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Abortion Is a Strong Motivator for Voters

October 12, 2022 at 9:44 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that abortion is a stronger motivator for midterm voters now than it was in July.

In particular, access to the procedure is motivating Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters in states where most abortions are illegal. 

Key finding: “Among those more motivated by the Supreme Court ruling, three-quarters said they plan to choose candidates who want to protect abortion access, compared with 17 percent who say they’ll vote for candidates who want to limit the procedure.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign, Abortion

GOP Candidate Pledges to Reinstate Trump

October 12, 2022 at 9:42 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Jim Marchant, the GOP candidate for secretary of state in Nevada, appeared on stage alongside former President Donald Trump this weekend and openly boasted that he and his QAnon coalition of candidates would put Trump back in the White House in 2024,” Vice News reports.

Said Marchant: “When my coalition of secretary of state candidates around the country get elected, we’re gonna fix the whole country and President Trump is gonna be president again.”

He added: “President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign

Warnock Maintains Small Lead Over Walker

October 12, 2022 at 9:18 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Georgia News Collaborative poll in Georgia finds Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) leading challenger Herschel Walker (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 46% to 43%.

In the race for governor, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) holds a double-digit lead over challenger Stacey Abrams (D), 51% to 41%.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: GA-Gov, GA-Sen


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GOP Path to Majority May Run Through New England

October 12, 2022 at 8:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“House Republicans are eyeing New England as a path to the majority, working to pick up seats in a region that has been mostly inhospitable to the GOP at the federal level since the Democratic wave election in 2006,” the Washington Post reports.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign

Mayoral Candidate Says He’s Not White, He’s Italian

October 12, 2022 at 7:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Billionaire Rick Caruso (D) corrected a moderator during the final Los Angeles mayoral debate after she called him white.

Said Caruso: “I’m Italian… That’s Latin, thank you.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign, City Hall

Catherine Cortez Masto Just Ahead in Nevada

October 12, 2022 at 7:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new USA Today/Suffolk poll in Nevada shows Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) holds the smallest of leads over challenger Adam Laxalt (R), 46% to 44%.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: NV-Sen

Democrats Eye GOP-Held Districts Won by Biden

October 12, 2022 at 7:28 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Associated Press: “As Democrats brace for midterm defeats that could erase their narrow, five-seat control of the House, a chance to limit the damage may lie in flipping Republican-held seats that voted for Biden to stanch the effect of losses elsewhere around the country.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign

Mandela Barnes Bets on Abortion to Reverse His Slide

October 12, 2022 at 7:22 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Wisconsin Democrat Mandela Barnes is looking to turn around his struggling Senate campaign after being battered by two months’ worth of attack ads labeling him soft on crime,” Politico reports.

“His play: make the race a referendum on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s record on abortion policy.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: WI-Sen

Political Polarization Can Still Save Herschel Walker

October 12, 2022 at 7:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Joshua Green: “By ordinary measures, Herschel Walker just experienced the worst week of any politician this cycle — maybe this decade.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: GA-Sen

Mike Lee Asks Mitt Romney for Help

October 12, 2022 at 6:59 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) publicly begged Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) for an endorsement.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

South Dakota Governor’s Race Close Than Expected

October 12, 2022 at 6:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new SDSU poll in South Dakota finds Gov. Kristi Noem (R) leading challenger Jamie Smith (D), 45% to 41%.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: SD-Gov

McConnell Says GOP Will ‘Stick with Walker’

October 11, 2022 at 7:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told CNN that the Republican Party will continue to back Herschel Walker despite credible allegations that the pro-life politician convinced a woman to abort the child they conceived together.

Said McConnell: “I think we’re going to stick with Walker and all the effort we put in through Senate Leadership Fund, we’re going take it all the way to the end.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign

Woman Had to Press Herschel Walker for Money

October 11, 2022 at 6:44 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The mother of one of Herschel Walker’s children had to repeatedly press the former football star and now-Republican Senate nominee in Georgia for funds to pay for a 2009 abortion that she said he wanted her to have, according to the woman and a person she confided in at the time,” the Washington Post reports.

Said the woman: “When I talked to him, I said, ‘You need to send — I can’t afford to pay for this.’”

She said she added: “We did this too. Both of us did this. We both know how babies are made.”

“The woman, who lived in the Atlanta area at the time, said she became pregnant when she was unemployed and had less than $600 in her bank account. Walker sent a $700 check about a week after the procedure via FedEx, the woman said. The Post reviewed an image of the check that was printed on an ATM slip, with Walker’s name and an address matching where he lived at the time.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign

Herschel Walker Insists Ex-Girlfriend Is Lying

October 11, 2022 at 4:11 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Senate hopeful Herschel Walker said Tuesday that he now knows the identity of the person alleging that he reimbursed her for the cost of an abortion procedure more than a decade ago, but said he has not spoken to the ex-girlfriend since the news broke and accused her of lying,” ABC News reports.

Said Walker: “I know nothing about an abortion. I knew it was a lie and I said it was a lie — and I just move on… it’s sad that people say October surprise, but you’re destroying families.”

He added: “This race is too important for me to give up or for me to stop. So, October surprise is not going to faze me.”

CNN: Herschel Walker’s false and misleading recent claims.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: GA-Sen

Fetterman Says His Recovery ‘Changes Everything’

October 11, 2022 at 3:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman (D) told NBC News that he still struggles to understand what he hears and to speak clearly following a stroke in May.

But he added that his recovery “changes everything” and that it would not affect his ability to serve in the Senate.

Said Fetterman: “I don’t think it’s going to have an impact. I feel like I’m gonna get better and better — every day. And by January, I’m going to be, you know, much better. And Dr. Oz is still going to be a fraud.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: PA-Sen

Blitz of Negative Ads Saturates Georgia Airwaves

October 11, 2022 at 1:37 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Democratic and Republican groups in Georgia are spending millions of dollars on highly personal negative advertising in the final weeks of the race between Senator Raphael Warnock and his challenger, Herschel Walker, disparaging the candidates by drawing more attention to their pasts,” the New York Times reports.

“Days before the candidates are set to meet on a debate stage, groups aligned with each party are flooding the airwaves with a pair of ads that underline accusations of domestic violence against Mr. Walker, a Republican, and marital disputes involving Mr. Warnock, a Democrat. Their messages are shaping the final few weeks of campaigning in one of the country’s most closely watched races that could determine control of the Senate, and at times one of the most hostile.”

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: GA-Sen

Danforth Spent $6 Million on Independent Candidate’s Bid

October 11, 2022 at 1:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Sen. John Danforth (R-MO) spent $6 million on independent candidate John Wood’s Senate bid that lasted only 55 days, the Kansas City Star reports.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: MO-Sen

Warnock Holds Small Lead in Georgia

October 11, 2022 at 1:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Emerson College/The Hill survey in Georgia finds Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) with a two-point lead over challenger Herschel Walker (R) in the race for US Senate, 48% to 46%.

Since the August poll, Warnock’s support increased four points and Walker’s support decreased by two points. 

In the governor’s race, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) leads challenger Stacey Abrams (D), 51% to 46%.

Filed Under: 2022 Campaign Tagged With: GA-Sen

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