Tom Carper as his operating-mate during his successful marketing campaign for governor and served as lieutenant governor for eight years. Tom Winter, who'd reportedly been considering a bid, mentioned this week that he'll run for Montana's new 2nd Congressional District. ● Atlanta, GA Mayor: Former Mayor Kasim Reed conceded in his comeback bid to as soon as again run Atlanta on Thursday, falling just wanting the second
slot wallet for the Nov. 30 runoff. ● MT-02: Former state Rep. The 35th is open because Democratic Rep. She later rose to the state Senate, then in 1992 was tapped by Rep. To date, the only individual working for this safely blue seat in Austin is Democratic Rep. Democrats currently control each the state House and Senate and can nearly actually remain in charge in this solidly blue state that voted for native son Joe Biden 59-40 last 12 months. ● NH Redistricting: New Hampshire Republicans have launched a draft congressional map that, as they've been promising since they re-took control of state government final 12 months, gerrymanders the state's two House seats to make the first District considerably redder. Despite the loss, many Democrats-and progressive activists in particular-might be completely satisfied to see Sweeney gone, particularly because the celebration retained management of both chambers of the legislature in Tuesday's elections.
