Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Biden’s Job Disapproval Rate Among Hispanics Hits 60%: Poll

Less than half of Hispanic Americans, compared to a result from last year, told pollsters that they like the job President Joe Biden is doing, against the backdrop of the ongoing baby formula shortage, border crisis, skyrocketing inflation, and fuel crisis. Three-fifths or 60 percent of Hispanics disapprove of Biden’s performance, while 26 percent approve…


Oz Lead Shrinks As Vote Counting Continues In Pennsylvania Senate Primary

Literally and figuratively, every vote counts in a Pennsylvania GOP U.S. Senate race that remains too close to call two days after the May 17 primary. As of May 19 at 3 p.m., Dr. Mehmet Oz held a tiny lead with 417,250 votes (31.16 percent) compared to 415,971 (31.07) for David McCormick, according to Decision…


Oz Keeps Lead as Vote Count Continues in Pennsylvania Senate Primary

Literally and figuratively, every vote counts in the Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate race between Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, which remains too close to call two days after the May 17 primary. As of 3 p.m. local time on May 19, Oz, the heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity who was endorsed by…


New Jersey Sued for Illegally Concealing Election Records Policy

An election integrity group is suing New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way for allegedly violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by refusing to disclose documentation explaining how election officials resolve duplicate voter registrations. The Indianapolis-based Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) says it needs to view the documents because recent studies show thousands of…


Blurry Barcodes Delay Oregon Congressional District Race Results

A ballot printing error in Clackamas County, the third-most-populous county in Oregon, is delaying results of a key congressional primary race in the state. Thousands of ballots with blurry barcodes have stalled vote counting in the primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, where seven-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader is facing a stiff challenge from…


Trump Calls on Dr. Oz to Declare Victory in Pennsylvania GOP Primary Senate Race

Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Öz should declare victory in the Republican primary race to succeed the retiring Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.). “Dr. Öz should declare victory,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “It makes it much harder for them to cheat with the ballots…


Pennsylvania Senate Race Still Close as Vote Counting Continues

Suspense over who will win Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary lingered the day after the May 17 primary as mail-in ballots continued to be counted. While they await the results, celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and businessman David McCormick remain virtually deadlocked. With 95 percent of the precincts reporting on May 18 at 12:30 a.m. ET, Oz…


Trump’s Endorsements Are Decisive Factor in Primary Races, Analysts Say

The results of Tuesday’s primary elections in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, among other races, should put to rest any lingering doubts about former president Donald Trump’s continuing sway within the Republican Party and his ability to put candidates he favors across the finish line, political analysts and strategists said. Although opinion on the issue is…


Oregonians Choose Nominees for New Congressional District

Oregon state Rep. Andrea Salinas likely has topped nine Democratic primary candidates who were vying to represent the state’s first new congressional district in 40 years. Oregonians were choosing candidates for six congressional districts on May 17 for the first time in state history; based on recent population growth reflected in the 2020 Census, the state was…


Oregonians Choose Candidates for New Congressional District

Oregonians are choosing candidates for six congressional districts for the first time in state history. Following the 2020 Census, the state has been awarded a new congressional district for the first time in 42 years. In Oregon’s new 6th District, state Rep. Andrea Salinas is the presumptive nominee with 38 percent of the vote count…