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Oct 18 2022
News
Four takeaways from the Georgia governor’s debate
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams sparred over health care, crime and punishment, and voting rights in a Monday debate as they made their closing arguments to voters in a reprise of their fiercely contested 2018 race for the same job.
The stakes for this night were arguably higher for Abrams, who has trailed in most recent polling of the race. Kemp, one of the few
CNN (Online News)
Jul 27 2022
News
Hillary Clinton's former chief strategist reveals why Manchin's inflation bill won't affect midterms
Sen. Joe Manchin touted his agreement with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a reconciliation package as legislation that can halt inflation and help climate change, but it may not be enough to help Democrats facing historic headwinds just over three months before the midterm elections, according to Hillary Clinton's former chief strategist.
"I think it's not a sure thing yet," Mark Penn
Fox News (Online News)
Jun 07 2022
News
16 Primaries To Watch In Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota
On Monday we ran through the 20 key races to watch in California today, but now we’re back with a preview of 16 key races in the six other states holding primaries today. And the big races headed into tonight are high-profile Republican primaries that could affect the GOP’s chances in a number of competitive House seats. Additionally, a number of incumbents from both parties face primary
538 (ABC News)
Jul 21 2022
News
Voters say ‘No’ to 2024 retreads, especially Hillary Clinton
Voters are showing an eagerness to junk old slates of presidential candidates and entertain a new cast of hopefuls, opening the door to fresh faces eyeing the 2024 race, including Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Missing in new polling is a desire for past nominees, such as 2016 Democratic pick Hillary Clinton or 2012 GOP
Washington Examiner
Nov 09 2022
News
Republican Voters Deserve Answers and Accountability
There's no way to sugarcoat it — Republicans got bamboozled in the midterms. All the polls that we reported showing Republican candidates surging in the final weeks of their campaigns, the race ratings from the Cook Political Report, and the overconfident statements from GOP leaders were all significantly overly optimistic about what we all watched play out on Tuesday night.
There were
Townhall
Nov 08 2022
News
Oh, So That's Why the Liberal Media Think the 2022 Midterms Could Get Hacked
It is Election Day. The 2022 cycle will conclude after ballots are counted tonight, but not after a long whining session from Democrats and their liberal media allies that could last for days. Democrats have multiple albatrosses hanging around their necks: inflation, crime, an economic recession, Joe Biden’s abysmal approval ratings, and serial incompetence on behalf of the White House.
Townhall
Aug 14 2022
Opinion
Public Misconceptions about Legal Immigration Undermine Reform
The American public overwhelmingly supports legal immigration, with deep divisions on whether this path is “easy”.
Both parties criticize the Biden administration’s policies on the southern border, while sensationalized news coverage of a border crisis often misrepresents undocumented immigration. Often left out of these discussions is legal immigration, which constitutes approximately
Common Dreams
Jul 25 2022
News
‘The stakes could not be higher’: Kansas abortion vote set for Aug. 2
At a recent gathering of abortion rights canvassers in a strip-mall office in this Kansas City suburb, a hand-lettered sign on the wall summed up the confusion over the state’s looming ballot question in two lines — a “no” vote equals support of abortion rights, “yes” means against abortion rights.
Kansans are heading to the polls Aug. 2 to decide whether the state’s constitution
Washington Post
Feb 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
When – and Where – Biden and Trump Draw the 2024 Battle Lines
From the CenterIn a remarkable 48-hour period last week, the two most recent American presidents summarized the choice before the nation’s voters as starkly as could possibly be imagined. Joe Biden and Donald Trump both traveled to locations that they believe exemplify the central rationale for their candidacies in next year’s elections and symbolize the way they envision their respective
Dan Schnur
Sep 13 2022
Analysis
Forecasters now predict Democrats have the edge in the fight for Senate control
Two prominent election forecasting models now give Democrats a 70% or better chance of retaining their Senate majority in November, a major shift that suggests the fight for control may no longer be the toss-up that it has long been considered.
The FiveThirtyEight election model finds that in 70 out of 100 election simulations, Democrats emerge from 2022 in the majority. The Economist's
CNN (Online News)