Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Republicans missed a “generational opportunity” to retake Congress in the midterm elections, and criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for placing personal politics above the party’s best interests. “We had an extraordinary opportunity. We had a generational opportunity. This should have been a fundamental landslide election,” Cruz said on…

Democrats are one seat away from retraining control of the U.S. Senate after incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) defeated Republican challenger Blake Masters in the midterms. The Associated Press called the race in Kelly’s favor Friday night after Maricopa County reported a large batch of results that increased Kelly’s lead such that Masters could not…

Incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Friday declared victory over Republican challenger Blake Masters in the midterms after multiple media outlets called the race in Kelly’s favor. The win would Democrats are one seat away from retaining control of the U.S. Senate. Meanwhile, Masters has called for “every legal vote” to be counted. The Associated…

Arizona Senate GOP candidate Blake Masters called for “new leadership” in the Senate, a sign that a clash may be coming with the Republican Senate old guard. Historically, the Senate has seen a lower proportion of populist-leaning lawmakers than the House, where lawmakers like Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), and Marjorie Taylor Greene…

CHANDLER, Ariz.—Arizona Republicans and Democrats staged last-minute door-knocking campaigns hoping to sway undecided voters in the midterm election now less than 24 hours away. On Nov. 7, the Arizona Democratic Party held multiple canvas events to mobilize volunteers to get out the vote. Last week, former President Barack Obama was in Phoenix to stump for…

Ignoring several forecasting models that indicate Republicans are peaking at the right time, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicted that Democrats will hold the Senate after the midterms. “It’s tight,” Schumer told The Associated Press on Nov. 3. “I believe Democrats will hold the Senate and maybe even pick up seats.” If the calendar…

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.­­—With less than a week to go before the Nov. 8 election, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters spoke to the media at the Southern Border. Pointing to border wall construction material lying on the ground and rusting instead of being used, Lake said, “This is the material…

PHOENIX, Ariz.—The final bell has rung, and the candidates are off. And U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and his Republican challenger Blake Masters are about neck and neck in the polls. In the final hours before the midterm election, both candidates are on the road scrambling for votes in last-minute rallies, with each carrying the…

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem said he earned the title “Arizona’s most dangerous man” because he stands for election integrity. At a rally on Nov. 3, he pledged systemic change in ballot voting to a cheering crowd: “Paper ballots—counted at the precinct level—on election day.” “They call me a dangerous man for one reason….

A week ago, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) led Republican challenger Blake Masters by six percentage points. Now, with just days to go before the Nov. 8 election, a new poll by Wick shows Masters closing the gap to two percent. Additionally, according to FiveThirtyEight, Wick’s results align with other polls conducted just a week earlier. An Ohio…