Democrats need to add two seats in the Senate and 23 seats in the House to take control of Congress, but is that likely to happen? The gap between Democrats and Republicans in the generic congressional ballot is closing and President Trump is framing the midterms as protection from impeachment. Soledad O’Brien sits down with bipartisan strategists John Feehery and Nayyera Haq to discuss midterm messaging and the impact of an anti-Trump rallying cry.
Rep. Curbelo on Tackling Immigration Ahead of 2018 Midterms
January 20, 2018Rep. Curbelo on Tackling Immigration Ahead of 2018 Midterms
January 20, 2018Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) has a tough fight ahead of him this midterm election. Wh...
DNC Chair: We Ignored Whole Parts of the Country in 2016, We Are Learning from Mistakes
January 13, 2018DNC Chair: We Ignored Whole Parts of the Country in 2016, We Are Learning from Mistakes
January 13, 2018Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is now the 30th Congressional Republican to say he won’t see...
Fmr. Gov. O’Malley: Democratic Candidates Don’t Need the National Party
November 18, 2017Fmr. Gov. O’Malley: Democratic Candidates Don’t Need the National Party
November 18, 2017Spurred by wins last in New Jersey and Virginia, Democrats are looking to keep that moment...
Democrats Looking to Take Back State Houses in 2018
October 28, 2017Democrats Looking to Take Back State Houses in 2018
October 28, 2017During President Obama’s two terms the Democrats lost over 1,000 seats in state legislatur...
Could She Become the First African American Female Governor?
October 28, 2017Could She Become the First African American Female Governor?
October 28, 2017She’s a Democrat running in deep red Georgia, set on changing history. She wants to accomp...
Rep. Bustos: We Cannot Be the Anti-Trump Party
July 1, 2017Rep. Bustos: We Cannot Be the Anti-Trump Party
July 1, 2017Democrats have been the minority party in the House since 2010, and struggled midterm afte...
Supreme Court Decision Could Lead to Rebalance of Elected Officials
May 27, 2017Supreme Court Decision Could Lead to Rebalance of Elected Officials
May 27, 2017A recent Supreme Court decision could tip the balance of power in Congress and state legis...
Is It Time for A Viable Third Political Party?
January 24, 2021Is It Time for A Viable Third Political Party?
January 24, 2021For more than a century, Democrats and Republicans have monopolized the path to the presid...