Right now Republicans are trying to spin the House’s review of the results in Iowa’s Second District race.  But here is what the Republicans are not saying.

First, the Iowa race is not the only race pending in the House.  The Republican candidate in the Fourteenth District of Illinois has also filed an election contest even though he lost by more than 1,000 votes.  By contrast, the margin in Iowa is only six votes.  Yet Republicans have only attempted to dismiss the Iowa contest.

Second, election contests are not unusual.  While most election contests go nowhere, losing candidates sometimes file election contests.  Over the past ninety years, there have been 100 election contests filed. Continue Reading...