Tag: Midterm

24 OCT

Georgia’s Republican secretary of state says he’s worried what will happen ‘if everybody uses and exercises their right to vote’ in the November midterm election

AP Photo/John Amis, File Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Secretary of State and the Republican nominee for governor, said he is worried about his Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams’ efforts to increase voter turnout ahead of the November 6 midterm election. Kemp is in the middle of a heated gubernatorial race in Georgia where he has caught some […]

20 OCT

Texas newspaper that endorsed Ted Cruz in 2012 is now throwing its support behind Democrat Beto O’Rourke for the midterm election

Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool, File The Houston Chronicle has endorsed Democrat Beto O’Rourke for US Senate in Texas over the Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz. The newspaper endorsed Cruz in 2012, but this time around, it had some harsh words for the junior senator, saying Cruz has “exhibited little interest in […]

17 OCT

Trump says he’s not to blame if Republicans lose the House after the midterm elections

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Donald Trump said that he won’t accept the blame if Republicans lose the House after the midterm elections. Trump said he believes he is “helping” Republican candidates as he campaigns ahead of crucial midterm elections next month. Trump also resisted comparisons to President Barack Obama, who took responsibility for the Democrats’ […]

14 OCT

Contending With Debt: 244 Midterm Candidates Are in the Red

In her historic campaign to become the first female African-American governor in the United States, Stacey Abrams has captured the hearts of progressives who have long dreamed of turning the red clay of Georgia a liberal blue. But this spring, the Yale Law grad and entrepreneur had to confront what could be her Achilles’ heel: […]

08 OCT

Storm Michael: Midterm campaigning in disarray after Florida governor declares state of emergency

Florida has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Michael which is due to hit the US coast next week. The cyclone has already affected some of the campaign trails of the 2018 midterm election hopefuls. On Sunday, Republican Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 26 counties in the […]

24 AUG

US intelligence officials reportedly say sources in Russia have gone quiet ahead of the midterm elections

Spencer Platt/Getty Sources in the Kremlin and close to Russian President Vladimir Putin have gone silent recently, US intelligence officials told The New York Times on Friday. Officials don’t believe the sources have been compromised or killed, but rather have become more afraid of getting caught and taken out as Moscow ups the ante in […]

18 FEB

Mitch McConnell predicts Republicans will lose seats in the midterm elections

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he thought the GOP would lose seats in the 2018 midterm elections. He attributed Republicans’ problems to large funding gaps and a rising tide of liberal Democratic challengers. A record number of female Democrats are likely to challenge Republicans across the country this year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]