Posts by Michelle Olson

Now that redistricting is nearly over (Florida being the principal state outstanding) the outlook on a district-by-district basis is coming into focus. It will be a hard-fought battle to hold…

The first woman elected to Congress was Jeannette Rankin of Montana in 1917. Rep. Nancy Pelosi became the first, and only, female Speaker of the House in 2007. The Senate…

Looking at the new maps in Texas, Virginia, Nevada, Oregon, Iowa and Maine TEXAS If you were impressed with how California Dems shored up their risky districts and made more…

North Carolina and Pennsylvania, two fiercely competitive states, have new U.S. Congressional electoral maps since the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn the ones imposed by the state courts. This…

The shifting sands of Congressional redistricting in 2022 make keeping track of races around the country more problematic than usual. But some uncertainty will ease when primary candidates are known.…

You’re doubtless one of many concerned citizens who want to try to save our democracy and make good on the American promise of a multicultural and equitable society. But maybe…

The Florida Supreme Court unanimously rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request to weaken the district of a Black Democratic congressman by adding more Republican voters to his district. The state Senate…

Now that much of the Congressional redistricting dust has settled – at least in some states – it’s time to revisit who is safe and who is not. This first…

Take a page from the slim volume, Mitch McConnell’s Words of Wisdom: “Never fall in love with the Senate map.” Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report asks whether the…