Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

WASHINGTON — In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory last month, Democrats are still searching for answers to key questions, including whether Kamala Harris was a strong or weak nominee. With help from an Inside Elections metric, there’s a way to quantify how well the vice president performed in each state.

Vice President Kamala Harris exits the stage at Howard University in Washington on Nov. 6 after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Most Americans have a negative view of Congress and see it as stagnant, and that’s got some Democratic lawmakers wanting to change America’s winner-takes-all electoral system to one based on proportional representation.According to a report by NOTUS, Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden—each of whom recently won reelection in traditionally red districts—have proposed a task force to look at implementing nonpartisan open primaries, establishing independent redistricting commissions, introducing multimember districts that reflect a party’s share of the vote, and expanding the House of Representatives beyond its current 435 members.The task force aims to be equally bipartisan. It would meet for a year, hold public hearings, and provide final recommendations to Congress and the president.In the U.S.’s current system, the House candidate who receives the majority of the vote in a general election wins the entire district. This tends to favor two major opposing parties since smaller parties lack a geographical base and find it difficult to win seats.“My seat was drawn to be a red seat,” Gluesenkamp Perez told NOTUS in an interview, arguing that when members of Congress have guaranteed seats, they become complacent and out of touch.“We need that competition,” she said. “We need that urgency.”The system she and Golden are proposing to study would more closely resemble those in Italy, Germany, and New Zealand. And these lawmakers argue that proportional reform like this would allow Americans to be more accurately represented in Congress, reduce the influence of extremists, and create space for more than two political parties.

For moderate House Democrats, the post-mortem conclusions about what happened Nov. 5 come down to being humble, authentic and willing to listen.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was reelected to Congress from a rural district in Washington state. Her experience offers lessons on how Democrats might win working-class voters.

Democrats faced heavy losses nationwide on Election Day, with many districts turning away from the party as Republican Donald Trump won another term as president.

On the morning after last week’s presidential election, Americans woke up into sharply divided camps of strong emotions.

The Presidency and Senate have resoundingly fallen into Republican hands – and while House control has yet to be decided, a Trump trifecta appears to be a very viable potential outcome.

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Bill Hagerty and Rep. Ro Khanna join Margaret Brennan.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Nov. 10, 2024.

A fierce divide has emerged from the early autopsies of Democrats' election disaster: Was it policy — or culture — that doomed the party with working-class Americans?Why it matters: Joe Biden touted himself as the most pro-union president in U.S. history. He joined a picket line, bailed out union pensions and invested massively in manufacturing jobs. And yet working-class voters still flocked to Donald Trump in droves.Zoom in: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who campaigned for Vice President Harris, was unsparing in his critique this week of a party that he believes "has abandoned working-class people.""While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they're right," Sanders wrote, citing failures to tackle wage inequality and costly health care."Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?" Sanders asked. "Probably not.The scathing post-mortem drew immediate backlash from establishment Democrats — including DNC chair Jaime Harrison, who labeled Sanders' criticisms "straight up BS.""Bernie Sanders has not won," former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot back in an interview with the New York Times, pointing out that Harris actually out-ran Sanders in Vermont on Tuesday."We are the kitchen table, working-class party of America. And that's why we are a close call in the House right now in a year where the map is bright red across the board," she argued.Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.), a top Biden ally, concurred — and pointed to Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, the infrastructure law and the CHIPS Act as drivers of the strongest economic recovery in the world.Between the lines: Given the party's erosion among working-class voters of all races, those rebuttals suggest Democrats either failed to convey their accomplishments or were punished for deeper cultural reasons.Some critics say it doesn't matter what Biden did: The Democratic brand is toxic because it's associated — fairly or unfairly — with sneering elites and activists whose language alienates working-class Americans."The fundamental mistake people make is condescension. A lot of elected officials get calloused to the ways that they're disrespecting people," Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), who won re-election in a rural Trump district, told the Times.The intrigue: Post-election polling by the Democratic strategy group Blueprint found that swing voters' top reason for not choosing Harris was a belief that she was "focused more on cultural issues like transgender issues rather than helping the middle class."Harris and Democrats barely talked about trans issues during the campaign — but Republicans spent nearly $123 million on TV ads referencing trans men in women's sports."Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for you," a narrator declared in what the Trump campaign and Harris allies both found to be one of the most effective ads of the cycle, including with Black and Latino voters.The big picture: Some Democrats say there's a far simpler explanation for the working-class shift: the ferocious headwinds of inflation, which have fueled incumbent losses around the world since COVID.Compounding the pain of high prices was the insistence that the U.S. economy is "the envy of the world" — a claim backed by data, but clearly irrelevant to personal perception."People are putting their groceries on their credit card. No one is listening to anything else you say if you try to talk them out of their lived experiences with data points from some economists," Gluesenkamp Perez said.What to watch: Trump has always been ruthlessly effective at channeling elite discontent. He cranked his working-class appeal up a notch this year, with aggressive tax promises and viral stunts, such as his McDonald's photo op.Whether he can actually bring down prices and justify his populist credentials — especially with a kitchen Cabinet stocked with billionaires — will be a test Democrats are hungry to exploit."[I]f you're talking about messaging, you're talking about communications, that's one thing," Pelosi said."If you're talking about what we stand for versus what they stand for, the public's in for a big surprise."

