B-Man Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Well, I hardly ever start threads, but it looks like we could use a (correctly named) thread for the non-presidential campaigns upcoming. Romney Faces a Challenger for His Senate Seat BY LINCOLN BROWN https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lincolnbrown/2023/05/23/romney-faces-a-challenger-for-his-senate-seat-n1697457 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024 CNN.com https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/30/politics/senate-race-rankings-may-elections/index.html — Opportunity is ripe for Republicans to win back the Senate next year -- if they can land the candidates to pull it off. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 26 minutes ago, B-Man said: California. Poll: GOP Candidate Eric Early Beats Out Potential Democrat Replacements for Sen. Dianne Feinstein A Berkeley IGS poll is showing some surprising strength for the Republican candidate running for California Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat. If offered a head-to-head matchup between attorney Eric Early and the currently declared candidates: Rep. Katie Porter (D-Orange County), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), Early comes out on top. Newsom is salivating like a rabid dog to appoint another Senator, with the guarantee that once incumbency is established, it’s pretty much inevitable that they will never be voted out (he’s not wrong). His latest float: California’s own Dalai Lama, Oprah, because, why not? https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/05/25/poll-in-a-head-to-head-matchup-for-senate-republican-eric-early-comes-out-on-top-increases-dems-urgency-to-replace-feinstein-n751564 . Continuing Red trend from 2022 - and in NY to. I can’t imagine why. This is why the new wave of illegals is headed to NY - especially WNY. THEY NEED VOTES. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2023/05/28/chris-deluzio-jim-nelson-2024-election/stories/202305280050 SALENA ZITO: The first GOP candidate in the swing 17th district is a Black pastor from Penn Hills. Mr. Nelson’s decision to run comes at a time when Democrats — who often bank their ability to win on non-white voters — have seen a small but not insignificant number of minority voters turned off by the party’s apparent slide toward elitism. Our interview came in the same week Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, launched his presidential campaign and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is seeking to become the state’s first Black governor, crushed all of his well-funded GOP primary opponents. Both Mr. Scott and Mr. Cameron have faced racial remarks from some media, and some Democrats, that would in other contexts be considered terribly racist. “In other contexts. . . .” 😡 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 Yikes: Manchin Absolutely Tanking in New West Virginia Poll Guy Benson One of the last remaining moderate Democrats in Congress burnished his independent credentials back home in his deep red state in late 2021, swooping in to (almost single-handedly) kill the Biden agenda. But months later, that same Democrat shocked DC by unveiling a surprise deal cut behind closed doors with Chuck Schumer, resurrecting key elements of that same agenda. The result was the so-called 'Inflation Reduction Act,' and its bloating Green New Deal spending and historic expansion and empowerment of the Internal Revenue Service. Upon further review, the folks back home were not impressed. The ostensibly moderate and independent Democrat didn't seem so moderate or independent anymore, handing his party an unexpected legislative gift in the run-up to key election. Public opinion instantly soured. And the politician in question, West Virginia Senator Joe Minchin, has been backpedaling ever since. He's even threatened to try to repeal his own bill, citing 'betrayals' from his party, which everyone saw coming. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2023/05/31/yikes-manchin-absolutely-tanking-in-new-west-virginia-poll-n2623847 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Frankish Reich Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 5/24/2023 at 8:51 AM, B-Man said: Well, I hardly ever start threads, but it looks like we could use a (correctly named) thread for the non-presidential campaigns upcoming. Romney Faces a Challenger for His Senate Seat BY LINCOLN BROWN https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lincolnbrown/2023/05/23/romney-faces-a-challenger-for-his-senate-seat-n1697457 . "Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs has announced that he is challenging Mitt Romney in the upcoming election" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 https://www.axios.com/2023/06/08/ruling-boosts-dems-odds-house-takeover-2024 The Supreme Court's surprise ruling that Alabama Republicans violated Black voters' rights in drawing up congressional districts could change maps in several key states — and boost Democrats' odds of taking control of the U.S. House next year. Why it matters: It won't take much to upend Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif) 10-seat majority. Thursday's ruling likely will add a blue seat in Alabama, and could add more in Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas. That could go a long way toward offsetting potential GOP gains in North Carolina and Ohio. Driving the news: The high court ruled that the GOP's congressional map in Alabama — where the population is 27% Black — violated the Voting Rights Act by slicing up majority-Black areas so that only one of the state's seven districts (or 14%) had a majority of Black residents. Democrats could pick up one seat with a revised Alabama map — and other southern states with similar