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Nevadans advance nonpartisan primary measure, face another vote in 2024
In the 2022 midterm election, Nevadans voted to implement nonpartisan primaries and ranked choice voting in their state and congressional elections. 15 states and Washington D.C. use closed, or partially closed, primaries for congressional and state elections. In closed primaries, you need to be a registered Republican or Democrat to vote for either party’s nominee.… -
NYT: Amazon to lay off 10,000 employees starting this week
According to a New York Times report, Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees, or about 3% of its corporate staff. These layoffs would mark the largest job reduction in the company’s history and could start as soon as this week. People spoke to the Times on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized… -
Navarrette: Democratic Party has ‘forgotten’ how to talk to Latino voters
Experts have said over and over again that Latinos are not a monolith. That’s particularly clear in states like Florida, Nevada and Arizona. We’re currently waiting for results in those last two states, where Latinos have been seriously courted in recent weeks. “Latino voters are nothing if not assimilate into the mainstream. They care about… -
Barr: Republicans should focus on ‘substance, not politics’ if they win power
While neither the House nor the Senate had been called for either party as of midnight EST Wednesday, Republicans went into election night projected by many to take at least one from Democratic control. Republicans have already previewed a potential mass probe into the FBI and Justice Department should they win power of Congress. However,… -
Shrum: 2022 Midterms ‘better than expected’ for Democrats
As results come in, the House is still projected to likely go to Republicans and the Senate remains a toss-up. But one political insider said the Democrats have done better than expected. “This is the best performance for an incumbent president’s party in a midterm election since 2002. This is not a red wave, it’s… -
Magaziner beats Fung for Rhode Island House seat
Democrat Seth Magaziner defeated Republican Allan Fung in the race for Rhode Island U.S. House District 2. Magaziner has been the state’s General Treasurer since 2015. He supported abortion rights, gun control measures and expansion of the Affordable Care Act. Fung, 52, is the former mayor of Cranston, which is the second largest city in… -
Johnson: ‘Too early to write’ Walker off, Kemp ‘looking great’ in GA
While many have eyes on Senate and gubernatorial races in Arizona and Pennsylvania, Georgia has yielded two of the tighter races on election night. As of 9:30 p.m. EST, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) held a slight lead against Republican challenger Herschel Walker, and Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) held a slight lead against Democratic challenger Stacey… -
Thomas: Republicans want a ‘comeback’ in Warnock vs. Walker
Georgia has become a major political battleground over the last several election cycles. And polls in the state have closed within the last hour. Republicans are looking at the Senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker as a potential pickup. This race alone could swing Congress’ upper chamber into Republican control. “As you… -
Grayson: Democrats ‘struggle’ in Florida as Crist challenges DeSantis
Florida once decided the presidency by just 537 votes, but it could look solid red after Tuesday’s midterms. Some say that since the reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has come and gone, inflation is now dominating the conversation in the Sunshine State. But others don’t agree. “I think that… -
Arizona’s Sen. Kelly-Masters race could shift Senate balance of power
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-AZ, faces a challenge from venture capitalist Blake Masters for his Senate seat. This campaign marks Kelly’s first reelection bid after winning the seat in 2020’s special election. Following the trends seen elsewhere in key Senate races, earlier this year it looked like the former astronaut would win easily. Now the two… -
Former Rep. Kucinich: Inflation ‘slapping’ Ohio voters in the face
Ohio was once one of the most important states on Election Day, attracting national attention and seen as a swing state. But in the last two presidential elections, former President Donald Trump easily won the state over Hilary Clinton and President Joe Biden. Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman is now giving Democrats an opening to… -
Former Speaker Gingrich: GOP will gain 20-50 House seats, 2-5 Senate seats
The party of the president has traditionally endured significant losses in midterm elections. Since 1946, the only time the party controlling the White House gained seats was in 2002, when Republicans added eight representatives under President George W. Bush. If that trend continues following Tuesday’s election, current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will become the… -
Republican National Committee sues Google over ‘political bias’ in email spam algorithm
The Republican National Committee has sued Google over “political bias” on its email platform, Gmail. The party claimed that conservative candidates’ emails are being automatically sorted into Gmail’s spam folders. “We need to find a way to keep big tech’s thumb off the scale in our elections and our democracy,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said.…
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