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Hot Senate races: Sept. 3, 2021

Early 2022 Senate race coverage

It's early in the Senate election cycle (the election that will be held in November 2022) but plenty of states have hot races already. Our early coverage:

Senate race	Democrat(s)	Republican(s)
Alabama	Rep. Terri Sewell	Ambassador Lynda Blanchard Rep. Mo Brooks
Alaska	(No Democrat declared yet)	Sen. Lisa Murkowski (incumbent) Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka
Florida	Rep. Val Demings	Sen. Marco Rubio (incumbent)
Iowa	Rep. Abby Finkenauer	Sen. Chuck Grassley (incumbent) State Sen. Jim Carlin
Kentucky	State Rep. Charles Booker	Sen. Rand Paul (incumbent)
Missouri	State Sen. Scott Sifton Marine Officer Lucas Kunce	Gov. Eric Greitens Rep. Vicky Hartzler
North Carolina	Justice Cheri Beasley State Sen. Erica Smith	Gov. Pat McCrory Rep. Ted Budd
Ohio	Rep. Tim Ryan	Treasurer Josh Mandel Author JD Vance
Oregon	Sen. Ron Wyden (incumbent)	QAnon supporter Jo Rae Perkins
Pennsylvania	Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Commissioner Val Arkoosh	CEO Everett Stern CEO Jeff Bartos
Wisconsin	Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes Treasurer Sarah Godlewski	Sen. Ron Johnson (incumbent)

Source: See additional 2022 Senate race coverage.

Ambassadorial Appointments: Aug. 25, 2021

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett nominated as ambassador to Luxembourg

President Biden has nominated numerous politicians as foreign ambassadors -- the full lis so far appears below.

We wondered if Biden's number of political appointments was higher than usual -- so we made a list of Trump's political ambassadorships too.

The answer is: Both Biden and Trump made numerous political appointments, and that's fairly normal for ambassdorships.

We define "political appointment" as "a person who was covered by OnTheIssues for their elected role or campaign role, prior to their nomination as Ambassador."

Biden Ambassadorial Appointments

Trump Ambassadorial Appointments

Ambassador to Australia Former Senate candidate and Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy
Ambassador to India Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti
Ambassador to Japan Former U.S. Rep and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Ambassador to Luxembourg Former U.S. Rep and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett
Ambassador to Mexico Former Colorado Senator and Cabinet Secretary Ken Salazar
Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa Former NM Senator Tom Udall
Ambassador to Turkey Former AZ Senator and Republican presidential primary contender Jeff Flake

Ambassador to China Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad
Ambassador to Holland Former MI Rep. Pete Hoekstra
Representative to NATO Former TX Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Ambassador to New Zealand Former MA Senator Scott Brown
Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Former US Rep and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney
Ambassador to OSCE Former VA Governor Jim Gilmore
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Former KS Senator Sam Brownback
Ambassador to Slovenia AL Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard
Ambassador to the United Nations Former SC Governor Nikki Haley
Representative to the UN General Assemply Former Democratic CA Rep. Barbara Lee

Source: See 2021 Biden Ambassadors' Confirmation Hearings for full issue coverage.

New York Gubernatorial Impeachment: Aug. 3, 2021

Governor Andrew Cuomo may resign

New York or related Candidate	Update
*Update: Gov. Cuomo announced his regination on Aug. 10; Lt. Gov. Hochul will be sworn in on Aug. 24.*
New York Attorney General Letitia James investigated allegations of sexual harassment against Governor Andrew Cuomo, and released a public report of their findings. Status of resignation and impeachment:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo	Governor would be up for re-election in November 2022; he says he will not resign, and will run for re-election
Lt. Gov. Kathy_Hochul	Lieutenant Governor would step in if Cuomo resigns or is impeached
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio	"Severe misconduct" is "disqualifying"
President Joe Biden	"I think he should resign"
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi	"I call upon the Governor to resign"
Governors Ned Lamont (D-CT), Dan McKee (D-RI), Phil Murphy (D-NJ), and Tom Wolf (D-PA)	Joint statement from four governors that "Governor Cuomo should resign from office."

Source: See 2022 New York Gubernatorial race for full issue coverage.

CPAC Conference, July 9-11, 2021

Straw Poll results from Conservative Political Action Conferences

The American Conservative Union holds the "CPAC Conference" annually, with a wide range of conservative speakers and candidates.
The ACU conducts a "straw poll" at each CPAC conference, indicating preferences for the next Republican presidential primary. While indicative mostly of conservative sentiment, this poll is widely reported in the media.
In 2021, for the first time, the ACU held two CPAC conferences: one in February and one in July, due to COVID restrictions.
We report on the poll results from both 2021 conferences below, with links to CPAC excerpts or additional excerpts.
Figures are from the "without Trump" poll for all candidates other than Donald Trump.

July 2021 CPAC straw poll	Feb. 2021 CPAC straw poll
70% Pres. Donald Trump 68% FL Gov. Ron DeSantis 5% Secretary of State Mike Pompeo 4% Donald Trump Jr. <1% MO Sen. Josh Hawley <1% KY Sen. Rand Paul <1% TX Sen. Ted Cruz <1% SC Gov. Nikki Haley	55% Pres. Donald Trump 43% FL Gov. Ron DeSantis 11% SD Gov. Kristi Noem 8% Donald Trump Jr. 7% Secretary of State Mike Pompeo 7% TX Sen. Ted Cruz 1% V.P. Mike Pence

Source: See 2020-2021 CPAC Conference recent coverage, or from 2016-2019, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, or 2009.

