Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. The ravages of Covid-19. Joe Biden's first steps toward governance. Political Note #290 Kim Olson TX CD 24 2020 General Election Another veteran running for Congress. Another female veteran running for Congress. Another female veteran pilot running for Congress. Kim Olson https://kimforcongress.org/ was a flight squadron leader. More important, Kim Olson was an important figure in Iraq who got herself into trouble. Judge for yourself whether that trouble bodes well for the kind…

Political Note #269 The Reverent Dr. Raphael Warnock US Senate Georgia (B)

Post published:February 13, 2020
Post category:Federal Elections 2020 US Senate Election Run off Year Multi-party primary State Special Election Type of Election Political Notes Georgia

The DSCC endorsed early . So have a bunch of US Senators. So has Stacey Abrams. This is the route to victory in Georgia's Special Election.

Political Note #260 Carolyn Long WA CD 03

Post published:December 31, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections 2020 Election Run off US Congress Year US Congress 2020 Multi-party primary State Political Notes Washington

Carolyn Long's was an academic life. If Carolyn Long was political outside the University, it was not visible. 2016 happened. She appears to be one more person energized by the election of Donald Trump.

Sisterhood

Post published:November 29, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections 2020 Lose Election Run off US Congress Year Result Multi-party primary California State Special Election Type of Election Political Notes

Christy Smith was given a head start by Katie Hill. She is using that head start and may be the only Democratic candidate.

Political Note #251 Kim Schreier WA CD 08

Post published:November 25, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections 2020 Election Run off US Congress Year US Congress 2020 Multi-party primary State Type of Election Political Notes Washington

Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. Five Cheers for David Leonhardt, We've met the Deep State 2020 General Election In 2018, thirty-nine Republican Members of Congress decided not to run again. Ducking a blue wave? One of them was Dave Reichert, the Republican Representative from Washington’s Eighth Congressional District. His retirement made Kim Schreier’s candidacy for Congress a little easier. Not easy, though. She won by a little more than 15,000 votes. In preparation for 2020, twenty Republican Members of Congress have decided not to run again. Ducking a blue wave? It is still 2019. Republicans have…

Political Note #243 Ammar Campa-Hajjar CA CD 50

Post published:October 16, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Election Run off US Congress Primary Year US Congress 2020 California State Type of Election

A few Latino-Arabs live in this country. Only one has run for Congress – Ammar Campa-Hajjar. He lost in 2018. By 3 points, fewer than 10,000 votes. He is back for more.