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California’s Republican caucus is growing and more diverse, but it’s a long way from power
3 weeks, 5 days ago

California’s Republican caucus is growing and more diverse, but it’s a long way from power

Associated Press  

The Republican caucus in California’s Legislature is growing more diverse as Latino and Asian American candidates apparently flipped three Democrat-held seats, including unseating an incumbent Democrat senator for the first time in a presidential election since 1980. In California’s Latino-majority Imperial and Coachella valleys, Republican Jeff Gonzalez beat a Democrat to win in the 35th Assembly District where Democrats had …

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Donald Trump And Joe Biden Meet At White House
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump And Joe Biden Meet At White House

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with Democratic President Joe Biden and committing to a smooth transition of power as the Republican president-elect moves quickly to build out his new administration. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval …

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'Striking': Poll finds Republicans sticking fingers in ears over major Trump scandal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Striking': Poll finds Republicans sticking fingers in ears over major Trump scandal

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's denials that he praised Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's generals were apparently not necessary, as new data suggests many Republican voters would vote for him anyway. Washington Post analyst Philip Bump revealed on Election Day disturbing responses to a poll questioning how they'd respond to a candidate who said what Trump's former chief of staff Kelly reports …

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Your guide to Senate results on election night
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Your guide to Senate results on election night

Politico  

Your guide to Senate results on election night With assists from POLITICO’s Congress team A person walks past temporary security fencing placed around the U.S. Capitol building in preparation for Election Day in Washington, on Nov. 3, 2024. In Nevada, the Republican-aligned Senate Leadership Fund has poured more than $6 million into Republican Sam Brown’s campaign in the last two …

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America’s political experts brace for the most unpredictable election of their careers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

America’s political experts brace for the most unpredictable election of their careers

Politico  

“The only intellectually honest answer is to say: I don’t know,” said Douglas Heye, a veteran GOP strategist and former communications director for the Republican National Committee. “Let’s be clear that in a very divided country, a small little break of one to two points in either candidate’s wave could equate to a massive Electoral College political tsunami,” said Matthew …

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How Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for a post-election legal fight
3 months, 1 week ago

How Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for a post-election legal fight

NPR  

How Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for a post-election legal fight Trump has claimed that the only way he can lose on election day is if there’s voter fraud. He covers elections and voting for The New York Times, and he's the author of the new book "I Don't Want To Go Home: The Oral History Of The Stone …

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GOP’s dwindling support among women has Republicans concerned for the election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP’s dwindling support among women has Republicans concerned for the election

The Independent  

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GOP primary voters in Arizona’s largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP primary voters in Arizona’s largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer has fought back against death threats, almost constant harassment and streams of misinformation during his nearly four years overseeing elections in one of the nation’s most prominent political battlegrounds. In one case, the day after Richer spoke during a chaotic public meeting when county officials certified the November 2022 election results, he received …

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Democrats raise concerns about Republicans meddling in a competitive Oregon primary
7 months, 1 week ago

Democrats raise concerns about Republicans meddling in a competitive Oregon primary

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — A new political action committee has begun pouring money into a key Oregon swing district just days before the Democratic primary there, raising questions about whether Republicans are trying to tilt the scales in the contest. Those clues have the campaign for Bynum crying foul, with a spokesperson …

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"Intimidated and terrorized": Rachel Maddow sounds alarm over Republicans undermining "rule of law"
7 months, 2 weeks ago

"Intimidated and terrorized": Rachel Maddow sounds alarm over Republicans undermining "rule of law"

Salon  

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Monday delved into how former President Donald Trump and his staunchest supporters have endangered the rule of law and democracy at large. Maddow also cited Trump's recent fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, during which he spent a portion of the event verbally attacking special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the …

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325 miles apart, Biden and Trump tour border, highlighting immigration as an election issue
9 months, 3 weeks ago

325 miles apart, Biden and Trump tour border, highlighting immigration as an election issue

LA Times  

President Biden, second from the right, looks over the southern border Thursday in Brownsville, Texas. Three hundred miles apart, President Biden and likely Republican challenger Donald Trump walked along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, in dueling trips underscoring how important immigration has become for the 2024 election and how much each man wants to use it to his …

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the race to replace George Santos
10 months, 2 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the race to replace George Santos

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. But District 3 in its current form will cease to exist early next year after New York’s highest court ordered yet another congressional map to be drawn for this year’s elections. Here’s a look at what to expect on election night: SPECIAL ELECTION DAY The special election in New York’s …

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Election Day 2023 important races: Voting for Kentucky governor, abortion in Ohio, the Virginia statehouse, and more.
1 year, 1 month ago

Election Day 2023 important races: Voting for Kentucky governor, abortion in Ohio, the Virginia statehouse, and more.

