Category: 2022 election

US Elections Officials, Workers Call For More Protection

Three-quarters of local elections officials and staff who responded to a nationwide survey say the federal government is not doing enough to support their needs or protect them from a rising tide of threats in the wake of the 2020 elections. That perceived lack of support and fears of “false political attacks on the election…


Top Seven Issues in the Alabama Midterm Elections

As the 2022 election approaches, Alabama candidates have campaign platforms that lean conservative. This year, Alabama tied with Wyoming as the second-most conservative state in the nation. Even Democratic campaigns there have kept issues like gun control, illegal immigration, and abortion off their campaign platforms. In the same vein, many Alabama Republican campaigns are loudly…


Rep. Cooper’s Retirement Highlights Democrats’ Disarray as 2022 Campaign Trail Heats Up

News Analysis Tennessee Democrat Rep. Jim Cooper has 32 years in Congress, representing two different districts; he’s in great health; and he knows the political ropes in the nation’s Capitol as well as anybody in the House of Representatives. But “Blue Dog” moderate Cooper is calling it quits. Tennessee’s Republican governor and state legislative majority…


How to Lead the Office of Secretary of State Under Georgia’s New Voting Law: David Belle Isle

On March 31, 2021, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 202 into law, titled the Election Integrity Act of 2021. The law made significant changes to how elections were administered in the Peach State. David Belle Isle, a Republican candidate for Secretary of State, shared his vision on how to lead the office under…


How to Lead the Office of Secretary of State Under Georgia’s New Voting Law: Candidate David Belle Isle

On March 31, 2021, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 202 into law, titled the Election Integrity Act of 2021. The law made significant changes to how elections were administered in the Peach State. David Belle Isle, a Republican candidate for Secretary of State, shared his vision on how to lead the office under…


Candidates Crowd Pennsylvania Governor’s Race

In Pennsylvania, independents don’t vote in the primary election; only those registered as Democrat or Republican may vote. At the polls, Republicans get a ballot with Republican-only candidates; Democrats get only Democrat candidates. This way, the parties alone pick the candidate at the top of the ticket. The top vote getters in each party advance…


Beto O’Rourke Enters Race for Texas Governor

Beto O’Rourke announced his run for Texas governor Monday, targeting the incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott who is seeking a third term. “I’m running to serve the people of Texas, and I want to make sure that we have a governor that serves everyone, helps to bring this state together to do the really big things…


Rep. Fred Upton Not Sure If He’ll Run Again

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), one of a minority of Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted last year to impeach then-President Donald Trump, said Sunday he’s not sure if he’ll run for another term. “We don’t know what our districts look like yet,” Upton said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We’re in the…


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…


Sen. Lisa Murkowski Announces Bid for Fourth Term

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is running for a fourth term in office, she announced Friday. Her campaign released a video painting Murkowski, known for regularly voting with Democrats, as a lawmaker who can withstand the “political winds” with her “strong, steady, principled leadership.” The narrator called Murkowski a “one-of-a-kind senator” who “has earned the respect…