Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock Tied in Senate Runoff Poll
According to a recent poll by COMPETE Digital, Georgia's U.S. Senate Runoff Election remains in statistical dead heat, with incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock (D) and his challenge, Republican candidate Herschel Walker, each getting 50 percent of likely voters' support. The survey polled 939 likely Georgia voters and had a margin of error of 3.1%.
With Republican hopes of a red...
VIDEO: Ron DeSantis Speaks at Republican Jewish Coalition
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke to the Republican Jewish Coalition at their annual meeting this past weekend in Las Vegas. DeSantis, the keynote speaker, recapped the 2022 Midterm Election, including record-breaking voter support from counties that were formerly considered strongholds and safe havens for Florida Democratic Party candidates.
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Ron DeSantis Declines to Criticize Trump in Response to Recent Taunts
Hours before former President Donald Trump is expected to announce his third U.S. Presidential campaign, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rejected a chance to directly respond to Trump's recent attacks on DeSantis' rise to national popularity, with Trump claiming that DeSantis wouldn't have won his first election without Trump calling down special agents from the FBI to discard fraudulent votes...
2024 Democrats in North Carolina May Benefit from Population Growth in Charlotte, Durham and Raleigh
Republican Ted Budd will be North Carolina's next U.S. Senator, but state Democrats have new reasons to view their chances in 2024 with more optimism, thanks to an influx of new residents flocking to the state's largest cities, Durham, Raleigh and Charlotte.
In recent report from the Kenan Institute known as the "American Growth Project", released on Tuesday, the Research...
Ron DeSantis, Not Trump, Offers the Best Path to the Future Republican Party
Donald Trump has good reason to fear a potential challenge from Ron Desantis. Republican Party leaders are attempting dissuade Trump for a 2024 candidacy announcement slated for next week, and others are hoping the results elevate DeSantis, thanks to the governor's truly outstanding night. Proving to be a positive outlier for the GOP, DeSantis not only surpassed expectations, but...
Republican Voter-Dominant Counties in North Carolina
In the open U.S. Senate seat race between Republican Ted Budd and Democrat Cheri Beasley, Budd has averaged lead of approximately five percent, but to defeat Beasley, he will need high voter turnout in North Carolina's most Republican-dominated counties. Those counties are listed and analyzed, below.
Randolph County, North Carolina: Republicans have 34,034 more voters than Democrats. Ted Budd...
Predictions on the 2022 Midterm in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina
There has been a lot of talk about a red wave but I think there will be at least one swing state where democrats may fend off feisty challengers.
In Florida, I think Marco Rubio will benefit from Ron DeSantis’ popularity. A rising tide lifts all boats, and I predict that DeSantis will come close to a double-digit win over hapless Charlie Crist,...
Independent Voters in North Carolina May Decide Budd vs. Beasley Senate Race
North Carolina's contentious race for U.S. Senate may come down to the wire, but with Election Day less than a week away, Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley has trailed Republican Tedd Budd in each of the past four polls factored into Real Clear Politic's Average, also known as the RCP Average. The most recent poll results published for the came...
Kay Ivey and Katie Britt Dominating Alabama Gubernatorial, US Senate Polls
Alabama remains a dark red state with two Republican statewide candidates leading their respective polls in the final stretch to the 2022 Midterm Election. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey leads Democrat candidate Yolanda Flowers by a 35 point-margin, 60 to 25 percent, in the latest poll by Alabama Daily News. The same poll shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt...
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 when Georgia voters effectively...
Kemp Holds Solid Lead Over Abrams While Warnock Deadlocked with Walker
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp continues to outpace Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in his bid for re-election. Earlier today, two different polls showed Kemp with a seven-point lead, besting Abrams 52 percent to 45 percent in the Trafalgar / Daily Wire poll, while an Eastern Carolina University poll showed Kemp defeating Abrams 51 percent to 44 percent.
In the nationally-followed...
FLASHBACK: After Only 2 Years as Governor, Charlie Crist Ran for Senate During Great Recession
Charlie Crist announced on May 12, 2009, in the midst of a housing market collapse in Florida and a national recession, that he was running for U.S. Senate, rather than re-election.
2022 Senate Races in the South with the Most Undecided Voters
Three of the most competitive 2022 Senate races are in the southeast. In Florida, incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio holds a Real Clear Politics average lead of 4.7 percent over Democrat Congresswoman Val Demings. As we reported earlier, Rubio and Florida Republicans enjoy a statistical advantage, with more registered voters this cycle, and Governor Ron DeSantis growing his lead...
