american university forum reviews 2018 midterm elections results, nov
They covered several topics, including Democrats taking House, Republicans holding onto Senate, reported polling issues, and the influence of President Trump. ..…
fearing house democrats, anti-abortion groups protect ban on abortion
The President should issue immediate veto threat any time standing pro-life policies, for example Hyde amendment, are stripped from legislation, said Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life.. Officials with Planned Parenthood declined to say if the health and provider would call on..…
republican gains may have put senate out of reach for 2020 democrats
If Democrats win those seats, to get to 50 (assuming a Democratic vice president gets elected and becomes the tie-breaking vote) Democrats would have to win three out of the following five states: Arizona, Texas, Iowa, Georgia, and North Carolina. ... That makes it extremely..…
michael barone: neither party's prayers were answered
Print this article.. he Republican president, considered lightweight and ignoramus by many Washington, suffers in the off-year elections, losing several seats and effective control in House, while maintaining and perhaps strengthening his party in Senate. ..…
in historic midterms, women elected left ... and center
As of Thursday afternoon, 100 women were elected to House and 12 to Senate, with many undecided races featuring women on the ballot yet to be called.. ..…
no leadership challenges seen in new general assembly
Senate Democratic caucus voted Thursday to retain the team of Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. ..…
the 2018 midterm vote: divisions by race, gender, education
Voters at Franklin Elementary School Kent, Ohio, on Nov 6.. ..…
1968: the nixon backlash and the “silent majority”
In August, the Democrats, meeting in a convention hall in Chicago surrounded by a military cordon and defended by police rampages against antiwar protesters, picked Johnson’s Vice President Hubert Humphrey to be the party’s nominee. . Despite the fact that Democratic voters had clearly supported..…
women helped propel democrats to victory
Two women helped Democrats pick up seats in Florida: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Donna Shalala, a member of former President Bill Clinton’s cabinet. ... Houlahan was one of four female military veterans and political newcomers to win seats for Democrats; the others were Mikie..…
republicans lost their state-level death grip last night
Tuesday’s election broke the 18-18 tie in the 36-seat state senate, with Democrats winning at least 21 seats. ... “Tonight was a big night for Democrats in the state senate,” Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. ..…
us jewish political groups, both democratic and republican, cheer
Democrats gained fewer seats in House this year compared to Republicans recent history... RJC Chairman Norm Coleman stated, President Trump and Republican-led Congress accomplished including recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving the US embassy there, taking us out of..…
anti-gay county clerk kim davis defeated in re-election bid
., bested in the race for clerk of Rowan County, rural patch of Kentucky that voted for President Trump in 2016 and where Democrats win local office.. ..…
wisconsin election: after wins, dems' push for party's 2020 convention
Coming off Tuesday's sweep of statewide races, Wisconsin Democrats renewing their effort to win another big prize Democratic National Convention.. ..…
fact-checking trump's combative press conference
Despite Democrats winning enough seats to take control of House of Representatives, the President struck upbeat and at times combative tone, highlighting handful of Republican victories in Senate and touting the role he played in helping pull Republicans over the finish line in few key..…
pity latin americans (and us too)
The dictator tends to favor conservative economic policies while, at the time, using his military and intelligence goons to round up and incarcerate unpatriotic critics and socialists, torture them, and even execute or disappear them. ..…
the midterms and the war on yemen
Democratic House majority is in position to provide oversight and scrutiny of the president's policies. ..…
j street just took over the israel lobby, and says it represents us
Jews are Democrats (by nearly 4 to 1), Jews are for the two-state solution and the Iran deal: . The president is also completely out of step with American Jews on key foreign policy issues. ..…
2018 midterm election results american university discussion, nov 8
They covered several topics, including Democrats taking House, Republicans holding onto Senate, reported polling issues, and the influence of President Trump. ..…
opinion
The National Association of Realtors has spent twice according to Center for Responsive Politics... ..…
why the conflict in cameroon is escalating
Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon have special historical legacy that sets them apart from the country's other eight regions between 1922 and 1960, they were ruled as British trust or protectorate while the rest of the territory was administered by France. ..…
with split congress, prospect for economic deals looks dim
But the Democrats’ own agendas would also likely meet with defeat. . At his news conference, the president suggested that he could work with Democrats on such priorities as boosting infrastructure spending and reducing the costs of prescription drugs. ... “They can play that..…
still the smartest guy in the room
In the midterm elections of November 6, 2018, the American people rewarded the president – for only the third time in almost a hundred years – with a net gain of three and possibly four Senate seats, lost half the House seats that his predecessor lost, and left the radical left-wing Democrats not..…
trump honors victims of communism
On National Day for Victims of Communism, in White House statement.. ..…
us midterm elections broke barriers of race and gender
The midterm victories bode well for election cycles, said Kimberly Peeler-Allen, co-founder of Higher Heights for America, organisation focused on galvanising black women voters and electing black women as candidates... ..…
pollsters, civil rights and civic engagement organizations analyze the
* Washington, DC — This election, allied organizations across the movement launched American Election Eve Poll examining how African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Latino, Native American and White voters engaged in the midterm elections. ..…
headlines: november 8, 2018 – rising up with sonali
Democrats, and vowed to open investigation into Sessions firing.. She said in statement that President, believes in free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration.. ..…
commentary: why the democrats didn’t do better in the midterms
The 2018 midterm elections, are finally over. ..…
false flag calexit-inspired mass murder event of white people in a
Trump was so calm about the Democrats losing the House of Representatives, that I could scarcely understand the glee that the President was displaying when he spoke about the election. ..…
the other 2018 midterm wave: a historic 10-point jump in turnout among
This 35-point gap is even larger than their preference toward Democrats in 2008, when President Barack Obama was first elected. . . ..…
the kiss of death: the political future of northeast asia – oped –
In South Korea, as Gordon Chang said, ideological fanatics and their zombies, are running in every office, from President Moon to Supreme Court justices to countless representatives in National Assembly to numerous generals in the military. ..…
the vietnam war: the darkest heart is collective
In exposing the fault lines between the militarists and the peaceniks the series underscores what is the most pressing issue facing global societies the polarisation of the right and left.. ..…
voters repudiate president trump and gop policy agenda—2020
The first two favor Democrats going into 2020, and the second two favor Republicans. . ... Democrats lack both intense bases of support and the ability to reach into voting blocs that are deeply upset with the political status quo. ..…
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