Former President Donald Trump has clinched a second term in the White House, and his Republican Party has won control of the Senate. But control of the House of Representatives is still up for grabs, as is the size of the incoming Senate majority.With votes still being counted, here’s a look at the key races that remain uncalled by the NBC News Decision Desk (read more about how those races are called). While some of the battleground states may be projected relatively quickly, it could take days or even weeks to resolve control of the House.Presidential battlegroundsWith Trump’s victory in Michigan projected by NBC News Wednesday afternoon, two battleground states remain uncalled.In the Sun Belt, Trump is also leading in Arizona and Nevada, but Arizona remains too early to call, while Nevada is too close to call.Alaska, where Trump is leading, is also too early to call.Senate races left to callArizona Senate: Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading Republican Kari Lake in the vote count, but the race is still too early to call. Lake is trailing Trump’s margin in the state, while Gallego is outperforming Harris. Gallego, a Marine veteran, touted his military service in his race against Lake, a former local TV news anchor. Lake ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022, and she made false claims that her 2022 race was affected by voter fraud.Michigan Senate: GOP former Rep. Mike Rogers is locked in a tight race against Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in a contest that is too close to call. Rogers and Slotkin are competing to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.Nevada Senate: Republican Sam Brown, a military veteran who was wounded in combat, is in a very tight race against Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, who is seeking her second term in the Senate. Nevada has been narrowly divided in recent elections, with Republican Joe Lombardo flipping the Governor’s Mansion in 2022 even while Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election. But while Democrats had been hopeful that the state’s abortion referendum could help boost turnout for Democratic candidates, the margin in the race remains extremely tight.Pennsylvania Senate: Although Trump is projected to win Pennsylvania, the Senate race there is still too close to call. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is running for a third term against Republican Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP Senate nomination in 2022.Wisconsin Senate: The race between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and GOP businessman Eric Hovde remains too close to call. While Democrats have touted Baldwin as a senator who has appeal in rural parts of the state, Republicans also flooded the airwaves painting her as a creature of Washington and making note of the first openly gay senator’s sexual orientation.House control on the lineControl of the House is still unclear in part because dozens of competitive races remain uncalled, including a number of key races in California alone. There are also other races that are not expected to be competitive but have not yet been projected because few votes have been counted.Alaska At-Large District: Republicans are looking to pick up this seat, which encompasses the entire state. Republican Nick Begich is leading Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, but he is hovering around the 50% threshold required to win the race outright. If he falls short of that threshold, the race will head to ranked-choice voting, but Republicans are confident they would still carry the seat in that scenario.Arizona’s 1st District: GOP Rep. David Schweikert is in a competitive race in the Phoenix suburbs against Democrat Amish Shah, a former state legislator.Arizona 6th District: GOP Rep. Juan Ciscomani is trailing his Democratic opponent, former state Sen. Kirsten Engel, in this competitive district in the Tucson suburbs.California’s 9th District: Democratic Rep. Josh Harder is narrowly leading his Republican opponent, Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln.California’s 13th District: GOP Rep. John Duarte is locked in a tight race against Democrat Adam Gray, a former state legislator, in this Central Valley district.California’s 22nd District: GOP Rep. David Valadao, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, is leading his Democratic opponent, former state Assemblyman Rudy Salas.California’s 27th District: GOP Rep. Mike Garcia is in a tight race against Democrat George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff and Virgin Galactic CEO, in this Southern California district.California’s 41st District: Democrats have targeted this Riverside County-based district, and GOP Rep. Ken Calvert is in a competitive race with Democrat Will Rollins, a former prosecutor.California’s 45th District: GOP Rep. Michelle Steel is leading Democratic Army veteran Derek Tran in one of the