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Republican Wins Iowa’s 2nd District Race by Just Six Votes, Flips Seat

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 29, 2020 28 Comments

The race for Iowa's second district came down to a razor thin margin. Republican candidate Marianette Miller-Meeks won by a lead of just six votes. This is a flip, as the seat was previously held by a retiring Democrat. This is an excellent reminder of the importance of vote integrity. A handful of votes decided this contest.

More Bad News for Pelosi: Republican David Valadao Flips #CA21 House Seat

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 28, 2020 25 Comments

Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been watching her majority shrink significantly as results from the 2020 election continue to come in. And now there is more bad news for her as Republicans flip yet another House seat, this time yet another one in California.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1JySALvmSI

#NY22: Democratic Incumbent Brindisi Reportedly Leads Challenger Tenney by Only 13 Votes

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 27, 2020 14 Comments

Incumbent Democrat Anthony Brindisi for New York's 22nd Congressional District leads his Republican challenger Claudia Tenney by only 13 votes. Sources told Newsmax the Democrats' "sudden claim of victory is very misleading."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g9hWkyw-0s

Biden Taps John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 23, 2020 42 Comments

A potential Biden administration would feature former Secretary of State John Kerry as "Special Presidential Envoy for Climate" reported NBC news Monday.

Diverse Group of Incoming House Republicans Form ‘Freedom Force’ to Counter AOC’s Socialist ‘Squad’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 21, 2020 15 Comments

Not only did Republicans make big gains in the U.S. House on Election Day, but among those elected are men and women whose families fled communist and socialist countries and came to America to build better lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nThItjbHQ2g

Rising Democratic Star Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs Loses to Military Veteran

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 20, 2020 11 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall that in 2018, the California city of Stockton's then 27-year old mayor, Michael Tubbs, planned to launch his version of “universal basic income”, where its citizens are paid simply for being citizens. Two years later, this "rising Democratic star" lost to military veteran Kevin Lincoln.

https://twitter.com/FiveThirtyEight/status/1329042795156402177

Republicans In States Hold Overwhelming Control In Post-2020 Congressional Redistricting

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 19, 2020 12 Comments

As the Democratic Party engages in a highly amusing circular firing squad over their shock loss of so many House seats, the impact of Republican gains at the state level doesn't seem to have fully dawned on them. Or if it has, they are doing what they do best, kicking that particular can down the road, a decade down the road.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgfumenJbXE&feature=emb_title

Nancy Pelosi Re-elected as Democratic House Leader

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 18, 2020 30 Comments

80-year-old Nancy Pelosi has been re-elected as leader of the Democratic house caucus meaning she'll run for Speaker of the House again if Democrats hold a house majority when all of the election mess has been settled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzSpjV8AWF0

Burgess Owens Flips Utah’s 4th Congressional District Back to Republicans

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 17, 2020 15 Comments

Incumbent Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT) called former football player Burgess Owens to concede their 4th Congressional District race. The Republicans have flipped 12 seats, narrowing the Democrats majority even more after this Owens' victory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX3LmkHrho4

Confirmed: Media Collusion To Smother Biden Influence Peddling Scandal Worked

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 16, 2020 29 Comments

The New York Post's story on Hunter Biden took off on social media right before the election. It received more attention than failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails during the home stretch of the 2016 election. But Joe Biden's campaign team noticed that it did not persuade many people to vote against Biden. They discovered it's because the mainstream media didn't pick it up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0xPrCbl8ZQ

California Republican Young Kim Finally Claims Victory in Congressional Race

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 16, 2020 15 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall that in 2018, Republican contender Young Kim for the congressional district 39th seat was ahead in election-night counting. She lost the election, but accused winner Democrat Gil Cisneros of "physically tampering" with those ballots. Now Young Kim is finally on her way to the US Congress.

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1262814903867518978https://video.foxnews.com/v/4519442873001#sp=show-clips

Republicans Score Big Gains in House, Pelosi Barely Hanging On

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 15, 2020 47 Comments

Democrats expected and eagerly anticipated a "blue wave" that would sweep them into power in the White House, House, Senate, and state legislatures. It didn't happen, not by a long shot.

Georgia Officials Warn Against Moving to State to Vote in Senate Runoffs

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 15, 2020 32 Comments

Thanks to North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan winning their respective reelection battles last week, Republicans currently hold a 50-48 advantage in the battle for who controls the Senate.

Biden’s Education Transition Team Includes Employees from Nation’s Largest Teachers Unions

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 12, 2020 30 Comments

If the 'rona lockdowns showed us anything, it's how completely disinterested teachers unions are in education. Teachers unions nationwide used the shutdowns to demand ridiculous policy concessions having nothing to do with educating children, so of course Biden plans to add them to the Department of Education.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rshx1U9JgZM

Report: Sen. Kamala Harris’ Husband Quitting Job for Position in Possible Biden Administration

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 11, 2020 34 Comments

Sen. Kamala Harris' husband Douglas Emhoff is reportedly leaving his job at the law firm DLA Piper for a spot in the Biden administration (if to comes to pass).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDR4i4lo32U

Georgia Headed to Manual Recount

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 11, 2020 50 Comments

Wednesday, Georgia's Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, announced the state would conduct a hand recount. Currently, Joe Biden currently leads state-wide by around 14,000 votes.

‘Defund the Police’ Efforts Could Be Key to Defeating Democrats in Georgia Senate Runoffs

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 11, 2020 14 Comments

Though Democrats like presidential nominee Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have claimed that last week's elections gave their party a "mandate" for the country, the shellacking Democrats took in House races tells a far different story:

Report: Sen. Tillis (R-NC) Wins Re-election, Cunningham Concedes

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 10, 2020 28 Comments

In a race straight out of a Parks and Recreation script, Senator Thom Tillis has won re-election to North Carolina's hotly contested Senate seat. The announcement is another win for Republicans who will likely maintain control of the Senate.

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