My dearest Dems, Welcome back to Election Watch 2010 with Matt and Bridgit! Today were a taking a look at the great state of California, Matt’s home state and one of the most liberal-leaning in the United States. Currently, California is home to two Democratic senators, the most liberal Republican governor in the nation, and [...]

Greetings bread-starved Dems, For those gentiles who did not understand that introductory remark, this past week was Passover, the holiday when Jews cannot eat any bread products, in remembrance of the exodus from Egypt. In honor of this holiday, your delightful board members, Bridgit and Matt, did not post on New Hampshire last week. But [...]

What’s crackin Dems, On an initial welcome, HEALTH CARE! Welcome back to school, and welcome back to Election Watch with Matt and Bridgit! Today we take a look at Missouri, where four-term Republican Senator Kit Bond is retiring. Missouri has become one of the most competitive states politically of late, with John McCain defeating Barack [...]

By James Downie Well, that whole health care thing is (basically) over. That didn’t take long, did it? Okay, fine, the whole process was a fourteen-month death march for many Democratic partisans. Still, there were still some valuable lessons to draw for the future. Nancy Pelosi Is A Brilliant Speaker: Many a Democrat seemed ready [...]

Dems, Welcome to Election Watch 2010: Spring Break edition! This is Freshman Rep Matt reporting from beautiful Southern California, where it is a balmy 81 degrees (go ahead and hate me). Today we will be examining the convoluted race for Arlen Specter’s seat in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, as of late, has been trending towards the Democratic [...]