Hot House races: July 2, 2021

Challengers take on rematches and redistricting

Congressional District	Incumbent	Challenger(s)
OTI covers "hot" House races where at least two contenders are well-known; there are already a batch of hot races for 2022 shaping up....
California's 21st District *Rematch from 2020*	Rep. David Valadao (R)	Former Rep. T.J. Cox (D)
California's 48th District *Rematch from 2020*	Rep. Michelle Steel (R)	Former U.S. Rep. Harley Rouda (D)
Georgia's 10th District *Open Seat*: incumbent running for Georgia Secretary of State	Rep. Jody Hice (R)	Former U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R)
Maine's 2nd District *Rematch from 2020*	Rep. Jared Golden (D)	Former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R, announced Aug. 4)
Montana's 2nd District *New from census redistricting*	Rep. Matt Rosendale (R,MT-0)	Former U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R) vs. Former Gov. challenger Al Olszewski (R)
New Jersey's 7th District *Rematch from 2020*	Rep. Tom Malinowski (D)	State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. (R) vs. Former Senate nominee Rik Mehta (R)
Rhode Island's 1st District *Hot race*	Rep. David Cicilline (D)	2020 Senate nominee Allen Waters (R)
Washington's 4th District *Rematch from 2020*	Rep. Dan Newhouse (D)	Former Senate nominee Brad Klippert (R)

Source: See additional 2021 House redistricting and 2022 retirements.

NYC Mayoral Primary: June 22, 2021

NYC's first RCV election

NYC Democratic Mayoral Candidate	History
New York City held its Democratic mayoral primary on June 22 and the winner is... UNKNOWN as of June 30! NYC used a "ranked choice voting" system where every voter chose up to 5 candidates, in ranked order. The new system has proven to take a long time to count. We'll report results when known; some of the candidates:
Bill de Blasio	Term-limited incumbent
Andrew Yang	Former Presidential contender, 2020
Shaun Donovan	HUD Secretary and director of OMB
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams NYC Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia	Frontrunners in RCV as of June 30
Some other mayoral races we're currently covering, or have covered and the mayor is moving up....
Other Mayors and Mayoral Candidates	City / Election
Tom Barrett	Former Milwaukee Mayor running(?) for 2022 Wisconsin Governor
Julian Castro	Former San Antonio Mayor running(?) for 2022 Texas Governor
Steven Fulop	Jersey City Mayor running for re-election in 2021
Eric Garcetti	Los Angeles Mayor resigning for appointment as Ambassador to India
Dennis Kucinich	Former Presidential contender running for Mayor of Cleveland
Antonio Villaraigosa	Former L.A. Mayor running in 2021 California Recall
Marty Walsh	Resigned as Boston Mayor in 2021 for appointment as U.S. Secretary of Labor

Source: See other Mayors and mayoral candidates for full issue coverage.

Early 2021 Political Books: May 21, 2021

Political biographies for 2022 and 2024 races

Full-length books allow candidates to provide more substance and context than shorter TV-oriented and newspaper-excerpted blurbs -- we include both the longer and the shorter versions on candidate pages so that voters can read the summary blubr and then the details with more context.
Following is our current crop of political biographies excerpted in early 2021 -- we'll add similar crops every few months in the lead-up to upcoming elections.
In this crop, we focus on retrospectives of the 2020 presidential race (three books on the Trump Administration); analyses of the Biden administration (two books); biogrpahies of candiadtes for 2022 (one book now, with more to follow); and philosophical underpinnings of current campaigns (two books).
Our book excerpts are intended to not only to provide issue-based excerpts, but also to give readers a flavor of the book in question, for which we include brief book reviews focused on helping voters decide if they'd like to read the full book.

Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams	Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump Ph.D	A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker & Carol Leonni	Piety & Power by Tom LoBianco/td>
The Democrats by Alexander Moore	Barack and Joe by Steven Levingston	Saving Capitalism by Robert B. Reich	Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
Upcoming excerpts and book reviews: (our next crop, coming soon): Kamala's Way, by Dan Morain, Jan. 12, 2021 American Crisis, by Andrew Cuomo , Oct. 13, 2020 The Contender, by Michael Shnayerson, Aug. 4, 2020 Our Time Is Now, by Stacey Abrams , Jun. 9, 2020 Madam Speaker, by Susan Page , Apr. 20, 2021 Education and Equality, by Danielle Allen, Feb. 9, 2018 JFK and the Reagan Revolution, by Lawrence Kudlow, Sep. 6, 2016

Source: See additional political biographies from the 2020 camapaigns.

President Biden's Cabinet: May 3, 2021

Cabinet finalized as confirmed by Senate

President Biden's Cabinet appointments are mostly finalized; today former Florida Senator Bill Nelson was sworn in as NASA Administrator. The final list appears below -- actual Cabinet posts on the left; and Cabinet-level positions on the right.

