I’m surprised at no mention of the Louisiana State Senate special elections also on Saturday. Even though they are technically primaries, they are jungle primaries and have 50+1 rule, where there might not be a general election
I’m surprised at no mention of the Louisiana State Senate special elections also on Saturday. Even though they are technically primaries, they are jungle primaries and have 50+1 rule, where there might not be a general election
Fair! The reason, though, is that one race only has Dem candidates and the other only has GOP candidates. Who actually wins each race may wind up mattering a great deal to constituents and even the Senate as a whole, but that sort of thing is qualitative and very difficult to evaluate, especially from afar.
When you have a D vs. R race, though, there are ways we can analyze those contests on a strictly quantitative level. And just out of curiosity, I decided to look back at last cycle: There were about 60 specials that fit into the D-R rubric and around 30 that, for one reason or another, did not. So most specials do wind up on our radar!
I’m surprised at no mention of the Louisiana State Senate special elections also on Saturday. Even though they are technically primaries, they are jungle primaries and have 50+1 rule, where there might not be a general election
Fair! The reason, though, is that one race only has Dem candidates and the other only has GOP candidates. Who actually wins each race may wind up mattering a great deal to constituents and even the Senate as a whole, but that sort of thing is qualitative and very difficult to evaluate, especially from afar.
When you have a D vs. R race, though, there are ways we can analyze those contests on a strictly quantitative level. And just out of curiosity, I decided to look back at last cycle: There were about 60 specials that fit into the D-R rubric and around 30 that, for one reason or another, did not. So most specials do wind up on our radar!
Oh, I thought SD-23 had 2 GOP, 1 Dem. Nevermind then
You could still mention the contests, though.