most expensive races in the country.California’s 47th District: Republicans are looking to flip this open seat in Southern California, and Republican Scott Baugh, a former state legislator, is in a competitive race against former state Sen. Dave Min.California’s 49th District: Also in Southern California, Democratic Rep. Mike Levin is in a tight race against auto dealer Matt Gunderson, a self-described “pro-choice” Republican.Colorado’s 3rd District: GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to run in the neighboring 4th District, which is more Republican, opened up this seat on the Western Slope. Democrat Adam Frisch, who came close to defeating Boebert in 2022, is in a competitive race against Republican Jeff Hurd.Colorado’s 8th District: Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo is locked in a tight race in the Denver suburbs against Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans.Iowa’s 1st District: Just a few hundred votes separate Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan, a former state representative. It is familiar territory for Miller-Meeks, who won her 2020 race by just six votes.Maine’s 2nd District: Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has been a top GOP target, and he is hovering just above the 50% threshold that would allow him to win outright over Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver (the state holds ranked-choice elections).Maryland’s 6th District: Democratic Rep. David Trone’s unsuccessful Senate run opened up this Frederick-based district. Democrat April McClain Delaney, a former Commerce Department official and the wife of former Rep. John Delaney, is locked in a tight race against Republican Neil Parrott, a former state legislator.Montana 1st District: Democratic attorney Monica Tranel trails Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, who was Trump’s first interior secretary in between stints in the House.Nebraska’s 2nd District: Harris carried this Omaha-based district and nabbed one of the state’s electoral votes, but GOP Rep. Don Bacon is in a close race against Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas.North Carolina’s 1st District: Democratic Rep. Don Davis is in a competitive race against Republican Laurie Buckhout, an Army veteran and businesswoman.Nevada’s 3rd District: Democratic Rep. Susie Lee is in a competitive race with Republican marketing consultant Drew Johnson in the Las Vegas suburbs.Nevada’s 4th District: Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford is leading former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, the Republican nominee.New York’s 4th District: GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito is locked in a tight race against Democrat Laura Gillen, a former town supervisor, in this Long Island-based district that was one of Democrats’ top targets.New York’s 19th District: Democratic attorney Josh Riley and GOP Rep. Marc Molinaro are running neck and neck in a rematch of their close 2022 race.Ohio’s 9th District: Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is locked in an extremely tight race with GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin.Oregon’s 5th District: Democrat Janelle Bynum narrowly leads Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.Oregon’s 6th District: Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas leads GOP businessman Mike Erickson in another rematch. Salinas beat Erickson by 3 percentage points in 2022.Pennsylvania’s 10th District: GOP Rep. Scott Perry, a former Freedom Caucus chairman, has a slight lead over former local news anchor Janelle Stelson, a Democrat.Texas’ 34th District: Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez faces a rematch against former GOP Rep. Mayra Flores, with Gonzalez slightly ahead.Virginia’s 7th District: Democrat Eugene Vindman has a slight lead over Republican Derrick Anderson. Both candidates are veterans, and Vindman came into the public spotlight in 2019 when his brother, Alexander Vindman, testified in Trump’s impeachment hearings about a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Washington’s 3rd District: Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez leads Republican Joe Kent, whom she defeated by less than 1 point in 2022.Washington’s 4th District: Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse narrowly leads Republican former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler. (Washington’s primary advances the top two vote-getters to the general election, regardless of party.)Sessler has Trump’s endorsement over Newhouse, who is one of the two Republicans left in the House who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.This story first appeared on NBCNews.com. More from NBC News:Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become the next U.S. president, NBC News projectsTrump won the presidency. Here’s what he’s said he’ll do.5 key takeaways from election night 2024

