Category: 2022 Democratic primaries

DeSantis Calls for Crist Running Mate to Be ‘Disqualified’

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear on Aug. 30 that he thought his gubernatorial opponent’s running mate should be disqualified and never hold office in Florida. At a press conference in Fort Pierce, DeSantis criticized Charlie Crist’s choice of Karla Hernandez Mats saying that she puts “union politics” first. He called her “disgraceful”…


LIVE UPDATES: Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs

5:21 p.m. ET Utah Voters Split Over Which Republican to Pick for Senate SPANISH FORK, Utah—Utah County primary voters went to the polls on June 28 to choose between incumbents or to chart a new direction with candidates for change in the U.S. House and Senate. At the Spanish Fork Senior Centern in the heavily…


LIVE UPDATES: Boebert Beats Coram in Colorado Republican US House Primary

Rep. Boebert Wins Colorado Republican US House Primary 10:09 p.m. ET Trump-backed Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) easily blasted past her challenger, a veteran state lawmaker, to win the Republican primary on June 28. By 9:57 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Boebert had corralled more than 63 percent of the vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. The popular…


LIVE UPDATES: Trump-Backed Boebert Wins in Colorado; Hochul to Face Zeldin for New York Governor

Rep. Boebert Wins Colorado Republican US House Primary 10:09 p.m. ET Trump-backed Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) easily blasted past her challenger, a veteran state lawmaker, to win the Republican primary on June 28. By 9:57 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Boebert had corralled more than 63 percent of the vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. The popular…


Trump-Backed Boebert Wins in Colorado; Hochul to Face Zeldin for New York Governor

Rep. Boebert Wins Colorado Republican US House Primary 10:09 p.m. ET Trump-backed Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) easily blasted past her challenger, a veteran state lawmaker, to win the Republican primary on June 28. By 9:57 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Boebert had corralled more than 63 percent of the vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. The popular…


Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs

Oklahoma Republicans will sort through 10 candidates to select a candidate to run for U.S. Senator, two Mississippi GOP congressional incumbents face runoffs, and controversial Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) is being challenged by a party rival in her first re-election campaign. Those races are among the dozens of local, state, and congressional races on…


LIVE: Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs

3 p.m. ET HARRAH, Okla.—In Harrah, a town of 6,620 located 30 miles east of Oklahoma City, a steady stream of traffic poured into the voting precinct at the Harrah Board of Education. Outside, Mike and Bernice, a retired married couple, agreed that American values are on the line in this election. “Values centered around…


November Paul-Booker US Senate Clash Is the Most Compelling Race in Kentucky’s May 17 Primaries

The biggest race in the Kentucky primaries is not on the May 17 ballot but the presumptive November clash between two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Charles Booker. Both are so heavily favored to secure their party’s nod in the intramurals that their campaigns are already targeting each other….


November Paul-Booker US Senate Clash Is Most Compelling Race in Kentucky’s May 17 Primaries

The biggest race in the Kentucky primaries isn’t on the May 17 ballot, but the presumptive November clash between two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Charles Booker. Both are so heavily favored to secure their party’s nod in the primaries that their campaigns are already targeting each other. Paul…