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House Races to Watch

These reports are part of the American Independent News Network's House Races to Watch series, a collaboration with WNYC's It's a Free Country to cover the most captivating 2012 congressional races around the country.

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Grayson watches Fla. redistricting process as he contemplates a comeback

By Ashley Lopez | 09.02.11 | 9:42 am | More from The Florida Independent

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country. More…
Alan Grayson, the former Democratic representative from Orlando who made national headlines for his pointed criticisms of the Republican Party, is running for Congress — somewhere.

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Clarke and Conyers may swap districts following Mich. Republicans’ redistricting plan

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 09.02.11 | 9:39 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country. More…
In a move that may help them stay in office despite radical reformulations of their districts by the Republicans that control the state redistricting process, Detroit

Rep. Frank Guinta (Facebook/Frank Guinta)

UPDATED: In New Hampshire, Republicans defend their last U.S. House seats in New England

By | 09.02.11 | 9:26 am

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country. More…
The first question U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta (R) received at a recent town hall meeting in Greenland, N.H., echoed sentiments freshmen House Republicans, only seven months

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Candidates line up to replace Heinrich in New Mexico’s First District

By Luke Johnson | 08.26.11 | 11:03 am | More from The New Mexico Independent

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country. More…
New Mexico’s First Congressional District — which encompasses Albuquerque, its suburbs and a sparsely populated rural area to the east — swung with the political winds

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Paulsen’s vote on Ryan budget motivates Sund to challenge him for Minnesota’s 3rd District

By Andy Birkey | 08.26.11 | 10:58 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country. More…
Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses the wealthy suburbs west of Minneapolis, should be competitive. Political strategists have often rated the district a tossup, but Republican

Downtown Evansville, Indiana (Picture via wikipedia/Kentuckiana)

In Indiana’s ‘Bloody Eighth,’ Larry Bucshon faces tea party challenge, empowered Dems

By | 08.26.11 | 9:22 am

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country. More…
On August 1, Larry Bucshon, a freshman GOP representative from Indiana’s Eighth Congressional District, joined the majority of his caucus to vote

Slate of Democratic challengers vie for chance to face Cravaack in Minn. 8th District

By Andy Birkey | 08.19.11 | 9:41 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country. More…
Despite a courts-driven redistricting plan that could drastically reshape Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, candidates are lining up to challenge freshman Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack. Swept into

Tea party incumbent Gardner to face state Senate President Shaffer in big Colo. swing district

By John Tomasic | 08.19.11 | 9:32 am | More from The Colorado Independent

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country. More…
It would be premature to label Colorado’s Fourth District one of the nation’s swing districts, but that could change as a result of the