Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Georgia Gubernatorial Endorsements Pit Trump Against Pence

Georgia voters will choose on Tuesday which Republican will face Democrat voting rights activist Stacey Abrams in the election for governor in November. To avoid a June 21 primary runoff in the gubernatorial race, one candidate in the field of five must receive more than 50 percent of the vote. After record-high early voting, Georgians…


Pennsylvania’s Fetterman Released From Hospital After Stroke

LANCASTER, Pa.—Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke, his wife and his campaign said Sunday. Fetterman, 52, won the Democratic nomination while in the hospital, easily beating U.S. Rep. Conor…


New York Judge Approves New Congressional Map

Justice Patrick McAllister, a judge from the rural Steuben County, signed off on a new congressional map for New York, boosting Republican chances of gaining seats in the upcoming November midterms. McAllister approved the map just before midnight on May 20. Jonathan Cervas, the court-appointed special master who drew the map, created it in such…


Rubio Accuses Google of Election Bias, Censoring Campaign Emails

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) blamed Google for allegedly filtering his emails to supporters in the run-up to the midterms this fall, describing on May 21 his current situation as being in “purgatory.” The senator said that up to 90 percent of his campaign emails to supporters with a registered Gmail address never reach their inboxes…


Georgia’s Record-Breaking Early Voting Turnout Defies ‘Voter Suppression’ Accusations

Early voting in Georgia broke records this week despite last year’s adoption of election integrity measures that critics derided as “voter suppression” and President Joe Biden called a “blatant attack” on the Constitution and compared to a Jim Crow-era relic. More than 710,000 people had voted early in Georgia’s primary election as of May 19,…


Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary Results Might Not Be Known Until June 8

One of America’s most closely followed primaries might not be determined until as late as June 8. Three days after the Pennsylvania GOP U.S. Senate primary election on May 17, ballots continue to be tallied. As of midday May 20, celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz held a slim lead over former hedge fund executive and…


GOP Campaign Ad Prompts Maine Education Department to Remove Kindergarten LGBT Video Lesson

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) pulled an educational video from its website following a Republican Party advertisement targeting Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that focused on the video’s discussion of sexuality and gender with young children. Titled “Freedom Holidays,” the video—one of hundreds created during the pandemic for remote teaching—was created for kindergartners and addressed…


Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to Seek Election to Newly-Drawn NY House Seat

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that he will make a bid for a rare, open seat in the city. De Blasio made the announcement during a May 20 appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “Joe, people are hurting, they need help fast, and they need leaders who can actually get them…


Arkansas Primary: A Preview of Key Midterm Races

Arkansas voters will decide on May 24 the primary winners in the gubernatorial and congressional races. In the open gubernatorial race, Sarah Sanders, a former White House press secretary and daughter of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, will face former talk radio host Doc Washburn in the Republican primary. Sanders said on the campaign trail…


Is the Current Republican Primary Wave Further Evidence of Foul Play in 2020?

Commentary Republicans certainly have much to be excited about with the voting turnout in this Spring’s primaries. According to JMC Analytics, which is examining the results of the primaries so far, says the following: “And what started with the Texas primary (a 60% Republican electorate in 2018 increasing to 65% in the March primary) has…