legal fights, including Louisiana and Georgia, also could be forced to draw new maps that net the party additional seats. "This could reverberate to LA, SC and/or GA, forcing creation of 2-4 new Black majority districts and netting Dems 2-4 seats," Cook Political Report's David Wasserman tweeted. The ruling also could help Democrats flip seats in Texas in 2024, said Marina Jenkins, executive director of the National Democratic Redistricting Commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) approval rating in Utah is dropping, and most say he should not seek reelection, a recent Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found. https://www.deseret.com/2023/6/11/23749782/mitt-romney-poll-approval-rating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Callahan Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Inflation Outpaces Wages For 26th Straight Month its the economy stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 Michigan Republican Tom Barrett leaps back into crucial House race Barrett filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Friday, launching his campaign for Michigan's 7th Congressional District after months of speculation he was eyeing another bid. The Republican candidate lost to Rep. Elisa Slotkin, D-Mich., in the 2022 midterms but will face new opposition in 2024, as the incumbent Democrat takes a shot at the state's open Senate seat next cycle. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michigan-republican-tom-barrett-house-race-slotkin?intcmp=tw_fnc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 The Senate Races Set Up Democrats for Delicious Agony Kurt Schlichter https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2023/07/10/the-senate-races-set-up-dems-for-delicious-agony-n2625470 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 Rematch in Texas: Mayra Flores is running again to flip a seat in South Texas KAREN TOWNSEND Former Congresswoman Mayra Flores is ready to run again. She flipped a South Texas seat from a 100 year dominance by Democrats to Republican in 2022. She was the first Mexican-born congresswoman. Flores is running again for the seat she lost in November. She made history in June 2022 by winning a special election in Texas’ 34th Congressional District seated in Brownsville. Republicans have set their sites on flipping South Texas from blue to red and her victory was a huge boost for Republicans. She ran for a full term last November and lost to U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez by 8.5 percentage points. The McAllen Democrat ran in the 34th congressional district after the 2021 redistricting cycle. Last November Republicans ran Flores and two other Republican women in districts that were targeted to be flipped. Only one won, though, and Flores lost her race. Flores is ready to rumble. No doubt she learned some valuable lessons during her last campaign, as Gonzalez ran a particularly nasty campaign against her. https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/07/13/rematch-in-texas-mayra-flores-is-running-again-to-flip-a-seat-in-south-texas-n564283 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 For senate in Virginia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 Term limits please ! Senator Bernie Sanders (VT-I): 81 years old Senator Mitch McConnell (KY-R): 80 years old Senator Charles Grassley (IA-R): 89 years old Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA-D): 89 years old Rep. Grace Napolitano (CA-D): 86 years old Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (AL-D): 85 years old Rep. Harold Rogers (KY-R): 85 years old Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-D): 85 years old Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-D): 84 years old Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (MD-D): 83 years old Rep. James E. Clyburn (SC-D): 82 years old Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): 82 years old Rep. Danny K. Davis (IL-D): 81 years old Rep. John Carter (TX-R): 81 years old Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA): 80 years old Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-CA): 80 years old 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 Not 2024, but this fall. On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the people of Kentucky will go the the polls to vote for governor. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear is running for reelection against his Republican challenger, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. For the better part of the summer, Beshear – touted as one of “America’s 5 most popular governors” – has maintained a steady range – between 4 to 10 points – in his lead over Cameron. But it might not be all moonlight and roses for the popular governor coming into the home stretch. Cameron has a pretty solid record of his own that he’s running on, which has come into open conflict with Beshear’s big blue policies several times. There’s also a well of simmering resentment over Beshear’s handling of the COVID lockdowns. He may have led the state to a “strong recovery,” but how he led through the pandemic itself is a sore point to this day with many residents, and they are quick to remind people of it. Beshear also vetoed the Kentucky legislature’s anti-gender affirming care for minors bill, saying it would “increase suicides” and allow “excessive government interference in personal health decisions.” He expressed no concern about saving children from irreparable harm or sparing them irreversible surgeries for a lifetime of pain and suffering. Fortunately, huge majorities in both houses of the legislature allowed Kentucky lawmakers to override that veto. This is part of the “culture warrior” shadow the media is trying to cast on Cameron and make him scary to swing