Tag: 2022 election

New Jersey Incumbent Governor Projected Election Winner as Tallying Continues: AP

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection on Wednesday, defeating Republican former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, announced The Associated Press. Unofficial results show Murphy winning with 50 percent of the votes by a margin of 19,294 votes, while Ciattarelli gained 49 percent of the votes, with 98 percent of precincts reporting, according to the New Jersey…


Youngkin’s Win Just Revealed That More Democrats Are Vulnerable in 2022: McCarthy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the Republican win in Virginia’s governor’s race on Tuesday shows that many more Democrats are likely in a vulnerable position going into the 2022 elections if they keep voting for ultra-left policies that are not popular with American voters. “If you’re a Democrat [and] President Biden won your…


Former NYT Columnist Nicholas Kristof Announces Run for Oregon Governor

Former New York Times Opinion columnist and foreign correspondent Nicholas Kristof announced his bid for Oregon’s governor on Wednesday. “I’ve never run for political office in my life,” Kristof, who is running as a Democrat, said in a campaign video posted on social media, expressing it as an asset. He said he felt compelled to…


Democrat Rep. Anthony Brown Leaving House, Launching Bid for Maryland Attorney General

Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) is the 14th Democrat in the House of Representatives who won’t be running for re-election after announcing on Monday a bid to succeed Maryland’s attorney general. “We’ve made progress over the years, but too many barriers exist for too many Marylanders, from health care and housing to the environment and education,…


House GOP Leader Predicts More House Democrat Retirements Ahead of Midterms

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) predicted there will be more Democrat retirements ahead of the 2022 midterm elections—coming after three announced they wouldn’t seek reelection in the past week. “Once you get past Thanksgiving and members go home, and they’re Democrats and they’ve been challenged before and they’re going to get beat up, Congress…


Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Enters 2022 Governor’s Race

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro is set to formally announce his run for governor on Wednesday at an event in Pittsburgh, a campaign spokesman has confirmed. Campaign communications director Will Simons confirmed to several news outlets on Monday that Shapiro, 48, will be entering the 2022 race months after expressing interest in running for the…


Terry McAuliffe Issues Warning: Biden ‘Is Unpopular Here in Virginia’

Terry McAuliffe, the Democrat candidate for the Virginia governor’s race, warned that President Joe Biden is “unpopular” in Virginia in off-the-cuff remarks during a video conference. “We’ve got to get Democrats out to vote,” McAuliffe, the former governor of the state, said in the Tuesday night virtual event with Virginia Democrats. “We are facing a lot…


Trump Asks Judge to Force Twitter to Reinstate His Account

Former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge to force Twitter to reinstate his account in a civil lawsuit filed in Florida on Friday. Trump, along with several other plaintiffs, says that Twitter’s ban of his account violated the First Amendment and likely violated Florida’s newly-enacted Stop Social Media Censorship Act. The former president filed…


Sen. Chuck Grassley to Seek Eighth Term

One of the longest-serving U.S. senators is running for re-election, he announced Friday. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will seek an eighth term. Grassley, 88, has been in office since 1981. “Serving Iowans in the United States Senate is a tremendous honor. I’m working as hard as ever for the people of Iowa and there’s more…


GOP Rep. Gonzalez Retires, Cites ‘Chaotic Political Environment’ in US

Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he will not seek reelection against a Trump-backed primary challenger next year. The two-term congressman in his announcement cited a desire to “build a fuller family life” and “the toxic dynamics inside our own…