State legislatures likely to have more women and people of color next year Paru Shah, Erika Vallejo, Eric Gonzalez Juenke, and Bernard Fraga - October 22, 2020 And that predicts what Congress will look like in the future
This inflammatory ad reveals why Republican women of color have a hard time getting elected Catherine Wineinger - October 4, 2019 What we can learn from how former lawmaker Mia Love upheld the GOP’s racial narratives — until she didn’t.
Can Bill Weld unseat Trump? Let’s look at the history of challenges to incumbent presidents. Adam Hilton - April 26, 2019 Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld speaks during a New England
Holding their convention in Wisconsin could help Democrats in 2020. Here’s the evidence. Christopher J. Devine - March 17, 2019 Not visiting Wisconsin didn’t decide the 2016 election. But what about four years later?
Mia Love is right. The loss of black Republicans in Congress really could hurt the party with black voters. Christopher Stout and Jennifer Garcia - December 11, 2018 When the new Congress meets in January, it will include
Eight white-majority districts elected Black members of Congress this year David Lublin - November 19, 2018 That's a breakthrough.
Yesterday’s Congressional women’s softball game was bipartisan. But are women actually more bipartisan in practice? Mary Nugent and Catherine Wineinger - June 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42235" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The Congressional Members team put their
What explains Ben Carson? The long tradition of black conservatism. Leah Rigueur - September 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29237" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson takes
Republicans say goodbye to the Confederate flag–and hello to a new strategy Joseph Lowndes - June 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26439" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] File: Protesters hold a sign
The media aren’t holding female candidates back Danny Hayes - November 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17837" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Senator-elect Joni Ernst speaks to supporters