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Senate Majority Might Run Through Iowa

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For members: The new edition of Inside Elections.

This issue dives into the U.S. Senate race in Iowa, where Democrats are targeting Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) in a contest that could decide the majority.

There are also additional thoughts on this week’s elections in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Virginia. The edition also includes an update on Virginia’s 2nd district, where Republicans largely held their ground in this week’s legislative elections but are having trouble getting a top tier challenger to Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA).

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Supreme Court Rejects Another Ballot Access Case

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For members: The new edition of Ballot Access News.

This edition reviews the Supreme Court’s rejection of a ballot access case in Alabama, the 52nd consecutive such case the high court has rejected since 1991. Also included is an update on the petitioning for third parties in the 2020 presidential race as well as other news.

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The GOP’s Rocky Race In Colorado

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For members: The new edition of Inside Elections.

This issue includes a deep dive into Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, where one of Republicans’ brightest stars faces a difficult path to re-election.

There’s also includes a look at New York’s 11th congressional district, where Republicans are trying to reclaim a rare urban seat, and a candidate conversation with a former NFL player running in California.

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About Political Wire

goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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