Republican Truck Driver Beating New Jersey Senate President
UPDATE: The Associated Press has called the New Jersey Senate race in favor of Republican Ed Durr. Durr’s victory over Democrat Steve Sweeney has massive implications for both Republicans and Democrats in New Jersey. Sweeney’s influence as the longtime president of the state’s upper legislative chamber rivaled that of governors. Insiders widely believed that he’d […]
Republican Projected to Win Seattle City Attorney Race
Virginia and New Jersey weren’t the only places Democrats underperformed last night. Progressive activists suffered a high-profile defeat attempting to scrap the Minneapolis Police Department. Meanwhile, local media has declared a Republican candidate the winner in (checks notes) Seattle. Republican Ann Davison is poised to become the city’s top attorney. Washington State has held vote-by-mail elections for […]
Top Prognosticator Projects Phil Murphy Wins New Jersey’s Governor’s Race
UPDATE: The Associated Press has called the New Jersey governor’s race in favor of Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy, a Democrat, won re-election in a highly competitive race that dragged well past election night. However, Republican Jack Ciattarelli hasn’t conceded. A campaign spokesperson called it irresponsible to do so until officials count all of the ballots. ORIGINAL […]
Congressional Leaders Demand Answers From Loudoun County Superintendent
GOP leaders are demanding answers from Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) today. Their calls follow LCPS’ self-acknowledged failure to provide a safe environment for students. SEE ALSO: McAuliffe Staffers Try and Fail to Get Conservative Activist Arrested Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and House Education and Labor Committee […]
Stunner in New Jersey Remains Uncalled
By now you know that Republicans had a big night. In Virginia, Glenn Youngkin defeated Terry McAuliffe. More GOP wins down-ballot have reversed years of Democratic gains. SEE ALSO: Election Day Updates and Results Despite their best efforts, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris all failed to push McAuliffe over the finish line. However, […]
McAuliffe Staffers Try and Fail to Get Conservative Activist Arrested
Virginia is home to this year’s biggest, most contested political race. That means the Old Dominion is also home to campaign trackers—staffers who follow the opposing candidate hoping to record a gaffe or worse. Despite that reality, the McAuliffe campaign was none too happy to see a conservative activist filming their candidate last night. Although […]
Marines Reveal Penalty for Leathernecks Who Refuse Vaccines
The Marine Corps has a tough response for active duty service members who don’t get their shots by the branch’s coronavirus vaccination deadline. Get out. As the Military Times reports: The Corps will kick out every Marine who refuses the COVID-19 vaccine and fails to receive an approved exemption by the Nov. 28 deadline, a new […]
Guest Post: I’m Immunocompromised, and I’ve Never Asked Others to Protect Me
“Get that child to the hospital RIGHT NOW.” Those were the words that rang in my mother’s ears when she picked up the phone at midnight in the winter of 1984. She all but threw my father out of bed as they hastily got dressed, told my older brother to hold down the fort (he […]
Winners and Losers: Youngkin Edition
The whole election came down to 70,000 votes. For me, this is the fun part where I look at my own MS Excel charts — yes, old habits die hard — with my own special math and reflect on what I got right and what I missed. Despite counsel otherwise, Princess Blanding of the Liberation […]