Tag: 2022 midterms

New York Judge Approves New Congressional Map

Justice Patrick McAllister, a judge from the rural Steuben County, signed off on a new congressional map for New York, boosting Republican chances of gaining seats in the upcoming November midterms. McAllister approved the map just before midnight on May 20. Jonathan Cervas, the court-appointed special master who drew the map, created it in such…


Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to Seek Election to Newly-Drawn NY House Seat

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that he will make a bid for a rare, open seat in the city. De Blasio made the announcement during a May 20 appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “Joe, people are hurting, they need help fast, and they need leaders who can actually get them…


Incumbents Prevail in Kentucky U.S. House GOP Primaries

Incumbents prevailed across the board in Kentucky’s U.S. House primaries on May 17. In Congressional District , neither Rep. Jamie Comer (R-Ky.) nor Democrat Jimmy Ausbrooks faced primary opponents Tuesday. Comer is a former two-term Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner, 12-year state lawmaker, and gubernatorial candidate. He is the ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee and an…


Incumbents Prevail in Kentucky US House GOP Primaries

Incumbents prevailed across the board in Kentucky’s U.S. House primaries on May 17. In Congressional District , neither Rep. Jamie Comer (R-Ky.) nor Democrat Jimmy Ausbrooks faced primary opponents Tuesday. Comer is a former two-term Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner, 12-year state lawmaker, and gubernatorial candidate. He is the ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee and an…


Signature Problems May Invalidate Nominating Petitions in Michigan

A ring of paid, out-of-state, petition circulators has helped throw Michigan’s 2022 primary nominating process into disarray. Thousands of defective signatures on nominating petitions collected by a group of circulators hired by several campaigns may result in the disqualification of two Republican candidates for governor. An error involving a petition heading may remove another GOP…


‘Egregious Breach’ of Trust: Supreme Court Marshal to Investigate Leak of Draft Roe V. Wade Opinion

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts has directed the marshal of the Supreme Court to launch an investigation to determine the source of the leak of its draft opinion on its pending Roe v. Wade case to Politico. In a statement on May 3, the nation’s top court confirmed the majority draft opinion was authentic but…


Trump-Endorsed Max Miller Wins Ohio Republican US House Primary

Max Miller, a former aide to former President Donald Trump, won the Ohio Republican primary on May 3, according to multiple projections. Miller drew 71.5 percent of the vote as of 10:27 p.m. with 62 percent of the districts reporting. Trump had endorsed Miller when he was running against Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), who was one…


Embattled Dems Hope to Use SCOTUS Roe Decision to Galvanize Base in Midterms

After an unidentified source leaked a draft decision of a Supreme Court (SCOTUS) case that would overturn Roe v. Wade, several Democrats are hoping to use the issue to galvanize their base in the 2022 midterms. The draft decision was first reported on May 2 by Politico, and showed that SCOTUS had decided to overrule…


Democrat-Leaning Voters Trend Toward GOP: Poll

Recent survey data show roughly half of U.S. adults would support a GOP candidate in the run-up to the 2022 midterms, while those who traditionally favored Democrats shifted to Republican-leaning. Six months away from the November elections, a new poll by NPR/PBS/Marist (pdf) found that 52 percent of Latino voters are more likely to back a GOP…


‘Democrats Are Going to Lose’ in 2022 Without More Action: Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has raised the alarm about her party’s prospects in the 2022 midterms, saying that without more legislative victories Democrats will lose badly in November. Warren made the comments during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Asked whether Democrats in the 117th Congress should boast of their record on the…