Several elected Democrats — despite a great deal of success in the 2022 midterm cycle — have chosen to end their affiliation with the Democratic Party in recent weeks, raising concern over whether the party may be suffering from a retention problem as political divides continue to widen in the United States. From all levels […]
As Republicans are now one seat away from capturing a majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, there are still 13 races yet to be called that will determine how close the margins could be for the GOP should it ultimately prevail. A party must win 218 seats to win a majority in […]
It was a disappointing weekend for Republicans and ex-President Donald Trump as Democrats kept the Senate for two more years after holding off a red wave in the House, which remains uncalled six days after the election. The weekend marked a moment of vindication for President Joe Biden, whose party defied history by staving off […]
The Democrats will retain majority control of the US Senate after winning a pivotal race in the state of Nevada. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is projected to defeat Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, who was backed by former President Donald Trump. The results amount to the best midterm performance for a sitting party in 20 years. […]
A phenomenon reverberated across the country since the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn half a century of abortion rights. Voters who supported reproductive freedom turned out for Democrats in the midterms, blunting what was widely expected to be a Republican wave. Abortion came in a close second to inflation as voters’ most important […]
Pollsters and pundits for weeks warned of an impending “red wave” – an electoral Republican rout which would deliver a harsh rebuke of Joe Biden and the Democrats. As the sun rose across the US on Wednesday, however, it became clear that the “tsunami” Republicans had hoped for never materialised. While the party has made […]
Republicans are laying the groundwork for dozens of investigations into the Biden administration — and the president’s family — should they retake the House in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Already, GOP lawmakers have floated January hearings on Hunter Biden’s business dealings as well as a major congressional probe of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and a new […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., expressed disappointment Tuesday night at the lack of Republican wins in the midterm elections. “Definitely not a Republican wave, that is for darn sure,” Graham said in an interview on NBC News. “I think that we are going to be at 51,52 when it is all is said and done in […]
After months of primaries, campaign events and fundraising pleas, the midterm elections that will determine the balance of power in Washington and state capitals are finally here. Republicans are predicting a massive red wave as anxious Democrats defend their narrow majorities in Congress while struggling to overcome pervasive concerns about the economy, crime and President […]
A center-left identifying think tank linked to big names in the Democratic Party is warning that voters see the party as too extreme – a problem that has the potential to hurt them for years to come. First reported by Axios, a memo from Third Way looks at the results of a recent October poll […]
Election Day is Tuesday, but with early voting, the more accepted use of mail voting and the prospect of razor-thin races, it’s really Election Season. And Tuesday only marks the beginning of the next phase in that season. Gird for many of these elections to go on for days, if not weeks. This is all […]
In the last leg of what has been a heated midterm election cycle, some conservative groups have ramped up misleading or inflammatory campaign ads targeting transgender rights, which have become an increasingly partisan and divisive issue. A radio ad from America First Legal, a conservative group founded by Stephen Miller, who served as a top […]
