The recount process for the Minnesota Gubernatorial Race starts this week. The national political significance of this recount is simply not as great as the Senatorial recount two years ago. That recount determined the balance of power in Washington, sort of. It also determined the insertion...
Abortion rights have become a critical issue in Georgia's GOP gubernatorial primary between former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel -- a "relatively centrist Republican" -- and former U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, a more conservative candidate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Handel leads by...
As Michigan voters head to the polls today, the gubernatorial primary candidates have switched their focus from jobs to abortion. Two opinion pieces recently examined the issues surrounding the shift. Summaries appear below. ~ Brian Dickerson, Detroit Free Press: Last month, officials from both...
Candidates in gubernatorial races in Texas and Pennsylvania discussed their views on abortion rights and other issues during primary debates last week. Summaries appear below. ~ Pennsylvania: Democratic candidates on Sunday discussed abortion rights during the first debate leading up to the May...