Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Exuberant House GOP Strategists Taking 2022 Mid-Term Fight Deep Into Democratic Territory

Buoyed by President Joe Biden’s steadily growing public disapproval of the direction he and the Democratic majorities in Congress are taking the country, House Republican strategists are now targeting congressional districts in the 2022 mid-term elections that the Chief Executive comfortably carried just two years ago. “Expanding the map of offensive opportunities, Congressional Leadership Fund…


Trump to Appear at Ohio Rally on April 23, Senate Candidates Hopeful for Endorsement

Former president Donald Trump looms large in the Ohio GOP Senate primary with every candidate but moderate Republican state Sen. Matt Dolan coveting his endorsement. Less than two weeks ahead of the May 3 primary, Trump will headline a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on April 23, the county Republican Party announced. Trump has…


McConnell Warns GOP of Nominating ‘Unacceptable’ Candidates for Midterms

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned Republican voters on April 12 of slipping up chances of retaking the Senate in November midterms, if “unacceptable” candidates win their primaries. “This atmosphere for Republicans is better than it was in 1994,” McConnell told members of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday event, referencing the…


‘Save Democracy, Abortion Rights’ Are Midterm Election Goals for Michigan Democrats

Two main goals emerged from the Democratic Party of Michigan’s spring 2022 State Endorsement Convention held in Detroit last weekend—saving democracy and making abortion a state constitutional right. The April 9 proceedings featured speeches by Michigan’s three highest state-level elected officials, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, all…


Joe Knopp’s Decision Impacts Ohio Governor’s Race

As a financial planner turned film producer, Joe Knopp never envisioned going into politics. That changed last December when the Air Force veteran became former congressman Jim Renacci’s running mate as the duo seeks to unseat Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) in the May 3 GOP gubernatorial primary. Knopp…


1,634 Non-Citizens Under Investigation for Attempting to Register to Vote in Georgia

Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has referred 1,634 cases of non-citizens attempting to register to vote for investigation and potential prosecution. Attempting to register to vote while knowingly being ineligible is a violation of Georgia law. A citizenship audit conducted by Raffensperger over the past few weeks, which he claims was a first for…


Democrats try to Disqualify 2 Pro-Trump Congressmen and 1 State Lawmaker in Arizona

Two left-wing groups are trying to disqualify two pro-Trump Arizona congressmen and one Arizona state representative, all Republicans, as candidates in approaching elections for allegedly participating in a supposed insurrection against the U.S. government by supporting the former president’s reelection bid. This alleged conspiracy supposedly culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, security breach at the…


Arizona Democrats Seek to Disqualify 2 Pro-Trump Congressmen, 1 State Lawmaker

Two left-wing groups are trying to disqualify two pro-Trump Arizona congressmen and one Arizona state representative, all Republicans, as candidates in approaching elections for allegedly participating in a supposed insurrection against the U.S. government by supporting the former president’s reelection bid. This alleged conspiracy supposedly culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, security breach at the…


US Senate Candidate Abby Finkenauer Barred From Ballot by Iowa Judge

A Democrat candidate hoping to challenge U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) cannot appear on the Democratic primary ballot in the Senate race, an Iowa judge ruled on April 10. Former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer’s name shall not be on the ballot because she failed to meet signature requirements, Polk County District Judge Scott Beattie said, agreeing…


Challenge to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Candidacy Might Move Forward

A left-wing group’s challenge to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) candidacy in this year’s elections based on claims she violated the Constitution’s Disqualification Clause by engaging in a supposed insurrection against the U.S. government may be allowed to move forward, a federal judge indicated. This insurrection supposedly culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021 security breach…