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The Republican party is “dead” and needs to be buried to make way for “something new” after its poor performance in the midterm elections, Sen. Josh Hawley said. Counting is still ongoing across the country, but it’s now confirmed that Democrats will retain control of the Senate. And while the GOP is likely to take the House, it will do so with far fewer seats than projected. Mr. Hawley made his remarks after Democratic incumbent Kathryn Cortez Masto’s victory over Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in Nevada, which clinched the Senate result. He blamed the GOP leadership for their “mistake” in election strategy that failed to deliver anything new to working-class voters. With the results in Nevada now decided, Georgia is the only state where both parties are still competing for a Senate seat. Many Republicans have criticized the party’s leadership in recent days, with some blaming Donald Trump and others Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. President Joe Biden said he feels “good” about the election results and is “looking forward to the next two years.”
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Republicans ‘angry’ at Trump go after DeSandis after he made Florida a ‘red state’
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Josh Hawley Says Republican Party Is ‘Dead’
The Republican party is “dead” and in need of a complete revival after its disappointing results in the midterm elections, according to GOP Sen. Josh Hawley, part of a growing backlash against the party’s leadership. Mr. Hawley’s remark about the state of the GOP came shortly after incumbent Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in Nevada, a result that meant Democrats retained control of the Senate. “The old party is dead,” the Missouri senator said in a tweet late Saturday. “Time to bury it. Make something new.” Alisha Rahaman Sarkar14 November 2022 05:21 1668401107
Republicans will ‘use debt limit vote as leverage to cut Medicare and Social Security,’ Pelosi says
Gustaf Kilander 14 November 2022 04:45 1668397507
Election Day presented few major problems, despite the new election laws
Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups worried that restrictions in Republican-leaning states prompted by false claims about the 2020 election could jeopardize access to the ballot for many voters. These concerns did not seem to materialize. There were no widespread reports of voter turnout, and turnout, while down from the last midterm cycle four years ago, appeared strong in Georgia, a state with hotly contested races for governor and U.S. Senate. The lack of widespread disenfranchisement is not necessarily a sign that everyone who wanted to vote could. there is no good way to tell why some voters did not vote. Voter advocacy groups promoted voter education campaigns and modified voting strategies as a way to reduce confusion and get as many voters as possible to vote. “We in the Texas voting rights community feared the worst,” Anthony Gutierrez, director of Common Cause Texas, said Wednesday. “For the most part, it didn’t happen.” The Associated Press14 November 2022 03:45 1668393907
Pelosi says Biden should run again, possibly set up rerun against Trump
Gustaf Kilander 14 November 2022 02:45 1668390307
Biden is on track for the party’s best first-term performance since JFK
Gustaf Kilander 14 November 2022 01:45 1668386707
Louisiana Republican senator backs McConnell after Trump pushes Rick Scott for Senate GOP leader
Gustaf Kilander 14 November 2022 00:45 1668384907
White House adviser says Democrats have ‘effective strategy’ to defeat ‘MAGA Republicans’
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GOP’s Chavez-DeRemer flips Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer won the open US House seat in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. Graeme Massie14 November 2022 00:02 1668383107
‘Elections are about the future’: Pelosi celebrates Democrats’ midterm success
Gustaf Kilander November 13, 2022 11:45 pm
