The U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, poses at the U.S. election party at the National Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 3, 2020. (Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix via Reuters) As I noted on Tuesday, the crowded Republican field in the Pennsylvania Senate race somehow has no candidates who have ever been elected to public office. It

Stacey Abrams speaks to the media in Atlanta, Ga., January 5, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters) Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams announced another bid for the office on Wednesday. “I’m running for Governor because opportunity in our state shouldn’t be determined by zip code, background or access to power,” Abrams wrote in a Twitter post alongside

Mehmet Oz speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., May 3, 2017. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) The famous TV doctor shakes up an already wild contest. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE N ovember has been an eventful month for the Republican primary race to replace the retiring Pat Toomey in the Senate. Today’s entry in

Former vice president Mike Pence speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., November 30, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) The former VP indicates his decision about running for president in 2024 won’t depend on whether Trump seeks another term. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W hile many Republicans have ruled out a 2024 presidential campaign if

Comes today an email from Reverend Rubén Díaz, New York City councilman from the Bronx (District 18), a lifelong Democrat and former state senator who takes to task the plan to permit non-citizens to vote in local elections. Its text follows in full: You should know that on December 9, 2021, a vote is scheduled

An election worker checks a voter’s drivers license in Charlotte, N.C., March 15, 2016. (Chris Keane/Reuters) Require ID, update voter rolls, and count only votes received by Election Day. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE C ontrary to the dominant media narrative, election reform is shaping up to be a winning issue for Republicans in 2022. That’s because

(golubovy/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Efforts to redefine negative campaigning imperil online speech. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A recent Aspen Institute report on “information disorder” takes aim at political advertising on social media. The report claims that “political campaigns” use what are known as “promoted posts” to “smear opponents and drive voter suppression.” That description — and the

Blake Masters at the “Rally to Protect Our Elections” hosted by Turning Point Action in Phoenix, Ariz., July 24, 2021. (Gage Skidmore/The Star News Network/CC BY-SA 2.0) The Peter Thiel–backed candidate is running to disrupt, in his words, ‘decades of bipartisan failure.’ Can he help the GOP reclaim the Senate majority? NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE G

Voters at a polling location in New York City, November 2, 2021. (Mike Segar/Reuters) NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE D emocrats on the New York City Council, last seen expelling Thomas Jefferson from their chamber, have decided to attack another venerable pillar of American democracy: citizenship. A veto-proof majority of the Council, backed by incoming mayor Eric Adams, plans to

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress as President Kamala Harris (left) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) applaud at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2021. (Chip Somodevillaat/Pool via Reuters) As I wrote in October, “Ruy Teixeira is the co-author . . . of the 2002 book The Emerging

Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant restarts the “Tax Amazon” campaign she led in 2019 with a rally at Washington Hall in Seattle, Wash., January 13, 2020. (David Ryder/Reuters) Just weeks after Seattle voters rejected a slate of hard-left progressive candidates for mayor, city council, and city attorney, residents of the city’s most liberal district

Senator Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.) arrives before the start of opening arguments in the impeachment trial of then-President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., February 10, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Arizona Democratic senator Mark Kelly, husband to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and a former astronaut, won his first Senate race in November 2020—a special

Then Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin gives a thumbs up to the crowd during a campaign event in Leesburg, Va., November 1, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) A few weeks ago, I speculated that the endless school closures provided the initial spark for the backlash among Virginia’s parents that played a key role in Glenn Youngkin’s

An election worker processes mail-in ballots ahead of Election Day in Houston, Texas, November 2, 2020. (Callaghan O’Hare/Reuters) The administration is suing to block a commonsense reform package that improves the security and accessibility of voting in the Lone Star State. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE P resident Biden has failed to usurp state oversight of elections

Then-Vice President Al Gore gives his election concession speech from the Old Exexcutive Office Building in Washington, D.C., December 13, 2000. (Reuters) Federal senior district judge Reggie Walton contends that Al Gore, unlike Donald Trump, was “a man” and “walked away” from the 2000 presidential election after losing. That’s not how I remember it. I

