Kyle Bell

Last week Republicans took control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2006. The reasons are more complicated than some would lead you to believe, but put simply, it was a mix of high unemployment, a huge money advantage for Republicans by corporate benefactors, dissatisfaction with Washington gridlock, and demographics in midterms [...]

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Looking back at last night’s election results and comparing them to the projections that were made on this site, we had a perfect score. The races that we had rated as “Toss-ups” split 4-2 for the Republicans, but all of the “Leans Democrat” seats stayed in Democratic hands (the only caveat is that Washington state [...]

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We are now in the final stretch of the midterm elections. We have looked at every Senate race in the country. Between now and Election Day we are going to make some revisions as needed. Adjustments Connecticut – Democrat Richard Blumenthal has opened a double-digit lead over Republican Linda McMahon. The multi-millionaire McMahon, who has [...]

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We’re now just two weeks away from the midterm elections. Today, we’re going to have a look at the Northeast: Connecticut Incumbent: Chris Dodd (D) – Retiring Challenger(s): Linda McMahon (R), Richard Blumenthal (D) Prediction: Leans Democrat Linda McMahon joins several other wealthy Republican businesswomen that have run for office this year (California’s Meg Whitman [...]

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We’re getting closer to the midterm elections. As such, I will be posting my projections more frequently. Today, we’re going to have a look at the West Coast: Alaska Incumbent: Lisa Murkowski (R) – Defeated Challenger(s): Joe Miller (R), Scott McAdams (D) Prediction: Toss-Up What a difference a few weeks make. Not even two weeks [...]

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We’re getting closer to the midterm elections. As such, I will be posting my projections more frequently. The last projections that I published looked at races in the Midwest and South. Now we’re going to have a look at the Great Plains/Mountain West: Colorado Incumbent: Michael Bennet (D) Challenger(s): Ken Buck (R) Prediction: Leans Democrat [...]

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For all of the talk in the media about how bad of an “anti-incumbent year” 2010 is turning out to be, only six members of Congress have so far been swept from power. Two of them – Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith – were party switchers that had never won [...]

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We’re getting closer to the midterm elections. As such, I will be posting my projections more frequently. The last projection that I published looked at races in the Midwest. Now we’re going to have a look at the South: Alabama Incumbent: Richard Shelby (R) Challenger(s): William Barnes (Democrat) Prediction: Likely Republican At the heart of [...]

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Democratic Senate candidate Brad Ellsworth is up with his first television ad of the election cycle. The video starts with him talking about his experience as a sheriff as he walks around an abandoned warehouse. He describes how Washington politicians have failed to solve the problems that the American people face, including outsourced jobs. He [...]

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The American economy is bouncing back. The Labor Department reported that 162,000 jobs were added in the month of March, the highest number in three years. It also marks the third month since November to post job gains, a strong sign that the recession is ending and that employers are looking to hire again. The [...]

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