THE 2008 ELECTIONS

CONGRESSDAILY 2008 ELECTION ARTICLES

View House election articles here.

View Senate election articles here.

CONGRESSIONAL PRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENTS

Download Republican endorsements here (as of Mar. 8, 2008). Download Democratic endorsements here (as of April 22, 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.

PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSES AND PRIMARIES

Republican Presidential Caucuses and Primaries here.
Democratic Presidential Caucuses and Primaries here

OHIO, TEXAS: WHERE THE DELEGATES ARE

Maps from the March 4, 2008, primaries 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.

RUNNING IN PLACE

David Morris writes in "the Big Race" that part of the beauty of the presidential election horserace is that it lasts long enough that you can handicap it in progress and adjust your thinking as often as you like along the way.
THE BIG RACE (PDF)

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 National Republican Congressional Committee here (PDF).

THE 2008 SENATE BATTLE
Senate Democrats enter the 2008 election with the narrowest of majorities, but start the cycle with a far greater number of opportunities than in the 2006 cycle. For Senate Republicans, the electoral math gets worse. This two-part series takes an early state-by-state look at the 2008 Senate contests:
2008 DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK · 2008 GOP OUTLOOK
SENATE BATTLEGROUNDS · INCUMBENTS' FUNDRAISING

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