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez still leads challenger Joe Kent in Washington's 3rd District.

Dan Newhouse’s edge over Jerrod Sessler bumped up a bit Wednesday afternoon, but thousands of ballots in the 4th Congressional District in Central Washington remain to be counted.

Dan Newhouse’s edge over Jerrod Sessler bumped up a bit Wednesday afternoon, but thousands of ballots in the 4th Congressional District in Central Washington remain to be counted.

Dan Newhouse’s edge over Jerrod Sessler bumped up a bit Wednesday afternoon, but thousands of ballots in the 4th Congressional District in Central Washington remain to be counted.

From the Portland mayoral race to two congressional seats, here are some of the key races that have not been called yet, as of Wednesday afternoon.

In the 3rd District, first-term Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is running against Joe Kent, the Trump-endorsed veteran she narrowly beat two years ago.

Two ballot drop box fires in the Pacific Northwest this week have stoked concerns about election security and the risk of violence in the 2024 election days before voting concludes. Arson burned hundreds of ballots in what one official called “a direct attack on democracy” in Vancouver, Wash., and harmed a small handful in nearby Portland, Ore. The pair [...]

Clark County voter turnout for the 2024 general election, now just days away, will likely be similar to turnout for previous presidential elections.

The damaged ballots are separate from an unknown number that were destroyed, an official said.

An automatic fire suppression device limited the damage in the Portland box to three ballots, but the suppression device in the Vancouver box apparently failed.

Voters in Washington state will cast their ballots mostly before Election Day, as the state votes almost entirely by mail

Wisconsin, a key swing state, began early in-person voting alongside Hawaii, Utah and Missouri on Tuesday.

While pundits are focused on the presidential fight, control of Congress might be decided in the Pacific Northwest. Close House races could add two more seats to the GOP.

The latest campaign finance data shows Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez (D) raking in millions more than Republican opponent Joe Kent in the "toss-up" race for Congress.

This year, control of the House will be determined primarily by just 26 districts. And with 22 days to go until Nov. 5, neither party has a clear advantage.Republicans took control of the House in 2022, with the slimmest of majorities—though “control” may be overstating things. Their majority has seen constant chaos, including the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (after less than a year in leadership!), a dramatic battle to replace him, a failed impeachment of President Joe Biden, early retirements by frustrated members like Colorado Republican Ken Buck, and so much more.All of that has given Democrats confidence that they can take back the House this year—and race ratings by The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball suggest it’s possible. Overall, Democrats are favored in 202 districts and Republicans in 207, based on the median race rating between those three organizations. Race ratings are based on collections of polling, reporting, fundraising numbers, historical trends, and other data. The ratings generally break down into these categories: Solid Democratic or Republican, Likely Democratic or Republican, Lean Democratic or Republican, and Toss-up. (Inside Elections adds a “Tilt” rating, which lives between “Lean” and “Toss-up.” But for our purposes, that rating has been standardized to “Toss-up.”)That means control of the House will most likely be determined by 26 toss-up districts. And the polling in them holds some glimmers of hope for Democrats—who need to pick up only four seats to take back the House—as well as a few warnings.Here’s what you need to know. xDatawrapper Content

NEW YORK — Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), the House Democrats’ campaign chief, is defending vulnerable lawmakers who have kept their distance from Vice President Harris while campaigning. Speaking to The Hill during an interview in New York City on Wednesday, DelBene — the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) — said members in battleground districts should [...]

NEW YORK — Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), the House Democrats’ campaign chief, is defending vulnerable lawmakers who have kept their distance from Vice President Harris while campaigning. Speaking to The Hill during an interview in New York City on Wednesday, DelBene — the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) — said members in battleground districts should [...]

