In a major blow to Donald Trump’s clout at the ballot box, John Fetterman declared victory over Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s closely watched Senate race, after several media outlets called the race in the Democrats’ favor Election2022
n a major blow to Donald Trump’s clout at the ballot box, Democrat lieutenant governor John Fetterman declared victory over Trump’s pick, TV doctor Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’sRepublicans have so far failed to deliver an anticipated wave election at the midway point of President Biden’s term. History has shown that the President’s party usually takes a beating in the first midterm election.
Each election helps maintain the clockwork of a democracy, but this one, at this moment in the country, carries a lot of freight. At stake is not just the balance of power in Congress and in state capitols—nor only the consequences for the economy, the climate, women’s health, the wealth gap, and what we as a country think is important. Also on the line is the mechanics of elections themselves, and the basic mathematics of how the people communicate their will.
It was one of the most closely watched races of the election. Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor since 2019, and Oz, who won a competitive Republican primary in May, ran one of the most contentious and expensive races in the country, in a competition seen as a proxy battle between Biden and Trump. Fetterman’s win is a blow for Trump, who endorsed Oz in the primary and campaigned for Oz in the run up to the general election on Tuesday.
The idea of legal slavery still existing in the U.S. in 2022, close to 160 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, may be hard to believe. But nearly 20 states have constitutions with “exception clauses.” These documents ban slavery or forced labor except when it’s used as criminal punishment. Bolduc veered closer to center during the general race, walking back his 2020 election denials and eventually earning endorsements from both Sununu and Trump. In late October, the Republican Senate fundraising group injected more money into the race in a last-ditch attempt to flip the seat, which they had last controlled in 2017.–Julia Zorthian
The seat is currently held by Republican Sen. Rob Portman, meaning Vance’s win does little to advance the GOP’s effort to win the majority.Alabama voters approved a revised constitution that nixes racist language about segregated schools, poll taxes, and interracial marriage. The revision also strips a clause banning slavery except “for the punishment of crime.
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet won reelection, according to the Associated Press, securing a third term and defeating Joe O’Dea, a more moderate Republican candidate. Democratic Governor Jared Polis also won reelection in the state, according to the AP. Both of the candidates for lieutenant governor are women, and though results are not yet in for that race, Sanders’ victory ensures Arkansas willDemocrat Wes Moore, his wife Dawn, and their children, react after Moore was declared the winner of the Maryland gubernatorial race, in Baltimore, on Nov. 8, 2022.Democrat Wes Moore won the Maryland gubernatorial race, according to the Associated Press. Moore will become the state’s first Black governor.
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