Of course Democrats want to import new feeders at the welfare trough: Growing government and government dependency is the only kind of growth they know.
Former President Trump is projected to win the swing state of Nevada, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). DDHQ called the presidency for Trump earlier Wednesday morning after he won Alaska and Pennsylvania. Nevada was one of seven pivotal swing states key in determining the path to the presidency. Trump’s win in Nevada is notable...
For Democrats around the country, the last hope rests in the House. The party lost control of the Senate on Tuesday, as expected. And by the early hours of Wednesday, Decision Desk HQ projected that former President Trump would win the presidency, securing the 270 electoral votes he needed to defeat Vice President Harris and...
Republican Rep. Zach Nunn will hold on to his seat in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. Nunn was set to score a second term in the House, fending off a tough challenge from Democrat Lanon Baccam. He had flipped the seat from then-Rep. Cindy Axne (D-Iowa) in the midterms. The Cook Political...
Vice President Harris has won Maine’s statewide contest, netting her two Electoral College votes, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. Maine distributes its four electoral votes based on both the statewide result and the winner of each of its two congressional districts. The statewide winner gets two, and each congressional district winner gets one...
Former President Trump completed an extraordinary comeback early Wednesday morning, becoming the first president to win nonconsecutive terms in more than a century by defeating Vice President Harris in an unprecedented battle for the White House. The comeback is remarkable for a host of reasons. Trump’s political career seemed to be over after he sought...
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) skated to victory in New York City on Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily beating back a symbolic challenge from Republican John Delaney in a race that was never a contest. The big question surrounding Jeffries this cycle was never whether he’d win a seventh term, but whether the Democrats will...
Democrat Emily Randall was projected to win her bid for Washington’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday, making history as the first woman and openly LGBTQ person elected to represent the district in Congress. Randall, a two-term Washington state senator, defeated her opponent, Republican state Sen. Drew MacEwen, according to Decision Desk HQ. She was heavily favored to win...
Former President Trump declared the country had delivered him and Republicans an “unprecedented mandate” as he took a victory lap early Wednesday after multiple outlets projected he would win the White House. “This is a moment like nobody’s ever seen before. Frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There’s never...
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (Calif.) is projected to sail to victory in his reelection bid, according to Decision Desk HQ. Aguilar, the third highest ranking Democrat in the House, easily won a sixth term representing a San Bernardino-based district just north of Riverside, Calif. He faced off against Republican Tom Herman, a church...
Vice President Harris will win her running mate’s home state of Minnesota, adding 10 electoral votes to her total, Decision Desk HQ projects. Harris’s win is not a major surprise in a state that has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1972, but it is a necessary part of the Midwestern “blue wall” that...
Vice President Harris will win New Jersey, giving her the Garden State’s 14 electoral votes, Decision Desk HQ projects. New Jersey is a solidly blue-leaning state that Harris was expected to carry easily, as it has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988. Democratic candidates have also consistently won it by double-digit margins...
Former President Trump has won the one Electoral College vote Maine’s 2nd Congressional District carries, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection, giving the Republican a potentially critical vote in an election that could come down to the wire. Maine distributes its four electoral votes based on both the statewide result and the winner of...
Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell is projected to win a fifth term representing Washington state in the Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cantwell, the chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, easily fended off a challenge from Republican Raul Garcia after holding a double-digit edge in the polls for months. She first won...
Vice President Harris has won Washington state in the 2024 presidential election, garnering 12 electoral votes, Decision Desk HQ projects. Harris’s win in Washington continues a trend of the Evergreen State backing Democrats for president. The result is in line with a forecast model from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ that showed her likely clinching the state. Washington...
