In the end, it wasnt close at all. On election night, Texans handed sweeping victories to the Republican Party that controls the state, and in particular its ascendant MAGA faction. As Vice President Harris performed far worse across the state than Joe Biden did in 2020, Democratic hopes quickly fizzled. In addition to a decisive loss for...

The Republican challenger has conceded after a close contest for North Carolina's only toss-up congressional district

One of two Democratic state attorneys in Florida who Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis removed from office in what opponents say were political moves won back their old job from voters

North Carolina Democratic Rep. Don Davis fended off a challenge from Republican Laurie Buckhout keeping a key House seat in the Democrats’ column as they seek to take control of the chamber. Davis won in the 1st Congressional District with 49.5% of the vote to Buckhout’s 47.9%, with 99% of votes counted, the Associated...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Republican candidate Laurie Buckhout conceded the race for North Carolina’s only toss-up congressional district on Wednesday following a tight, closely watched race against incumbent first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis.Bu...

In their first broadcast since Donald Trump took back the White House overnight in a resounding victory over Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, the co-hosts...

Education has been the calling card of the Democratic Party when it comes to kitchen table matters for decades. Yet, four years after destructive COVID-19 lockdowns showed that Democrats couldnt be trusted with the K-12 education system, it’s a concern that has been largely abandoned by the party, and when candidates do engage on it, […]

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden emerged victorious in the highly contentious battle for Maine’s Second Congressional District seat, defeating challenger State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) after a close race. Rep. Golden secured a slim, 50.8 percent majority on Wednesday morning with 72 percent of the vote counted, maintaining his seat in the House. With [...]The post

A pair of Democratic incumbents lost tight races to Republicans in neighboring districts in Pennsylvania, giving the GOP more breathing room in its battle to keep the House majority.

The Wisconsin Senate race has been called for Tammy Baldwin.The contest, between the incumbent Democratic senator and Republican busine...

Harris, once viewed as a potential savior for the Democratic Party after Joe Biden s reelection campaign stalled, is reckoning with a profound rejection by American voters in this years presidential election.

PEWAUKEE, Wis. Wisconsin three-term Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has successfully defended her seat from Republican challenger businessman Eric Hovde. Baldwin narrowly won, with 49.4% of the vote to Hovde’s 48.5%, with 99% of votes counted, the Associated Press reports. “I’m proud to head back to the Senate to keep fighting for our workers, farmers,...

Rep. John James (R-Mich.) will win his House election for another term representing Michigans 10th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. James defeated Democrat Carl Marlinga, a former circuit court judge and prosecutor, to win his second term representing the battleground district. Marlinga was the Democratic nominee for the district also in 2022, losing to...

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin won reelection to a third term representing Wisconsin on Wednesday. Baldwin’s win was key for Democrats in their hopes to maintain majority control of the Senate. She defeated Republican millionaire businessman Eric Hovde, who was making his second run for Senate, having previously lost in the 2012 Republican primary. Baldwin argued that Hovde was discon...

Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison has reportedly declined to mount a reelection bid next year after voters dealt his party a resounding blow Tuesday evening. Harrison oversaw the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017 before being elected to chair the DNC in January 2021. Nearly four years later, he will not run […]

* Senate President Don Harmon is the Democratic committeeperson for Oak Park Township, and House Speaker Chris Welch is the Democratic committeeperson for Proviso Township, so this is kinda interesting…Oak Park & Proviso voters demand Fair MapsIllinoisThis election, voters in Oak Park and Proviso townships showed overwhelming support for ending gerrymandering in Illinois. In both ...

(RNS) Harris did worse with women, Hispanics and young people than did the Democratic candidates in the last two presidential elections.The post Five takeaways from 2024 election appeared first on RNS.

Post-McConnell Republicans now control the U.S. Senate, thanks in part to a Democratic super PAC closely affiliated with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).Although Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) has been in office for nearly two decades, he appeared particular...

Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Susan Wild faced Republican challenger Ryan Mackenzie for the 7th Congressional District seat in the Keystone State.

Vice President Harris faced voters who were hungry for change and thought the country was headed in the wrong direction fierce headwinds that proved insurmountable.She also faced a major political realignment, with Democratic losses up and down the ballot and across the map.