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Maryland, Missouri OK’d Recreational Marijuana. Three Other States Said No.
Voters in five states cast ballots on measures to legalize recreational marijuana in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Residents of Maryland and Missouri voted in favor of their measures, while voters in Arkansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota rejected them. Going into Tuesday, recreational marijuana was already legal in 19 states and Washington, D.C. Eleven of those… -
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Leading Family Org Endorses Jim Banks for House Whip
A major organization dedicated to the preservation of the American family has endorsed Rep. Jim Banks for House majority whip. “Joe Biden and Speaker Pelosi have waged an all-out assault on American families over the past two years,” American Principles Project President Terry Schilling said to The Daily Signal. “We need Republican leaders who support… -
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Dr. Oz Lost Pennsylvania by Putting His Head ‘in the Sand’ on Abortion: Pro-Life Leader
Mehmet Oz’s failure to capture a Pennsylvania Senate seat is due, in part, to his refusal to position on abortion in a “mature, deliberative, and principled manner,” a major pro-life leader said on Wednesday. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser applauded those candidates who aggressively defined their own stances on abortion, explained their… -
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Arizona Races Too Close to Call Heading Into Wednesday
Two closely-watched races in Arizona have yet to be called. GOP candidates Blake Masters for Senate and Kari Lake for governor had sparked hopes among conservatives predicting a “red wave” in the midterm elections, but as the evening progressed on Tuesday, results remained elusive. For much of the evening Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs and… -
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Michigan’s New Voting Rules Explicitly Allow ‘Zuck Bucks’ for Local Election Offices
EAST LANSING, Michigan—Michiganders voted “yes” Tuesday on an election-related amendment to their state constitution. The amendment, known as Proposal 2, passed with more than 58% of the vote. “I’d like to thank the millions of Michigan voters who said, ‘Yes’ to Proposal 2 which protects the fundamental right to vote while enhancing security and… -
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Michigan Voters OK ‘Extreme’ Pro-Abortion Constitutional Amendment
EAST LANSING, Michigan—Voters on Tuesday approved the pro-abortion Proposal 3, an amendment to the Michigan Constitution that will enshrine a “right” to kill unborn children. With 52% of the vote counted, Proposal 3 had garnered the approval of 53.4% of voters and was rejected by 46.6%, according to election results posted by 12:40 a.m. Wednesday,… -
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Are Election Results Trustworthy? Voter Integrity Expert Explains
Following the midterm elections, voters want to know that their vote was counted and that the election was secure. Concern over election security exists among Republicans and Democrats alike, but are the fears founded? “I think we can trust many, if not most, of our elections, but there are elections where either people cheat or… -
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Monica De La Cruz to Become First Republican to Represent South Texas District
Monica De La Cruz is a first-generation Texan, her grandmother having arrived from Mexico to escape political strife. Now she will become the first Republican to represent residents of the Rio Grande Valley in the U.S. House of Representatives. With 74% of the vote counted, The Associated Press reported, De La Cruz was well… -
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Results Are in for 6 Heavily Hispanic Battleground House Races
Republicans won three predominantly Hispanic House races Tuesday night, and Democrats also won three such seats. “You’re looking at a very measurable, viable, sustainable, long-term shift from the Hispanic electorate serving as a de facto key constituency of the Democratic Party to now emerging as the quintessential independent voting bloc that is conservative,” Rev. Samuel… -
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Defeats GOP Challenger Tudor Dixon
EAST LANSING, Michigan—Republican challenger Tudor Dixon fell short Tuesday night as Democrat Gretchen Whitmer won a second four-year term as governor. With 68% of the vote counted, Whitmer was leading with 51.7% to 46.6% for Dixon, The Associated Press reported. Fox News, among others, called the race for Whitmer. Whitmer’s victory over Dixon, whose background… -
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DeSantis-Endorsed School Board Candidates Win in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, won reelection by almost 20 points, and all six of the school board candidates he endorsed have prevailed Tuesday. DeSantis had previously endorsed 24 candidates in school board races, all of whom won. While school board races are historically nonpartisan, parents’ outrage over critical race theory, transgender activism, and… -
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Ohio Easily Passes Constitutional Amendment to Bar Noncitizens From Voting
Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a state constitutional amendment, Issue 2, to ban noncitizens from voting. It was one of many ballot initiatives dealing with election integrity in this year’s elections. The Columbus Dispatch reported that Issue 2 had passed with 77.1% support from Ohioans with more than 92% of the vote counted. The… -
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Walker and Warnock Neck and Neck in Georgia Senate Race
ATLANTA—Republican challenger Herschel Walker sought to overtake a thin lead by Sen. Raphael Warnock, the incumbent Democrat, in Georgia's hotly contested race for U.S. Senate. With 98% of the vote counted early Wednesday, Warnock had 49.4% to Walker's 48.5%, with each candidate garnering about 1.9 million votes, the Associated Press reported. In Georgia, if no… -
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7 Progressive Candidates Win Key Races for House, Senate
At least seven progressive Democrats won races Tuesday for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. With 99% of the vote counted, Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Democrat, beat Republican nominee Calvin Wimbish to win Florida’s 10th Congressional District seat, 59% to almost 40%, The Associated Press reported. Frost, 25, will become the… -
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‘Florida Is Where the Woke Goes to Die,’ Gov. Ron DeSantis Proclaims After Landslide Reelection
Wokeness isn’t welcome in Florida, and the Sunshine State is a place where it “goes to die,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, who was reelected in a landslide, said in a Tuesday night victory speech. DeSantis defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, a former Republican and former governor, by nearly 20 percentage points with… -
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Ted Budd Wins North Carolina Senate Race
Ted Budd, who has represented North Carolina in the U.S. House since 2017, will join the Senate to succeed Richard Burr, a fellow Republican who is retiring after three terms. With 95% of the vote counted, Budd had 50.7% to Democrat Cheri Beasley’s 47.1%. A Trump-endorsed candidate, Budd, 51, has championed spending cuts as a member… -
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Hageman, Who Defeated Liz Cheney, Wins Congressional Seat
Harriet Hageman has won Wyoming’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, The Associated Press reported. With 99% of the vote counted, Hageman had 69.8% to 24.9% Democrat Lynnette Grey Bull, AP said Wednesday morning. Hageman won the GOP nomination for Wyoming’s sole House seat with a landslide primary win over incumbent Liz Cheney,… -
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Kemp Defeats Abrams in Rematch to Keep Georgia Governor’s Seat
ATLANTA—After a close race four years ago that Democrats claimed was stolen, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, convincingly defeated Democrat rival Stacey Abrams in a rematch Tuesday. Georgia voters gave Kemp a victory of 54% to Abrams’ 45% in unofficial results, with 84% of the vote counted. That’s a significant improvement on Kemp’s narrow… -
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‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Author JD Vance Wins Ohio Senatorial Race
Republican candidate JD Vance has defeated Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio’s Senate race. Multiple outlets, including Decision Desk and NBC News, projected Tuesday evening that Vance had won the race. Vance campaigned on issues including curbing government spending, restoring America’s manufacturing base, solving the border crisis, putting America first, and ending abortion. He quickly earned… -
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After Being Shot, Elderly Pro-Life Woman Keeps Speaking for Unborn
LAKE ODESSA, Michigan—Joan Jacobson literally took a bullet for the pro-life cause in September. Jacobson, 83, is a retired nurse who lives in Lake Odessa, Michigan, 40 miles east of Grand Rapids. A volunteer with Right to Life, during election season she began knocking on doors in her community to educate voters on an…