POLITICS 11/06/2018 11:00 pm ET Updated 24 minutes ago Republicans attacked Delgado over his brief career as a rapper. It didn't stop him from a historic victory. By Travis Waldron 1.7k Republicans ran racist attack ad after racist attack ad against Antonio Delgado, a Rhodes Scholar and first-time Democratic candidate vying to upset GOP Rep. John Faso in New York’s 19th Congressional District. It didn’t work. Delgado defeated Faso, a freshman House member, in Tuesday’s election, according to CNN and NBC. He will become the first non-white person to represent the Hudson Valley district in Congress. The race was among the most closely watched in the Democratic bid to flip 23 GOP seats to gain control of the House. Both parties invested heavily in the district, which supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race but was carried by former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Delgado earned a Rhodes scholarship to the … [Read more...] about Racist GOP Campaign Fails As Democrat Antonio Delgado Wins Key N.Y. House Race
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The races that could decide who controls the House
With just over a month before Election Day, Democrats are more likely to regain the majority in the House of Representatives than not. The most recent CBS Battleground Tracker model shows that Democrats are on track to win some 224 seats in the House, which would give them control of the 435-seat chamber. Because every member in the House is up for re-election, there's not exactly a definitive guide to the most important campaigns. There are several interesting races that could determine the balance of the lower chamber, but aren't necessarily the only ones to watch. Here's a rundown of some of the most interesting House races being followed by the CBS Battleground Tracker, and why they matter: Colorado's 6th Congressional District Republican candidate: Mike Coffman (incumbent) Democratic candidate: Jason Crow Rep. Mike Coffman, who was first elected to Congress in 2008, has tried to highlight his independent streak in recent years. Redistricting in 2012 more … [Read more...] about The races that could decide who controls the House
Money pours into state Senate races as super PACs go on attack
ALBANY — John Flanagan, suit jacket off on an unseasonably warm fall day, was seated at the end of a conference room table. Laid out before him were stacks of paper that, viewed upside down, appeared to be of rows of people’s names next to their phone numbers. Flanagan, the state Senate Majority Leader, was taking a break in working the phone in a hurried bid to raise as much money as possible to finance political efforts to keep his Republicans in control of the state Senate in next month’s elections. The Senate leader’s task has been to tap into the power of his position in state government as a means to convince individuals and groups to dig very deep into their wallets and provide last-minute cash to the group he controls — the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, or SRCC. “It’s 24/7. It’s all in," Flanagan tells a reporter at the committee’s headquarters on Washington Avenue, located just a block west of the state Capitol. In … [Read more...] about Money pours into state Senate races as super PACs go on attack
What you need to know before Celtics preseason begins
COMMENTARY You’ve been busy this summer. The only thing hotter than the temperatures has been the Red Sox, so Celtics-every-day folks like me understand that you might not be familiar with what’s been brewing behind the scenes. The Celtics essentially got the band back together for another run, which means they’ll be really good. It doesn’t mean things are perfect, though. With training camp around the corner, it’s time to get you caught up. Wait, where’d he go? Point guard Shane Larkin was a spark plug last season, and his shoulder injury might have been the breaking point that cost the Celtics a chance to go to the Finals. Unfortunately, Larkin was a one-hit wonder in Boston. The Celtics moved on to former EuroLeaguer Brad Wanamaker (more on him shortly), leaving Larkin to find another job, which he did in Turkey. Center Greg Monroe also shipped out of Boston and will be screaming “And one!!” in a Toronto Raptors uniform next … [Read more...] about What you need to know before Celtics preseason begins
A field guide to green: the outside groups that will be spending tens of millions in Minnesota this election season
Debates over the 2018 midterms have centered on whether there will be a so-called “blue wave” that sweeps Democrats into power, but one phenomenon is crystal-clear: there will be a tidal wave of political spending by outside groups hoping to influence key races for U.S. House and Senate. Call it the “green wave,” if you like — and there’s no question it’ll be crashing down hard on Minnesota. The state is home to four top-tier House contests and a nationally-watched Senate race, making it one of the country’s biggest battlegrounds as Democrats and Republicans fight for control of Congress. It’s possible no single media market in the country will be saturated with more political communication than that of the Twin Cities, where TV and radio stations reach voters in virtually every competitive race. Many of those ads will inform you that they’re paid for by a group you may not recognize: maybe their political bent will be clearly … [Read more...] about A field guide to green: the outside groups that will be spending tens of millions in Minnesota this election season