Cabinet Secretary confirmations:

HHS Secretary CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra
USDA Secretary IA Governor Tom Vilsack
HUD Secretary OH Rep. Marcia Fudge
DOT Secretary South Bend IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg
DOD Secretary General Lloyd Austin
Secretary of State Antony Blinken
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
DOE Secretary MI Governor Jennifer Granholm
DOI Secretary NM Rep. Deb Haaland
Attorney General Merrick Garland
Labor Secretary Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
Commerce Secretary RI Gov. Gina Raimondo

Cabinet-Level appointees:

NASA Administrator FL Sen. Bill Nelson
Climate Envoy MA Sen. John Kerry
Public Liaison LA Rep. Cedric Richmond
Domestic Policy ME Senate candidate Susan Rice

Cabinet-level but not yet covered by OTI:

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough
EPA Director Michael S. Regan
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines
Small Business Administration Director Isabel Guzman
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai
OMB Director Shalanda Young

Source: See President Trump's outgoing Cabinet for full issue coverage.

State of the Union: April 28, 2021

President Biden plus Republican response

Biden on Budget & Economy: Trickle down economics has never worked.
Scott on Budget & Economy: Infrastructure plan is liberal wish-list of waste
Scott on Civil Rights: Hear me clearly: America is not a racist country
Biden on Civil Rights: Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President--it's about time
Biden on Education: Two years of pre-school; two years of free community college
Biden on Free Trade: Buying American doesn't violate any trade agreement
Scott on Government Reform: Democratic voting rights bill would rig future elections
Biden on Gun Control: We're not changing the Constitution; we're being reasonable
Biden on Health Care: Create an advanced research project agency for health
Biden on Homeland Security: Most lethal terrorist threat: white supremacist terrorism
Biden on Jobs: American Jobs Plan is a once-in-a-generation investment
Scott on Principles & Values: Americans asked for grace and God has supplied it

Source: See Trasncripts of Joint Session of Congress.

Open House Seats: April 6 to April 24, 2021

Seven House Special Election "SPEL" races in 2021 already

Congressional District	SPEL date / event date	Contenders for Special Election	Reason predecessor left
Florida's 20th District	April 6 (Election date TBD)	Contenders: Mayor Barbara Sharief (D) vs. State Sen. Perry Thurston (D)	Rep. Alcee Hastings (D) passed away on April 6; Gov. Ron DeSantis to set a special election date later this year.
Louisiana's 5th District	April 14 swearing-in (Election March 20)	Election winner: Rep. Julia Letlow (R)	Rep.-Elect Luke Letlow (R) passed away from COVID-19 on Dec. 29, 2020
Ohio's 15th District	April 19 announcement (Resignation effective May 16)	Contenders: TBD	Rep. Steve Stivers (R) will resign to lead Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana's 2nd District	April 24 runoff (March 20 jungle primary)	Runoff candidates: Troy Carter (D) vs. Karen Carter Peterson (D)	Incumbent Rep. Cedric Richmond (D) resigned to serve as Office of Public Liaison to President Biden
Texas' 6th District	May 1 (May 24 runoff, if needed)	Contenders: State Rep. Jake Ellzey (R) vs. 2018 nominee Jana Sanchez (D)	Rep. Ron Wright (R) passed away from COVID-19 on Dec. 29, 2020
New Mexico's 1st District	June 1	Contenders: State Sen. Mark Moores (R) vs. State Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D)	Deb Haaland (D) resigned to o serve as Secretary of the Interior in President Biden's Cabinet
Ohio's 11th District	Nov. 2 (incumbent resigned March 10)	Contenders: State Rep. John E. Barnes Jr. (D); State Rep. Bryan Flannery (D); State Sen. Jeff Johnson (D); State Sen. Shirley Smith (D); State Sen. Nina Turner (D)	Marcia Fudge (D) resigned to serve as HUD Secretary in Biden's Cabinet

Source: See additional 2021 House races and 2022 retirements.

2021 Gubernatorial races: March 3-17, 2021

Three races for Governor underway

State (click for debate coverage)	Candidate (click for full coverage)
There are only three states holding gubernatorial races in 2021, NJ, VA, and CA. California is a "recall election" which requires 1.5 million signatures on a "recall petition" -- sufficient signatures were submitted by the March 17 deadline but the results are yet to be certified; then an election date will be set. In Rhode Island, the next gubernatorial election is November 2022 -- but the incumbent Governor got appointed to President Biden's Cabinet, so the Lieutenant Governor got seated, upending the 2022 race just as it's getting started. Candidates so far in all four races:
*2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race* 2017 Virginia debates 2013 Virginia debates 2009 Virginia debates	State Senator Amanda Chase (R) Former State Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) State Delegate Lee J. Carter (D) State Delegate Kirk Cox (R) Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) Former Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) State Senator Jennifer McClellan (D) Gov. Ralph Northam (D, term-limited) Attorney General Mark Herring (D, withdrew)
*2021 New Jersey Gubernatorial race* 2017 N.J. debates 2013 N.J. debates 2009 N.J. debates	Phil Murphy, incumbent governor (D) Jack Ciattarelli, former State Assemblyman (R) Hirsh Singh, CEO (R)
*2021 California recall race* *2022 CA race* (high overlap with recall!) 2018 CA debates 2014 CA debates 2003 CA recall	John H. Cox (R, 2018 gubernatorial runner-up) Kevin Faulconer, former mayor of San Diego (R) Doug Ose, former U.S. Representative (R) Governor Gavin Newsom (D, elected 2018)
*2022 RI race* 2018 RI debates	Lt. Gov. Daniel Mckee (D, seated as Governor on March 6) Gov. Gina Raimondo (D, seated as U.S. Secretary of Commerce on March 3) Allan Fung, former Cranston Mayor (R) Matt Brown, former RI Secretary of State (D)

Source: See additional California Recall coverage throughout March and April.

