Heading into tonight’s debate in Miami, the Republican presidential primary race can be divided into two distinct phases. In the first phase, before April 4, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) had narrowed the gap between him and former President Donald Trump from 34 points in June 2022 to 15 points on March 31.
Democrats saw a successful Election Night on Tuesday, scoring wins in a number of competitive contests. In deep-red Kentucky, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear sailed to reelection, while in Virginia Democrats flipped control of the House of Delegates and maintained control of the state Senate. Abortion rights advocates also saw a number of wins, most notably...
2024 GOP presidential hopeful and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday night that failed Republican Kentucky gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron made a “huge mistake” by associating himself with former President Trump and accepting his endorsement in the race. “Daniel Cameron made a huge mistake by embracing Donald Trump and selling his soul to...
Another new national poll released on Tuesday will only fuel existing concerns over President Biden's ability to win re-election in 2024 over former President Donald Trump
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, a Republican, secured his second term at the helm of the Magnolia State, defeating Democrat challenger Brandon Presley.
After promising in 2016 that "for every blue-collar Democrat we lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up two moderate Republicans in the suburbs in Philadelphia," Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has had the last laugh repeatedly, and Election Night 2023 is no exception. Although the ink is still drying on the exit polls and outstanding ballots are still being counted, there is no way of getting around it: Republicans once again widely underperformed, and they did so in the races that faced the most national scrutiny. Above all, the string of disappointments suffered since 2018 makes clear that the GOP has traded a once-winning coalition for a losing one.
The Democratic Party had a huge night Tuesday, holding on to the governor’s mansion in Kentucky and the Senate in Virginia while also managing to flip the Virginia House.
Philadelphia polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. By 8:30 p.m., the Philadelphia Inquirer declared Democrat Cherelle Parker won the mayoral election. Parker defeated Republican David Oh, a Korean American who was vying to become the city’s first Republican mayor since before the thermonuclear bomb was tested. Parker will become the city’s first female mayor. It was yet another quick and embarrassing defeat for the city’s Republican Party, an organization that really exists in name only and has no meaningful impact on the party’s politics.