Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Trump Tears Into Biden’s Student Loan Plan: ‘Election Enhancing Money Grab’

Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s executive order to “forgive” billions of dollars of student loan debt, calling it an “election enhancing money grab” as the midterms approach. “Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats have just orchestrated another election enhancing money grab, this time to the tune of $300,000,000,000—and just like I…


Rubio Touts Record in Florida US Senate Race Against Demings

LAKELAND, Fla.—Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) easily brushed aside three party rivals in her Aug. 23 Democratic primary and has raised more than $47 million in her campaign to unseat Florida’s two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). The three-term congressional representative and former Orlando Police Chief has a $10 million fundraising advantage over Rubio and,…


At Mastriano Rally, Pennsylvania Voters Say They Want Leaders Who Protect Freedom, Enforce the Law

Individual voters have different priorities, even if they are in the same party. For many Republicans, those priorities share the core value of freedom. As roughly 300 Republicans gathered Wednesday at the Star Barn in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, to hear gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speak, The Epoch Times asked voters what issue they wish candidates and…


Crist to DeSantis Supporters: ‘I Don’t Want Your Vote’ Because of ‘Hate in Your Heart’

The morning after Florida Democratic voters chose him to take on incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the fall, Congressman Charlie Crist spoke directly to his opponent’s supporters. “Those who support the governor should stay with him and vote for him,” Crist said on Aug. 24 at his first press conference after winning the gubernatorial…


Trump-McConnell Spat Distracting From GOP’s Work to Defeat Democrats in Midterms, Strategists Say

News Analysis The swift escalation of the feud between former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) does not help inspire candidates or rally GOP voters in closely watched midterm races in swing states, some political strategists and analysts have told The Epoch Times. The Republican Party infighting may ultimately lead to…


25 DeSantis-Endorsed Florida School Board Candidates Won or Advanced in Tuesday Elections

LAKELAND, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis was not challenged by a party rival in a Republican primary, so his name was not printed on any Aug. 23 ballot in any of Florida’s 67 counties. But his name was all over elections across the state in the form of endorsements, particularly for candidates in local school board elections….


DeSantis Releases New ‘Top Gun’-Inspired Campaign Ads Targeting ‘Corporate Media’

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Aug. 22 released a new campaign advertisement taking aim at “corporate media.” DeSantis, who didn’t have a Republican challenger in Tuesday’s primary, has only released a handful of campaign ads during the past two weeks. The latest one-minute commercial video, mirroring the blockbuster movie “Top Gun: Maverick,” was posted…


Voters Worry About Gas Prices, Crime While Mainstream Media Frets About Climate Change: Poll

A recent poll by Rasmussen Reports shows that while rising prices and living costs are some of the biggest midterm concerns for American voters, the mainstream media continues to fret over climate change. The poll, conducted Aug. 17–18, found rising gas prices to be the number one voter issue for the midterm elections, with 92…


Rep. Matt Gaetz Wins GOP Primary in Florida, Will Face Former State Health Department Official in November

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) won the Aug. 23 Florida primary against his Republican challengers, bringing the incumbent representative closer to securing a fourth term in Congress in November. His Democratic opponent in the Nov. 8 general election will be Rebekah Jones, former data manager for the Florida Department of Health. Gaetz, who represents the westernmost part of…


5 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries in Florida, New York, and Oklahoma

Voters in Florida, New York and Oklahoma headed to the polls on Aug. 23 for their primaries as the transition nationwide to the November 8 general election draws closer. Here are five key takeaways from the Aug. 23 primaries. DeSantis, Rubio Learn of Their Democratic Opponents Charlie Crist, who served as Florida’s governor from 2007…