Big Ticket Flips

Of the six states to flip from Democratic to Republican in the 2016 presidential election, five had more than 10 Electoral College votes – Florida (29), Michigan (16), Ohio (18), Pennsylvania (20), and Wisconsin (10). That is the largest number of states with 10+ votes to flip to the GOP since Ronald Reagan’s landslide victory…

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More Than You Can Mandel?

Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel announced last week that he will challenge two-term Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in 2018, setting up the likelihood of a rare rematch in the Buckeye State. Mandel lost to Brown by 6.0 points in 2012 with Barack Obama carrying the state at the top of the ticket. If Mandel wins…

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