Democrats are growing gloomier in their outlook for the midterms next year amid President Biden’s poor approval ratings, nagging economic issues and GOP advantages in the redistricting process.
Author: Alexander Bolton
Inflation spike gives ammunition to Manchin
Soaring inflation is shaking up negotiations on Capitol Hill over President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, giving Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and other centrists more leverage to push for a smaller reconciliation packag…
Trump’s attacks on McConnell seen as prelude to 2024 White House bid
Former President Trump is refusing to let his feud with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) die, instead amplifying it in what GOP strategists suspect is an effort to rev up the GOP base ahead of a 2024 campaign for p…
Trump mocks ‘Old Crow Mitch’ McConnell over Biden’s infrastructure win
Former President Donald Trump took another shot at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday, this time skewering him over voting for a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that is President Biden’s…
Manchin sees his power grow
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) may be the most powerful member of the Senate and his leverage in the fight over President Biden’s social spending and climate agenda has increased in the past week.Manchin scored a major…
McConnell: 2022 midterms will be ‘very good election for Republicans’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is predicting Republicans will have a “very good election” next year, implying the party has a good chance of taking both chambers of Congress.Th…
Senate GOP worries Trump could derail bid for majority
GOP senators are worried that former President Trump could thwart their hopes of winning back the Senate majority next year with his support for controversial primary candidates who they fear could turn away women voters….
Democrats scramble for path forward after election setbacks
Democratic lawmakers are scrambling for a path forward after Tuesday’s disappointing election results in Virginia, New Jersey and New York.The enthusiasm of Republican voters and a decisive shift among independents…
Democrats hit panic button after Virginia collapse
A dismal performance by Democratic candidates in New Jersey and Virginia is sparking a sense of panic among Democrats who now view their Senate and House majorities as in serious peril in the 2022 midterm elections….
Manchin says ‘unbelievable’ Virginia results validate concerns over spending package
Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has slowed down negotiations on a massive $1.75 trillion reconciliation package, says the “unbelievable” Republican victories in Virginia’s statewide races Tuesday validate his con…