Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) is once again refusing to debate a Republican challenger, reviving a question that could become increasingly difficult for incumbent governors to avoid: Can they get away with avoiding a face-off against their opponent, a staple of modern statewide campaigns? Hobbs says she won’t debate Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), the GOP gubernatorial […]

With the clock ticking toward the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Republicans face deep voter concerns about President Donald Trump‘s seeming indifference to affordability issues. The perception exists even though sustained price hikes occurred between his nonconsecutive terms — a key reason voters returned him to the White House. The good news is that there is […]

Democrats are only now realizing they like Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) more than a week after deciding to nominate Abdul el Sayed, a former Michigan health official who ran to Stevens’s left in their primary election for the U.S. Senate. Less than a week after el Sayed won their primary election by 1 percentage point, […]

Bruce Blakeman is unusually centrist for a Republican hailed as “MAGA all the way” by President Donald Trump. He supports abortion access for women and a path to legal status for certain illegal immigrants. In fact, it’s a core part of his political identity as he runs for governor of New York, a decidedly blue […]