Category: Midterms

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…


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 inNorth 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: 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…


Soros Tops List of Biggest Donors This Midterm Season, Gave $128 Million to Help Elect Democrats

Wealthy citizens who have donated heavily to political campaigns in the current year include supporters of both the major U.S. political parties, though none of the others comes close to billionaire philanthropist George Soros, who has given more than $128 million to help elect Democrats, according to a new tally released by OpenSecrets, a Washington-based…


Vulnerable Democrats Distance Themselves From Biden, Party

In the final stretch of midterm season, some vulnerable Democrats are distancing themselves from President Joe Biden and other elements of their party. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) has become the latest Democrat to criticize Biden, portraying herself to voters as a senator who isn’t afraid to pressure Biden on certain choices. “I’m pushing Joe Biden to…


Biden Says ‘No More Drilling’ at New York Rally Ahead of Midterms

President Joe Biden made an unexpected comment against oil drilling on Sunday while speaking at a rally to support New York’s Democrat governor in her bid to remain in office. Biden blurted out that there would be “no more drilling” during his presidency, after an exchange with a climate protester during a rally to support Gov. Kathy…


Democrat and Republican Chairs Agree on Process for Voter Integrity in a Virginia County

The chairs of the Prince William County Democrat executive board and Republican committee have reportedly agreed on how to address voter integrity concerns that were brought to light last week on Twitter. “We had people who were working in the Central Absentee Precinct (CAP) where these issues were noticed and now we have a specific…


Poll: Republicans Gaining Support Among Black and Hispanic Voters

A poll released Monday morning shows that the Republican Party is continuing to make inroads among black and Hispanic voters with just one day to go before the 2022 midterms. Some 17 percent of black voters told a Wall Street Journal poll that they would pick a Republican candidate for Congress over a Democrat, which…


Biden Pollster Warns of ‘Paradigm Shift’ After Survey Shows GOP Gains Among Black, Hispanic Voters

A poll released Monday morning shows that the Republican Party is continuing to make inroads among black and Hispanic voters with just one day to go before the 2022 midterms. Some 17 percent of black voters told a Wall Street Journal poll that they would pick a Republican candidate for Congress over a Democrat, which…