Democratic County Commissioner Eileen Higgins and Republican candidate Emilio González, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, will advance to a Dec. 9 runoff to determine Miami’s next mayor after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote. The top two candidates emerged from a crowded field of 13 and will face off to succeed term-limited […]
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Democrat Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to win the Virginia governor’s race, tallying significant leads among reliable Democratic groups while capitalizing on economic worries and the deep unpopularity of President Donald Trump in the state. Spanberger will be the first woman to hold the office in the Old Dominion State. The former Virginia congresswoman […]
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I hate the fact that I’m writing about 2028. You probably hate it even more. But there is a rhythm to off-year elections, and it goes like this: New Jersey (very blue) and Virginia (blue-ish) get an enormous amount of attention. TRUMP LOOMS LARGE OVER KEY ELECTION DAY 2025 CONTESTS DESPITE NOT BEING ON BALLOT […]
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Democrats are jubilant: not only did they win elections in blue-state Virginia and New Jersey, they also elected a Democratic Socialist as mayor of New York City, the citadel of capitalism. My guess: they will rue the day that Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old con man political newcomer with zero management experience who hoodwinked his followers […]
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., claimed Monday that President Donald Trump blocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from running for Georgia’s Senate seat next year — a move she says prompted Greene’s ongoing “revenge tour” against the GOP. Ocasio-Cortez made the comments during an Instagram livestream, telling her followers, “Here’s some tea for you. MTG, people […]
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