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A Deep Dive Into an Iowa Swing District

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For members: The new edition of Inside Elections.

This issue includes a look at Iowa’s 1st District, which is critical to Democratic chances of holding onto the majority as Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) runs for re-election in a district President Trump carried in 2016.

The edition also includes analysis of the New Mexico Senate race, the newly-open 5th District of Indiana, and a conversation with Hawaii state Sen. Kai Kahele, who is running in Tulsi Gabbard’s 2nd District.

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Can Democrats Win a Senate Seat in Texas?

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For members: The new edition of Inside Elections.

This edition includes a deep dive into the Texas Senate race, where Democrats are hoping Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 performance was a new floor instead of the ceiling as they take on John Cornyn.

The issue also includes analysis of California’s 48th District (where Republicans are trying to retake some suburban territory), a dissection of a peculiar TV ad in a North Carolina special election, and a conversation with one of the Democrats running against Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO).

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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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