House membership finalized for 117th Congress: Feb. 11, 2021

Last contested House election resolved; but more special elections to follow...

Feb. 11: Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-22) was sworn in on Feb. 11. Former Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-NY-22) conceded the contested election on Feb. 8, 2021, the last remaining legal battle from the Nov. 2020 election.
Feb. 7:Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX-6) passed away from COVID-19 and cancer in February. Gov. Greg Abbott will call a special election in 2021.
Feb. 4: Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11) had her nomination approved by Senate committee on Feb 4th (full hearing still pending). Afterwards, Rep. Fudge will resign from Congress to serve as HUD Secretary in the Biden Cabinet. Gov. Mike DeWine will then call a special election in 2021.
Jan. 15: Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA-2) resigned from Congress to serve as Director of the Office of Public Liaison in the Biden Administration. Gov. John Bel Edwards will call a special election in 2021.
Dec. 29, 2020:Rep.-Elect Luke Letlow (R-LA-5) passed away from COVID-19 before taking office. Gov. John Bel Edwards will call a special election in 2021.
Dec. 17, 2020:Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM-1) was nominated as Secretary of Interior in the Biden Cabinet in December. She will resign from Congress after her nomination hearing (still pending). Gov.Michelle Lujan-Grisham will call a special election in 2021.

Source: See 117th Congress membership list for ongoing updated coverage.

State of the State speeches: Jan.5-Jan.21, 2021

Excerpts from early January speeches

Democratic Governor SOTS speeches	Republican Governor SOTS speeches
Each state's governor delivers a state-of-the-state speech each year. We excerpt the speeches scheduled early below; more will follow through February and March.
CT Gov. Ned Lamont Jan 6 KY Gov. Andy Beshear Jan 7 NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Jan 11 WA Gov. Jay Inslee Jan 12 KS Gov. Laura Kelly Jan 12 NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Jan 12 WI Gov. Tony Evers Jan 12 VA Gov. Ralph Northam Jan 13 NV Gov. Steve Sisolak Jan 19	ND Gov. Doug Burgum Jan 5 VT Gov. Phil Scott Jan 7 ID Gov. Brad Little Jan 11 AZ Gov. Doug Ducey Jan 11 AR Gov. Asa Hutchinson Jan 12 IA Gov. Kim Reynolds Jan 12 SD Gov. Kristi Noem Jan 12 SC Gov. Henry McMaster Jan 13 IN Gov. Eric Holcomb Jan 19 UT Gov. Spencer Cox Jan 21

Source: See additional 2021 SOTS speeches throughout February.

President Biden and V.P. Harris inaugurated: Jan. 20, 2021

Democrats take "Trifecta" today: Presidency, Senate, and House of Representatives

Joe Biden was inaugurated as President, with former President Trump refusing to attend. Former presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton attended.
Kamala Harris was inaugurated as Vice President, with former Vice President Pence in attendance, in accordance with long-standing tradition symbolizing the peaceful transition of power.
Alex Padilla was sworn in today as Senator from California. He was appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to replace Harris, who resigned from the Senate yesterday.
Raphael Warnock was sworn in today as Senator from Georgia for a 2-year term. He won the special election runoff on Jan. 6th.
Jon Ossoff was sworn in today as Senator from Georgia for a 6-year term. He won the general election runoff on Jan. 6th.
The United States Senate is now split 50 Republicans to 50 Democrats, with V.P. Harris as the tie-breaking vote giving the Democrats the majority.
In conjunction with the House and the Presidency, holding all three levers of power is called "a trifecta," and ensures that President Biden's legislative agenda will get passed.

Source: See President Biden's incoming Cabinet for nascent coverage.

117th Congress inaugurated, Jan. 3, 2021

100 Senators and 434 Members of Congress sworn in

The partisan split for the 117th Congress is 222 Democrats to 211 Republicans; 14 seats flipped to Republican and 3 seats flipped to Democrat.
Nancy Pelosi was re-elected today as Speaker of the House. Other coverage:
Newly-elected members seated Jan. 3, 2020
117th Congress as elected
Red Wave analysis: CA - FL - NY - TX
Incoming House members' surveys - AFA - NPAT - Vote-USA
Incumbent House members' voting records - CampusElect - ScienceDebate

Source: See House members' policy stances.

