Democratic gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey won both elections, receiving campaign support from former President Obama.
Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll.
The push is the centerpiece of a Democratic effort to counter new Republican maps in Texas and elsewhere that were drawn to boost the GOP’s chances in next year’s fight to control Congress. In order for the new maps to count in 2026, however, voters will first have to approve a yes-or-no ballot question known as Proposition 50.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pegged Tuesday’s GOP election losses as a sign of voters discontent with the economy, as reflected in exit polls. “I will give the president some
A day after Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since Donald Trump's reelection, the president attended the America Business Forum to speak on his economic agenda.
For businesses, the effect of Trump’s incoherent economic policy decisions is to freeze their planning in place. A recent poll of corporate chief executives indicates that the business leaders are fully alive to negative trends that may yet be undiscerned by ordinary Americans.
Trump's campaign-style speech to business leaders in Miami was designed to tout his economic accomplishments as voters increasingly say his administration is not doing enough.
Democrats harnessed worries about the cost of living, with polls showing that Republicans’ longtime advantage on the economy has evaporated.
Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, with major wins in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and on the Prop 50 California redistricting vote.