New Jersey US Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark), who suffered a heart attack on April 9th and unfortunately did not recover, passed away yesterday. He is the second House member to die since the 2022 election. After winning re-election in November of that year, Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin (D) succumbed to cancer later that month.

Recently, there has been an uptick in President Biden’s polling numbers, particularly in the critical Great Lakes states, and the turnout pattern in last night’s Pennsylvania primary looks to verify those figures.

The Daily Kos Elections site has released their quarterly fundraising recap depicting the amount that every candidate raised during the first quarter of 2024. The Democrats’ aggregate campaign dollar advantage appears overwhelming.

The nation’s only April primary is scheduled for tomorrow, and electorates in several key House races will choose nominees.

Yesterday brought another US House retirement, which brings the total number of open seats heading into the next election to 50. Four of the vacancies will be filled in special elections prior to November.  

A curious situation is unfolding in California’s 16th Congressional District, anchored in the heart of the Silicon Valley.

While we’re seeing a major set of conflicting Maryland Senate Democratic primary polls, former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) continues to perform extremely well when paired with either of his potential general election opponents.

There are several serious primary challenges developing against sitting US House members, but the one in New Jersey has more to do with the member’s father than his own congressional record.

If there is a sleeper state lurking in the 2024 presidential election that could render a surprise vote on election night, it may prove to be the place known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, or more commonly referred to as Minnesota.