Democrats Take Major Loss as DCCC Chair Concedes in New York

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New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney became the first Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) chair to lose his seat in 40 years when he conceded to Republican challenger Mike Lawler on Wednesday.

Lawler, a first-term assemblyman, focused on crime and inflation to knock off the incumbent in the typically liberal 17th congressional district of New York.

Lawler, as of Wednesday afternoon, is at 50.6%, compared to Maloney’s 49.4%, with about 95% of the vote counted.

“I don’t like to lose, but my opponent won this race. He won it fair and square. That means something,” the big money-backed Democrat said Wednesday. “The right thing to do is say the other guy won and wish him well.” (Read more from “Democrats Take Major Loss as DCCC Chair Concedes in New York” HERE)

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Voters Elect State’s First Transgender Lawmaker Into Office

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Minnesota voters have elected the state’s first transgender state lawmaker into office.

Democratic candidate Leigh Finke collected 15,635 votes, or 81%, in District 66A in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

The district is located northeast of Minneapolis, and has a population of just over 41,000 people.

Finke’s opponent, Trace Johnson (R), received 3,569 votes, or 18.5%. (Read more from “Voters Elect State’s First Transgender Lawmaker Into Office” HERE)

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Major Conflict With China ‘Is Coming,’ Outgoing Strategic Command Chief Warns

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China is increasing its nuclear forces more rapidly than American analysts anticipated, according to the outgoing commander of the Pentagon’s Strategic Command, who warns that Beijing is in the midst of a “breakout” buildup of forces.

Adm. Charles Richard, who has headed the Strategic Command, or STRATCOM, since 2019, said the Chinese nuclear expansion is a near-term problem that requires action by the United States.

“As I assess our level of deterrence against China, the ship is slowly sinking,” Adm. Richard warned in a speech during the Naval Submarine League’s 2022 Annual Symposium & Industry Update.

“It is sinking slowly, but it is sinking, as fundamentally they are putting capability in the field faster than we are,” he said in the remarks on Wednesday. (Read more from “Major Conflict With China ‘Is Coming,’ Outgoing Strategic Command Chief Warns” HERE)

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Georgia Senate Election Between Warnock, Walker Officially Headed to Runoff: Secretary of State

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The Georgia Senate election between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker is officially heading to a runoff for Dec. 6, said the Georgia Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday.

Neither Warnock, a Democrat, nor Walker, a Republican, gained more than 50 percent of the vote. Election data showed that Warnock had a slight lead over Walker.

Warnock had 49.4 percent of the vote as compared to Walker’s 48.5 percent, while Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver got 2.1 percent. Some 35,000 votes separated the Republican and Democrat candidates.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a news conference Wednesday said that his office started the “behind-the-scenes ballots” and “counties are making preparations” for the runoff.

He said that voters can request absentee ballots from Wednesday, Nov. 9, until Nov. 28, adding that about 150,00 voters will automatically receive an absentee ballot because they are on a “rollover list.” Most of these individuals are disabled or over the age of 65, Raffensperger said. (Read more from “Georgia Senate Election Between Warnock, Walker Officially Headed to Runoff: Secretary of State” HERE)

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Joe Biden: Threats of Hunter Biden Investigations From Republicans ‘Almost Comedy’

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President Joe Biden dismissed upcoming investigations by House Republicans on Wednesday when they ultimately take control of the House of Representatives as expected.

“Lots of luck in your senior year as my coach used to say,” Biden scoffed when asked about investigations into his administration and his family.

The president spoke about looming investigations during a press conference at the White House regarding the results of the midterm elections. . .

Biden referred to reports that Trump was asking Republicans how many times they planned to impeach him.

“I mean, I think the American people will look at all that for what it is – it’s almost comedy,” he said. (Read more from “Joe Biden: Threats of Hunter Biden Investigations From Republicans ‘Almost Comedy’” HERE)

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Dead Man Reelected in Pennsylvania

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A Pennsylvania man who died earlier this year was reelected to his position as a state representative.

Democrat Tony DeLuca, the longest-running Pennsylvania state representative, at 39 years, died last month at 85 of lymphoma, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Because of his recent death, election authorities were unable to change the ballots, and many voters chose him over Green Party challenger Queonia “Zarah” Livingston, marked by a sizable lead. A special election will be held to choose a proper candidate to take his seat.

“While we’re incredibly saddened by the loss of Representative Tony DeLuca, we are proud to see the voters to continue to show their confidence in him and his commitment to Democratic values by re-electing him posthumously. A special election will follow soon,” Pennsylvania House Democrats said in a tweet.

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Ukraine War: Biden Says Russia Pulling Out of ‘Fallujah’ in Latest Brutal Gaffe

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In an ugly Freudian slip Wednesday, President Biden accidentally said Russian troops were pulling out of “Fallujah” while intending to reference the city of Kherson in southeastern Ukraine.

Biden’s latest gaffe came after Russian forces leader Sergey Surovikinon announced he’d ordered his troops to retreat from one of the only major cities Russia captured after its Feb. 24 invasion.

“I think the context is that whether or not they’re pulling back from Fallujah – from the city of Kherson – and [Russian forces] are coming back across the river to the eastern side of the [Dnieper} river,” Biden said while answering a reporter’s question about whether Ukraine is ready to enter negotiations with Russia.

In November and December of 2004, Fallujah was the setting of the bloodiest urban conflict American forces had fought since the Vietnam War and is widely remembered as a key moment in the US invasion of Iraq.

