Some Republicans have turned to rhetoric stoking cultural divisions and at times pushing racial discord in the final days of the campaign.
Author: Annie Linskey
Ron Johnson pushes racial divisions in his closing message to Wis. GOP voters
Ron Johnson has turned up the volume on the issue of race in his closing message to base voters, whose support will be crucial in his tight contest against Mandela Barnes, who would be the state’s first Black senator.
Obama offers closing message as political tensions rise in U.S.
The most sought after surrogate on the campaign trail is Barack Obama, who is launching a series of rallies in the final days of the midterms.
Democrats scramble into defensive posture in final stage of midterms
Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, Democrats are trying to shore up the party’s candidates as Republicans charge deeper into their terrain.
Tim Ryan asks why Democrats ‘don’t smell blood’ and help him in Ohio
Tim Ryan is holding his own in a tough Ohio Senate contest but is getting little help from national Democrats. He hopes that will change in the final weeks.
Woman says she had to press Herschel Walker to pay for abortion he wanted
The account, echoed by a person she confided in at the time, adds to the swirl of controversy around the antiabortion Senate GOP candidate in Georgia.
Ga. Senate candidate Herschel Walker urged second abortion, according to report
A woman interviewed by the New York Times said the former football star ended their relationship after she refused his request.
Democrats aim to keep spotlight on abortion
Their efforts have collided with ramped-up Republican attempts to center the elections around crime and the economy.
GOP leaders rally behind Walker. But in Georgia, Republicans fret.
The emerging dynamic five weeks before the election encapsulated a predicament Republicans are confronting in the midterms.
Herschel Walker denies report that he paid for girlfriend’s abortion
Walker’s denial came after the Daily Beast published a detailed account from an unnamed former girlfriend who said Walker encouraged her to have an abortion after she became pregnant while they were dating.