Peggy Judd and Terry Thomas Crosby, both members of the Cochise County, Arizona Election Board, have been indicted on charges related to their alleged efforts to subvert the certification of Arizona’s 2022 midterm results. Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on Wednesday that an Arizona grand jury had indicted …
Read More »He Won 2 Percent of the Vote — and Could Decide Who Wins a Senate Seat
Chase Oliver had to fit his campaign for Senate into the spare hours he had left over after his two day jobs. The 37-year-old ran the operation out of his basement, with four staffers, and help from friends. Every Saturday morning for the last several months, he would wake up …
Read More »Establishment Democrats Defeat Left-Wing Challenger in High-Profile House Primary
Kina Collins, a gun violence prevention activist and newly declared Democratic candidate for Congress, sat in the backyard of a craftsman house in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park last September and lamented the state of the Democratic party — specifically, how it approached the subject of her activism. Young …
Read More »Dr. Oz Wins Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary After Challenger Concedes
Mehmet Oz won the Pennsylvania Republican primary for U.S. Senate Friday after former hedge fund manager David McCormick conceded the hotly tipped race in the midst of a state-mandated recount. “It’s now clear to me with the recount now largely complete that we have a nominee,” McCormick told supporters at …
Read More »Trump Squeezes In J.D. Vance Endorsement Between Rants About Water Pressure in Ohio
DELAWARE, Ohio — The sun was setting behind Donald Trump, a blazing smear of bronze across the sky, piercing through the ethereal wisps of hair on his head and lighting them in brilliant gold. The 45th President was wrapping up a lengthy bit about Whirlpool washing machines and America’s great …
Read More »He Wants to Throw Out Biden's Victory — And Be Wisconsin's Next Governor
Sitting in his cramped office late last month, Tim Ramthun said he’d started to hear something intriguing from his colleagues in the Wisconsin state legislature. A hard-line Republican lawmaker, Ramthun is leading the effort to decertify Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election and “reclaim” its 10 electors. He’s friendly with MyPillow CEO …
Read More »They Helped Save Democracy — and Are Being Tormented for It
Adrian Fontes never thought he would need to draw on his training as a Marine in his job as a top election officer for Maricopa County, Arizona. Yet there he was in late 2020, meeting with members of the sheriff’s department and other law-enforcement agencies about establishing a secure perimeter …
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