Approximately 12,000 US troops fought in the battle, 82 of whom were killed, while about another 600 were wounded, according to the Pentagon. The US killed about 2,000 insurgents in the battle and captured another 1,200, military officials estimated. (Read more from “Ukraine War: Biden Says Russia Pulling Out of ‘Fallujah’ in Latest Brutal Gaffe” HERE)

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Guess What’s Causing Delayed Results in Nevada?

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The race between Republican Adam Laxalt and Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan is razor thin as votes in Nevada continue to be counted.

But according to the New York Times, a new batch of mail-in votes will delay final counts.

“Overwhelmed election officials in Nevada say that they have been flooded by thousands of mail-in ballots, and that it may take several days to count the votes and upload results. Last year, the state began requiring that mail-in ballots be sent to every registered voter. While ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, they can be counted if they arrive as late as Saturday,” the New York Times reports. “Elections officials have emphasized the need for patience and have not offered predictions on how quickly they will be able to offer tallies. Jamie Rodriguez, the interim registrar of voters in Washoe County, said she was expecting roughly 16,000 mail-in ballots to arrive on Election Day. She said that those votes would not be counted until Thursday because poll workers were so behind.” (Read more from “Guess What’s Causing Delayed Results in Nevada?” HERE)

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New Hope Arises in Arizona for Republicans After Ballot Update

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It was a bad election day, all things considered, for the Republican Party on Tuesday as the red wave diminished to a trickle. Tough decisions lie ahead, but perhaps there’s some glimmer of hope on the horizon.

New numbers coming out of Arizona are not only showing the races there tightening but GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is likely favored to win over Democrat Katie Hobbs. Blake Masters, who is running for senate, also now has a clear, though, more difficult path to beat Democrat Mark Kelly.

You may remember the primary race that took place in Arizona some months ago. Kari Lake was actually down double digits late into the night. It wasn’t until the days after election day that she overtook her GOP rival to become the gubernatorial candidate. That’s because Arizona typically counts election day votes last and Lake’s voters were the type who voted on election day. That dynamic is continuing in the general election, and as it stands, it does appear there are enough ballots outstanding for Lake to come out victorious assuming there’s not a surprise drop of mail-in ballots that aren’t being considered in the equation. (Read more from “New Hope Arises in Arizona for Republicans After Ballot Update” HERE)

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Biden’s DOJ Is ‘Monitoring’ These Polling Places; Election Issues Mount in Arizona, Republicans Lawyer Up

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By Townhall. . .On the eve of the 2022 elections, the Biden administration’s Department of Justice announced its ground forces will be “monitoring” 64 jurisdictions in 24 states on Election Day. The Biden regime operatives were dispatched to ballot-casting locations across America—in almost half of U.S. states—to oversee federal election law “compliance.”

The nationwide deployment of federal election monitors is an expansion of the DOJ’s in-person surveillance of the ballot box, a notable increase from the 2020 presidential election when 44 jurisdictions across 18 states were surveilled by the feds.

DeSantis-led Florida, the battleground state of Pennsylvania, and mayhem-erupted Maricopa County are on the DOJ’s radar. Alaska, Arkansas, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Utah weren’t on the DOJ’s watch list two years ago, but have now made the roster.

Chicago and Cook counties in Illinois were on this list when President Joe Biden was elected; however, today, no polling places in the consistently blue Praire State have drawn DOJ observation. Over in Arizona, three “monitored” counties have grown to five, while Pima County—the southwestern state’s second-most populous, which holds Tucscon—is among the new additions.

Also, the DOJ’s civil rights division will be fielding complaints from the public regarding “possible violations” of voting rights law through its call center and online complaint form. Keep in mind, this is the same government tendril whose “civil rights” trial attorneys are prosecuting 11 pro-life leaders, who are facing federal prison time over the peaceful protest of an abortion clinic. (Read more from “Biden’s DOJ Is ‘Monitoring’ These Polling Places” HERE)

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MAYHEM IN MARICOPA: Election Issues Mount in Arizona, Republicans Lawyer Up

By Townhall. As the election wheels seem to have come off at several polling places in Arizona, Kari Lake’s legal team is urging voters to stay in line and cast their ballots despite growing lines and questions about how ballots will be handled.

But while questions swirl about what may be going on and who is ultimately responsible for the issues apart from Arizona’s Democrat Secretary of State Katie Hobbs — who refused to recuse herself from official SoS duties while running against Lake in the gubernatorial contest — Kari Lake and her campaign had planned for issues such as those that have come to light already on Tuesday morning.

As Townhall reported earlier in November, Lake announced she was “bringing in the big guns” to run her election day legal efforts — led by Harmeet Dhillon — who Lake said would be working “to ensure every Arizonan’s vote is fairly counted and to swiftly respond to any claims of fraud or voter suppression.”

Dhillon, the GOP super-lawyer who also serves as the RNC Committeewoman from California, founded the Center for American Liberty, and is founding partner of Dhillon Law Group, tweeted on Tuesday morning that “there are dozens of Republican lawyers monitoring the tabulating situation” causing issues for Arizona voters. She added that the GOP legal staff is “speaking with the county lawyers” and “ensuring that votes WILL count.” (Read more from “MAYHEM IN MARICOPA: Election Issues Mount in Arizona, Republicans Lawyer Up” HERE)

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Votes in Key Arizona County Are Being ‘Misread’

By Townhall. Twenty percent of voting machines in the county are down according to Maricopa County election officials. . .

Poll workers at a key voting location in Arizona’s Maricopa County announced Tuesday morning that voting machines at a polling station in Anthem are not working. A significant number of ballots are being misread, but election officials claim individuals are still able to cast their ballots properly.

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