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Voting laws and appointment authority on the Dec. 10 ballot in Louisiana

Welcome to the Friday, December 9, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Dec 9, 2022

Kyrsten Sinema goes independent, scrambles Senate

It's a political earthquake that will shake up the Senate.

Axios · Dec 9, 2022

Kyrsten Sinema announces she is quitting Democratic Party to become an independent

‘I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics,’ says mercurial centrist senator

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

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The Georgia runoff shows that Democrats have figured out a winning strategy

The midterms have been an endorsement of Biden’s formula: appeal to the middle by hammering at Republicans’ extremism

The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2022

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady leaves Washington after 26 years of placing policymaking over headline-making

Brady condemned the divisiveness that has taken hold of American politics, saying social media is the biggest driver of the problem while applauding former President Donald Trump for his influence on the Republican party.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 9, 2022

Race, history and a reckoning in Georgia

One candidate was a man of unquestioned character. The other was a dangerous buffoon. It was very close. But why?

Salon · Dec 9, 2022

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots

After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

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Mark Z. Barabak: A signal from Biden and boost for Kamala Harris as Democrats remake 2024 primary calendar

Perhaps you missed it, what with holiday shopping, World Cup soccer and the big political news that Donald Trump wants to run the Constitution through a shredder and make himself dictator.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 9, 2022

Editorial: The final nail: Walker’s loss shows the Trump train is out of fuel

Do you remember that Donald Trump has already thrown his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential election? Odds are it slipped your mind, on account of more-or-less general indifference not only from a media that seems to have finally learned some lessons, but even a national GOP that…

Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022

How senators 'defied political gravity' on same-sex marriage

Passing legislation to protect same-sex marriages in the Senate was a monthslong effort, building on a decadeslong push

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Inside the Herschel Walker campaign fiasco

"It was just an effing roller coaster all the way through."

Axios · Dec 9, 2022

Right-wing demand list further complicates McCarthy's speaker bid

The letter comes from 7 Republicans who haven't made their positions on McCarthy known.

Axios · Dec 9, 2022

Georgia on the nation's mind: 5 essential reads

Shortly after his reelection on Dec. 6, 2022, Rev. Raphael Warnock talked about his political journey in a state better known for its racist history of suppressing the Black vote.

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022

Michigan attorney general warns against recount disruptions after report from Jackson County

Lansing, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel warned recount observers and participants Wednesday against causing disruptions during a statewide recount of Proposals 2 and 3, citing disruptions and concerns at two recounts in Ingham and Jackson counties.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Warnock returns to US Senate with busy agenda, high expectations

After he stepped off a plane from Atlanta and walked through one of Washington’s busy airports Wednesday, passers-by reportedly cheered and applauded newly reelected U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Ballotpedia · Dec 8, 2022

Texas holding local runoff elections on December 13

Two cities in Texas are holding nonpartisan general runoff elections on December 13, 2022. In Corpus Christi, three city council seats will be on the ballot. Three city council seats will also be on the ballot in Austin, along with the mayor. The runoff elections were required after no candidates…

Ballotpedia · Dec 8, 2022

These are the results in the top five most expensive Arizona State Senate elections

General elections for all 30 districts in the Arizona State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 30 districts up for election in 2022, 25 had a general election with more than one candidate.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Senate Democrats set leadership team for 118th Congress

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats voted in their full slate of leaders for the 118th Congress on Thursday, two days after securing a 51-seat majority.

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The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Maxwell Frost, the first Gen-Z member of Congress, says he was denied DC apartment due to bad credit

Frost’s campaign manager says it shows how dire the housing crisis is “when a member of Congress can’t get approved for an apartment”

Salon · Dec 8, 2022

Expert: GOP voters sunk Herschel Walker

Many of his weaknesses and his lack of experience were known going into the primaries. Trump pushed him anyway

Salon · Dec 8, 2022

Knives out over Trump's mail voting war

RNC, Fox News pundits and Trump's allies in the GOP all agree: the attacks on early and mail voting is killing them

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Kentucky Gov. Beshear criticizes Trump, gently knocks Biden

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has criticized former President Donald Trump for dining with a white nationalist

Salon · Dec 8, 2022

GOP lawyer made "mistake" in SCOTUS case

An attorney in the Moore v. Harper Supreme Court case may have doomed the GOP's effort

Ballotpedia · Dec 8, 2022

Turnout in Georgia Senate runoff was 90% of November election turnout

The office of Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger reported that 3.5 million Georgians voted in the runoff election for U.S. Senate this year. That number 25% less than two years ago, when 4.5 million Georgians cast their ballots in the runoffs that took place on January 5, 2021.

Ballotpedia · Dec 8, 2022

November Partisan Counts: 54.49% of state legislators are Republican, 43.97% Democratic

At the end of November 2022, 54.49% of all state legislators in the United States are Republican while 43.97% are Democratic. There are 7,383 state legislative seats in the country.

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