Democrats suffer a thorough drubbing at the polls
3 years, 1 month ago

Democrats suffer a thorough drubbing at the polls

The Economist  

O NE YEAR ago, America’s Democrats were celebrating: Joe Biden had just made Donald Trump a one-term president. In New Jersey, Phil Murphy, the incumbent governor, came within just a percentage point of losing despite winning by 14 points in 2017. The party’s progressive wing fared even worse: voters in Minneapolis rejected a measure to replace the city’s police department with a “Department of Public Safety,” and a socialist mayoral candidate in Buffalo, New York lost to her defeated primary opponent who was running as a write-in candidate. But the size and shape of the defeat augurs ill for Democrats’ chances of holding their congressional majorities in next year’s midterm races.

Democrats  writein  polls  winning  thorough  department  youngkin  worse  york  drubbing  democrats  candidate  races  suffer  wing

History of this topic

‘Point of pride’: Dems revel in California House wins despite nationwide losses
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Point of pride’: Dems revel in California House wins despite nationwide losses

Politico  

That consolation prize was enough for Californian and third-ranking House Democrat Rep. Pete Aguilar to take a victory lap Wednesday after a caucus meeting, which featured newly-minted winner Adam Gray — who took his Central Valley race by just 187 votes — beaming in via FaceTime. “Netting three seats was a very big deal for California, a point of pride.” …

'Perpetual GOP dominance': Analyst argues beating Trump is not Dems' toughest challenge
1 month, 1 week ago

'Perpetual GOP dominance': Analyst argues beating Trump is not Dems' toughest challenge

Raw Story  

Defeating Donald Trump in his second term will be a grueling challenge for Democrats, wrote Daniel Block for The Atlantic — but clawing their way back to a majority in the Senate is going to be even harder. "On the surface," he wrote, the 2024 result of Democrats losing four Senate seats "may not seem dramatic, and in fact represents …

Trump's party edge closer to controlling US House, widens Senate majority
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's party edge closer to controlling US House, widens Senate majority

India Today  

Donald Trump's Republicans were projected to pick up another U.S. Senate seat on Thursday and appeared to be retaining their narrow hold on the House of Representatives, putting them on track to control both chambers of Congress next year. Several media outlets projected that Republican Dave McCormick would defeat Democratic Senator Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, giving Trump's party at least …

New York Democrats redeem themselves after crushing losses of 2022
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New York Democrats redeem themselves after crushing losses of 2022

Politico  

Republicans retook the U.S. Senate and Donald Trump led Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House. With those dispiriting results for Democrats, New York’s House challengers stand to be a beacon of hope in Democrats’ fight for control over the House, which remained unclear early Wednesday morning. In one of New York’s biggest upsets, Democrat Josh …

Democrats Have Themselves a Victory in New York. But They Also Have a Problem.
10 months, 1 week ago

Democrats Have Themselves a Victory in New York. But They Also Have a Problem.

Slate  

The first major congressional race of the 2024 cycle was decided on New York’s Long Island Tuesday night, with Democrat Tom Suozzi flipping the seat once held by disgraced Republican George Santos. The race did show us, however, just how much money and effort will be necessary to win toss-up districts in 2024—and on a more local level, how far …

Explained | What were the issues that helped Democrats retain the Senate and Republicans take back the House in U.S. midterms?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | What were the issues that helped Democrats retain the Senate and Republicans take back the House in U.S. midterms?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. midterm elections held on November 8, which included contests for a wide range of positions in both houses of Congress and numerous state-level political offices, witnessed Democrats retaining control of the Senate and Republicans narrowly taking back the House of Representatives. Earlier this year, voter surveys hinted at the strong possibility of a “red …

Election deniers lose key races in US midterm elections
2 years, 1 month ago

Election deniers lose key races in US midterm elections

Al Jazeera  

Republican candidates campaigning on false claims of voter fraud vied for positions that would have given them control over elections. In most places, we saw voters decisively reject election deniers who want power over their votes,” Joanna Lydgate, CEO of States United Action, told Al Jazeera in a statement shared over email. “That said, election denial will continue to be …

Joe Biden pleased with election turnout, says reflects quality of party's candidates
2 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden pleased with election turnout, says reflects quality of party's candidates

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden said on November 13, 2022 he was "incredibly pleased" with the turnout in the U.S. election, as the Democrats looked on course to keep control of the Senate next year after the party's candidate won re-election in Nevada. Speaking to reporters in Cambodia ahead of an East Asia Summit, Mr. Biden said the turnout was a …

How Joe Biden and the Democratic Party defied midterm history
2 years, 1 month ago

How Joe Biden and the Democratic Party defied midterm history

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party have pulled off a midterm election for the record books. It’s pretty clear that general election voters punished Republican candidates they saw as too extreme – on issues such as abortion and/or for being too closely tied to former President Donald Trump. Since 1922, there have been three previous instances of …

New York emerges as exception to strong election for Dems
2 years, 1 month ago

New York emerges as exception to strong election for Dems

Associated Press  

While Democrats were celebrating a stronger-than-expected midterm performance across much of the U.S. this week, New York was emerging as a notable exception where losses and lackluster results prompted a round of soul-searching and finger-pointing inside the party. “I don’t think you can blame Joe Biden for what happened in New York State.” Both Democrats and Republicans pointed to a …

Analysis: A stunning draw as Democrats hold their own
2 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: A stunning draw as Democrats hold their own

