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Whether the Republicans have the oomph to take control of the Senate in January is an open question. But at least on one issue, they seem to have the Senate’s most conservative Democrat in their corner. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin refused to hold…
Read More West Virginia Democrat Sen. Manchin Blocks Biden Choice To Regulate Energy Industry
One left-wing reporter believes Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman is presidential timber. MSNBC’s Katy Tur, who infamously and ridiculously compared marshmallowy, overpaid journalists to firefighters early in the Trump administration, suggested on election night that Fetterman could be president one day — despite a stroke, the…
Read More MSNBC Reporter Floats Idea Of A Fetterman Presidency
A rising Republican star says it’s time for the Republican Party to move on from Donald Trump. Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears cited the lackluster performance of the GOP in Tuesday’s elections as the reason she would not support him in 2024, and for the…
Read More Rising GOP Star Slammed After Saying “Enough Is Enough” With Trump
Former President Donald Trump took off the gloves Thursday, slamming NewsCorp and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a statement. After former President Donald Trump rolled out his “Ron DeSanctimonious” nickname, Trump supporters appeared to be trying to fend off a potential battle with DeSantis for…
Read More Trump Slams Florida Governor DeSantis In Statement, Says “He Is Playing Games”
With the control of the United States House and Senate still in the balance after the 2022 midterm elections, the anticipated ‘red wave’ Republicans were hoping for didn’t happen. On Thursday, the New York Post pushed, or printed, the blame on former President Donald Trump. In…
Read More Trump Fires Back NY Post And Fox News, Calls On CNN To Bring Him On
Republican Representative-elect Mike Lawler of New York called for the party to go in a “different direction” from former President Donald Trump during a Thursday CNN appearance. Lawler said, “I think the president is going to make a determination as to what he wants to…
Read More Republican Representative-Elect Mike Lawler Says To ‘Move Forward’ From Trump
An MSNBC contributor suggested Thursday a presidential ticket of Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and twice-defeated Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams of Georgia. “What about if we had — we pair up Liz Cheney and Stacey Abrams and actually start talking about universal voting…
Read More MSNBC Panelist Suggests Liz Cheney And Stacey Abrams “Pair Up” To Run For President
Colorado Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is in a tight race for reelection against Democrat Adam Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman. Boebert’s contest in Colorado’s sprawling 3rd Congressional District was being watched nationally as Republicans try to flip control of the U.S. House in the midterm elections. …
Read More Lauren Boebert Takes 386 Vote Lead Over Adam Frisch In Colorado
Republicans are projected to win the popular vote for the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s midterm elections as states continue counting ballots, according to Cook Political Report. In 2018 Democrats won the popular vote for the House in midterm elections by 8.6 points. Republicans are…
Read More Republicans Projected To Win National Popular Vote
Arguably the sweetest of the sweeping GOP victories on Tuesday that drove Republicans to supermajorities in both halves of the Florida Legislature was the takedown of Democratic Rep. Carlos G. Smith of Orlando. Smith, who bills himself as Florida’s “first LGBTQ Latino legislator,” was one…
Read More Radical Orlando Democrat Had Private Eyes On GOP Opponent In Desperate Bid To Keep Office