A subtle bipartisan shift in the language of immigration has opened the door to vilification and dehumanization.The post You Should Stop Calling Them “Migrants” appeared first on The Intercept.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a GOP resolution that would have punted a fight over government funding until after the next president takes office and pushed through a noxious voter suppression measure backed by Republican nominee Donald Trump.The final vote was 202-220, with 14 Republicans joining nearly every member of the House Democratic caucus in voting against the legislation. GOP opponents of the bill included far-right lawmakers who want to slash spending.Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine), Don Davis (D-N.C.), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) broke with their party and backed the Republican continuing resolution, which would have largely extended government funding at current levels into March.With Trump's backing, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) agreed to attach to the continuing resolution the SAVE Act, legislation purportedly aimed at preventing noncitizens from voting—which is already illegal. Voting rights advocates have condemned the SAVE Act as an "unnecessary and dangerous" bill that would "make it harder for voters of color and naturalized citizens to register to vote.""Instead of working with Democrats to fund the government, House Republicans tied themselves into knots trying to give Trump what he wants."House Democrats said Wednesday that the failure of the GOP continuing resolution was an inevitable consequence of the party's decision to push extremist spending bills instead of working on a bipartisan solution to government funding.The government will shut down on October 1 unless Congress acts. Johnson said leading up to Wednesday's vote that there is "no Plan B.""Once again, the House Republican majority has failed at its most basic tasks while trying to force Trump's extreme and unpopular Project 2025 agenda on the American people," said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee. "Everyone in Washington, Democrats and Republicans, knew this ill-conceived continuing resolution was destined to fail. Why we spent a week and a half considering a partisan bill, just days from a government shutdown, is beyond comprehension.""We have seven legislative days to keep the government open," she continued. "The time to begin negotiations on a continuing resolution that can gain the support of Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate was last week—but right now will suffice, if Republicans are willing to meet us at the table and actually govern."Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said late Wednesday that "as long as House Republicans continue pushing Project 2025 funding bills, they will continue pushing our nation towards a government shutdown.""Trump said he'd 'shut down the government in a heartbeat' to push his Project 2025 agenda—and instead of working with Democrats to fund the government, House Republicans tied themselves into knots trying to give Trump what he wants," said Boyle. "Just as they've done for the last two years, House Republicans have proven they're more interested in imposing Trump's dangerous agenda than lifting a finger to help middle-class families and keep our government open. American families deserve better than this extreme bill and they deserve better than House Republicans."Democratic lawmakers are reportedly expected to propose a clean three-month extension of government funding to avert a shutdown and buy time to negotiate a longer-term deal on government spending.Ahead of Wednesday's vote, DeLauro warned that House Republicans believe delaying the government funding fight until March 2025 would give them "more leverage to force their unpopular cuts to services that American families depend on to make ends meet.""This bill is an admission that a House Republican majority cannot govern," said DeLauro. "They would rather gamble on an intervening election than attempt to complete their work on time."

Many of the highest-profile races are underway in Montana, New York, California and beyond, far from the presidential battleground states contested by Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.

WASHINGTON — The race for control of Congress is as close as ever, with barely two dozen House seats and a handful in the Senate likely to determine the majority this November and whether a single party sweeps to power with the White House.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer responded to a GOP plan to attach a bill mandating proof of citizenship in order to vote to a must-pass short term spending package.

