Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Arizona Set to Certify the Lake-Hobbs Race; Here Are 3 Key Takeaways

Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake said “stay tuned” as the Copper State is going to officially certify the controversial gubernatorial race between her and Katie Hobbs on Monday. Lake, who lost by less than one percentage point to Hobbs and has refused to concede, cannot file her lawsuit under Arizona law until state officials certify…


‘Quit Underestimating President Biden’: Newt Gingrich

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has called for Republicans to quit underestimating President Joe Biden as he pointed to how effectively Biden has implemented his party’s policies while the opposition has mostly focused on the president’s speech and memory deficiencies. “Conservatives’ hostility to the Biden administration on our terms tends to blind us to just…


Republicans Flip Another House Seat in Next Congress, Expanding GOP Majority

Republicans have flipped a U.S. House of Representatives seat representing a central California district, expanding their majority in the next Congress. Farmer and businessman John Duarte, a Republican, declared victory on Dec. 2. “I promised our Valley families that I would be their bipartisan champion in Washington, D.C. by fighting for food on our tables,…


Republicans Flip Another House Seat, Expanding GOP Majority in Next Congress

Republicans have flipped a U.S. House of Representatives seat representing a central California district, expanding their majority in the next Congress. Farmer and businessman John Duarte, a Republican, declared victory on Dec. 2. “I promised our Valley families that I would be their bipartisan champion in Washington, D.C. by fighting for food on our tables,…


Police: Georgia Teen Shot While Campaigning for Sen. Warnock

SAVANNAH, Ga.—A teenager campaigning in a neighborhood for Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) was shot and wounded on the doorstep of a Savannah home, according to police. “At this point, there is no indication the shooting was politically motivated,” Savannah police said in a statement Friday. The 15-year-old boy was out campaigning Thursday evening when he…


MyPillow CEO Lobbies for RNC Chair, Calls for an America First GOP Revamp

Forming a committee to analyze the GOP’s lackluster 2022 midterm performance and hone its appeal to minorities and suburban women comes “too little, too late” to retain Ronna McDaniel as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), says Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and avowed ally of former President Donald Trump. “She has failed for…


Kari Lake Lawyers Ordered to Pay Fees Months After Unsuccessful Election Lawsuit

As Arizona’s Cochise County on Thursday moved to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election, lawyers for GOP candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem were sanctioned by a federal judge. Judge John Tuchi of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, imposed sanctions against lawyers for Lake, Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, and Finchem,…


DeSantis Rejects Idea Republicans Are Being ‘Divided’ After Midterm Performance

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back on views of a division in his party following the 2022 midterm elections, and addressed why he thought Republicans underperformed expectations. “I think the election was interesting,” the newly reelected Florida governor said after a Thursday press conference in Key Biscayne, Florida, pointing to President Joe Biden’s lagging approval…


Judge Orders Arizona’s Cochise County to Certify Election Results

An Arizona county’s board of supervisors certified their jurisdiction’s midterm elections results on Thursday at the order of a judge three days after they missed the statutory deadline of Nov. 28. Judge Casey McGinley of the Pima County Superior Court instructed Cochise County’s board of supervisors to convene and declare the results official by 5 p.m. MT…


Obama Campaigns for Warnock in Georgia Senate Race

Former President Barack Obama, campaigning in Atlanta on Thursday for Sen. Raphael Warnock, told the crowd they had to go out and do it “one more time.” He paid homage to those who struggled in previous generations, like the late Georgia Rep. John Lewis, and that struggle needed to continue even when victories seemed to…