voters, along with “right-wing, school choice billionaires” financing him and the Trump endorsement. All the boogiemen of classic Democratic demagoguery. I don’t think it’s going to stick and it’s certainly not going to stop Cameron. He’s unafraid to be seen in public and speak to his beliefs with like-minded souls. https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2023/08/30/just-how-blue-will-the-grass-in-ky-be-on-election-day-n574693 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 Nick Begich Announces Another Run for Alaska's Sole House Seat https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/08/30/nick-begich-announces-another-run-for-alaskas-sole-house-seat-n2163247 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Former Rep. Mike Rogers Enters Michigan Senate Race as the First Prominent Republican US News ^ | 9/6/23 Republican Mike Rogers, who served in Congress for 14 years and chaired the House Intelligence Committee, is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan that Democrats have held for over two decades. The announcement, which was provided to The Associated Press in a campaign video on Wednesday, instantly shakes up a Senate race that had been relatively quiet and dominated by Democratic candidates. It's seen as a recruiting victory for Michigan Republicans, who have struggled to win statewide races with a state party in turmoil. A former Marine and FBI agent, Rogers was elected to Congress in 2000 and served seven terms in the House, the last two as chair of the committee that oversees U.S. intelligence agencies. He left office in 2015 and served briefly on Trump’s transition team as an adviser on national security issues. (Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ... https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-09-06/former-rep-mike-rogers-enters-michigan-senate-race-as-the-first-prominent-republican . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 5/31/2023 at 2:11 PM, B-Man said: Yikes: Manchin Absolutely Tanking in New West Virginia Poll Guy Benson This is such a great picture it portrays how in todays all inclusive world that people even applaud a loser . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 Thank God ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 This could be the end of Adam Schiff MARTIN WALSH California Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff spent years in the media limelight pushing false theories against former President Donald Trump, some of which led to Trump’s first impeachment. Now, as a potential candidate for Senate to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Schiff is under a different kind of spotlight, and what it’s showing might not be good for his Senate bid. So far, Schiff has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Feinstein, with fellow Democrat Rep. Katie Porter of Southern California in second place. A survey conducted by the University of California, Berkeley found that among likely voters, Schiff received 20% of the vote and Porter received 17%. One-third or so of those asked were unsure which option they preferred. Sixteen people have declared at least some interest in running for the position. But Schiff’s checkered past might catch up with him, especially after a Politico report detailed Schiff’s history of cultivating powerful interests and rewarding them with taxpayer money when it served his political ambitions. A Politico analysis found that Schiff earmarked some $10 million to go to defense contractors who have donated to his campaigns. https://conservativebrief.com/schiff-facing-76889/ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/25/adam-schiff-earmarks-00117716 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 Fmr Baseball MVP Steve Garvey Joins California US Senate Race Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joined the race Tuesday to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., giving Republicans a splash of star quality on the ballot in a heavily Democrat state where the GOP has not won a Senate race in 35 years. Garvey, 74, launched his campaign with a video lush with baseball imagery that recalled his career as a perennial All-Star who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. It also signaled he would lean toward the political center in a party dominated by former President Donald Trump, the leading GOP presidential candidate who could share the ballot with Garvey next year. "I never played for Democrats or Republicans or independents. I played for all of you," Garvey said in the video, in which he also alluded to problems vexing the state from homelessness to crime. "It's going to be a common sense campaign." https://www.newsmax.com/us/steve-garvey-california-senate/2023/10/10/id/1137691/?ns_mail_uid=6c58b7b6-488c-4f5e-b136-3ad6f7e3d065&ns_mail_job=DM532471_10102023&s=acs&dkt_nbr=010502k0yt70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Shocker in Louisiana as Republican Jeff Landry Smokes Democrat to Flip Governor’s Mansion Without Runoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 Ohio Democrat Senator Appears Vulnerable in 2024 by Matt Margolis The 2024 Senate map offers a promising chance for the Republican Party to reclaim control of the U.S. Senate. Democrats have to defend twenty seats next November, while Republicans have to defend just eleven. It’s a more favorable map for the GOP than in 2022, raising the potential for the party to secure a comfortable margin in the Senate. It’s been clear for some time that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) is in trouble, and new polling shows Republican candidate Jim Justice with a comfortable lead. Polls also show that Sen. John Tester (D-Mont.) is also extremely vulnerable. Another incumbent Democrat who finds himself in a competitive