Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Nonprofit Group Ranks Lawmakers on Critical Issues Ahead of 2022 Midterms

The Moms for America Action group has released its first-ever Congressional Ratings “Report Card” that grades all 535 Members of Congress on critical issues facing mothers in America. The Moms for America Action Report Card examined 20 votes taken by the 116th Congress and ranked U.S. Senators based on 10 key votes on various matters…


Graham’s Abortion Ban Puts GOP Senate Candidates in Tight Spot, Drives Democrat Hopes

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) recently-unveiled 15-week abortion ban is causing headaches for GOP Senate nominees in tight races and driving Democrats’ hopes of regaining momentum only weeks ahead of the 2022 midterms. Graham on Sept. 13 unveiled the bill, dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. The legislation is similar to another bill…


Florida GOP Files Complaint After Candidate Denied Entry to Televised Debate Over Vaccination Status

Florida GOP on Thursday filed a complaint asking the state’s health department to take action after a Central Florida TV station denied a Republican congressional candidate entry to a TV studio and canceled a political debate over his vaccination status. “The decision by WESH-2 News to cancel the Congressional District 9 debate because of a…


2022 Primaries: Despite 40-Year High in Unseated House Reps, Incumbents Still Ride 95-Percent Reelection Rate

Fifteen Congressional incumbents lost preliminary contests during the recently-completed 2022 midterm primary cycle, nearly double those denied renominations in 2020 primaries and the highest number of sitting reps ousted by party rivals since the 1980s. The 15 defeated incumbents—nine Republicans, six Democrats—top the 14 sitting House reps unseated in 1992 primaries that presaged 1994’s midterm…


Two Navy Veterans Set to Square Off in NY District 22 House Race

A former Naval intelligence officer and a tech entrepreneur and Navy veteran are set for battle in the race to represent New York’s Congressional District 22, covering Syracuse and surrounding areas. Democrat Francis Conole, former adviser to two defense secretaries, won a narrow victory in his primary. His Republican opponent Brandon Williams, a tech specialist…


Judge Rules Delaware Vote-by-Mail Law Is Unconstitutional

A new vote-by-mail law enacted in Delaware earlier this summer was ruled unconstitutional by a judge on Wednesday, meaning that Delawareans will not be able to vote by mail in the upcoming election scheduled for Nov. 8. In an 87-page opinion, Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook ruled that the law, which allows Delaware voters to vote by mail in the general election without…


Delaware Court Strikes Down State’s Voting-by-Mail Law

A state court blocked voting by mail in Delaware Sept. 14 after ruling that the state’s mail-in voting practices violate the Delaware Constitution. Barring further judicial or legislative action, the ruling means mail-in voting will not be available in upcoming general elections in Delaware on Nov. 8. Republicans were critical of mail-in voting measures enacted…


Kemp Touts Georgia’s Economy, Doubts Whether Abrams Could Have Done As Well

Stumping for reelection, Brian Kemp has reminded voters of his leadership actions during recent adverse circumstances, how it’s turned out, and what might have happened if he hadn’t beaten Stacey Abrams for Georgia governor the first time in 2018. Kemp, the incumbent Republican governor, said on Wednesday that his bold moves to reopen Georgia’s small…


Oz Agrees to Oct. 25 Debate With Fetterman—Under 3 Conditions

Mehmet Oz will take the stage against his Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate opponent in an Oct. 25 debate if three conditions are met, his campaign said on Sept. 14. After weeks of listening to Oz questioning Fetterman’s refusal to participate in a debate, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor agreed to a forum hosted by Nexstar Television in…


DeSantis Targets Crist’s Support for Vaccine Passports

Republicans have struggled to regain the momentum that GOP 2022 midterms primary candidates had in March when inflation, the border crisis, and crime had Democrats reeling in anticipation of a red wave in November. Republicans were confident of winning at least a narrow majority in the U.S. Senate, as much as a 25-35 seat hammer-lock…