Sinema's mutually assured destruction Sinema is essentially daring Democrats to oppose her in 2024. Axios · Dec 11, 2022
Bernie Sanders calls Sinema a ‘corporate Democrat’ who has ‘sabotaged enormously important legislation’ Newly independent Arizona senator doesn’t have ‘guts’ to take on corporate interests, Vermont progressive says The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
A prayer before dying: GOP faces the end I was a Republican for years. I can testify that GOP leaders know their party is doomed, and there's no escape Salon · Dec 11, 2022
Matthew Yglesias: Sinema’s decision matters more to Arizona than to Washington In the U.S. Senate, the short-term consequences of Kyrsten Sinema’s showy decision to leave the Democratic Party are much smaller than they might first appear. The real repercussions won’t be felt for two years — in her state and in her former party. Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022
Kemp, Warnock rise as national political stars in battleground Georgia ATLANTA — Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock have seen their profiles grow dramatically after hard-fought election victories in the South’s premier battleground state, elevating them into potential national candidates. Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022
Walker's staff blame loss on his wife "The best spouses know how to calm the candidate," said a campaign aide Salon · Dec 11, 2022
Oregon loses 2nd elections director in as many years Oregon is losing its second elections director in as many years, with the current one announcing her resignation The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
These are the results in the top five most expensive Florida State House elections General elections for all 120 districts in the Florida House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 120 districts up for election in 2022, 79 had a general election with more than one candidate. Ballotpedia · Dec 10, 2022
These are the results in the top five most expensive Florida State Senate elections General elections for all 40 districts in the Florida State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 40 districts up for election in 2022, 26 had a general election with more than one candidate. Ballotpedia · Dec 10, 2022
A GOP congresswoman delivered tearful vote against same-sex marriage. Her gay nephew responded. Andrew Hartzler has a message to his aunt, who nearly broke down in tears urging lawmakers to reject legislation protecting same-same marriages The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Bad news piles up for candidate Trump in US WASHINGTON: Having launched a new bid for the White House, Donald Trump has not been met with the energy he had been hoping for. Bangkok Post · Dec 10, 2022
Kari Lake files suit to reverse loss "This isn't how democracy works," said Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Salon · Dec 10, 2022
Effect of Georgia's voting law unclear, despite high turnout Georgia’s 2022 election season ended dramatically this past week The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022 Kari Lake: Trump-endorsed Republican sues in bid to overturn Arizona election defeat Lake argues ‘if the process was illegitimate, then so are the results’
Salon · Dec 10, 2022 Dark money fueling dangerous SCOTUS case Untraceable right-wing money has flowed into a network of right-wing groups seeking to limit voting rights
Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022 Francis Wilkinson: Democrats had bad candidates, too. But they weren’t dangerous Herschel Walker was a bad candidate.
WEKU · Dec 10, 2022 Sinema's break with the Democratic Party may not help her as much as she'd like Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she will no longer be a member of the Democratic Party, raising questions about how independent politicians can really be.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 10, 2022 Commentary: The ominous way the Supreme Court could change our elections Does a state supreme court have the power to find that an act of the state legislature violates the state constitution? The answer to that question should be clear and obvious, but the conservative justices of the Supreme Court expressed doubt about it at oral arguments in Moore v. Harper…
Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022 Patricia Murphy: With Abrams aide’s tweets, Democrats’ wake-up call goes to voicemail The 2022 elections should have been a wake-up call for Georgia Democrats after they lost eight of nine statewide races in November and saw the defeat of some of the party’s biggest, brightest stars.
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022 AP News Digest 3:40 a.m. Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.
The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2022 Trump was fresh and new during his 2016 campaign. Has his fame fizzled? The failed ‘red wave’ during the midterm elections marked the beginning of a downward spiral of losses and lost support
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022 Sinema party switch highlights 2024 obstacles for Democrats The challenges facing the Democratic Party heading into the next campaign have come into sharp relief just a few days after the party celebrated victory in the final Senate contest of the 2022 midterms
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022 Kari Lake challenges her defeat in Arizona governor’s race Kari Lake, the Republican defeated in Arizona governor’s race, is formally challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022 State Sen. Scott Bennett, 45, dies unexpectedly of brain tumor The Democrat from Champaign was one of three key sponsors of an amendment to the SAFE-T Act, which cleared the Illinois General Assembly last week.