Former President Donald Trump looks on at his first post-presidency campaign rally in Wellington, Ohio, June 26, 2021. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) A lot of people publicly said they were horrified by Donald Trump’s rise in American politics. Some of us meant it. We may talk about Trump and the events he inspired because they are still

Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (Rebecca Cook/Reuters; Stefani Reynolds/Pool via Reuters) I wrote today for Politico on the chatter about a Harris-Buttigieg race for the 2024 Democratic nomination: The GOP has had plenty of reason for good cheer in recent months, whether it’s the victory in Virginia’s gubernatorial election,

Donald Trump would obviously be the heavy favorite to win the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 if he runs, but there’s certainly room for the right non-Trump GOP candidate to run and have a realistic chance of winning the nomination. A new national Marquette poll finds that 40 percent of Republican adults and 73 percent

Then Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin gives a thumbs up to the crowd during a campaign event in Leesburg, Va., November 1, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Elected Republicans, their operatives, and education-reform activists are cheering on Democratic strategists who insist that the party must cling ever more tightly to critical race theory as the 2022

Former Representative and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke speaks during a protest in Austin, Texas, May 8, 2021. (Mikala Compton/Reuters) Robert Francis O’Rourke, who likes to be called “Beto,” has decided to take a run at the Texas governor’s office, his third full-tile charge at a buzzsaw in only a few years. My guess is that

Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke endorses former vice president Joe Biden at a campaign event at Gilley’s in Dallas, Texas, U.S., March 2, 2020. (Eric Thayer/Reuters) The early indication is that Beto O’Rourke, who is running for governor of Texas, had a good first day of fundraising — probably at least a million, perhaps

Voters line up to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas, March 1, 2016. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) Welcome to the Tuesday, a weekly newsletter about language, culture, and politics. To subscribe to the Tuesday — and please do! — follow this link. Two Cheers for the Ghost of Elbridge Gerry The Democrats

Former Representative and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke speaks during a protest in Austin, Texas, May 8, 2021. (Mikala Compton/Reuters) Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke entered the race for Texas governor on Monday, challenging Republican incumbent Greg Abbott. Long considered a reliable red bulwark, Texas has become uncertain political territory in recent election cycles

Senator Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., January 22, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Senator Patrick Leahy, at 81, announced on Monday he won’t stand for reelection, because he wants to “pass the torch” to somebody younger. But this is the same age at which President Biden wants to run

Beto O’Rourke speaks with reporters after a town hall event in Des Moines, Iowa, August 20, 2019. (Gage Skidmore) Great news for the Republican Governors Association, as Beto O’Rourke is running for governor of Texas, and he intends to campaign on gun control, including his past proposal to confiscate AR-15 rifles. Abbott has already been

(Cheney: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters; Cruz: Susan Walsh/Pool via Reuters) Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) blasted Representative Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) on Saturday, suggesting that if she launches a bid for president in 2024, it should be as a Democrat. Cruz’s comment came in response to a tweet by CNN’s The Lead, which featured a video of

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska) listens during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on new coronavirus tests on Capitol Hill, May 7, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool via Reuters) Senator Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska) on Friday announced she will seek reelection to the Senate in 2022, setting up a primary fight against Trump-backed challenger

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks at the North Carolina GOP convention in Greenville, N.C., June 5, 2021. (Jonathan Drake/Reuters) Republican Governor Kristi Noem, who captured the GOP limelight for her laissez-faire management of the pandemic in South Dakota, has announced that she will be seeking reelection in 2022. Noem made the announcement on Friday

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivers remarks with Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., November 5, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Dear Weekend Jolter, It’s the inflation, stupid — this probably is the message that 2022 campaigns should be pinning up at HQ right about now. Instead,

I’m a huge fan of Allahpundit over at Hot Air but don’t find his post speculating about Christie’s motives in attacking Trump very persuasive. Is he angling to be bought off into a future Trump cabinet position, or maybe even Trump’s VP? I think Christie was genuinely appalled by Trump’s post-election conduct, is saying what