Fabiola Santiago: You thought Fidel Castro was dead? Nope, he’s rocking the race for Florida governor Greetings from Florida’s gubernatorial campaign trail, Hialeah edition. Miami Herald · Sep 1, 2022
Nicholas Goldberg: Twisted Sister's Dee Snider to MAGA 'fascists': Write your own damn songs Last week, Dee Snider, frontman for the 1980s heavy metal band Twisted Sister, made it clear how he felt about Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and other Trump-suppporting Republicans using his song "We're Not Gonna Take It" at their campaign rallies. Los Angeles Times · Sep 1, 2022
Democrat Mary Peltola wins special US House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Democrat Mary Peltola was the apparent winner of Alaska’s special U.S. House race and is set to become the first Alaska Native in Congress, after votes were tabulated Wednesday in the state’s first ranked-choice election. Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022
Why Georgia Democrats are searching for votes in deep-red areas CAMILLA, Ga. — As campaign events go, a recent gathering in this southwest Georgia town seemed a world apart from the glitzier events of bigger cities. A few dozen curious voters filled rows of folding chairs on the lawn outside a church to await Stacey Abrams’ arrival. Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022
Mehmet Oz called abortion ‘murder’ during the Pa. Republican Senate primary, recording reveals PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz called abortion “murder” during a campaign event in May, according to a newly revealed audio recording, using harsher language with conservative supporters than he typically has on the campaign trail. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 31, 2022
The Michigan supreme court set to decide whether voters see abortion on the ballot Michigan's Board of Canvassers rejected an abortion rights initiative on Wednesday after its Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on November's ballot. WEKU · Aug 31, 2022
Unfinished business: Biden sharpens his attacks on Trumpism More than two years after he defeated Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has some unfinished business he’s aiming to settle with the restive forces of Trumpism The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
EXPLAINER: Abortion returns spotlight to obscure Mich. board A once obscure Michigan elections panel is back in the spotlight after rejecting a ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution and another to expand voting The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Peltola wins Alaska special election to fill Young’s House seat - Roll Call Democrat Mary Peltola beat Sarah Palin and businessman Nick Begich III in Alaska's special election to succeed the late Rep. Don Young. Roll Call · Aug 31, 2022
Senator Ron Johnson’s staffer was part of Wisconsin fake elector scheme Wisconsin senator has distanced himself from scheme The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Fetterman video about ‘health challenges’ claps back at Dr Oz campaign’s ‘concessions’ for first debate ‘This is a guy who made a career of selling ‘miracle diet pills’,’ said the Democratic candidate of his GOP opponent in a recent campaign video The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Trump flips over mean NY Post op-ed "Most Republicans would rather the ex-president go away," said a New York Post editorial that triggered Trump Salon · Aug 31, 2022
Wisconsin elections board wants money to bolster confidence Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections agency will be asking the GOP-controlled Legislature to pay for additional staff to increase the accuracy and confidence in election results, help the public better understand how elections work and more quickly process complaints The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Michigan board considering abortion rights ballot initiative Michigan's Board of Canvassers is set to decide whether a ballot initiative that seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution should go before voters in November The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022 Wis. SOS hopeful wants election control, won't say how much Wisconsin secretary of state hopeful Amy Loudenbeck says if she wins lawmakers should give her some control of elections in the key battleground state but the Republican candidate isn't saying what she wants to do with it
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 31, 2022 Biden and Trump visits have Pennsylvania elections back in the national spotlight PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania and its critical elections are back in the national spotlight this week.
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022 Biden says GOP can’t claim to be party of law and order if they won’t condemn Jan 6: ‘Whose side are you on?’ President has dialled up rhetoric about rising extremism in the GOP and its base
Roll Call · Aug 31, 2022 Charlie Crist resigning House seat after winning gubernatorial primary - Roll Call Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist is resigning his House seat a week after winning the Florida gubernatorial primary.
The Conversation · Aug 31, 2022 The world's democratic recession is giving China more power to extend authoritarianism Over the last decade, the number of countries considered to be liberal democracies has contracted from 41 to 32, back to the same level as in 1989. In the same period, 87 other countries were labelled as closed autocracies or elected autocracies.
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022 States tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates State governments flush with money are returning billions of dollars to their residents
The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2022 Maybe US mainstream media should begin using the term ‘fascism’ My tweet about Ron DeSantis provoked outrage in rightwing media – perhaps it hit the nerve of the fascism now taking root in the Republican party?
Salon · Aug 31, 2022 GOP's desperate abortion scramble With abruptly scrubbed websites and "well, actually" op-eds, anti-abortion Republicans claim they never meant it
Axios · Aug 31, 2022 GOP candidates scrub hardline anti-abortion stances from their campaigns The rhetoric is changing as the midterms near.
WEKU · Aug 31, 2022 Experts say a Trump-backed charity is pushing the boundaries of tax law An NPR investigation has raised questions about whether the nonprofit Conservative Partnership Institute may be violating a legal ban on participating in political campaign activities.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 31, 2022 Michael Hiltzik: GOP ratchets up the hypocrisy in opposing Biden's student debt plan The hypocrisy meter has been stuck at the high end as Republicans and conservatives fill the airwaves and social media to decry President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness proposal.