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March 24, 2020

Important political development: Odds of Senate changing hands increase dramatically

By John Isaacs A series of recent developments has increased the chances of Senate control changing hands and Senator Mitch McConnell being ousted as Majority Leader. The authoritative Cook Political Report recently wrote that the odds of Democrats taking control have increased to almost 50-50. It will take a net Democratic gain three or four […]

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January 28, 2020

A Look at 2020 House Elections

By John Isaacs After a 40-seat Democratic gain in the 2018 House election, Republicans are hoping to regain control of the House while Democrats will be trying to consolidate their gains. Update Feb. 26, 2020 from Hotline’s Wake-Up Call: As Sanders emerges as the frontrunner to clinch the Democratic nomination, his primary opponents have made fears […]

Posted in: Blog, Elections, Political Analysis, Political Analysis

November 19, 2019

Virtual Town Hall With John Tierney: November 19, 2019

Executive Director John Tierney hosted a virtual town hall November 19, answering questions submitted by supporters on Iran, North Korea, Russia, Congress and prospects for the 2020 election. 

Posted in: Blog, Political Analysis, Political Analysis

June 26, 2019

5 Reasons Why You Should #NukeVote2020

By Anna Schumann The 2020 Democratic presidential primary is officially underway. We expect to hear from the candidates about a lot of important issues, like health care, the environment and government spending. But we also hope to hear a lot about nuclear weapons policy issues — not only because policy surrounding the world’s most dangerous […]

Posted in: Blog, Political Analysis

June 20, 2019

Important House Victories on Key Nuclear Weapons Issues: Key Votes on Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill

By John Isaacs Elections have consequences. Having Democrats as chairs of key committees — Rep. Adam Smith (WA) on Armed Services, Pete Visclosky (IN) on Defense Appropriations and Nita Lowey (NY) on the full Appropriations Committee — has consequences. The new House of Representatives last evening voted against funding the low yield W76-2 nuclear warhead […]

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