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Democrats had hoped to score a victory in the special election for CT’s 151st House of Representative seat, but businessman Harry Arora and the Greenwich Republican party scored a solid 54% to 46% win to hold on to an important seat. In the run up to the election, Democrats — emboldened by Alex Bernstein’s surprise … Continue reading Republican Arora wins CT Special Election

While much of the media is focused on the upcoming Iowa Caucuses, voting for the 2020 Presidential race officially started last Friday as Minnesota became the first state in the nation to launch early voting for its March 3, Super Tuesday primary. It’s difficult to say who benefits from the early voting in Minnesota, but … Continue reading Endorsements, early voting & new polls suggest an uncertain race

If Joe Biden ends up as the Democratic nominee, he likely will have Senator Elizabeth Warren to thank. With just two weeks before the critical Iowa Caucus, Warren decided to launch an assault on her “friend” Bernie Sanders. First, her staff leaked to CNN a report that in a private conversation in 2018, Sanders had … Continue reading Warren splits progressives

Tonight’s CNN / Des Moines Register Democratic debate turned out to be a relatively benign event, lacking major confrontations between the candidates. That said, we think there were a few winners and losers. The Winners: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders The Losers: Joe Biden, Tom Steyer, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar Let’s start with the Winners. Warren … Continue reading The CNN Democratic Debate

Every day now seems to bring significant new developments. First, Senator Cory Booker dropped out of the Democratic race. Booker was polling at about 2% of the electorate and was having trouble raising money. Still, Booker leaves the race with his reputation intact and could easily be considered as a vice presidential nominee. We thought … Continue reading From the campaign trail …

There is an interesting special election coming up on January 21st in Greenwich, CT. Long-time CT state legislature Fred Camillo was elected in November as the new First Selectman of Greenwich. Accordingly, Camillo vacated his position as State Representative. The special election race to replace Camillo pits Democratic Cheryl Trepp Moss versus Republican Harry Arora. … Continue reading Special Election: CT 151st House Race is a Toss Up

We highlight 5 interesting stories and factoids from the campaign trail. First, we start with the candidates that have qualified for the upcoming Democratic debate on Tuesday night in Des Moines. The six candidates that will be on stage are Biden, Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Steyer. That means that Andrew Yang failed to qualify … Continue reading From the campaign trail …

Most of the attention on Feb 3 will be on who wins the Democratic Iowa Caucus, but we will also be looking closely at the turnout at the caucuses. Unlike a primary, participants in the Iowa Caucus must show up at 7 pm and stay for over an hour to be counted. Participating in a … Continue reading Turnout in Iowa and New Hampshire

Last week, we shared our views on who we thought is most likely to win the Democratic Presidential nomination. Tonight, we focus on how others see or assess the race. Let’s start with Nate Silver’s website 538. 538 is among the most highly respected, liberal leaning political sites on the web. Silver uses a quantitative … Continue reading Who do others expect will win the 2020 Democratic Nomination?

With less than a month to the Iowa Caucuses, the political news is starting to come fast and furious. Today, we highlight five interesting developments: First, the latest polls out of Iowa show a very contested electorate with no candidate pulling away. Indeed, the CBS News / You Gov poll has a three way tie … Continue reading From the campaign trail …