Ken Rudin Bernie Sanders has been in Congress since 1991, elected each time as an independent. The question: What lawmaker holds the record for longest service in Congress — House or Senate or combined — who was not a Democrat or a Republican? Submit your answer in the box below. We’ll pick a winner at random from …
Bernie Sanders’ decision to endorse Joe Biden on April 13th came sooner than many expected, considering that he said less than a week ago he was still hoping to win more delegates and that four years ago he didn’t endorse Hillary Clinton until July 12th — well after Clinton became the presumptive nominee. Of course, …
With former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) on the Political Junkie program last week, we thought this would be an interesting question: Of all those in the Senate today who voted on the McCain-Feingold bill 19 years ago, who is the only one who voted against their party’s position? Submit your answer in the box below. …
The question: Since 1972, when presidential primaries began to determine the nominee, what non-incumbent Democrat clinched his or her nomination the earliest? Submit your answer in the box below. We’ll pick a winner at random from the bunch. The winner will get a fabulous Political Junkie button. And don’t forget to sign up for our …
The question: Before this year in Illinois’ Third Congressional District, who was the last woman to unseat a male incumbent of her own party in a House primary? Submit your answer in the box below. We’ll pick a winner at random from the bunch. The winner will get a fabulous Political Junkie button. And don’t …
The question: Name the last person to defeat a former U.S. attorney general in a Senate race. Submit your answer in the box below. We’ll pick a winner at random from the bunch. The winner will get a fabulous Political Junkie button. And don’t forget to sign up for our Political Junkie newsletter. You’ll get all …
Remember that field of 24 Democratic presidential candidates? Well, it’s down to two: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. And, quite possibly, that number will be cut in half not long after the March 17th primaries. Whether that happens or not, it’s clearly time to predict the Democratic running mate. Unfortunately, with Biden guaranteeing he’ll pick …
The question: Who was the last Democratic governor who took on a Republican senator and won? Submit your answer in the box below. We’ll pick a winner at random from the bunch. The winner will get a fabulous Political Junkie button. And don’t forget to sign up for our Political Junkie newsletter. You’ll get all …
The question: Who was the last attorney general to quit his job over a policy disagreement? Submit your answer in the box below. We’ll pick a winner at random from the bunch. The winner will get a fabulous Political Junkie button. And don’t forget to sign up for our Political Junkie newsletter. You’ll get all …
The question: Who was the first presidential candidate to lose the New Hampshire primary and come back years later to win the presidency? Submit your answer in the box below. We’ll pick a winner at random from the bunch. The winner will get a fabulous Political Junkie button. And don’t forget to sign up for …