Count Arizona as another state where Republicans could pick up a Senate seat and flip the chamber. Polls show a statistical tie in the race between Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly and Republican tech investor and political newcomer Blake Masters. Kelly, an astronaut, won in 2020 by 2.4% in a special election to fill the seat […]
Keeping the Ohio U.S. Senate seat in the hands of a Republican is central to the party’s strategy to win back the Senate. Democrats see an opening for their candidate, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who portrays himself as unbeholden to party leadership. Republicans have dominated recent statewide races in Ohio. Former President Donald Trump won […]
Georgia’s Senate race between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker has been one of the most closely watched contests in this midterm election. It is considered crucial to determining whether Democrats hold their narrow majority in the chamber or lose it to the Republicans. Many of the accusations in the race […]
President Joe Biden frequently talks about a significant uptick in manufacturing jobs on his watch. It’s a message designed to play well in the industrial Midwest, where states like Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are hosting a mix of competitive Senate and gubernatorial races in the midterm elections. Biden also seeks to paint his […]
On Facebook, a Spanish-language ad features a Venezuelan woman calling Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a “hypocrite.” The woman claims that Rubio, who is running for re-election, took “away opportunities from Dreamers,” a term broadly used to describe immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. “Vote correctly. Because in the end you want someone to […]
El candidato demócrata a gobernador, Charlie Crist, trató de generar dudas sobre el estilo de liderazgo de “ley y orden” del gobernador republicano Ron DeSantis en el único debate antes de las elecciones del 8 de noviembre. Crist, quien se desempeñó como gobernador de 2007 a 2010, comparó las tasas de criminalidad de su tiempo en […]
In a race described as the most expensive general election in the country with $55 million spent on TV ad buys, the battle between Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, and challenger Tim Michels, a Republican is shaping up as a neck-and-neck contest that could have an impact on deciding the outcome of the next presidential […]
An Oct. 28 attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, triggered a firestorm of misinformation that spread rapidly through right-wing communication networks — and on social media, where the false claims were amplified by public figures with millions of followers. For example, conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza repeatedly tweeted the unfounded claim that when […]
El senador republicano de EE. UU. Marco Rubio acusó a su rival demócrata, la representante estadounidense Val Demings, de preocuparse más por ponerse del lado de la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, representante demócrata por California, que por los intereses de los residentes de Florida. Un anuncio de campaña emitido unas semanas antes de […]
In the only debate in the race for New York governor, incumbent Kathy Hochul and Rep. Lee Zeldin offered plenty of claims and counterclaims. Zeldin, a Republican from Long Island, focused on crime, the Buffalo Bills stadium deal, and state’s population loss, while Hochul, an Erie County Democrat, highlighted Zeldin’s friendly relationship with former President Donald […]
Republicans are spotlighting a real issue — many Americans are dying from fentanyl overdoses — but misleading voters about how the powerful synthetic opioid enters the country illegally. Fentanyl, a prescription painkiller that is also made illegally, is similar to morphine but 50 to 100 times more potent. Ads ahead of the Nov. 8 elections […]
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s speech difficulties during his Oct. 25 Senate debate against Republican Mehmet Oz raised questions about Fetterman’s health following a stroke in May. The issue of a candidate’s health is always sensitive, and we won’t attempt to determine how capable Fetterman would be to serve in the Senate if he wins […]