Category: 2022 election

AOC Not Ruling Out 2022 Primary Challenge to Schumer

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is not ruling out a primary challenge against Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) next year, according to an interview that is set to air on Monday. Schumer, 70, became majority leader when the Democratic Party gained a majority in the Senate in January this year, and is up for reelection…


Rep. Conor Lamb Joins Race for Pennsylvania US Senate Seat

Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) on Friday entered the race for a U.S. Senate seat that could determine which party holds the upper chamber after the 2022 midterm elections. “I believe this is the most important Senate seat in the country,” Lamb said in a video announcing his plans to run. Lamb joins a crowded race…


Pelosi ‘Very Confident’ Democrats Will Retain House in 2022 Midterms

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said she believes Democrats will keep their majority in the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterms, dismissing poll numbers and internal warnings that the GOP will take over. “I’m very confident that we will win the House,” Pelosi told reporters Friday in response to a question about…


Democrats Would Lose House Majority If Midterms Were Held Today: Official

One of the top House Democrats issued a warning to other vulnerable Democrat representatives that they have to change course or the party risks losing its majority during the 2022 midterms, said a Democrat official. Tim Persico, executive director of the Maloney-chaired Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), confirmed to Politico on Tuesday that Rep. Sean Patrick…


Missouri Rep. Billy Long Joins Crowded US Senate Race

Missouri Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) is going after a seat in the state’s upcoming U.S. Senate race, the GOP congressman said on Tuesday. “I am entering the race for the United States Senate. I followed Roy Blunt into the House, I have his congressional seat,” Long declared as he announced his candidacy on Tucker Carlson’s Fox…


Madison Cawthorn Endorses Ex-Trump Aide Catalina Lauf, Kinzinger’s Primary Challenger

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) on Wednesday endorsed Catalina Lauf, a former top adviser to former President Donald Trump, in challenging Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for his 16th Congressional District seat. “America faces a tough choice in 2022, a choice between electing voices for all the people or voices for only the powerful,” Cawthorn, a freshman…


Hill GOP Has 10-Point Lead Among Battleground District Voters on Border Security Issue: Poll

Border security is a “major concern” for voters in 85 battleground congressional districts and they are significantly more confident that Republicans “are better able to handle the issue” than Democrats, according to a new survey. “Voters also say Republicans in Congress are better able to deal with the issue of border security than their Democratic…


Former Iowa Lawmaker Finkenauer Announces Bid for US Senate

Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she will seek to succeed incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in the 2022 U.S. Senate race. “I’m Abby Finkenauer, and I’m running for U.S. Senate because Iowa—and our Democracy—are worth fighting for,” the 32-year-old Democratic candidate said on social media as she announced her run…


Sen. Johnson: ‘I May Not Be the Best Candidate’ for 2022 Midterms

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this week he may not be the best Republican candidate for the current election cycle, pointing to how he is targeted frequently by critics. “I want to make sure that this U.S. Senate seat is retained in Republican hands,” Johnson told radio host Lisa Boothe. “You see what the media’s…


Ex-Detroit Police Chief Forms ‘Exploratory Committee’ in Plans to Unseat Whitmer

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, a Republican, on Wednesday announced that he plans to run for governor, adding that he has formed a gubernatorial “exploratory committee” to allow him to begin raising and spending funds. “I’m opening an exploratory committee to help me think about a run for governor for the state of Michigan,”…