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Political Tip Sheet: A periodic update on key congressional elections
For periodic updates, click on http://blog.livableworld.org/story/2015/2/23/142425/500
February 19, 2015: Missouri Senate
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has been looking to expand the number of Republican seats it will seriously contest in 2016. It scored a recruiting victory when Jason Kander, the Missouri Secretary of State, announced that he will run against incumbent Senator Roy Blunt. Kander is only 33, has been elected statewide and is an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan. Blunt will be favored in the contest, but judging by the e-mails sent by several incumbent Democratic Senators in support of Kander, the DSCC has found a candidate to unite around.
February 21, 2015: Wisconsin Senate
Former three-term Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold is leaving his position as a special envoy the great lakes region of Africa and Congo. In this job, he had to avoid open politicking. There is widespread speculation that Feingold will try to regain the seat he lost in a major upset in 2012 to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. Johnson is considered one of the most vulnerable Senators up for election in 2016. In Wisconsin, voters have not backed a Republican for president since Ronald Reagan won the state in 1984.
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Source: http://blog.livableworld.org/story/2015/2/23/142425/500