Look for House Democratic leaders to lean hard on their members not to break ranks and vote for Republicans' planned bill to keep the government funded past September, top Democratic sources tell Axios.Why it matters: Democrats are keeping a close eye on Republicans' own defectors and want to deny Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) votes from their side that he might need to keep the measure from going down.Three senior Democratic sources told Axios they expect a full whip operation against the GOP spending bill, which would attach a measure aimed at cracking down on non-citizen voting. Battleground district Democrats, under threat of Republican attacks if they oppose the non-citizen voting measure, will likely face considerable pressure from their party not to break ranks.Democratic leaders also want to deny Republicans leverage to argue that the Democrat-controlled Senate should take up the bill if it makes it out of the House.Driving the news: House Republicans plan to hold a vote as soon as early next week on legislation called a continuing resolution to extend government funding at current levels until March.They plan to attach the SAVE Act, requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.That bill passed with support from swing-district Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Don Davis (D-N.C.), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.).One senior House Democrat described that SAVE Act as a "poison pill" and predicted the spending bill won't get "serious numbers" of Democratic votes due to its inclusion.State of play: The federal government will shut down after Sept. 30 unless Congress passes legislation to keep it funded.Fiscal negotiators have agreed on full government spending legislation, meaning a temporary stopgap is needed.Conservatives have pressed their leadership to kick the spending fight to March to avert a lame-duck spending bill and give a potential Trump administration the opportunity to negotiate a spending package.But the Democrat-led Senate is all-but-certain to reject any spending bill that includes the SAVE Act, putting the two chambers in a stalemate.What we're hearing: Democratic leadership's campaign to keep its members in line could tank the GOP spending bill on the House floor if Republicans face defections of their own, the senior House Democrat argued"We only had four or five votes on the Democratic side" on the SAVE Act, the lawmaker said. "I don't think that's enough to overcome the fiscal hawks on their side."What to watch: Republicans are planning to begin whipping the bill Monday.The legislation will have to clear several procedural hurdles on which Democrats are likely to stay together – making just a handful of GOP defections potentially fatal.Axios' Juliegrace Brufke contributed reporting for this story.

Sen. Kelly denied that illegal immigrants were voting in U.S. elections when asked about a House-passed measure to require proof of citizenship to vote.

Rep. Perez to host service academy open house Monday in Vancouver

Why Washington’s primary suggests House Democrats could gain nationally but lose a seat locally.

The House Republicans' campaign arm wants people flocking to the Democratic National Convention to know that a handful of vulnerable Democratic incumbents — including U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo — won't be on hand this week in Chicago.

The House Republicans' campaign arm wants people flocking to the Democratic National Convention to know that a handful of vulnerable Democratic incumbents — including U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo — won't be on hand this week in Chicago.

A rematch in Washington state is shaping up to be one of the key races to determine who controls the House in November, as first-term incumbent Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) faces off for a second time against Trump-backed Republican Joe Kent in a district that went for the former president in 2020. Gluesenkamp Perez pulled [...]

Democrats need to flip just four seats to take back control of the House while Republicans hope to expand their majority and make it easier to get priorities over the finish line.

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Dec. 1, 2021.

The primary result makes for a second matchup between Gluesenkamp Perez and Kent in the Republican-leaning district, which Kent narrowly lost in 2022

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Joe Kent will compete again in November, two years after she beat him by less than 3,000 votes.

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., has lost her primary, handing a pro-Israel group another victory against a member of the progressive “squad” of lawmakers.

House Republicans have indicated that Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, a distinctly purple area, is a prime target for them to keep and expand their majority.

Democratic freshman Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez seeks to defend her seat from Republicans Joe Kent and Leslie Lewallen.

