| Excerpt: | When the Associated Press called the race, Ingraham did not receive the news well, having spent more than a whole season predicting a “red tsunami” would sweep the Senate. “I’m pissed tonight, frankly," said the host who spent autumn predicting the election would yield a red tsunami. |
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| Published at: | 11:41 AM on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | GA-Sen |
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Monthly Archives: December 2022
Herschel Walker’s loss in Georgia infuriates Laura Ingraham and fellow Fox personalities
Meet the Republicans joining the Washington State Legislature on January 9th, 2023
| Excerpt: | Republicans in Washington State lost legislative seats in the November 2022 midterms, but due to retirements, they will have several new members in 2023-2024. Get to know the newest Republican representatives and senators! |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Kamil Zaidi |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Senator Raphael Warnock is the projected winner of the 2022 Georgia Senate runoff
| Excerpt: | With 96.03% of the estimated vote counted, Warnock had a 57,240 vote lead over Walker, a former gridiron star who disgraced himself on the campaign trail with a series of incoherent, ridiculous statements. Warnock had a total of 1,752,384 votes -- 50.8%, while Walker had 1,695,144 votes -- 49.2% |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | GA-Sen |
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2022 Republican electoral losses and Trump legal defeats spur ultra MAGA infighting
| Excerpt: | The hard right has taken a hard drubbing of late. Its election deniers were denied wins from seats in legislatures, to secretary of state races, to contests for the Senate. That's led to unexpected recriminations. |
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| Published at: | 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 4th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, GA-Sen, January 6th Attack on the Capitol |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (Nov. 28th — Dec. 2nd)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included congressional adoption of a resolution to avert a rail strike, Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, and House votes on bills to advance human rights and pregnancy care. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 4th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Clyde Shavers prevails in 10th LD House race; recount not expected to change results
| Excerpt: | Although the outcome is not expected to change, the contest now heads to a machine recount. Under state law, a recount is mandatory if the difference between two candidates is fewer than 2,000 votes and less than .5%. |
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| Published at: | 3:56 PM on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Aaron Cahen |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Democratic Party advances plan for revamped presidential nominating calendar in 2024
| Excerpt: | At President Joe Biden's urging, South Carolina (which rescued his 2020 candidacy) has been chosen to hold the first officially sanctioned nominating event in 2024, although Nevada will effectively also be first due to early voting. |
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| Published at: | 8:24 PM on Friday, December 2nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Presidential Nominating Calendar |
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U.S. Senate Republicans use chamber’s undemocratic sixty-vote threshold to deny railroad workers sick leave they need
| Excerpt: | Senate Republicans used the chamber's undemocratic sixty vote threshold to nix a concurrent resolution in Congress to require paid sick leave for railroad workers. Democratic and independent senators voted for it, but most Republicans withheld their votes. |
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| Published at: | 8:11 PM on Thursday, December 1st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Leave, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Washington State Senate Democrats announce leadership changes, committee assignments for 2023 legislative session
| Excerpt: | Fresh of an outstanding midterm election cycle in which every frontline Democratic senator's reelection was secured, the Washington State Senate Democrats on December 1st announced a set of leadership changes for the 2023 session along with the caucus' complete committee assignments. |
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| Published at: | 7:36 PM on Thursday, December 1st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Public Service |
| Tags: | Committee Assignments, Legislative Leadership Elections |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 5th-9th)