Tag: 2022

Obama Issues Warning to Democrats Over GOP Momentum Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Top Democrats including former President Barack Obama warned voters during rallies that the Republican Party is gaining momentum ahead of the midterms. “Sulking and moping is not an option,” Obama told voters in Pennsylvania on Saturday. “The only way to save democracy is if we, together, fight for it,” he added, echoing Democratic talking points since…


Best-Case 2022 Midterms Scenario Revealed for Democrats

A top election forecaster predicted Friday that the Democrats’ best chance of maintaining control of the Senate is a 50–50 tie, which is the current setup. Currently, Democrats have a majority over Republicans in the 50–50 Senate. Vice President Kamala Harris serves as a tie-breaker for Democrats. “Our final Senate outlook shows Republicans with late…


More Than 13 Million Mail-In Ballots Cast so Far Ahead of 2022 Midterms: Research

About 24 million people have voted early or cast mail-in ballots ahead of the 2022 midterms, which are a week from Tuesday. Across more than 40 states that have reported voting totals so far, about 10.1 million have voted in person and 13.7 million people have returned mail-in ballots, according to the United States Election…


McCarthy Says GOP Recruiting Class ‘Best We’ve Ever Seen,’ Hopes to Make History

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Saturday that he hopes Republicans will “make history” in the November midterm elections, arguing Democrats are being weighed down in recent forecasts due to unpopular decisions such as soft-on-crime policies and open borders. “We’re just a short time away from hopefully making some history here,” McCarthy told…


Decision Desk: Republicans Now Favored to Win Senate in Midterms

Election reporting service Decision Desk said Friday that Republicans are now favored to win the U.S. Senate during the 2022 midterm elections next month, noting that it’s the first time the company has made such a prediction. “Republicans are favored to win control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since we released our…


Pennsylvania Secretary of State Says There Will Be ‘Delays in Counting’ 2022 Midterm Votes

Pennsylvania’s top election official warned that there will be delays in counting midterm votes next month, declaring that results won’t be delivered on Election Night. Acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman, a Democrat, this week told a local NPR station that “it’s really important for us to get accurate information about the election process in Pennsylvania.”…


Poll: 95 Percent of Americans Concerned About Rise in Food Prices Ahead of Midterms

A Pew Research Center poll revealed that nearly all Americans are concerned about the rise in the cost of food and consumer goods due to inflation in a worrying sign for Democrats ahead of the midterm election. Conducted last week, the poll showed that 73 percent are “very” concerned and 22 percent are “somewhat” concerned…


Millions Cast Votes During Midterms as More States Open Early Voting

As of Monday morning, more than 7 million people have cast early in-person votes or mail-in ballots as more states are slated to open early polls this week. Early in-person voting started Monday in some areas in South Carolina and in Texas. Several counties in Florida also started the early voting phase. Former President Donald…


Millions Have Already Voted in the 2022 Midterms

More than 6.1 million people have already voted early across the United States, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Election Project. So far, according to the project, 5 million mail-in ballots have been returned and nearly 1.1 million people have voted early and in person. Florida is one of the states leading the…


Fear, Humor, Emotion: The Political Ad Tricks That Sway Voters

Turning on the TV these days causes ad expert Tobe Berkovitz to groan in frustration. And when pre-Election Day content is especially egregious, he admits to lashing out at the screen with critiques that only his wife can hear. The onslaught of subpar political advertising blaring across the airwaves is what irks him. And it…