Ally Mutnick

Washington, D.C.

House Campaigns Reporter at POLITICO

@politico reporter covering campaigns. @The_Almanac contributing author. master parallel parker. [email protected]

Articles

Club for Growth wades into Arizona governor race, with a shot at Karrin Taylor Robson

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Ally Mutnick

Three years after losing to Kari Lake, Karrin Taylor Robson is running again for Arizona governor with a much clearer path toward claiming the MAGA mantle. But the Club for Growth is firing a warning shot. The influential anti-tax group is wading into the Arizona gubernatorial race with a new poll, shared first with POLITICO, touting the electability of GOP Rep. Andy Biggs, Robson’s chief opponent. The Republican contest to face Democratic Gov.
Where Republicans are winning the money race

3 days ago | politico.com | Ally Mutnick

Democrats have been riding an enthusiasm high, fueled by backlash to the chaotic start to the second Trump administration. But it’s the vulnerable House GOP incumbents who ran fundraising circles around their Democratic counterparts during the first three months of the year. Just look at the numbers. All of the 19 members the House GOP campaign arm designated as endangered raised more than $500,000, according to a POLITICO analysis of campaign finance data.
Arizona Democrats devolve into infighting

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Ally Mutnick

Arizona’s Democratic Party is in a meltdown. Bitter infighting among the state’s top Democrats, apparently building for weeks, spilled into public view on Saturday when the state party chair, Robert E. Branscomb II, sent a letter to members of Arizona’s state Democratic committee attacking Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and airing private disagreements among them. The senators and Democratic Gov.
Democrat eyes challenge to Susan Collins in Maine

6 days ago | politico.com | Ally Mutnick

Jordan Wood, a former congressional staffer, would be one of the first Democrats to enter the race. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is seen at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on March 14, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Jordan Wood, a former congressional staffer from Maine, has told fellow Democrats that he plans to launch a bid to unseat Sen.
How David Hogg ignited a firestorm inside the DNC

1 week ago | politico.com | Elena Schneider |Nicholas Wu |Ally Mutnick

When newly elected Democratic National Committee officers gathered in late March at a Washington hotel, the agenda included a brief but robust discussion of a pledge not to intervene in party primaries, according to two people who attended the meeting and a third who was briefed on it.
New fundraising data shows warning signs for key Senate incumbents and strength for others

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andrew Howard |Ally Mutnick

Democrats are off to an early fundraising lead in key Senate battlegrounds. Progressives in uncompetitive seats raised big money. And some GOP incumbents are gearing up for tough primary challenges. Facing a brutal Senate map, Democrats have an extremely difficult path back to the majority. They have to defend Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and three open seats in Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire. Republicans are looking to hold onto North Carolina and Maine.
Senate Republicans fear they can't stop Trump from backing primary challengers

1 week ago | politico.com | Jordain Carney |Ally Mutnick |Holly Otterbein

Ken Paxton’s entry into the U.S. Senate race in Texas is becoming a major headache for Republicans. Top GOP senators were maneuvering to undercut the Texas attorney general even before he announced his primary campaign this week against four-term Sen. John Cornyn. Others urged President Donald Trump after Paxton got into the race to endorse the incumbent leadership adviser and former chair of the Senate campaign arm with a deep donor base.
Democrats begin to confront their age problem in primary campaigns

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Elena Schneider |Ally Mutnick |Adam Wren

A new crop of Democratic candidates is trying to turn the midterms into a referendum on age and complacency in their party’s ranks. In recent weeks, Jake Rakov, a 37-year-old former staffer to Rep. Brad Sherman of California, announced he is challenging his onetime boss, lambasting the 70-year-old, 15-term incumbent for not doing enough when the district was engulfed by wildfires. Progressive YouTuber Kat Abughazaleh, 26, is taking on 80-year-old Rep.
Democrats reveal their top targets to flip in 2026

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Ally Mutnick

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s list includes 10 seats that President Donald Trump won by 10 percentage points or more. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries departs a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, March 24, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Full of optimism after strong showings in Florida and Wisconsin elections, Democrats are unveiling an ambitious list of nearly three dozen GOP-held House seats they will try to flip in 2026.
Democrats look to push into GOP turf with buzzy candidate recruits for the midterms

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Ally Mutnick |Nicholas Wu |Holly Otterbein

In Iowa, two state lawmakers are considering runs against Rep. Zach Nunn in a district sure to be impacted by tariffs. Two prospective candidates in Pennsylvania and Michigan lost or left jobs thanks to the Trump administration, giving them a powerful story on the campaign trail. A pair of former representatives are considering comeback bids for battleground districts in the Rust Belt. And Democrats think at least two districts in Virginia, held by GOP Reps.