Tag: 2022 Midterm Elections

Elon Musk Reacts to Trump’s Criticism, Shares Take on a Trump/DeSantis 2024 Run

Elon Musk has taken to Twitter after former U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Tesla CEO at a rally over the weekend. Trump called Musk “another bull—t artist,” saying that Musk had once told him privately he had won Musk’s vote in 2016, which would conflict with Musk’s public statement in mid-June about having just…


‘Mountain Retreat for the Liberal Elite’ Holds Invitation-Only Summit on ESG

The Aspen Institute is holding an invitation-only event, the “Aspen ESG Summit,” at a time when rising energy prices, novel climate mandates, and growing global instability have made environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) a subject of controversy. Speakers on the three-day summit’s agenda include Securities and Exchange Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, who recently voted…


Political Battle for Texas Heating Up With Soaring Temperatures

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke supports green energy, but that didn’t stop him from attacking Gov. Greg Abbott over potential blackouts tied to the state’s reliance on wind power. With temperatures forecast to be well over 100 degrees in Texas on July 11, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a conservation appeal…


Massachusetts Supreme Court Rejects GOP Challenge, Green-Lights Mail-In Voting

The highest court in Massachusetts threw out a challenge on July 11 to absentee voting rules brought by state Republicans, a move that allows voters to submit mail-in ballots in the September primary election without having to provide an excuse. A brief unsigned order indicates the court will release a “full opinion explaining the court’s…


Reshaped North Carolina Congressional District Highlights Suburban-Rural Split

One close and hard-fought congressional race in North Carolina will signify how the election fares across the state and perhaps elsewhere. It pits blue-trending suburban voters outside Raleigh against red-voting rural ones dominated by Trump loyalists. Veteran Republican strategist Paul Shumaker said the 13th District contest between Democratic state senator Wiley Nickel and Republican political…


New Jersey Midterm Primer: CD 7 Kean-Malinowski Race Among Nation’s Most-Watched Contests

FORKED RIVER, N.J.—Democrats now hold 10 of New Jersey’s 12 seats in Congress but Republicans believe they have a good shot at knocking at least two of those incumbents out of the House this fall. Overall, 11 sitting congressional representatives are seeking reelection on New Jersey’s Nov. 8 ballot following the June 7 primaries, where…


New Jersey Midterm Primer: Kean–Malinowski CD 7 Race Among Nation’s Most-Watched Contests

FORKED RIVER, N.J.—Democrats currently hold 10 of New Jersey’s 12 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives but Republicans believe they have a good shot at sending at least two of those incumbents home this fall. Overall, 11 sitting congressional representatives are seeking reelection on New Jersey’s Nov. 8 ballot following the June 7 primaries,…


Virginia Gov. Youngkin Responds to Speculation He’s Running for President in 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin responded to recent speculation that he may throw his hat into the 2024 presidential race just months after he scored an upset victory during last November’s elections. “That’s not a decision that we have even begun to undertake,” Youngkin told CBS News on Sunday morning in response to questions about the…


Sen. Barrasso: There Are ‘Not Enough Democrats’ to Help Rep. Cheney Win Primary

A top Republican senator has proclaimed there are “not enough Democrats” to help Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) win the GOP primary in August. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), a member of the GOP leadership in the Senate, told Fox News on Sunday that Cheney’s attacks against former President Donald Trump and her decision to serve as…


Top GOP Senator: Not Enough Democrats’ Can Help Liz Cheney Win Primary

A top Republican senator has proclaimed there are “not enough Democrats” to help Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) win the GOP primary in August. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), a member of the GOP leadership in the Senate, told Fox News on Sunday that Cheney’s attacks against former President Donald Trump and her decision to serve as…