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facing tremendous headwinds and weighty history, Democrats fought Republicans to a stunning midterm draw. It was much the same in Georgia, where Trump’s hand-picked Senate nominee, former football star Herschel Walker, was running essentially tied with Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock even as Republican Gov. With several key races still too early to call, the Republican Party may still …

GOP shows strength in House races in New York City suburbs
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP shows strength in House races in New York City suburbs

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Republican Mike Lawler defeated Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in New York City’s northern suburbs, and the GOP swept all four House seats on Long Island as the party closed in on its largest share of the state’s congressional delegation in two decades. D’Esposito, a retired New York Police Department detective and member of the Hempstead town council, …

Democrats buoyed by election returns in Pennsylvania House
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats buoyed by election returns in Pennsylvania House

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are likely to make significant gains in the chamber, and some even see hope they could retake the majority once smoke clears from the Tuesday election they began with a 23-seat gap behind the Republicans. Democratic House leaders said at a Wednesday news conference in Philadelphia that their survey of …

Dems Defying Expectations, But Control Of Congress Unclear
2 years, 1 month ago

Dems Defying Expectations, But Control Of Congress Unclear

Huff Post  

Democrat John Fetterman stands with his kids, from left, Karl, Grace, August and wife Gisele Barreto Fetterman, after winning Pennsylvania's race for U.S. Senate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. via Associated Press WASHINGTON — Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in …

The midterm’s big loser: Trump suffers multiple defeats
2 years, 1 month ago

The midterm’s big loser: Trump suffers multiple defeats

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks to guests at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on election day. Their failures may hand Democrats another two years of control of the Senate, although the final outcome may not be known until December, when Georgia’s race will be resolved in a runoff. Republicans may well still win a majority of seats in the House — …

News Analysis: Trump was a looming figure in the midterms. The GOP suffered for it
2 years, 1 month ago

News Analysis: Trump was a looming figure in the midterms. The GOP suffered for it

LA Times  

The protracted uncertainty over control of Congress reverberated through both major political parties on Wednesday, as Democrats basked in the relief of the red wave that wasn’t and Republicans became increasingly clear-eyed that the lingering influence of former President Trump had hamstrung their party. “This election season, American people made it clear: They don’t want every day going forward to …

Democrats' odds of winning Senate: The midterms are about Dems getting their hands dirty.
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats' odds of winning Senate: The midterms are about Dems getting their hands dirty.

Slate  

Do you remember the vicious, gritty, almost unfairly underhanded way that Democrats contested Republicans in the 2010 midterms? If anyone remembers Democrats’ counteroffensive, at best they may recall whingeing about the Koch brothers and “dark money.” No one cared. The Dems lost 63 House seats, six Senate seats, six governor’s races, and dozens of state legislative bodies, some of which …

Column: Democrats shouldn’t distance themselves from Biden in the midterms
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: Democrats shouldn’t distance themselves from Biden in the midterms

LA Times  

In January 2010, President Obama began his second year as president with a 50% job approval rating, including 84% of Democrats. That didn’t stop Democrats from doing the same thing in 2012, 2014 and 2016 despite Obama averaging 83% job approval among Democrats during his time in the White House. You’ll only embarrass yourself like Lundergan Grimes, or former Sen. …

Biden says Virginia race wasn’t blowback against him
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden says Virginia race wasn’t blowback against him

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Democrats’ setbacks in Tuesday’s elections underscore that the party needs to “produce for the American people,” but he pushed back against the notion that the off-year election results were a repudiation of his presidency. In Virginia’s governor’s race Democrat Terry McAuliffe lost to first-time Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin in a state that …

Democratic governor and Biden ally narrowly wins reelection
3 years, 1 month ago

Democratic governor and Biden ally narrowly wins reelection

Al Jazeera  

Phil Murphy became the first Democratic governor in four decades to win reelection in New Jersey, offering a silver lining for Biden’s party. Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy narrowly fended off an election challenge from Republican former state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli, returns showed, a day after polls closed in a race that proved an unexpected nail-biter for the incumbent. …

Biden’s extended summer slump imperils Democrats
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden’s extended summer slump imperils Democrats

LA Times  

President Biden appeared with Terry McAuliffe, Virginia’s Democratic candidate for governor, at an event in July. The clearest example right now comes from Virginia, where Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic former governor now seeking to regain the job, has openly said that Biden’s problems are hurting his chances against the Republican, Glenn Youngkin, a wealthy businessman who has been endorsed by …

Dems: McAuliffe win shows ‘roadmap’ for beating Youngkin
3 years, 6 months ago

Dems: McAuliffe win shows ‘roadmap’ for beating Youngkin

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Terry McAuliffe outperformed his own campaign’s expectations, winning every city and county as he coasted to victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia governor, an election his party said showed persistent enthusiasm among its voters even in a post-Trump era. “I think a very good roadmap and route has been laid for November,” said Democratic Party of …

How Republicans are reacting to Biden’s projected victory
4 years, 1 month ago

How Republicans are reacting to Biden’s projected victory

Al Jazeera  

Some prominent Republicans are accepting the projected US election results, while others say the race is not over. — Jeb Bush November 7, 2020 Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney, who has sparred with Trump throughout his presidency, congratulated Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. — Sen. Lamar Alexander November 7, 2020 Larry Hogan, the Republican governor of Maryland, and Republican …

Discover Related