Author: Matt OHern
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Georgia Counties that Vote Republican Most Consistently
The 2022 Georgia Senate race between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker could come down to three counties in Georgia known as the most reliable Republican strongholds. Georgia is a unique state for political party strength evaluation for Republicans and Democrats, because Georgia voters don’t declare a party when they register to vote. The only occasion…
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The Day the Herschel Walker Campaign Died was Not an October Surprise
For more stories on Georgia politics, visit our Georgia political news section. Herschel Walker’s campaign is on life support and in full-fledged damage control mode after a report that Walker helped to pay for an abortion of a child that he allegedly conceived with an ex-girlfriend. Throughout his campaign, Walker has touted his pro-life, anti-abortion…
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Tennessee State Assembly Members Tell Vanderbilt to Stop Youth Gender Transition Surgeries
NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt University Medical Center is under fire from more than 60 state legislators due to its practice of gender transition surgery for youth. “Tennesseans across the state have demanded a swift response and a call to action. We agree that these revelations require the legislature to act immediately,” lawmakers wrote, adding that the…
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Hurricane Ian’s Potential Impact on DeSantis vs. Crist
Disclaimer: Political trends and are never as important as the lives impacted by an act of nature, but the 2022 Midterm Election is less than 40 days away, and Hurricane Ian’s devastation made an undeniable impact in every aspect of life in Florida. IAN: A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD FOR DESANTIS Coincidentally, the region of Florida that…
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In North Carolina, Budd and Beasley in Statistical Dead Heat for U.S. Senate
In North Carolina’s race for U.S. Senate, Republican Congressman Ted Budd continues to lead former state Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley. New results from a poll by Emerson College and The Hill show Budd with 46 percent support of surveyed voters, compared to 43 percent for Beasley. Budd’s three-point lead matches the poll’s margin of…
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Maxwell Frost – Like AOC, but More Extreme, Less Qualified
Overcrowded primary elections often produce inexperienced candidates, and Maxwell Frost is no exception. Frost, the Democratic Party’s nominee in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, won the Primary Election with only plurality of his party’s support, finishing with only 34% of the vote. Frost, who is 25 years old and has no experience working in government, would…
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DeSantis, Rubio Maintain Leads in Latest Polls
Democrats haven’t controlled the Florida Governor’s Mansion since the mid 90’s, and Ron DeSantis appears likely to keep that streak intact. Poll results today published by USA Today/Suffolk show DeSantis leading Crist, 48-41. Earlier this month, a Fox35 Orlando poll showed DeSantis with a five-point advantage over Crist. The news comes in the wake of…
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Stacey Abrams Still Trails Brian Kemp, Even in AJC Poll
With fewer than 50 days remaining until the 2022 Midterm Election, Georgia’s Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams is trailing Governor Brian Kemp by a wide margin in two recent polls, including the Atlanta Journal Constitution, known as one of the most left-leaning publications in the Southeast. Georgia talk show host Ben Burnett says that voters…
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New Poll Shows Raphael Warnock Ahead of Herschel Walker
With the balance of power in the U.S. Senate possibly at stake, the heated race in between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker has elevated Georgia’s open seat as one of the most watched in the country. Today, a new poll from Quinnipiac University showed Warnock leading Walker, 52 percent to 46 percent among 1,278…
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DeSantis Leads Crist in Fox Orlando Poll
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has a 5 percent lead over Crist in the latest poll conducted by Insider Advantage and WOFL Fox 35 Orlando, leading 50-45 over Charlie Crist, a former Republican who served only one term as Florida Governor after a failed Senate campaign for the 2010 midterm. Crist left the Republican Primary as…