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Embedded Content UPDATE: Monday, Aug 5, 2024 · 10:03:44 PM +00:00 · Jeff Singer Ad RoundupAZ-Sen: VoteVets - pro-Ruben Gallego (D)MT-Sen: Tim Sheehy (R) - anti-Jon Tester (D-inc) (here, here, and here)NM-Sen: Nella Domenici (R) - anti-Martin Heinrich (D-inc)PA-Sen: Keystone Renewal PAC - anti-Bob Casey (D-inc) WI-Sen: Tammy Baldwin (D-inc) - anti-Eric Hovde (R)DE-Gov: Bethany Hall-Long (D); Matt Meyer (D)AK-AL: Mary Peltola (D-inc) (here, here, here, and here)AZ-06: Kirsten Engel (D)MO-01: Mainstream Democrats PAC - anti-Cori Bush (D-inc); United Democracy Project - anti-Bush and pro-Wesley Bell (D); Working Families Party - anti-BellNY-19: Josh Riley (D) (here and here)WA-03: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-inc)WI-08: Tony Wied (R); Speak Free or Die PAC - anti-Wied UPDATE: Monday, Aug 5, 2024 · 10:02:26 PM +00:00 · Jeff Singer Poll Pile:PA Auditor: GQR (D) for Malcolm Kenyatta: Malcolm Kenyatta (D): 47, Tim DeFoor (R-inc): 43 (50-46 Harris with third-party candidates) UPDATE: Monday, Aug 5, 2024 · 9:58:55 PM +00:00 · Jeff Singer • Primary Night: Tuesday brings us one of the biggest primary nights of the cycle, and as always, Jeff Singer previews the big contests to watch—including the eight races where Donald Trump is supporting a total of 12 different candidates.Trump issued yet another dual endorsement over the weekend when he wrote that he was now supporting motivational speaker Tiffany Smiley's intraparty bid against Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse, who is one of the two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 riot. Trump, though, made it clear he was also sticking with the man he backed back in April, former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler, ahead of the top-two primary for this conservative seat.But while Trump offered up his "complete and total endorsement" to both Smiley and Sessler's efforts to beat Newhouse, whom MAGA's master called "a weak and pathetic RINO" that "stupidly voted to impeach me for absolutely no reason," the two challengers are anything but friends. Sessler has accused Smiley, who ran a well-funded but ill-fated 2022 campaign against Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, of getting into the race in order to help Newhouse. Smiley, for her part, has run ads calling Sessler a vegan who "wants to tax our beef," allegations Sessler has ardently denied.Meanwhile, the other Evergreen State Republican who voted to oust Trump in 2021 may be about to cost Democrats control of a statewide office months before the general election. Former Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler is one of two Republicans campaigning to succeed Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, a Democrat who is running for a House seat around Tacoma, in a race that includes five members of Franz's party.Democrats lost control of the state treasurer's office in 2016 after a pair of Republicans advanced out of the top-two primary, and a late July survey from Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute gave them reason to fret about a repeat in the public lands race. That poll showed Herrera Beutler in front with 18% as Sue Kuehl Pederson, a Republican who badly lost to Franz in 2020, leads Democratic King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove 12-6 for second. A massive 48% remain undecided, but it remains to be seen if these voters would break for one of the five Democrats on the ballot.It's possible, though, that a top-two disaster won't end Democratic hopes to keep this office. NPI head Andrew Villeneuve tells KUOW that his party would likely run a write-in campaign in the general election. Democrats, however, would prefer to avoid the financial and logistical obstacles of such an undertaking.There's far more to watch in both Washington and three other states on Tuesday. A prominent progressive congresswoman in St. Louis is trying to overcome an onslaught in outside spending, while a challenger in Detroit is hoping that demographics will matter much more than money in her own battle against an incumbent. We'll also find out if Republicans in Kansas' largest county are willing to do what their compatriots across the nation won't and oust a prominent incumbent who has spread election conspiracies. Check out Singer's preview for more―including why Darth Vader is playing a role in the contest to lead Missouri.We'll be liveblogging the results at Daily Kos Elections on Tuesday night, starting when the first polls close at 8 PM ET. Join us for our complete coverage!• TX-18: The Harris County Democratic Party said Friday that its 88 precinct chairs will meet on Aug. 13 to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month, on the general election ballot in this safely blue seat. The party says that no filing form or fee is required, though it will begin interviewing candidates on Aug. 6.GOP Gov. Greg Abbott last week also scheduled the special election for the remainder of Jackson Lee's term to coincide with the Nov. 5 general election. The filing deadline for that contest is Aug. 22.Several prominent Democrats launched bids last week to apply for the nomination to succeed Jackson Lee in the next Congress. One of them, former Mayor Sylvester Turner, announced Monday that he had the support of both of the congresswoman's children.• Los Angeles County, CA District Attorney: Political analyst Rob Pyers flags that former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, a Republican turned independent, ended June with a staggering $1.1 million to $47,000 cash on hand lead advantage over Democratic District Attorney George Gascón in the officially nonpartisan general election. Hochman also outraised Gascón $1.6 million to $166,000 from Feb. 18 to June 30.Gascón, who's called himself the "godfather of progressive prosecutors," has spent his term as the top prosecutor for America's largest county defending his reforms from critics who argue they've made crime worse. Gascón took first in the 12-person nonpartisan primary in March, though his 25% of the vote was far short of the majority he needed to win outright.Hochman, who took second with 16%, is running two years after he unsuccessfully challenged Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta in 2022 as a Republican. While Hochman lost Los Angeles County 67-33 in 2022, he's hoping that he'll have more luck now that he's shed his partisan label.