Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

States Struggling to Overcome Political Manipulation of Gerrymandering

In New York state, the late Congresswoman Louise Slaughter once represented what wags called the Earmuff District. It took in a round part of Buffalo, a similarly shaped one in Rochester 60 miles away, and joined them with a narrow strip drawn along the Lake Ontario shore. Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney’s district in Georgia was…


Candidates in Their Own Words: Bernie Rivers, Democratic Candidate for Orange County Sheriff, New York

The Epoch Times sat down with Bernie Rivers, the Democratic candidate for Orange County Sheriff at his campaign office in Goshen, New York, on Sept. 26. Rivers, the sole Democratic contender for the county’s top law enforcement job, faces Republican Paul Arteta in the general election. Carmen DeStefano, a retired investigator, also runs as a…


Candidates in Their Own Words: Bernie Rivers, Democrat Candidate for Orange County Sheriff, New York

The Epoch Times sat down with Bernie Rivers, the Democrat candidate for Orange County Sheriff at his campaign office in Goshen, New York, on Sept. 26. Rivers, the sole Democrat contender for the county’s top law enforcement job, faces Republican Paul Arteta in the general election. Carmen DeStefano, a retired investigator, also runs as a…


Six Minnesota Counties Have 515 Duplicate Registrations on Voter Rolls, Watchdog Alleges

Six weeks before the midterm elections, six Minnesota county election officials are alleged to have failed to remove 515 duplicate registrations from the voter rolls in their jurisdictions, according to a complaint by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a watchdog organization dedicated to ensuring lawful and fair elections. In September 2020, the continuing failure…


6 Minnesota Counties Have 515 Duplicate Registrations on Voter Rolls, Watchdog Alleges

Six weeks before the midterm elections, election officials in six Minnesota counties are alleged to have failed to remove 515 duplicate registrations from the voter rolls in their jurisdictions, according to a complaint by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a watchdog organization dedicated to ensuring lawful and fair elections. In September 2020, the continuing…


Minnesota Counties Sued for Duplicate Voter Registrations

An election-integrity group is filing a new legal complaint each day this week regarding a different Minnesota county for officials’ failure to remove duplicate voter registrations from county voter rolls. “Federal law requires that duplicate registrations are eliminated from the voter roll,” said J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF). Adams is a…


Vance, Ryan Campaigns Continue to Debate About Debates

The great Ohio U.S. Senate debate over debates continues between Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan and Republican nominee J.D. Vance. The candidates agreed to take the stage on Oct. 10 in Cleveland in a forum hosted by WJW Channel 8 and on Oct. 17 in Youngstown coordinated by WFMJ-TV. Ryan’s campaign said he committed to another…


Meta Dismantles China-Based Covert Influence Operation Ahead of Midterm Elections

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said on Sept. 27 that it disrupted a Chinese influence operation seeking to interfere in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. Meta Platforms said that it had dismantled the China-based campaign, which targeted users in the United States with political content in an apparent effort to polarize voters. The…


Parties Turn to Military Veterans as Voters See Them as Trustworthy, and Problem-Solving Team Players

Since the end of the United States’ military draft in 1973, the number of former service members elected to Congress has been steadily dwindling. Before the mid-70s, one of every four Senators and Congressional reps had served in the military. With 93 veterans—17 in the Senate, 76 in the House—seated with the 117th Congress in…


Campaigns Assess Whether Biden, Trump Are Assets or Liabilities

While campaign teams have been contemplating the impact of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on the midterm election for months, the final stretch toward election day draws new intensity and significance to the question. Almost two years have passed since the contentious 2020 presidential election between Biden and Trump that resulted in…