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Lauren Bobert’s unexpectedly tight race for re-election in Colorado has emerged as one of the biggest surprises of the 2022 midterms. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fringe Republican trailed Democratic challenger Adam Fries for her House seat in the state’s 3rd Congressional District by 2,200 votes with 95 percent of the ballots counted. The race remains too close to call – although the New York Times estimates Ms. Bobert will return to victory, based on precincts in the district still to report votes. The tight race comes as a surprise to both Republicans and Democrats – as well as pollsters – since the controversial, flamboyant congresswoman was expected to enjoy a comfortable re-election. Meanwhile, in the Senate race, Democrat Michael Bennett topped Republican Joe O’Dea with 54.9 percent of the vote. The governor also turned blue, with Democrat Jared Polis defeating Republican Heidi Ganal. Show latest update 1668063660

Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock headed to Georgia runoff

Several networks predicted the fight would head to a second round on December 6 on Wednesday afternoon. That could mean the outcome of the race and control of the upper house of Congress will again come down to voters in Georgia. Bevan Hurley10 November 2022 07:01 1668056460

Adam Kinzinger mocks ‘loser’ Trump in withering attack

Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger taunted Donald Trump supporters Wednesday after a post on the Truth Social network claimed the former president was “prophesied” in the Bible. “Interesting,” the Illinois Republican tweeted Wednesday. “Googles Bible verses with ‘lost’ in them”. Bevan Hurley10 November 2022 05:01 1668052858

Biden takes a victory lap after midterm success

In his first remarks since the midterms, Joe Biden praised the Democrats’ performance in House races and the way the party carried several Senate races. “While the press and pundits are predicting a ‘giant red wave,’ it hasn’t happened,” he told reporters. “And I know you were a bit upset by my obsessive optimism, but I felt good about the whole process.” Bevan Hurley10 November 2022 04:00 1668049258

Trump was actually the biggest winner in the midterms — and here’s why

When the GOP inevitably takes back the House and McCarthy scraps the January 6 committee, Trump will bully and bully DeSandis — perhaps all the way to the Oval Office, writes Andrew Buncombe. Bevan Hurley 10 November 2022 03:00 1668045658

Abortion should not have mattered in the medium term

In states where abortion was on the ballot, people voted overwhelmingly in favor of access to the procedure – and where anti-abortion candidates ran in elections, voters tended not to favor them, writes the Independent’s Clémence Michallon. “Exit polls show voters cared much more about abortion than expected: It was the second most important issue on their minds, according to the NBC News poll, just behind inflation and well ahead of crime, gun policy and immigration. “And in states where abortion was expressly on the ballot, people voted for access to the procedure.” Bevan Hurley10 November 2022 02:00 1668042058

Abortion should not have mattered in the medium term

In states where abortion was on the ballot, people voted overwhelmingly in favor of access to the procedure – and where anti-abortion candidates ran in elections, voters tended not to favor them, writes the Independent’s Clémence Michallon. “Exit polls show voters cared much more about abortion than expected: It was the second most important issue on their minds, according to the NBC News poll, just behind inflation and well ahead of crime, gun policy and immigration. “And in states where abortion was expressly on the ballot, people voted for access to the procedure.” Bevan Hurley10 November 2022 01:00 1668038458

Lauren Bobert mocked for hours of silence after tweeting ‘The red tide has begun’

“The red tide has begun!” Lauren Bobert tweeted Tuesday as she congratulated Republican Anna Paulina Luna, who was one of the first House races called by The Associated Press. In the 17 hours since, as she trails Democratic challenger Adam Fries, Ms. Bobert has remained curiously silent. Filling the void were her many critics on social media. Johanna Chisholm has the story. Bevan Hurley November 10, 2022 12:00 AM 1668036658

Young voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats in the midterms

Voters ages 18 to 29 turned out overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates, according to exit polls from the National Election Center. Sixty-three percent of voters in that age group voted for Democratic House candidates, according to the poll, while 35 percent voted for Republicans. John Bowden explains how Gen Z helped Democrats stave off a red tide. Bevan Hurley November 9, 2022 11:30 pm 1668034858

‘Furious’ Trump blames Melania for telling him to support Dr. Oz

In case you were wondering how things are going at Mar-a-Lago today, Donald Trump is apparently lashing out at everyone — including wife Melania — over the poor midterm showings of the candidates he endorsed. “Trump is really furious this morning, particularly about Mehmet Oz, and he’s blaming everyone who advised him to support Oz, including his wife, calling it her best decision, according to people close to him,” he said. Maggie Haberman of New York; The Times tweeted Wednesday morning. Gustav Kilander has the full story. Bevan Hurley November 9, 2022 11:00 p.m 1668031558

Adam Frisch urges voters to make sure their ballots are counted

Lauren Boebert’s opponent, Adam Frisch, is encouraging voters to check that their ballots were cast legally. “We need every vote! Make sure your ballot is counted,” he tweeted a while ago. “If you’ve received a ballot rejection letter from your county clerk, you can fix it via text! Text “colorado” to SofS to 28683 and follow the instructions to fix any errors.” Bevan Hurley November 9, 2022 10:05 p.m