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Post by Webster on Aug 16, 2024 16:37:11 GMT -5
(The Guardian) Governor announces replacement for disgraced New Jersey senator MenendezPhil Murphy, the governor of New Jersey and a Democrat, has announced that he will appoint George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to the US Senate. Helmy will replace the senator Robert Menendez, who is stepping down next week after being convicted of bribery. He will serve out the rest of Menendez’s term, which ends in January. However, the congressman Andy Kim won the Democratic primary earlier this year when he challenged Menendez for his seat. He beat Murphy’s wife, Tammy Murphy, as well as Menendez, for the nomination and will face voters this November. Phil Murphy also bypassed several other candidates who had been considered contenders, appointing one of his closest allies, Helmy, instead. The move, Reuters reports, will maintain the Democratic party’s 51-49 majority in the Senate, until a winner takes office after the 5 November election, when control of Congress and the White House will be up for grabs.
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Post by Webster on Aug 19, 2024 13:32:37 GMT -5
(The Guardian) The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a $27m ad campaign focused on capturing Republican-held seats, according to a report. The new ad buys target a mix of swing districts and red-leaning areas as the Democrats seek to retake control of the House, NBC reports. A statement from Julie Merz, the DCCC’s executive director, reads: House Democrats are on offense and this latest salvo of reservations reflects the strong position we are in to retake the majority. We’re able to make these moves across the map thanks to the record-breaking fundraising we’ve had – driven by Leader Hakeem Jeffries and fueled by the historic numbers of individual donors this cycle.
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Post by Webster on Aug 29, 2024 14:35:29 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Sept 12, 2024 15:21:30 GMT -5
(The Guardian) The occupant of the White House is not all that voters will decide in the November election. Thirty-four Senate elections will be held in states nationwide, which will determine if Democrats hold on to their 51-seat majority in the chamber. It has long been viewed as a difficult task for the party, since they are believed to have slim chances of picking up a seat, and are almost certain to lose one thanks to Democrat Joe Manchin’s retirement in deep-red West Virginia. The Cook Political Report today forecast that the Senate is likely to flip to GOP control, thanks to polling that shows Republican Tim Sheehy overtaking Jon Tester, the Democrat running for a fourth term in red state Montana: But today we are making a major shift – moving the Montana Senate race from Toss Up to Lean Republican. This means that Republicans are now an even heavier favorite to win back control of the Senate, regardless of the result at the top of the ticket.
Montana Sen Jon Tester has been a political unicorn for nearly two decades, but in a presidential year with an even more polarized electorate, he is now the underdog heading into the final stretch of the race to his Republican opponent, former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy.
In Ohio, Sen Sherrod Brown has consistently led in public polling over his GOP challenger, Bernie Moreno, but it’s within the margin of error. While Sheehy appears to have consolidated enough Republican and Trump voters behind him – an easier lift given the state’s far deeper red hue – there is still work for Moreno to do in the final weeks. And the key difference may be that Sheehy has been doing work to hone his positive image with voters while Moreno has left many attacks on his character and business record unanswered.
A loss in only Montana would give Republicans an outright majority of 51 seats, and their ranks could possibly climb as high as 54. The range of possible pickups is now between one and four for Republicans. At this point, a GOP gain of two to three seats is the likeliest scenario, but this could change in the coming weeks once polls tighten and candidates solidify their bases and woo undecided voters.
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