The Latest: Few Voters Blame Biden for a Recession

This week, the FreedomWorks for America team was busy meeting with candidates running for federal office. We sat down with Scott Parkinson (R) running for VA-SEN, Alex Mooney (R) running for WV-SEN, Julie Clark (R) running to primary Tony Gonzales in TX-23, and Anthony Sabatini (R) running for FL-11. We…

The Latest: House Races Are Heating Up!

National News Axios: GOP’s stormy 2024 outlook “This week marked a low point for Republicans as they prepare for the 2024 elections: Former President Trump is once again the dominant force in the party, which is showing little indication of trying to appeal to swing voters.”“Why it matters: By…

The Latest: Our Greatest Enemy: The Mail.

National News Politico: Wisconsin Republicans once more felled by a common foe: The mail “Republicans lost big in Wisconsin. But their downfall came well before Tuesday.”“At least 435,000 people voted early, either by mail or in-person.”“Democratic Party officials estimated ahead of the election that Protasiewicz banked at least a…

The Latest: Defending a 4-3 Majority

To be frank, there was not a lot in the news this week relating to the U.S. House or Senate. All of the chatter is about the Wisconsin Supreme Court election and the Trump indictment. So, we will keep the update short. Something of note, if you haven’t seen it…

The Latest: GOP Senate Landmines

National News POLITICO: Republicans are winning more Latino votes. But rising turnout still benefits Dems. “There was a noticeable shift among Latino voters in the midterms, who still tilted toward Democrats overall but reached higher levels of Republican support, too.”“A new analysis from Voto Latino, a political organization focused…

The Latest: 5 Initial House Republicans to Watch

National News Roll Call: As 2023 started, 18 House and Senate campaigns were in debt “As lawmakers wrangle over the nation’s debt, 18 members of the House and Senate started this year with campaign committees that each reported at least $100,000 in unpaid bills.” (Though some have since been…

The Latest: The 2024 Most Vulnerable House Seats 

National News AP: GOP leaders, stung by losses, plan to wade into Senate races “This is our last chance this decade to target red-state Democrats, so we’re going to do whatever it takes to recruit candidates who can win both a primary and general election.”Said by Sen. Steve Daines…

The Latest: Key Senators Torn over 2024 Retirement Decisions

National News Sabato’s Crystal Ball: Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up “The overall battle for House control in 2024 starts as a Toss-up.”“Relatively similar numbers of Democratic and Republican seats start in the most competitive Toss-up and Leans categories, although Republicans start with a few…

The Latest: The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024?

National News Open Secrets: Top self-funding congressional candidates were among the 2022 election cycle’s biggest losers “According to year-end disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission, the majority of the self-funding candidates were Republicans, investing around $211 million of their own money into the contest.”“Self-funding candidates were some of…