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Socialist Mamdani Wins New York City Mayoral Race
Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City mayoral election Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press, making the socialist state assemblyman the first ever Muslim and the youngest candidate in more than a century to lead America’s largest city. Mamdani, who had led in the polls since winning the Democrat… -
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Sherrill Holds NJ Governorship for Democrats
The Associated Press has called the New Jersey governor’s election for U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill. On Wednesday, The Associated Press was reporting Sherrill with about 56% of the vote compared with Jack Ciattarelli’s approximately 43%. With 95% of the vote counted, Sherrill earned more than 1.7 million votes, and Ciattarelli garnered 1.3 million. The race… -
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BREAKING: Abigail Spanberger Wins Virginia Governor’s Race
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, numerous outlets project. “Tonight, we sent a message,” Spanberger said in her victory speech. “Virginia chose pragmatism over partisanship. We chose our commonwealth over chaos. You all chose leadership that will focus relentlessly on what matters most: lowering costs, keeping our communities… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: If Only William Buckley Could Debate Nick Fuentes
On today’s Election Day edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor and Jack unpack the controversies surrounding Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes and how the legacies of William F. Buckley Jr. and “Firing Line”—a show that confronted radicalism head-on—need to serve as examples for how conservatives handle extremists and bad-faith actors,… -
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Finally Defeating Self-Sabotage: Virginia Republicans Embrace Early Voting
You go to war with the army you have, not the one you want. Such is the same with elections: You vote as existing laws specify, not by the laws you wish existed. With good reasons and principles, Republicans generally are skeptical of a long, drawn-out voting “Election Month” and the risk of ballot custody… -
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What Early Voting Trends Tell Us About the Big 3 Elections This Week
Democrats appear to have an edge in early voting going into Tuesday’s Big 3 elections: two governors’ races and the mayoral race in the nation’s largest city. Experts caution on reading too much into early voting numbers for the New York City mayor’s race and the Virginia governor’s race. However, the early voting numbers might… -
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Trump Reveals Long-Awaited Endorsement in New York City Mayoral Race
After months of declining to weigh in, President Donald Trump has revealed his preferred candidate in the New York City mayoral race. “If it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a communist,” Trump told CBS’ Norah O’Donnell, “I’m gonna pick the bad Democrat all the time, to be honest with you.” New Yorkers… -
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Reject Radical Mamdani: NYC Mayor Race Has National Ramifications
In just a few days, a Karl Marx-quoting communist who has struggled to disavow Hamas is likely to be elected the next mayor of the nation’s financial and cultural epicenter. Thirty-three-year-old New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has surged to the front of the race. He leads by double digits in virtually every public poll,… -
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What to Know About Trump’s Proposed Terms to Give Top Universities Preferential Funding
The Trump administration is currently listening to feedback from colleges and universities asked to sign a compact to adhere to the administration’s education agenda in exchange for preferential funding, a White House official told The Daily Signal. Education experts say President Donald Trump’s offer to expand the compact to any institution “willing to help bring… -
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Republicans’ Surprising Performances in Key Governor Races
Virginia’s and New Jersey’s gubernatorial races show the Republican candidates currently matching or beating Donald Trump’s past presidential margins. This is big for these state races and for gauging the overall country’s mood. It could be bigger still if it presages a Republican threat to Democrats’ “second blue wall” in 2026 and 2028. In Virginia,… -
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Affordability Concerns Dominate Close Race for Governor in New Jersey
Rising energy prices and record-high property taxes are among the top issues driving voters to the polls in a close, competitive gubernatorial election set for Tuesday. Jack Ciattarelli, a businessman and former Republican assemblyman who nearly unseated incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021, is taking on Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat nominee. While New… -
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CIA AGENT VS MARINE: What to Know About the Virginia Governor’s Race
Virginia voters will elect a new governor Tuesday, and no matter which of the two major candidates wins, she will become the first woman to head the executive branch in Richmond. Abigail Spanberger, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Democrat nominee, currently leads in most polling. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears,… -
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‘Shame on the Senate Democrats’: Florida Congressman Slams Democrats for Shutdown and Refusal to Pay Troops
Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Fla., weighed in on the Democrat shutdown, the heroes working in his district, and the motivations of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal. “I think the Senate Democrats are really dug in about trying to hold the line, weather the storm, not to inflict… -
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Somali Muslim Democratic Socialist Challenges Jacob Frey for Minneapolis Mayor’s Mansion
Minneapolis voters will cast their ballots for mayor Tuesday, but the ranked-choice voting system they will use makes it unlikely Americans will know who won the race on Election Day. While four candidates took part in debates, the race seems likely to come down to two: current Mayor Jacob Frey and democratic socialist Omar Fateh…. -
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NY GOP Congresswoman Leads Incumbent Democrat for Governor, Poll Finds
In a surprising showing, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is leading incumbent Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in a recent independent poll pitting the two New Yorkers against one another in a hypothetical governor’s race. The poll, conducted by the Manhattan Institute between Oct. 22 and Oct. 26, found Stefanik garnering 43% support among a… -
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DNC Allocates Additional Funds to Support Gubernatorial Candidates in Critical States
Democrat gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey launched their campaigns with strong polling numbers suggesting inevitable success. But now, just a week away from Election Day, their leads have begun to shrink. On Wednesday, the two will join a virtual rally via Zoom organized by the Democratic National Committee. According… -
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Transgender Ideology Is on the Ballot in NJ, VA
Political parties routinely dispatch high-profile surrogates to campaign on behalf of their top-of-the-ticket candidates, especially in off-year election states. But Democrats have an added incentive this year because a marquee cause held dear by the party and embraced by its two gubernatorial candidates in next week’s elections is at risk of dissolving into irrelevancy. The bedrock of transgender ideology got a seismic shock earlier this month when research from… -
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House Oversight Panel Refers Biden ‘Cover-Up’ to DOJ for Investigation
THE CENTER SQUARE—The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released its report on the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s cognitive health, resulting in referrals to the Justice Department and the D.C. Board of Medicine, citing what it said were multiple cover-ups of Biden’s cognitive decline. The report, released Tuesday morning, claims that the former… -
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Buttigieg Praises Socialist NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani, Slams Cuomo Over Past Scandals
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg praised New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and attacked independent mayoral candidate and former New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a recent CNN interview. Buttigieg lauded Mamdani for already taking “steps that are not just about winning but about trying to bring people together.” “I don’t live… -
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Hey, Cuomo: Get Lost! Give Gotham a Stark Choice for Mayor
Political experts are right: Rather than today’s three-man muddle, New Yorkers deserve a clear, binary choice for mayor. So, Andrew Cuomo should abandon his campaign for City Hall. Notwithstanding his energetic performance in Wednesday’s second of two mayoral debates, Cuomo is a loser. The once-obscure State Assemblyman Zohran Kwame Mamdani of Queens shocked him in the June 24 Democrat…