Campaigns

The Congressional Black Caucus Institute is launching a new campaign seeking to turn out low-propensity Black voters and rural voters across the South ahead of the midterm elections. The multimillion-dollar “SO VOTE” initiative, which is debuting Tuesday on National Voter Registration Day, seeks to go beyond traditional ad campaigns to connect with voters.  The outreach […]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding three more candidates to its “Red to Blue” program for top recruits, including an independent running in red-leaning Alaska and a progressive seeking a battleground seat in Michigan. The additions bring the DCCC program up to 40 candidates as the party grows increasingly optimistic of its chances of […]

DALLAS — President Donald Trump walked a tightrope this week, awkwardly balancing the political with the solemn. By the end, it all seemed too much, even for America’s ultimate political scrapper.  Trump spent two days here in full campaigner-in-chief mode in front of an adoring audience inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, headlining both […]

The midterm primary season is nearly complete and the general election is less than two months away, but there’s still plenty of uncertainty in the House and Senate battlegrounds.  Polls show Republican candidates and incumbents around the country underperforming in states and districts that typically vote for Republicans. If President Donald Trump can use a […]

DALLAS – President Donald Trump’s presence here at the Republican Party’s midterm convention was inescapable.  From his image adorning the laminated badges required to enter American Airlines Center to the rhinestones tracing his name on the T-shirts of more than a few attendees, reminders of the president were constant over the two-day spectacle dubbed “Trumpapalooza.” […]

The second day of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas brought more politicians, candidates and Trump Cabinet members to the stage, each making the case for helping the GOP keep its majorities in Congress this fall. Democrats were also in town for various counter-programming events, including Senate nominee James Talarico, who held a news conference […]

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski DALLAS – Recent national polls show President Donald Trump’s job approval rating sinking to historic lows, […]

DALLAS and JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — President Donald Trump put himself on the midterm ballot Wednesday but acknowledged it would take more time to end the Iran war and lower gas prices. If some vulnerable Republican candidates were eager to distance themselves from an unpopular president, Trump used the opening night of the first-ever […]

DALLAS – Joe Biden was the target of a few jabs. So was Kamala Harris. Mentions of Nancy Pelosi drew loud boos.  But Republicans gathered here for a first-of-its-kind party convention eight weeks before the midterm elections mostly signaled they were ready to move on from the old guard of Democratic boogeymen.  Speakers at the American […]

Republicans convened Wednesday in Dallas for their first midterm convention, hoping to energize their voters and hone their campaign message heading into the fall elections. Speakers at the American Airlines Center extolled GOP-led achievements and warned against giving Democrats control of Congress next year. President Donald Trump was the night’s last speaker, and he is […]