Author: David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner
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Sinema’s switch upends 2024 Arizona Senate race
The 2024 Senate race in Arizona has been scrambled before it even got started with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to leave the Democratic Party and register as an independent. The incumbent Arizona senator did not reveal her 2024 plans Friday as she announced her departure from the Democratic Party. But political operatives in the Grand…
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Ruben Gallego reaffirms interest in challenging Sinema in 2024 with broadside criticizing her party switch
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), in a scathing critique of Kyrsten Sinema, said the Arizona senator’s decision to leave the Democratic Party and register as an independent has not altered his interest in challenging her in 2024. “Whether in the Marine Corps or in Congress, I have never backed down from fighting for Arizonans,” Gallego said…
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Young voters helped deliver Democrats control of Senate, stave off red wave: Poll
Younger voters, particularly younger female voters, helped deliver the Democrats control of the Senate and keep their loss in the House to a minimum. According to a survey conducted by the Democratic firm Global Strategy Group and its research project, Navigator, the Democrats dominated Republicans among Gen Z voters and Millenials. And they were especially…
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Christmas comes early for Michigan Democrats as they prepare to host early 2024 primary
Corks are popping from apple cider bottles all over Michigan as the perennial Midwestern battleground celebrates its entry into the exclusive club of early presidential primary states and readies for the political spotlight in 2024. The move is only applicable to the Democratic Party. Republicans are sticking to the traditional calendar that starts with Iowa,…
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Georgia enters 2024 presidential contest a no-holds-barred battleground
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) was reelected in a hard-fought runoff election over Republican Herschel Walker, cementing Georgia’s status as a toss-up battleground heading into 2024. For the past two years, Republicans everywhere were comforting themselves with the supposition that now-President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump in typically red Georgia in 2020 was a…
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Warnock fends off Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia, handing Democrats outright majority in Senate
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) won reelection Tuesday, fending off a spirited challenge from Republican Herschel Walker while helping Democrats grow their thin Senate majority in the midterm elections after a bruising four-week runoff campaign. Warnock was leading Walker 50.4% to 49.6% when the race was called, earning the senator his first full six-year term after…
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Democrats meeting now after Biden backed push to drastically change 2024 process
The Democratic Party, at the direction of President Joe Biden, is in the final stages of making a series of changes that could have major ramifications on the 2024 presidential race. The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee was meeting in open session Friday to finalize Biden’s decision to crown South Carolina as the…
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DNC set to shake up presidential nominating calendar
The Democratic Party is poised for a major overhaul of its presidential nominating process, with plans to add Midwest battlegrounds Michigan or Minnesota to the mix of coveted early primary states and demote Iowa from a lead-off spot occupied for decades. A key Democratic National Committee panel was set to meet in open session Friday…
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Zeldin weighs RNC chairman bid with help from Trump allies
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) is accelerating his exploration of a bid to lead the Republican National Committee, assembling a team of advisers to help determine his viability versus incumbent RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. Zeldin had loosely mulled running for RNC chairman since just after the midterm elections, when some Republicans impressed with his strong, albeit…
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Schumer-linked group targets Walker with another round of attack ads
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is sparing no expense to reelect Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) in the Georgia runoff election, a victory that would deliver his party an outright majority in the Senate for the next two years. Georgia Honor, a super PAC affiliated with the Schumer-aligned Senate Majority PAC, is investing another $5.83…




