Author: David Luchs
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RNC outraises DNC by more than two-to-one for a sixth consecutive month, Democrats retain House committee fundraising lead
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has outraised its Democratic counterpart by more than two-to-one for a sixth consecutive month, while the Democratic House committee outraised its Republican counterpart, according to November 2019 campaign finance reports filed with the FEC Wednesday. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $6.7 million and spent $4.8 million last…
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171 noteworthy endorsements issued in the Democratic presidential primary
The 17 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president have received a combined 171 noteworthy endorsements, according to review of a list of endorsements compiled by FiveThirtyEight through Nov. 20. Noteworthy endorsers include current and former presidents and vice presidents, current and former party leaders, governors and other state executives, members of Congress, mayors…
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Joe Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for fourth consecutive week; Tom Steyer has largest week-over-week increase
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Joe Biden's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 2,448 views for the week of November 10-16. Biden's pageview figure represents 9.4% of the pageviews for the week. Andrew Yang had…
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Tobacco age increased to 21 in New York
The tobacco age restriction increased to 21 in New York Wednesday, making it the sixteenth state to increase its tobacco age to 21 in the 21st century. Hawaii was the first state to do so, enacting its increase in June 2015. The first tobacco age limit in U.S. history was imposed in 1883 in…
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Chesa Boudin wins San Francisco District Attorney election
Chesa Boudin defeated Suzy Loftus, Leif Dautch, and Nancy Tung in last Tuesday's nonpartisan election for San Francisco District Attorney. Loftus conceded the race Saturday after mail-in ballots tallied over the course of the past week indicated Boudin would win. Under San Francisco's system of ranked-choice voting, voters select up to 10 candidates for…
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Joe Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for third consecutive week; Kamala Harris has largest week-over-week increase
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Joe Biden's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,996 views for the week of November 3-9. Biden's pageview figure represents 10.8% of the pageviews for the week. Elizabeth Warren had…
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San Francisco District Attorney election too close to call, Chesa Boudin leads in first-place selection
As of 7:45 a.m. PST Wednesday, the results of San Francisco's district attorney election remained too close to call. With partial results reported from just under 100% of precincts, Chesa Boudin led with 32.9% of the first-choice vote, followed by Suzy Loftus with 30.8%, Nancy Tung with 20.7%, and Leif Dautch with 15.4%. Under…
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Working Families Party gains a seat on the Philadelphia City Council
The Working Families Party won an at-large seat on the Philadelphia City Council for the first time in city history, according to unofficial election returns early Wednesday morning. All 17 seats on the Philadelphia city council were up for election Tuesday. Ten of those seats were elected by voters in the city's 10 districts,…
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Tate Reeves elected governor of Mississippi
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves defeated state Attorney General Jim Hood (D), Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution), and David Singletary (I) in Mississippi's gubernatorial election. Reeves will be Mississippi's third consecutive Republican governor. Reeves had received 52.2% of the vote to Hood's 46.5% with 99% of precincts reporting. Reeves said that he had cut taxes and lowered…
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Joe Biden leads in Ballotpedia pageviews for a second consecutive week, Bernie Sanders is sixth candidate to reach 100,000 pageviews
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Joe Biden's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 2,639 views for the week of October 27-November 2. Biden's pageview figure represents 9.8% of the pageviews for the week. Elizabeth Warren…