Tag: 2022 Midterm Elections

Wisconsin Congressional Seat Called Most Likely to Flip to GOP

With hopes of filling a seat that opened with longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s retirement, four Democrats are vying for the nomination in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Derrick Van Orden, who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump and narrowly lost to Kind in 2020, is running unopposed in the Republican primary. The district…


Expert Looks Into ‘Crystal Ball’ for 2022 November Election Developments

The 2022 November general election is fast approaching, and the question on everyone’s mind is, “What’s going to happen?” Will Democrats dominate, or will Republicans see a red wave? At the state level, Mandy Zoch, Project Manager for the National Conference of State Legislatures, looked into the proverbial “crystal ball” and found five key trends…


Pro-Trump Candidate Pulls Ahead, Projected to Beat Incumbent Who Voted to Impeach Trump

A Republican attempting to unseat a congresswoman who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump pulled ahead of the incumbent on Aug. 8, and is now projected to earn a spot in the general election. Joe Kent, the GOP candidate, trailed Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), who voted to impeach Trump, by thousands of votes soon…


Lisa Murkowski Faces Close Challenge in Alaska Primary

A contentious electoral battle pitting four-term incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) against Donald Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka will go to Alaska’s voters in the Aug. 16 primary. Voting in the ranked-choice election will take place in person throughout America’s Last Frontier. The primary ballot has seven Republicans, three Democrats, five Independents, two Alaska Independent Party candidates,…


Hageman-Cheney Costliest Congressional Race in Wyoming History, but Money May Not Matter

CASPER, Wyo.—More than $20 million has been collectively raised by the five candidates in Wyoming’s Aug. 16 Republican congressional primary, making it the most expensive U.S. House race in state history. More than $15 million has been raised by just one of the hopefuls, embattled incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) Much of the money came…


Gilbert Challenges Trump-Endorsed Lombardo’s GOP Gubernatorial Win in Nevada Lawsuit

During a rally in a circus tent spiked into the sun-broiled blacktop of an East Las Vegas shopping center two days before Nevada’s June 14 primary elections, Joey Gilbert claimed there was fraud afoot in his Republican gubernatorial primary against Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. Gilbert, a Reno attorney and former professional boxer endorsed by…


Palin, Begich Battle for Late Congressman’s Seat In Alaska Special General Election

Donald Trump-endorsed Sarah Palin, her GOP rival Nick Begich III, and Democrat Mary Peltola will go head-to-head in Alaska’s special general election on Aug. 16 to serve out the remaining months of late U.S. Rep. Don Young’s term until January. All three partisan contenders are also on the ballot for the regular primary on Aug….


Palin, Begich Battle in Alaska Special Election for Late Congressman’s Seat

Donald Trump-endorsed Sarah Palin, her Republican rival Nick Begich III, and Democrat Mary Peltola will go head-to-head in Alaska’s special general election on Aug. 16 to serve out the remainder of the late U.S. Rep. Don Young’s term. In a 48-way special primary on June 11 following the Republican Young’s death in March—Palin, Begich, Peltola,…


Michigan Attorney General Wants Opponent Investigated Over 2020 Election Claims

Michigan’s attorney general has filed a request for an investigation into the Republican running to unseat her. The petition to the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council asks for a special investigator to probe the Republican, Matthew DePerno, for what was described as a “coordinated plan” to gain access to voting tabulators used in three counties. A preliminary…


Tax Hikes in Manchin–Biden Bill Will Crush Middle-Class Americans and Manufacturers, Say Critics

President Joe Biden and the Senate Democrats, on Aug. 7, pushed through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which they claim will fight inflation, lower the federal deficit, and support the green economic polices that they claim will generate economic growth. The vote was 51–50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. The Senate…