Special Election Results: Dec. 1-3, 2020

Five House SPEL races in 2020; two so far for 2021

Congressional District	SPEL date	Winning Party / New Representative	Reason predecessor left
Rep.-Elect Kwanza Hall won the special election in Georgia's 5th Congressional District on Dec. 1 Rep. Hall was sworn in on Dec. 3, because it's a special election (all other Representatives-Elect will be sworn in on Jan. 3, 2021) Special elections occur when an incumbent member of the House resigns or passes away. There were 5 special elections during 2020: There are two SPEL races anticipated so far for 2021, for members of the House who resign to serve in the Biden administration -- listed below.
Georgia's 5th District	December 1, 2020	Democratic winner: Kwanza Hall	Rep. John Lewis passed away
New York's 27th District	June 23, 2020	Republican winner: Chris Jacobs	Rep. Chris Collins resigned in a scandal
Wisconsin's 7th District	May 12, 2020	Republican winner: Tom Tiffany	Rep. Sean Duffy resigned for health reasons
California's 25th District	May 12,	2020 Republican winner: Mike Garcia	Rep. Katie Hill resigned ina scandal
Maryland's 7th District	April 28, 2020	Democratic winner: Kweisi Mfume	Rep. Elijah Cummings passed away
There are two SPEL races anticipated so far for 2021, for members of the House who resign to serve in the Biden administration:
Louisiana's 2nd District	~Feb. 2021	Democratic resignation: Cedric Richmond	Will resign to serve as Office of Public Liaison to President-elect Biden
Ohio's 11th District	~Feb. 2021	Democratic winner: Marcia Fudge	Will resign to serve as HUD Secretary in Biden's Cabinet

Source: See additional 2020 House races and outcomes.

All Eyes on Georgia: Nov. 17, 2020

Two races in Georgia will determine control of Senate

Georgia had two Senate races in 2020, and in neither race did a candidate get over 50% of the vote. Under Georgia election law, a runoff will occur on Jan. 5th, 2021, with the top two vote-getters from each race. Right now, the election results yield 48 Democrats and 50 Republicans in the Senate. -- with Democratic Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the tiebreaker, the two Georgia seats will determine majority control of the Senate. The party with majority control of the Senate determines all the Senate committee chairs, and thereby sets the agenda for all of 2021-2022. Hence "all eyes on Georgia" until Jan. 5. Below is our coverage of the Georgia Senate elections and the coming runoffs -- the winners of the Nov. 3 election, who are in the runoff for Jan. 5, are marked.
Candidate	Debate coverage	AARP survey	CampusElect survey	Campaign website	TV Ads	Atlanta newspaper
Regularly-scheduled election for 6-year Senate term (candidates shown with party affiliation and percentage of November vote):
David Perdue(R,49.7%)	Debate	AARP	CampusElect	Website	TV Ad
Jon Ossoff(D,48%)	Debate	AARP	CampusElect	Website	TV Ad	AJC
Shane Hazel(L,2.3%)	Debate		NPAT	Website
Teresa Tomlinson(D)	Debate			Website
Special election for 2-year Senate term after resignation of Johnny Isakson (candidates shown with percentage of November vote; "Others" garnered 17% total):
Raphael Warnock(D,33%)	Debate	AARP	CampusElect	Website	TV Ad	AJC
Kelly Loeffler(R,26%)	Debate	AARP	CampusElect		TV Ad	AJC
Doug Collins(R,20%)	Debate		CampusElect	Website
Matt Lieberman(D,2.8%)	Debate			Website		AJC
Ed Tarver(D,0.5%)	Debate
Allen Buckley(L,0.4%)	Debate					AJC
Valencia Stovall(I,0.3%)	Debate	OTI	NPAT	Legis

Source: See numerous additional excerpts from the 2-year Senate race and the 6-year Senate race plus fact-checking.

President-Elect Biden's Cabinet speculation: Nov. 13, 2020

Prospects for Cabinet appointments and subsequent Senate appointments

Agriculture Department: Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp, who served on the Agriculture Committee; or Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, former prosecutor in Minneapolis; or Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa (and Obama's USDA Secrtary); or Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio.
Commerce Department: Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island Governor.
Defense Department: Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, a former Army lieutenant colonel.
Director of National Intelligence: Maine Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees.
Energy Department: Washington Governor Jay Inslee, also being considered for secretary of the interior or head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Health and Human Services Department: New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, also a former member of Congress, and NM Secretary of Health and Aging; or Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island Governor.
Homeland Security Department: Rep. Val Demings, Former Orlando Police Chief
Housing and Urban Development Department: Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta; or U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Interior Department: Montana Governor Steve Bullock; or New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland; or New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich; or retiring New Mexico Senator Tom Udall or former Illinois Senator Carol Moseley-Braun
Justice Department: Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland; or California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra; or outgoing Alabama Senator Doug Jones; or former Labor Secretary Tom Perez; or former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates
Labor Department: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders
State Department: Delaware Senator Chris Coons, Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee or former National Security Adviser Susan Rice
Transportation Department: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti or former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, also a former member of Congress and former White House Chief of Staff.
Treasury Department: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, former head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Veterans Affairs Department: South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a former Navy officer

For Senator from California: Governor Gavin Newsom will appoint a replacement for Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris; some possibilities include:
California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland)
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine)
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis
For Senator from Delaware: Governor John Carney would appoint a replacement for Chris Coons if appointed to the Cabinet; some possibilities include:
U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Sources: Axios, Politico, NY Times, LA Times, NPR, The Hill, CNN, PoliticalWire.

Source: See President Trump's outgoing Cabinet for full issue coverage.

Presidential Election Prediction, for Nov. 3, 2020

OnTheIssues prediction: Biden wins 388-150 but....

