POLITICS -- ELECTION 2008
Departure List
Election Day may be some time away, but a few lawmakers have made it known they will not seek re-election. Click below for the list.
DEPARTURE LIST
Congressional Election Filing Deadlines
Download congressional election filing deadlines here.
In Like Flynn
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Forty-two House incumbents are without major party opposition in November. The chart here shows how much cash they have on hand and how much they have contributed to party committees and other campaigns.
DCCC Battle Lines Drawn
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Building on its gains in 2006, the DCCC has expanded its map of targeted Republican House seats to over 60 for 2008. This map shows those districts and how their GOP incumbents fared two years ago, as well as the seats Republicans lost.
Splitting The Ticket: Democrats In The South
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Map showing the 25 southern districts represented by Democrats that voted for President Bush in 2004 here.
Freshman Fundraising
In 2007, House freshman raised $54 million for their re-election campaigns. Click here to download a chart tracking each new member's fundraising progress.
K Street Calling
This chart shows the rise of former lawmakers registered as lobbyists from 1998-2007. In all, 218 former representatives and 51 former senators lobbied for some part of the last 10 years. The revolving door between Capitol Hill and K Street has turned faster in recent years, but a new two-year lobbying ban on former members that takes effect in January may slow it down a bit.
Ohio Republicans On Red Alert
A chart demonstrating Ohio Democratic gains in House Republican districts.
Parties Starting Target Practice For 2008
When strategists at the National Republican Congressional Committee look at the potential candidate field for the 2008 election, the buzz phrase of choice is "pent-up ambition," a powerful force they say is a major driver in recruiting efforts. Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., the NRCC's top recruiter, said many GOP candidates stepping forward for the 2008 election cycle have been eager to run for years, but were blocked by incumbents who kept winning -- until they were defeated in 2006.
Download a map of the congressional districts targeted by the NRCC here (PDF).