as a ...

Has it already been two years? Happy midterms, everyone! We’re back at it this year with our 2022 Senate Ratings and are excited to cover, rate, and analyze the upcoming Senate elections as always.

The Colorado Democratic Party is asking for it. They’ve spent this year attempting some irresponsible, undemocratic, and ultimately fruitless election chicanery.

As late as last year, there was some chatter that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has emerged as the face of the Democratic Party’s left-wing, would challenge Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in New York’s Democratic Senate primary.

In 2020, we rated Alabama's Senate election, which pit incumbent Democrat Doug Jones against former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville, as “likely R” because of Jones’ possible incumbent advantage and the peculiarities of college football loyalty.

Last cycle, we profiled the Arkansas Senate race between Republican incumbent Tom Cotton and Libertarian candidate Ricky Harrington Jr. – a blowout in favor of Cotton thanks to the fact the Democratic nominee, John Mahony, dropped out after the filing deadline and could not be replaced.

Oftentimes when a governor appoints a senator due to a vacancy, it can lead to a fierce primary fight within the incumbent party or the elevation of a weak candidate that can lead to some strange results, like a Democrat winning in Alabama or a Republican winning in Massachusetts.

Incumbent Republican Senator from South Carolina Tim Scott has been having a moment the last couple of years.

Perpetrators returning to the scene of the crime is a familiar plot device in fiction, movies, and television. Last week, one-time reality TV star, Donald J. Trump, returned to the nation’s capital — site of the deadly January 6, 2021 ...

The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito discuss 2022’s primaries for House, Senate, governor, and more. How did Trump’s endorsements do? Why did Democrats strategically boost some far-right candidates? And what major primaries remain that we’re watching? ...

In May, I provided my takeaways on the highest profile primaries of the month. If anything, June was an even busier month, featuring not only primaries but a handful of special elections that provided heartening results for both parties. We ...

We’ve been waiting months for last month’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...

The hosts of the With A Gay Twist podcast, Mason Dixon and Zachary Pen, join Postrider Politics Editor Lars Emerson to discuss Pride Month and allyship. They cover the history of Pride, corporate sponsorship of Pride, what Pride is all about, and ...

We’ve been waiting months for last week’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...

We’ve been waiting months for this week’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...

We’ve been waiting months for this week’s primaries in Nevada because we feel, and have been stressing for a while now, that Nevada is likely the most important state in the 2022 midterms. With the June 14 primaries now settled ...