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Nov 06 2020
Perspectives Blog
Why News Outlets Differ on Calling Arizona for Biden
A peculiar feature of Wednesday’s post-election protests was some Trump supporters’ chants of “shame on Fox!,” in reference to Fox News, the right-leaning news media giant. While data shows Republicans trust Fox more than any other outlet, President Trump has publicly criticized the company as recently as late October. Attitudes toward the network may have again shifted when Fox called Arizona
Joseph RatliffNov 11 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Sees Best Midterm Election for Sitting President in 2 Decades
President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party bucked historical trends this midterm season. Even with over 20 house races yet to be called, this is already the most successful midterm election for a sitting president in two decades, and the best for a Democratic president since former president Bill Clinton’s second midterm election in 1998.
Key Quotes: In a tweet posted Nov. 9, Biden
Washington Examiner Newsweek The GuardianNov 09 2022
Headline Roundup
How Ticket Splitting Played a Role in the 2022 Elections
Ticket-splitting played a key role in the 2022 elections, particularly in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
For Context: In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is projected to win by a nearly 10-point margin, but the Senate race there is too close to call, and a run-off is expected between Herschel Walker (R) and Raphael Warnock (D) since neither has received the 50% margin required. In Pennsylvania,
Vox Christian Science Monitor Washington ExaminerNov 01 2012
News
Why The White House Glass Ceiling Remains Solid
Will the United States ever elect a woman president?
When President Obama — or Mitt Romney — leaves the Oval Office, there will be a handful of highly touted female candidates for consideration as top-of-the-ticket nominees for both major parties.
On the Republican side, the list includes Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Govs. Susana Martinez of New Mexico, Nikki Haley of
NPR (Online News)Jun 02 2021
Headline Roundup
Democrats Retain US House Seat in New Mexico
Democrats held off a Republican challenge in New Mexico's 1st Congressional District special election, helped with money and support from the Democratic National Committee.
Melanie Stansbury won a four-way race to fill a vacant seat previously held by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The 42-year-old beat her Republican rival by over 30,000 votes; her campaign priorities matched closely
NPR (Online News) Fox News (Online News) PoliticoJun 07 2022
Headline Roundup
Previewing Tuesday's Primaries in California and 6 Other States
Voters in California, Mississippi, New Jersey, Montana, Iowa, South Dakota and New Mexico will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in key primary races — some that could affect the GOP's chances of taking over the U.S. House in November.
In Montana, Ryan Zinke, who served as Interior Secretary under former President Trump, is running for a newly-created House seat gained by redistricting
Politico Reuters Fox News (Online News)May 07 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Responses to Baltimore
There were plenty of good candidates for Story of the Week this week, such as the expansion of the GOP 2016 candidate field and the Muhammad cartoon show shooting in Texas. But, as events surrounding and following the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore have dominated the news for over a week, some deeper Opinion articles have had time to surface, so we thought we'd take the opportunity to show John Gable, AllSides Co-founderFeb 28 2024
Headline Roundup
Who Will Replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as Republican Senate Leader?
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Wednesday that he'll be stepping down from his position as minority leader in November. Who will replace him?
The Three Johns: An analysis in Politico (Lean Left bias) listed three likely replacements— Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY). The article described Thune as a “low-key and
Politico Newsweek The FederalistJan 02 2020
Headline Roundup
Julián Castro Drops Out of Primaries
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro (D-TX) rescinded his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Thursday. Castro was among the first candidates to enter the race, and was also the first to support President Donald Trump's impeachment.
Castro's move to drop out, following Senator Kamala Harris exit, rekindled disdain for the lack of diversity in the
CNBC Washington Examiner HuffPostJan 15 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Wins Iowa GOP Caucuses
Multiple news outlets reported former President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 Republican presidential caucus in Iowa.
The Details: News sources declared Trump the winner shortly after the caucus opened at 8:30 p.m. ET. As of 7 a.m. ET on Tuesday, with more than 95% reported, Trump won 51% of the vote. Behind Trump were Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with 21.2%, former South Carolina
Washington Examiner Wall Street Journal (News) Associated Press