Morning Headlines New York's Lieutenant Governor resigns after being indicted on federal corruption charges. Democrat Brian Benjamin was nominated for the post by Governor Kathy Hochul after she vacated it to become Governor when Andrew Cuomo resigned last year. The timing of his indictment and resignation means he will likely still be on the June 28th primary ballot and … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 13, 2022
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DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 12, 2022
Morning Headlines Florida's GOP controlled legislature has indicated it will defer to Governor Ron DeSantis on the state's new congressional maps. DeSantis previously vetoed maps passed by the legislature. The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow on whether or not Abby Finkenauer can appear on the state's June 7th Democratic primary ballot for Senate. Over … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 12, 2022
DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 11, 2022
Morning Headlines France held the first round of their presidential election on Sunday. As expected, no candidate received 50% of the vote so a runoff will be held on April 24th. Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen. Based on preliminary vote totals Macron won 27.6 of the vote to Le Pen's 23%. In other international election news, Australia's … [Read more...] about DDHQ Morning News Spotlight: April 11, 2022
California Leads a Special Election Tuesday
Last Tuesday was special, in that there were nine special elections held that day. The Golden State led the way with four contests, including the first round in the 22nd Congressional District. The 22nd district is an intriguing battleground for an open election right now. Positioned just outside of Fresno, Hispanics make up a plurality of residents and Trump won it by five … [Read more...] about California Leads a Special Election Tuesday
Greitens Threatens to Upend Missouri Senate Race
Way back in November, I posed the question of whether the old rules of politics still apply. If you recall, and let’s be honest I can barely recall myself, Sean Parnell was leading the PA Senate primary polls despite serious allegations of spousal and child abuse. After Parnell lost his custody battle, though, he decided to drop out of the race. That left unresolved the … [Read more...] about Greitens Threatens to Upend Missouri Senate Race