A Wisconsin election official who was fired this week has been charged with making false statements over her alleged sending of fake military ballots to another person. Kimberly Zapata, the just-fired Milwaukee Election Commission deputy director, was charged with misconduct in public office and making false statements to obtain absentee ballots, according to a criminal…
Former Wisconsin Election Official Charged After Sending Fake Military Ballots Ahead of Midterms
More Than 34 Million People Have Voted Already as Researchers Reveal States With Most Pre-Election Ballots
More than 34 million pre-midterm ballots have been cast in more than 45 states, according to data from election officials and researchers. The U.S. Election Project, a University of Florida program that compiles state voting data, shows that 35.5 million people have voted in 44 states as of Friday. Meanwhile, officials with Edison Research and Catalist…
Nip-And-Tuck Nevada House Race Getting Tit-For-Tat Personal
LAS VEGAS, Nevada—The closely contested race between Democratic incumbent Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Republican challenger Sam Peters for one of three toss-up Las Vegas-area congressional seats has devolved into a tit-for-tat exchange with one candidate alleging unwarranted intrusion into his family life and the other citing threats and intimidation. In an Oct. 31 press…
‘Dark Money is a Growing Issue’ in America’s Elections, Expert Warns
As the Nov. 8 midterm election draws near, a campaign finance expert warns that “dark money is a growing issue” in America’s elections. According to former prosecutor, campaign finance expert and Save Democracy in America founder Dan McMillan J.D., Ph.D., “dark money is a growing issue” in America’s elections. Dark money refers to campaign contributions…
John Fetterman Gets Oprah’s Endorsement in Pennsylvania Senate Race Days Before Election
Celebrity talk show host Oprah Winfrey has announced her support for Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the Pennsylvania Senate race over his Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz. “I said it was up to the citizens of Pennsylvania and of course, but I will tell you all this, if I lived in Pennsylvania, I would…
Fetterman Compares Jan. 6 Capitol Breach to 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman on Nov. 2 compared the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach to the 9/11 terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 Americans dead and launched the United States into a decades-long war in Afghanistan. Fetterman made the remark while speaking at a campaign event in Erie County, Pennsylvania, asking Selena…
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Legal Fight Over Candidacy Dismissed Ahead of Midterms
A federal appellate court ruled Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), incited by a challenge to her candidacy eligibility, as the dispute was no longer active given her spot on the ballot in the midterm election. The Republican congresswoman sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in April to prevent Georgians…
Nevada Congresswoman in Fight to Defend Seat as Tide Turns Against Democrats
News Analysis Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) is risking her second midterm defeat in two different districts in the last 12 years, as polls show her Republican opponent, Mark Robertson, a retired U.S. Army colonel, with a lead and the momentum in the waning days of the general election contest in Nevada’s 1st Congressional District. Titus, a…
Americans Won’t Vote for Candidates Who Support Youth Transgender Procedures: Poll
The vast majority of Americans will not vote for candidates who support transgender procedures for minors, a recent survey finds. According to a recent national survey (pdf) from the Trafalgar Group, 72.7 percent of American voters say they are not likely to vote for a candidate who supports allowing minors to use puberty blockers or to…
Biden Took a Strong Economic Recovery and ‘Bungled It All,’ Says Rep. Brady
The outgoing House Republican Ways and Means Republican leader, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), and his colleagues blamed President Joe Biden for ruining a strong American economy. The Republicans currently appear to be in a strong position to take back Congress, or at least the House, in the midterm elections on Nov. 8, posing a threat to…
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