We predict that Joe Biden will win in a landslide, but not on Election Night.
We further predict that polling will be vindicated after the travesty of incorrect polls in Nov 2016, with caveats. Details below....
ON ELECTION NIGHT: We predict Biden will end the evening ahead by 175-123 on Nov. 3 -- those are the dark blue and dark red states in our prediction map above.
No victory will be declared on Nov. 3, because not enough states will have finished counting ballots for either candidate to reach the minimum 270 electoral votes for victory.
ON ELECTION VICTORY: The light blue and light red states, we predict, will all be decided in the days following the election -- some by Nov. 4, and some as late as Nov 9, due to COVID slowing the ballot counting.
Biden should reach the threshold 270 electoral votes sometime around Friday, Nov. 6. In the intervening three days, the presidency will be uncertain -- we describe that "interregnum" below.
ON POLLING: Our prediction is based on polls (like everyone else's), with exceptions detailed below. The pollsters claim to have "fixed" the problems with polling from November 2016, and we have studied their methods and believe them. If they're wrong again, like in 2016, it means polling cannot be fixed.
- DARK BLUE: Biden leads in the polls by 5% or more in several polls in these states. If any of these are inaccurate, it means the polls were grossly wrong -- and should never be trusted, ever again.
- LIGHT BLUE: Biden leads in the polls by 2% or more in several polls in these states, or there are exception in our list below (for TX, FL, and GA).
- DARK RED: Trump leads, and Biden stopped campaigning in these states. Two exceptions are Maine and Nebraska, both of which split their electoral votes -- Trump might lose a couple of electoral votes there.
- LIGHT RED: Too close to call. We predict these will go to Trump because of "shy voter syndrome": Trump supporters are reluctant to tell the truth to pollsters because they consider pollsters to be anti-Trump.
ON EXCEPTIONS: We make three state predictions that bend the rules above, all based on extra campaigning done on the Democratic side. These three states are all "too close too call", so we're calling them for Biden because....
- GA: Stacey Abrams has worked for two years on registering black voters (who typically vote 90% Dem. to 10% GOP) in Georgia, after the stolen election of 2018. Pollsters cannot count newly-registered voters when they are unexpectedly registered -- they have to use the previous election's expectations -- so thousands of new voters are ignored in the polls.
- TX: Beto O'Rourke has worked for months near Texas' southern border, registering new Latino voters (including many former Mexicans or people with family in Mexico), another under-represented community. This group is pro-Democrat too, and all the more so because of Trump's demonization of Mexicans and immigrants in general.
- FL: Mike Bloomberg has spent $100 million on TV advertising in Florida in favor of Biden. That spending will turn out many young people and other polling groups under-represented in traditional polling.
ON ELECTION LATE-NIGHT: If you see TX, GA, and FL declared for Trump late on Nov. 3, then Trump will win the whole election overwhelmingly. Biden still has enough to win without those three -- it would be 305-233 in Biden's favor -- but it means the polls are all wrong, and our analysis is all wrong, and it's 2016 all over again.
If you see TX, GA, or FL (any of the three) declared for Biden late on Nov. 3, then Biden will win overwhelmingly. This is the scenario we predict as the most likely.
If neither of those overwhelming scenarios occurs, then there will be no winner reaching 270 electoral votes for several days, and America will suffer an "interregnum", a period where America's leadership is undetermined...
ON INTERREGNUM:: Awaiting an outcome of the presidential race is dangerous in the current political climate. If no winner is decided on Nov. 3 or early Nov. 4, we predict a period of civil unrest until a winner is declared, which could be days or even weeks.
Recall the interregnum of November-to-December 2000, when Al Gore and George W. Bush fought in the courts for the presidency while the country waited with bated breath. We don't foresee Trump's supporters holding their breath while courts slowly proceed -- we foresee them taking to the streets instead-- hence our prediction of civil unrest until a decisive outcome.

Source: See Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump for full race coverage.

Governor Predictions, Oct. 30, 2020

OnTheIssues predictions for 12 Gubernatorial races: Republican retention of majority of Governor's seats

Eleven states, plus Puerto Rico, have governor elections in 2020; our predictions for each race appear below.
The current partisan balance is 26 Republicans and 24 Democrats, plus a Republican incumbent in Puerto Rico.
Our prediction is for one Republican takeover and one Democratic takeover, leaving the same partisan balance of 27-24.
But "partisan balance" doesn't really matter for governors, since there is no collective voting by governors, like there is for Senators.
What matters most for "partisan balance" is the governor's party affiliation when appointing Senators to fill the seats of those who enter the new Cabinet in 2021.
Cabinet appointments of incumbent Senators happens frequently -- and applies to either Biden's new appointees, or Trump's second term appointees. Some interesting cases:
If Senator Kamala Harris(D-CA) wins the Vice-Presidency, her replacement would be appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom(D-CA).
If Biden wins the White House and appoints Senator Cory Booker(D-NJ) to the Cabinet, his replacement would be appointed by Governor Phil Murphy(D-NJ).
In both those cases, the governor is from the same party as the Senator for whom he'd be appointing a replacement. In the following cases, the governor and Senator are from opposing parties -- which means these appointments would change the partisan balance in the Senate:
If Trump wins, and appoints Senator Jerry Moran(R-KS) to the Cabinet, his replacement would be appointed by Governor Laura Kelly(D-KS).
If Biden wins, and appoints Senator Bernie Sanders(I-VT) to the Cabinet, his replacement would be appointed by Governor Phil Scott(R-VT).
If Biden wins, and appoints Senator Elizabeth Warren(D-MA) to the Cabinet, her replacement would be appointed by Governor Charlie Baker(R-MA).
The decision of who to nominate for Cabinet positions would certainly be affected by the potential loss of partisan strength ni the Senate!

