It’s the October surprise Americans can’t afford. A planned cut in production by Middle Eastern oil states, in defiance of White House pleas, is likely to further spike already rising gasoline prices. More pain at the pump would be a major blow to Democrats weeks from the midterm elections and bring President Joe Biden’s boasts […]
Tag: Midterms
Biden’s approval rating is up despite warning signs for Democrats
With just over a month to go in the 2022 midterm elections, Democrats are starting to rally around President Biden, according to the latest NPR/Marist poll. Biden’s approval rating is up to 44%, which marks a third straight month of improvement. He had bottomed out in July at about 36%. Those are good signs for […]
Hillary compares Trump rally crowd to Nazis
Hillary Clinton correlated elements of former President Donald Trump’s rally in Ohio over the week to how Adolf Hitler cultivated a fervent following. Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas, on Friday, the former 2016 presidential contender recounted that she used to ponder how Hitler managed to rise to power and then took […]
Schumer declares Democrats will lose House
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “in trouble” and Democrats are likely to lose the House, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declared during a private dinner with fellow Democratic senators, according to reports. Schumer and six other Democratic senators were spotted dining at Trattoria Alberto, a swanky Italian restaurant in Washington, on Monday evening, and the […]
Liz Cheney Shellacked by Trump Candidate
Immediately following her loss to Harriet Hageman in Wyoming’s Republican primary, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., unveiled her next move, launching a new organization with the primary goal of keeping former President Trump from regaining the presidency. The group, called The Great Task, gets its name from a phrase in the Gettysburg Address, and Cheney invoked […]
Biden is on a roll, can he make it count?
The upside to a year and a half of false starts and breakdowns, Democrats say: They stumbled into having a pile of good news right before midterm campaigning really picks up, and just as the average gas price has fallen below $4 and Donald Trump’s last week included having the FBI search Mar-a-Lago and invoking […]
COVID Fades As Major Issue For Americans
President Joe Biden’s victory lap this week to celebrate a string of recent victories in Congress comes as the administration faces a looming deadline to extend the public health emergency for COVID-19. But in a sign of how much has changed since the pandemic began, Biden’s expected extension of the public health emergency may not […]
Biden regains momentum with new bill
One month ago, the heart of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda was on life support, and his job approval rating had dropped to a new low. Biden and his party appeared headed for a shellacking in the midterm elections. Even Democratic voters seemed ready to move on from the president, openly questioning whether he should […]
With 100 days to the midterms, Republicans boast of coming wave
As the countdown to November’s midterm congressional elections enters its final 100 days, Democrats face broad and persistent headwinds driven by widespread gloom over the economy and President Joe Biden’s consistently low approval ratings. Though recent polling has provided the party glimmers of hope, those fundamental weaknesses have been compounded by what many accept as […]
Are Democrats losing the Hispanic vote?
Republicans and Democrats are working to enhance outreach efforts as one important demographic — the Hispanic vote in America — comes into focus ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. In recent years, Hispanics and members of Latino communities across America have largely voted Democrat, but it appears a shift in support from the Democratic Party […]
Joe Biden Impeachment Imminent if Democrats Lose Both House and Senate
Democrats could be facing major losses in this year’s crucial midterm elections as Republicans aim to take back the House of Representatives and the Senate in November. If President Joe Biden’s party loses control of both chambers, he could end up facing impeachment after several Republicans indicated that GOP majorities would move in that direction. […]
Political earthquake to hit California
An earthquake is building in Tuesday’s California elections that could rattle the political landscape from coast to coast. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the nation’s most liberal large cities, voters are poised to send stinging messages of discontent over mounting public disorder, as measured in both upticks in certain kinds of crime […]