Tag: 2022 elections

Arizona’s Kari Lake Commits to Ensuring Americans Thrive: ‘I Will Fight Every Single Day’

The Republican nominee for the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race, Kari Lake, says she decided to run for political office because she realized that all of the success she has had in her three-decades-long TV career would not mean much if the United States and the freedoms we enjoy are taken away by the radical left. “I will run…


Kemp, Abrams Pose Very Different Visions for Georgia’s Future

Incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and former state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, who wants Kemp’s job, head into the final stretch of their campaign with very different programs in mind for the state should they win. The race gets national attention. After her narrow loss to Kemp in 2018, Abrams became a national figure,…


GOP Rivals in ‘Toss-Up’ Nevada Congressional District Certain They’re Winning Primary Clash

There’s little reliable polling at the congressional district level in Nevada, so as the state’s June 14 primaries near, many candidates in three crowded Republican preliminary races think they still have a good shot at advancing to challenge incumbent Democrats in November. The two frontrunners in Nevada’s Congressional District 4 (CD 4) Republican primary—at least…


GOP Rivals in Toss-Up Nevada Congressional District Plot Primary Campaign’s Final Days

There’s little reliable polling at the congressional district level in Nevada, so as the state’s June 14 primaries near, many candidates in three crowded Republican preliminary races think they still have a good shot at advancing to challenge incumbent Democrats in November. The two frontrunners in Nevada’s Congressional District 4 (CD 4) Republican primary—at least…


Survey Finds 50 Percent of Australian Youth Experienced Negative Mental Health, Worse in Lockdown States

A 2021 survey led by Mission Australia and Orygen on Australian youths has found around half, or 50 percent of those surveyed, found their mental health was affected by the pandemic, with high lockdown states such as New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria having the highest reports of adverse mental health. Victorian youths, who experienced…


EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Prisoner Running for Florida State House From Jail Cell

While some candidates in the 2022 and 2024 election cycles have been described as unusual, unqualified and even dangerous, one stands out to have a place in the history books. Jeremy Brown, 47, is running for the Florida House of Representatives and directing his campaign from a jail cell. He’s being held in Pinellas County Jail and…


Rep. Ted Budd Wins Senate Republican Primary in North Carolina

HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina—Rep. Ted Budd (R) swept to victory in the North Carolina Republican primary for the U.S. Senate on May 17. With 45 percent of the precincts reporting, Decision Desk HQ projected Budd as the winner with 56.5 percent of the vote at 7:56 p.m. Budd, a firebrand conservative whose campaign focused on fighting…


Trump, Turnout Keys in West Virginia’s Hatfields-Vs-McCoys GOP Primary Between Incumbents

One incumbent has the support of the state’s Republican establishment and its leading industries and says his opponent is a carpetbagging professional politician with no interests beyond his own career. The other incumbent has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and describes his opponent as a “RINO” out of step with the Make America…


Court-Ordered New York Map Re-do Could Mean Three More GOP Congressional Reps

Republicans are poised to add as many as three seats in Congress depending on how New York’s rejected congressional district maps are revised under a court order by an appointed nonpartisan Special Master. The New York Court of Appeals—the state’s highest court—on April 27 upheld lower court rulings that new congressional maps drawn by the…


Prime Minister Promises Lower Taxes If Australians Keep Him in Power

In the face of the upcoming election, the Australian prime minister has promised lower taxes if he is elected for another four years. He pledged $100 billion (US$72.47 billion) in tax relief for Australian workers on April 24, saying that a low tax guarantee is at the heart of the economic plan for a stronger…