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On July 25, Nathaniel Ogle, an Ohio public-sector worker who is seeking a refund of previously paid union fees, appealed his case to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit after a U.S. District Court ruled against him. Who are the parties to the suit? Ogle is the plaintiff. The National Right to Work…

August 6, 2019: The Democratic National Committee clarified the qualifying period for the October debate. Tulsi Gabbard will be off the campaign trail for two weeks to complete National Guard training.   How many candidates have won the presidency without winning more than 60% of the vote in any state? a. Zero→ b. Seven→ c. Four→…

  August 5, 2019: The 2020 presidential candidates respond to mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Tulsi Gabbard crossed the fundraising threshold for the third Democratic debate in September. There are eight new candidates running since last week, including two Democrats and two Republicans. In total, 807 individuals are currently filed with the…

Today’s Brew highlights tomorrow’s gubernatorial and state executive primaries in Mississippi + the current partisan composition of the nation’s state legislatures     Welcome to the Monday, August 5, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Mississippi voters to decide gubernatorial, other state executive primaries Tuesday Your July state legislative…

Today’s Brew highlights July‘s federal judicial vacancy count + the August 9 deadline for applying to Ballotpedia’s fall internship program     Welcome to the Friday, August 2, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Vacancy rate among federal judges stands at 13.1% Just one week remains to apply for…

  August 2, 2019: At least 19 Democrats are heading to Las Vegas to attend the AFSCME public service forum Saturday. Amy Klobuchar said she had reached the grassroots fundraising threshold to qualify for the September Democratic debate.      Each Friday, we’ll highlight a presidential candidate’s key campaign staffer. Maurice Daniel is a longtime Democratic staffer with…

July’s partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators across the United States shows 52.2% of all state legislators are Republicans and 47.0% are Democrats, which is consistent with previous months.   Ballotpedia also completes a count of the partisan balance of state legislatures at the end of every month. The partisan composition of state legislatures…

  August 1, 2019: The 2020 Democratic candidates debated healthcare and criminal justice in the second night of the debate. Democratic donor George Soros founded a super PAC for 2020 elections. Poll Highlights  Notable Quote of the Day “The Dark Psychic Forces of Collective Hatred won tonight’s debate. It is absolutely mind-boggling to me that the…

Today’s Brew previews the municipal elections in Tennessee’s second-largest city + our upcoming Ballotpedia Insights webinar with Adam Probolsky on market research     Welcome to the Thursday, August 1, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Nashville Mayor seeks re-election today against nine challengers Register for our August 7…

  July 31, 2019: The 2020 Democratic candidates debated Medicare for All, tax policy, and other topics during the first night of the second presidential primary debate. Donald Trump aired an ad during the debates to criticize the Democratic field on healthcare.   Notable Quotes of the Day “Like the last debate, I think this has…