State	Republican	Democrat	Prediction
DE	Julianne Murray (R)	John Carney(D)	Dem retention
IN	Eric Holcomb (R)	Woody Myers(D)	GOP retention
MO	Mike Parson (R)	Nicole Galloway(D)	GOP retention
MT	Greg Gianforte (R)	Mike Cooney(D)	GOP takeover
NH	Chris Sununu (R)	Dan Feltes(D)	GOP retention
NC	Dan Forest (R)	Roy Cooper(D)	Dem retention
ND	Doug Burgum (R)	Shelley Lenz(D)	GOP retention
PR	Wanda Vazquez Garced (R)	Pedro Pierluisi(D)	Dem takeover
UT	Spencer Cox (R)	Chris Peterson(D)	GOP retention
VT	Phil Scott (R)	David Zuckerman(D)	GOP retention
WA	Loren Culp (R)	Jay Inslee(D)	Dem retention
WV	Jim Justice (R)	Ben Salango(D)	GOP retention

Source: See Governor races and candidates' policy stances.

Third Presidential Debate: Oct. 22, 2020

Excerpts from Trump & Biden, plus fact-checking

The third debate between Biden and Trump included new rules by the Commission on Presidential Debates to mute the microphones. When one candidate is initially asked a question, the microphone of the opposing candidate is muted for two minutes, to allow an uninterrupted response. This new rule responds to the first debate's constant speaking over each other (most of which did NOT occur during the "uninterrupted response" time).

The debate took place at Belmont University, in Nashville TN. The moderator, Kristen Welker of NBC, chose six topics:

Fighting COVID-19
American families
Race in America
Climate change
National Security
Leadership (which becamse the question, "What will say on inauguration day to those who voted against you?")
The Trump campaign requested a focus on foreign policy (which came up a few times, but not as a formal question)

Excerpts from Donald Trump

Need to re-open country during pandemic, to have a country
Use military to distribute 100 million vials of vaccine
China has already paid $28B to our farmers
Working very hard to reunite 500+ kids with their parents
Wind power kills birds; solar can't run factories

Excerpts from Joe Biden:
Re-open businesses, restaurants, & schools with COVID safet
If we just all wore masks, we'd save 100,000 lives
Malarkey that China paid farmers; taxpayers did
Separating kids from parents in border cages is criminal
Fence-line communities need restrictions on pollutants

Source: See numerous additional debate excerpts plus fact-checking.

Senate Election Prediction, Oct. 19, 2020

OnTheIssues predictions for 35 Senate races: Democratic takeover, but not on Election Day!

The partisan balance in the United States Senate currently stands at 53 Republicans to 47 Democrats.
We predict a 3-round takeover of the Senate by the Democratic Party - round one on Nov. 3 (tie 50-50); round 2 around Nov. 10 (partisan split 52-48 in favor of the Dems); and round 3 on Jan. 5 (final partisan split 53-47, in the opposite direction from 2020).
We predict a net gain on Election Day of 3 seats for the Democrats, yielding a 50-50 partisan split.
Surprises might come in the following additional five races, which are too-close-to-call: AK, IA, KS, NC, SC
All five of the too-close-to-call races have Republican incumbents--the surprise would mean that the Democrats gain a majority of the Senate. We predict no surprise victory declarations on Election Day....
HOWEVER, the pandemic will cause slow election counting, and hence we predict that these five races will all take several days to decide the winner. We predict that TWO of the too-close-to-call races will result in a Democratic takeover, and hence a safe majority for the Democrats in the 2021 Senate, but not until aound Nov. 9th or Nov. 10th, and hence "all eyes on the Carolinas."
HOWEVER, we also predict that the Georgia "GA-2" Special Senate Election AND the regular "GA-6" Senate election will not be decided until a runoff on January 5. The Nov. 3 election is a "jungle primary" in which we predict no candidate will exceed 50%, so it'll be "all eyes on Georgia" for two months. We predict a Democratic victory in ONE of these two seats (both have Republican incumbents now), because the people of Georgia will be influenced by the opportunity to have their Senator in the majority party.
Note that the Arizona race is also a special election; we predict that the Democrat will win, and will be seated for the lame-duck session of Congress. That would also apply to the Georgia special election, but we predict "no winner" until after the lame-duck session ends.
Note that the Lousiana race is also a "jungle primary", but we predict a clean Republican victory and hence no later runoff race, as we predict in Georgia.

