Congressional Elections

Here is the legislative tutorial from Fantasy Congress.

• The president's party tends to lose seats in midterm elections.
• Herrnson (p. 39) talks about the political impact of retirements. See the current list. See a partisan pattern?
• The Democratic campaign committees are doing better this year than in the recent past. Why?
• The Rose Institute has a Redistricting Hall of Shame.
• Also see overlay maps and a redistricting game.
• An example of what you have to face when you run for office.