race is Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). Ohio may be a battleground state, but it’s a state that’s been getting redder in recent cycles. https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/10/16/ohio-democrat-senator-appears-vulnerable-in-2024-n1735329 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 Trump Announces Endorsement In Pivotal West Virginia Senate Race Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. Trump made the announcement with a post on Truth Social; Justice faces a primary challenge from Republican Rep. Alex Mooney, who announced his candidacy in November for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/18/trump-announces-endorsement-in-pivotal-west-virginia-senate-race/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 Another 2023 race that the Left is in a panic about. Stoking fear is pretty much the only card Democrats have left in their deck at this point, in Virginia and beyond. Mother Jones Tries to Scare Virginia Voters and, LOL, No There is a big election coming up in Virginia on Nov. 7. Republicans, who won the Governor's, Lieutenant Governor's, and Attorney General's seats in 2021 -- along with the state House of Delegates -- need to win only a couple of seats to take the state Senate in 2023 and have a unified government for the next couple of years (Republicans also need to hold the House of Delegates, where they have a slim majority). And Democrats are feeling VERY scared about that prospect. Not only does Youngkin hold a healthy approval rating in the high 50s, but also most of his policies and accomplishments have been met with solid approval. Meanwhile, state Democrat scandals continue to pile up But when things are looking most dire, just call on Mother Jones to try to fearmonger and gaslight the election to help the flailing Democrats. VOTING RIGHTS ARE IN PERIL. Except, no, they are not. Everyone eligible to vote in Virginia can vote. Youngkin just cleaned up the election process to minimize fraud. ABORTION IS IN PERIL. Except no. It's not a right and it is not in danger of becoming illegal in Virginia. Virginia Republicans do, however, support protecting unborn children from leftists who want zero restrictions on abortion whatsoever. https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2023/10/27/dont-threaten-us-with-a-good-time-mother-jones-tries-to-scare-virginia-voters-and-lol-n2389078 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 Two House Democrats Won't Seek Re-election Jackson’s decision was prompted by the redistricting of North Carolina, which was authorized Wednesday by the GOP-controlled state legislature. The revised map redraws several districts currently held by Democrats in favor of the Republican Party. </snip> Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), 61 years old, will leave Congress in 2025 after nearly two decades of service, he announced on October 26. </snip> Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC), 41, who just took office in January after nine years in the state Senate, has also announced that he will not seek reelection in 2024. https://beckernews.com/22-two-democrats-call-it-quits-wont-run-for-re-election-as-biden-approval-craters/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Another House Democrat Announces Retirement Ahead of 2024 Election 10/31/23 | Zachary Stieber Another member of the U.S. House of Representatives is declining to run in 2024. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) will step down at the end of his term after representing Oregon in the House for 29 years, he announced on Oct. 30. https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/10/30/earl-blumenauer-will-not-run-for-re-election/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Kay Granger, Republican Ringleader Against Jim Jordan’s Speakership Bid, Won’t Run for Reelection BRADLEY JAYE Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), a top Republican ringleader who fought Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as he sought the Speaker’s gavel, will not run for reelection, according to reports. Granger, 80, had begun taking heat in her Fort Worth district for opposing Jordan and faced a primary challenge. She voted against the Republican nominee Jordan on the first ballot and continued to oppose him until Jordan was stripped of his nomination by a Republican conference secret ballot. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/01/kay-granger-republican-ringleader-against-jim-jordans-speakership-bid-wont-run-reelection/ . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Good riddance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillStime Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Let's see what he does with his legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 With Manchin Out, Democrats Senate Hopes Are Fading As you’ve probably heard by now, Sen. Joe Manchin is not running for another term in the Senate next year. Manchin would be running as a Democrat in West Virginia against Gov. Jim Justice, a popular Republican. This move makes a lot of sense for Manchin. Rather than spend time and money only to lose a race he has little chance of winning, Manchin gets to go out on his own terms. But there’s no denying this is very bad news for the Democratic Party. In order to hold the Senate, they now need to win every seat they are defending and win the White House. https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/11/10/with-manchin-out-democrats-senate-hopes-are-fading-n591632 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 Not as easy when you aren't the majority and can just rubber stamp things. Too much work now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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