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Maintains Impressive Lead Over Stacey Abrams
With less than 30 days until 2022 Midterm Election Day, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appears to be headed to a comfortable re-election against Stacey Abrams. In a poll released earlier this week by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Kemp led Abrams 51 percent to 41 percent. With the exception of a Quinnipiac Poll, Kemp's lead throughout October has been by...
The Day the Herschel Walker Campaign Died was Not an October Surprise
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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 stance. According to the original...
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 suffered the most damage from Ian...
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 error, putting the candidates...
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 be the first member...
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 DeSantis routing undocumented immigrants...
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 across the state have become...
New Poll Results Show Budd with Slight Lead over Beasley in North Carolina Senate Race
Trafalgar Group published results from its latest poll on North Carolina's Senate race between Ted Budd (R) and Cheri Beasley (D). Their survey of 1,079 North Carolina voters showed Budd with a 3 percent lead over Beasley, with Budd earning 47 percent of the vote to Beasley's 44 percent. The poll's margin of error was 2.9 percent, giving Budd...
Raphael Warnock Will Debate Herschel Walker, with Conditions
The US Senate campaign between Georgia's Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker reached a new level of intensity today.
According to a report from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Warnock challenged Walker to a debate in Savannah with the agreement that neither candidate will receive topics in advance, and another debate will be scheduled for Macon or Atlanta.
“It’s time for Herschel...
New Rubio vs. Demings Polls Show Virtual Tie
Two new polls on Marco Rubio vs. Val Demings show Rubio with a lead, but in a statistical dead heat due to margin of error. The Fabrizio / Anzalon poll shows Rubio leading Demings, with 49 percent of voter support to Demings' 47 percent, while the Susquehanna Poll shows Rubio leading with 47 percent of the vote, to...
Candidate Spotlight: Jason Holic: An Independent in Florida Congressional District 10 (Orlando Area)
Florida's 10th Congressional District race for the 2022 Midterm Election could be considered the ultimate microcosm of the nation's current political climate, with many independent voters seeking calmer tones and compromise in both chambers. District 10 covers much of Orlando proper. The two major party's nominees couldn't be further apart on the issues, with Democratic Party nominee Maxwell Frost,...
Herschel Walker’s Latest Poll Numbers May Be a Mirage
Two recent polls showing a reversal of trends for Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock. (The other seat is occupied by Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, who isn't up for re-election until 2026.) After Walker trailed Warnock in every RCP-Cited Poll throughout July, a recent poll by Trafalgar...
The Story That Charlie Crist Hopes You’ve Forgotten
Watch any press conference or stump speech by Charlie Crist during this 2022 election season, and one overriding theme will stand out among all of his talking points: Crist believes he deserves your vote because Ron DeSantis is too power hungry and too ambitious for higher office to care about every day average Floridians. The irony is that...
Opinion: Crist’s Primary Win is a Loss for Florida’s Left Wing Democrats
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Florida Democrats hope the third time is the charm for former governor and perennial candidate Charlie Crist. Last night, Crist won a decisive victory against Sec. of Agriculture Nikki Fried, the only state cabinet elected Democrat. Even for those who don't follow Florida politics closely, Crist's name recognition strength vs....
Georgia GOP Consultant Discusses Herschel Walker’s Campaign and 2022 Mid-Terms
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Georgia Political Talk Show Host Ben Burnett interviewed Chip Lake.
Widely regarded as one of the GOP’s highest profile consultants, Lake is working with Herschel Walker and put Tom Price, Geoff Duncan, and Doug Collins in high profile elected positions. He sat down with Burnett to discuss the November midterms and...
Axios Runs Misleading Headline on DeSantis, Florida Swing Voters
If you wanted to gauge an average college football fan's opinion of Alabama coach Nick Saban, would you create a focus group where nearly 60% of the participants were Auburn fans? Of course not, but that hypothetical focus group's composition is just as illogical as the focus group that Axios consulted to reach its conclusive feature story headline: "Florida...
Missouri Democrats May Benefit from Recreational Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative
A vote on legalization of recreational marijuana use may shift "The Show Me State" into competitive territory. After the dust finally settled in Missouri's Republican Primary Election for U.S. Senate, with state Attorney General Eric Schmitt Missouri's emerging as the victor, national attention shifted to Trudy Busch Valentine, beer heiress and winner of Missouri's Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate.
Determining...