Tag: 2022 midterms

Vulnerable, Moderate Dems Breaking With Biden More Frequently as Midterms Approach

News Analysis As the 2022 midterms draw nearer, several Democrats are distancing themselves from President Joe Biden, whose popularity has dwindled since taking office. At the beginning of Biden’s presidency, congressional Democrats marched largely in lockstep with the president. But as his first year in office approaches its end, that situation has changed drastically. Still…


Midterm Elections in North Carolina Take Shape With New Maps

With new district maps in place and filing for the 2022 midterms elections in North Carolina beginning in December, the stage is set for candidates to contend for a key U.S. Senate seat and shifts in congressional representation. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) announced his run for the 13th congressional district, a district currently represented by Rep….


Sen. Leahy, Longest-Serving Senator, Not Running for Another Term

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the current president pro tempore of the Senate and a prominent Democratic leader, has announced that he will retire in 2022, joining a growing list of Democratic retirees in the thinly-held House and Senate. Leahy is currently the Senate’s most senior member, having first been elected in 1974 as a so-called…


Trump Outlines GOP Strategy for 2022

News Analysis At a meeting of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), a GOP fundraising organization, President Donald Trump outlined a strategy Wednesday for the party moving into the 2022 midterm elections. After unexpectedly good returns in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections, Republicans are optimistic about their prospect in next year’s midterms. In his speech…


2022 Midterms On Track to Be ‘Very Good for Republicans’: McConnell

As Democrats continue to reel from an unexpected loss in purple Virginia and a near upset in the blue state of New Jersey, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) predicted that these elections are an indication that the 2022 midterms will be “very good for Republicans.” “I think the fall of ’22 is likely to…


Court Rules in Favor of Republicans in Dispute Over Illinois Redistricting Maps

A federal court has ruled in favor of Illinois Republicans over a lawsuit filed in June disputing a legislative redistricting plan by Democrats in the General Assembly. House Republican Leader Jim Durkin and Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie filed the lawsuit to challenge legislative maps drawn by Democrats and signed into law by Governor…


Live Q&A: Texas Will Build Its Own Border Wall; Trump Resuming Campaign-Style Rallies

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas will build its own barrier along the U.S.–Mexico border and is requesting the federal government return land that was previously taken for the construction. And in other news, Donald Trump has announced his first rally since leaving office—his first campaign-style event ahead of the 2022 midterms. In this…


American Grassroots Politics Growing Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Many people, especially families with school-aged children, who have never been involved with any movement or activity with the Republican Party, started realizing that the nation has been changing and their personal conservative values are being eroded, said Karen Walto, president of Sea Island Republican Women in South Carolina. They realized they need to act…