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The chances of Democrats holding on to indicted Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-NJ) seat is looking increasingly more likely after Tammy Murphy dropped out of the race.

 

Massachusetts’ House races leave little to the imagination. Republicans haven’t won a House race in the Bay State since 1994, and the maps Democratic legislators have passed have virtually ensured it remains that way. 

The Cook Political Report shifted its forecasts in five House district races in an analysis published Thursday, moving three seats toward Democrats and two seats toward Republicans. The Cook Political Report moved two Republican districts — Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) and Rep. Ken Calvert’s (R-Calif.) — from “lean Republican” to “toss-up.” The third district that…

Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee announced last week he wouldn’t seek an unprecedented fourth term, leaving his job open for the first time in 12 years.  It was hardly a surprising announcement, and the race will remain in the Solid Democrat column unless Republicans can land an impressive, moderate recruit. 

The Cook Political Report has upped its projection of the number of seats the Republican Party will gain in the House during the midterm elections.

As it has in the past, California has proven to be one of the key states that ultimately determines control of the House.

Republicans are now panicked that what was once a dream election year could end up a nightmare.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

We're looking back in the rearview mirror at the first half of 2022 and what a six-month period it was. Does that serve as a precursor to July through December?