Louisiana Candidate Filing (Friday Noon Status)

Today is the last day for candidate qualifying in Louisiana for the fall elections (qualifying concludes at 5PM). Below is the current status of major state and national offices: [...]

Louisiana Candidate Filing (Thursday Noon Status)

We are now half way through candidate qualifying, and for the major races, nearly all of the incumbents/major players have qualified. After an initial rush of qualifiers yesterday morning, qualifying yesterday afternoon and this morning has proceeded as a slower pace, with the biggest entry being Democratic attorney Ravi Sangisetty, who is competing for the Congressional seat Charlie Melancon vacated to run for the Senate. Below is the current status: [...]

Louisiana Candidate Filing (Wednesday Noon Status)

The first day of qualifying time is half over, and for the major races, nearly all of the incumbents/major players have qualified. Below is the current status: [...]

It’s Election Season in Louisiana !

For tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, candidates will be qualifying for national, statewide, and local races in Louisiana. What may be confusing is that while we will return to open primaries for Congressional races, we are still using party primaries for this year’s Congressional elections only. Meaning that Democrats/Independents may vote in the August 28 Democratic party primary, but only Republicans may vote for Republican candidates in the August 28 party primary. If no party candidate gets 50% of the vote, an October 2 runoff will occur. For statewide/local races, of course, the open primary system is still in place. Below are the major races we will be voting on this year: [...]

The “Obama Plunge” – what is it ?

In several major elections held since “cap and trade” passed the U.S. House last summer, we have noted a considerable dropoff in Democratic support relative to the levels of support Barack Obama received in his 2008 Presidential race. We believe this dropoff (aka, the “Obama plunge”) can be used to evaluate the electoral prospects of Democratic congressional candidates in conjunction with several other factors. We therefore would like to reiterate the criteria/factors we are using to evaluate whether we think a Democratic held seat is safe, vulnerable, or on the “watch list”: [...]

The U.S. House “deems” the 2011 budget as passed

Part One: Vote to raise the national debt ceiling

Elections (past, present, and future) have consequences. Back in February, we noted that the upset victory of Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts sent a psychological shock wave to some Democrats who were beginning to get “cold feet” politically after tough votes on legislation like the stimulus, “cap and trade”, and an early version of healthcare reform which was sent to the Senate. In the wake of that electoral shock wave, a seemingly routine vote to raise the national debt limit passed 217-212 in the face of unanimous GOP opposition. What was instructive about the vote was that “Majority Politics 101” was in naked display at that time in the following ways: [...]

2010 Elections, 7/2 edition