State	Democrat	Republican	Prediction
AR	Ricky Dale Harrington (Libertarian)	Tom Cotton	GOP retention
AK	Al Gross(Independent)	Dan Sullivan	Too close to call; GOP incumbent
AL	Doug Jones	Tommy Tuberville	GOP takeover
AZ	Mark Kelly	Martha McSally	Dem takeover
CO	John Hickenlooper	Cory Gardner	Dem takeover
DE	Chris Coons	Lauren Witzke	Dem retention
GA-2	Kelly Loeffler vs.Doug Collins vs.Derrick Grayson vs.Valencia Stovall(Independent)	Raphael Warnock vs.Ed Tarver vs.Matt Lieberman vs.Allen Buckley(Libertarian)	Runoff in January
GA-6	David Perdue vs.Shane Hazel(Libertarian)	Jon Ossoff	Runoff in January
IA	Theresa Greenfield	Joni Ernst	Too close to call; GOP incumbent
ID	Paulette Jordan	Jim Risch	GOP retention
IL	Dick Durbin	Mark Curran	Dem retention
KS	Barbara Bollier	Roger Marshall	Too close to call; GOP incumbent
KY	Amy McGrath	Mitch McConnell	GOP retention
LA	Adrian Perkins	Bill Cassidy	GOP retention
MA	Ed Markey	Kevin O`Connor vs.Shiva Ayyadurai(Independent)	Dem retention
ME	Sara Gideon	Susan Collins	Dem takeover
MI	Gary Peters vs.Marcia Squier(Green)	John James	Dem retention
MN	Tina Smith vs.Paula Overby(Green)	Jason Lewis	Dem retention
MS	Mike Espy	Cindy Hyde-Smith	GOP retention
MT	Steve Bullock	Steve Daines	Dem takeover
NC	Cal Cunningham	Thom Tillis	Too close to call; GOP incumbent
NE	Chris Janicek	Ben Sasse	GOP retention
NH	Jeanne Shaheen	Corky Messner	Dem retention
NJ	Cory Booker	Rik Mehta	Dem retention
NM	Ben Ray Lujan	Mark Ronchetti vs.Bob Walsh(Libertarian)	Dem retention
OK	Abby Broyles	Jim Inhofe	GOP retention
OR	Jeff Merkley	Jo Rae Perkins	Dem retention
RI	Jack Reed	Allen Waters	Dem retention
SC	Jaime Harrison	Lindsey Graham	Too close to call; GOP incumbent
SD	Dan Ahlers	Mike Rounds	GOP retention
TN	Marquita Bradshaw	Bill Hagerty	GOP retention
TX	MJ Hegar	John Cornyn	GOP retention
VA	Mark Warner	Daniel Gade	Dem retention
WV	Paula Jean Swearengin	Shelley Moore Capito	GOP retention
WY	Merav Ben-David	Cynthia Lummis	GOP retention

Source: See 2020 Senate debate page for full race coverage.

Second Presidential "Debate": Oct. 15, 2020

Excerpts from Trump & Biden "Dueling Town Halls"

The second debate between Biden and Trump was cancelled because the two sides could not agree on virus protective conditions after President Trump exited Walter Reed hospital for a coronavirus infection. Accordingly: Vice President Biden participated in a Town Hall on ABC in Philadelphia, moderated by George Stephanopoulos. President Trump participated in a Town Hall on NBC in Miami, moderated by Savannah Guthrie. The "Dueling Town Halls" took place at the same time, on opposite TV networks. When the two candidates addressed the same topic, we excerpted as if the two candidates were on the same stage, responding
Excerpts from Joe Biden:	Excerpts from Donald Trump:
I started wearing masks in March; Trump still questions them.	People with masks can still catch coronavirus.
It's a K-shape recovery; only works for the top.	We have a V-shape recovery; it's coming back.
More community policing, but not as police jump-out squads.	Strong on law enforcement AND on enforcing law on police.
Fund research at HBCUs for foundational support.	I got funding for HBCUs for ten years.
I wanted to keep people in China in early 2020 pandemic.	I put in travel ban to China very early, and Europe too.
Pre-existing conditions are in jeopardy from Supreme Court.	Replace ObamaCare with less expensive but great healthcare.

Source: See numerous additional debate excerpts plus fact-checking.

Vice Presidential Debate: Oct. 7, 2020

Excerpts from Pence & Harris, plus fact-checking

The Vice Presidential debate was held in utah, moderated by USA Today.

Excerpts from V.P. Mike Pence

Biden's plan is a $2 trillion version of Green New Deal.
We're producing millions of vaccines; ready by end of year.
FactCheck: Voted against Great Recession auto bailout
Factcheck: Yes, Biden promised to move embassy to Jerusalem; but Obama never agreed

Excerpts from Sen. Kamala Harris:
FactCheck: Yes, would ban fracking; but Biden never agreed
Trump's 50 Court of Appeals appointments: no Blacks.
Trump's China policy has cost American jobs & lives.
On pre-existing conditions: Republicans are coming for you.
We won't raise taxes on anyone earning less than $400,000.
We lost Trump's trade war with China, by losing jobs

Source: See numerous additional debate excerpts plus fact-checking.

First Presidential Debate: Sept. 29, 2020

Excerpts from Trump & Biden, plus fact-checking

The Trump and Biden Records
The Supreme Court (and the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett)
Covid-19
The Economy
Race and Violence in our Cities. and
The Integrity of the Election.

Excerpts from Joe Biden:
Ran for president after Trump's response to Charlottesville.
Suburbs are by and large integrated.
Violence is never appropriate response to police violence.
Reimagine policing: I totally oppose defunding police.
FactCheck: Endorsed by 175 law enforcement officials.
I support the Biden Plan, not the Green New Deal.
Five states have done mail-in ballots for a decade or more.
FactCheck: Yes, Hunter Biden was kicked out of military.

Excerpts from Donald Trump

Proud Boys: stand back & stand by
Racial sensitivity training is racist
FactCheck: No, not endorsed by Portland's Sheriff.
FactCheck: Hillary used term "super predators," not Biden.
Obama left 128 openings for judges; I appointed 300.
My healthcare plan: we got rid of the individual mandate.
I created the Space Force and fixed the VA.

Source: See numerous additional debate excerpts plus fact-checking.

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