Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Midterm Elections Updates: GOP Predicting Wins, Dems Brace for Setbacks

The latest on the midterm elections. ____ GOP Predicting Wins, Dems Brace for Setbacks A tumultuous election season that tugged again at America’s searing political divides and raised questions about its commitment to a democratic future comes to a close on Tuesday as voters cast ballots in the first national election of Joe Biden’s presidency. Democrats…


Midterm Elections Updates: Schumer Comfortable at Home, Imperiled in Washington

The latest on the midterm elections. _____ Schumer Comfortable at Home, Imperiled in Washington U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer faces a gentle path to reelection in New York, where his opponent Tuesday is a former host on the conservative TV channel Newsmax. The bigger Election Day question for the Democrat is whether he’ll be able to keep…


Midterm Elections Updates: Republican Ted Budd Maintains Lead in North Carolina

The latest on the midterm elections. _____ Republican Ted Budd Maintains Lead inNorth Carolina The battle for a vacant Senate seat in North Carolina could help decide which of the two main political parties controls the upper chamber. Most polls have three-term Republican Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) coming into the final showdown with a steady lead…


Midterm Elections Updates: GOP Eyes Arizona US House Seats in Bid to Flip Control

The latest on the midterm elections. ____ GOP Eyes Arizona US House Seats in Bid to Flip Control The partisan makeup of Arizona’s U.S. House delegation and control of Congress itself are up for grabs Tuesday, with Republicans hoping to shift the state’s 5–4 Democratic tilt by picking up two and possibly three seats. Redistricting after…


Midterm Elections Updates: North Carolina Swing District May Affect Control of US House

The latest on the midterm elections. ____ North Carolina Swing District May Affect Control of US House Central to Democrats’ fight to fend off a red wave in the U.S. House is North Carolina, home to multiple districts with a slight political lean and one high-profile swing district that analysts have called a national bellwether for…


Oz, Fetterman Urge Voters to Turn Out in Key US Senate Race

PENNSBURG, Pa.—In one of the nation’s most-watched contests this election season, Pennsylvania’s two candidates for the U.S. Senate held Election Eve rallies to “get out the vote” at opposite ends of the state—symbolic of how far apart they feel in the current political environment. During his final campaign stop before the Nov. 8 general election,…


Man Arrested After Throwing Beer Can at GOP Senator Ted Cruz

Police arrested a 33-year-old man who allegedly flung a beer can at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a victory parade of the Houston Astros on Monday. Cruz was on a celebration float with family after the baseball team won the World Series over the weekend when an unidentified bystander threw a beer can that “struck…


Trump Keeps Limelight on JD Vance at Election Day Eve Save America Rally in Dayton

DAYTON, Ohio—Speculation was rampant that Donald Trump would announce his intent to run for president again in 2024 during the Save America rally on Election Day Eve in suburban Dayton. Instead of formally declaring his candidacy, the former president told an enthusiastic crowd, “Not to detract from tomorrow’s very important, even critical, election … I’m…


Judge Gives Over 1,000 Georgia Voters Extra Time to Mail in Absentee Ballots

A Georgia judge on Monday agreed to have the ballot return deadline extended for about 1,000 Cobb County absentee voters who didn’t have their requested mail ballots sent out by elections officials. The consent order (pdf) from Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill means that the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration will send replacement ballots to the 1,046…


Trump Says ‘Big Announcement’ Coming on Nov. 15 Amid Expectations of Presidential Bid

Former President Donald Trump teased confirmation of his anticipated 2024 president bid to supporters on Monday, revealing he will make a “big announcement” on Nov. 15. Trump was in Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 7, holding a campaign rally for local Republican candidates, particularly J.D. Vance who is seeking the state’s Senate seat. He told supporters…