Day: November 5, 2025

Texas race to replace deceased Democrat advances to runoff

12:16 pm November 5, 2025

The race to replace the late Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner in Texas’ 18th Congressional District advanced to a runoff election between Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards. The congressional seat, which covers some of the most densely populated portions of Houston, has been empty since Turner’s sudden death on March 5. A Democratic stronghold, there […]

MARK PENN: Democrats win the moment, but left-wing tilt threatens their future

12:13 pm November 5, 2025

Democrats roared back in the 2025 off-year elections, and that’s no surprise given widespread voter discontent with the economy and the political system in general. Democratic-leaning areas that flipped to Republicans in 2024 returned to the party this year. Part of the lesson is that moderate female candidates do well with swing voters, and Democrats […]

Winsome Earle-Sears concedes Virginia governor race, says she’s ‘not going anywhere’

10:33 am November 5, 2025

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears told the crowd at her election watch party in Loudoun County that she is “not going anywhere” after a defeat to Abigail Spanberger, and adding that she hopes the governor-elect governs as the moderate she repeatedly pledged to be on the campaign trail. “I think I learn more in a […]

The hidden reason New Yorkers voted for a socialist — and it’s not what you think

10:10 am November 5, 2025

Zohran Mamdani just became mayor of New York City, a self-described socialist leading America’s most capitalist city. To some, that sounds like proof that the far left is taking over. But that’s not what happened. SOCIALIST SHOCKWAVE: ZOHRAN MAMDANI STUNS NYC AS VOTERS HAND POWER TO DEMOCRATS’ FAR-LEFT FLANK Mamdani didn’t win because New York […]

Economic anxiety keys Dem sweep in high-stakes races as left leverages voter frustration

9:59 am November 5, 2025

Democrats claimed victory in a trio of high-stakes elections that largely focused on economic anxiety and affordability issues. New Jersey Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli in the New Jersey governor’s race, while former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican challenger Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia gubernatorial race. In the Empire […]