Slate  

Off-year elections suck up much less media oxygen than midterm or presidential years, and largely for good reason. But as in other states in the Deep South, Democrats remain wildly uncompetitive with Mississippi’s white population, with even college-educated white voters remaining steadfast in their support for the GOP. Glenn Youngkin scored his upset victory in 2021, he brought a Republican …

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Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won’t seek reelection, citing party’s ‘insidious narratives’
1 year, 1 month ago

Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won’t seek reelection, citing party’s ‘insidious narratives’

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DENVER — U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a conservative Republican who represents much of Colorado’s rural eastern plains, announced Wednesday he would not seek a sixth term in Congress, citing many in his party who refuse to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election and to condemn the Jan. 6, …

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Texas releases another audit of elections in Harris County, where GOP still challenging losses
1 year, 2 months ago

Texas releases another audit of elections in Harris County, where GOP still challenging losses

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A second Texas audit in as many years of elections in Harris County, the third-most populous county in the U.S., called for improvements but does not suggest that race outcomes in 2022 were impacted by issues that Republicans have used to contest losses and take more control over voting in the Democratic stronghold. It also follows Republicans …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene admits aim of Biden impeachment is to ensure Democrats ‘lose big’ at next election
1 year, 3 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene admits aim of Biden impeachment is to ensure Democrats ‘lose big’ at next election

The Independent  

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Column: Trump’s Big Lie and the Republican Etch A Sketch strategy
1 year, 4 months ago

Column: Trump’s Big Lie and the Republican Etch A Sketch strategy

LA Times  

President Trump campaigned for Ron DeSantis before Florida’s governor became a political rival. Scott and others in the Republican presidential field glancingly acknowledge Biden’s victory then go on to amplify provocative, unfounded claims of voter fraud and other election irregularities, which serves only to legitimize Trump’s bogus claims. Chris Christie — and the one most directly associated with thwarting Trump’s …

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North Carolina Democrats blast GOP elections bill, but may need help from public, courts to stop it
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina Democrats blast GOP elections bill, but may need help from public, courts to stop it

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic lawmakers said Monday that a Republican bill containing election and ballot changes that Democratic Gov. But at some point, what we’re hoping is by bringing attention to this that people in the public — Republicans or Democrats — will look and say, ‘You know, guys, this is getting to be a bit much,’” said …

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GOP in a major election slump and 'there's a strong chance it gets worse': analysis
1 year, 7 months ago

GOP in a major election slump and 'there's a strong chance it gets worse': analysis

Raw Story  

Republicans have been in a serious election slump ever since the end of Roe v. Wade, and a new analysis by Axios argues that "there's a strong chance it gets worse" in the upcoming elections cycle. "Across 18 state legislative races held this year, including yesterday, Democrats have outperformed the 2020 presidential results by an average of six points, according …

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'Chickens have come home to roost': Have Republicans given Trump the power to cruise to 2024 GOP nomination?
1 year, 7 months ago

'Chickens have come home to roost': Have Republicans given Trump the power to cruise to 2024 GOP nomination?

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has threatened to blow off Republican primary debates for the 2024 election, a move that could theoretically crash the viewership of the debates and effectively deny a meaningful platform to candidates who want to challenge him, like Florida Gov. But it didn't have to be this way, argued MSNBC's Ja'han Jones on Monday — and the …

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GOP election deniers are gaining control of Republican operations
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP election deniers are gaining control of Republican operations

Raw Story  

Republicans who ran on election conspiracy theories lost a number of critical races around the country last year — in particular several who were running to be secretaries of state, administering state election systems themselves. And in July, Idaho Republicans chose Dorothy Moon, a former state legislator who has said there was a 'big problem' with the 2020 vote and …

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Explained | Gaining the gavel: the role of the U.S. House Speaker
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Gaining the gavel: the role of the U.S. House Speaker

The Hindu  

The story so far: Following the narrow mid-term election victory of the U.S. Republican Party in the House of Representatives in November, California Congressman Kevin McCarthy waged a relentless campaign to become Speaker of the lower chamber of Congress. Facing a factionalised and conflict-ridden congressional conservative caucus, a record-making 15 voting rounds were conducted before Mr. McCarthy succeeded in acquiring …

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Armed protesters are increasingly intimidating political opponents: NYT
2 years ago

Armed protesters are increasingly intimidating political opponents: NYT

Raw Story  

Firearms are frequently becoming part of political life as Republicans loosen restrictions on carrying guns in public. "Across the country, openly carrying a gun in public is no longer just an exercise in self-defense — increasingly it is a soapbox for elevating one’s voice and, just as often, quieting someone else’s," The New York Timesreported Saturday. "A New York Times …

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A week after Election Day, Republicans have won control of the House
2 years, 1 month ago

A week after Election Day, Republicans have won control of the House

NPR  

A week after Election Day, Republicans have won control of the House In what is likely to be a slim majority, Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives. California's 27th Congressional District was won by Republican incumbent Mike Garcia, which gave Republicans the 218 seats that they needed to clinch control of the House. In a statement earlier …

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