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#NY22 Missing Post-Its – Judge Says ‘We Have a Serious Problem on Our Hands’

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 24, 2020 31 Comments

Forget the presidential election. These house races have all the drama Americans crave! The race is important because Republican Claudia Tenney leads "incumbent Democrat Anthony Brindisi by more than 100 votes."

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Facing A Razor-Thin House Majority, Democrats Seek To Resurrect Earmarks

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 24, 2020 15 Comments

As the complete disaster Democrats experienced downticket continues to sink in, Democrats are scrambling to figure out how to govern with a razor-thin House majority.  To that end, Nancy Pelosi's right-hand man and the number two House Democrat Steny Hoyer is floating the return of earmarks.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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GOP has a Chance, Though Slim, to Win the House

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 18 Comments

How do you make the election crazier? The GOP grabs the House from the Democrats. A party needs 218 to have a majority.

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‘Knives are Out’ for DCCC Leader Cheri Bustos After GOP Make Gains in House

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 11 Comments

The Democrats still have the majority in the House of Representatives, but it's not all sunshine and rainbows.

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Report: Pelosi Preparing For House to Decide Outcome of the Presidential Election

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 28, 2020 37 Comments

Nancy Pelosi has reportedly begun rallying Democrats in the event the House is called upon to decide the 2020 presidential election. The House is constitutionally provided the privilege of selecting the president in the unlikely event of an Electoral College tie.  A "contingent election" such as this has not happened since 1824, and happened only once before that in 1800, so there is some confusion about what it actually entails.

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Pelosi Leaves Open Impeaching Trump Over SCOTUS Pick: “We have our options”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 20, 2020 72 Comments

Democrats have completely lost their minds over President Trump filling the SCOTUS vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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VIDEO: Schumer, Pelosi Refer to George Floyd as ‘Floyd Taylor’ ‘George Taylor’ and ‘George Kirby’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 27, 2020 24 Comments

Democrats, as we know, are using the death of George Floyd to create havoc in an election year and to do their once every four years "we care about black people" carnival show.  They have never been very good at this election year fake show of empathy and concern for black people, but this year, they are really really bad at it.

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UPDATE: Republican Mike Garcia Wins CA25 Special House Elections

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 13, 2020 23 Comments

UPDATE: They have called the race. Garcia defeated Democrat Christy Smith 55.05% to 43.95%

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Democrats in panic mode over the “unthinkable”: They might lose #CA25 House seat

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 10, 2020 25 Comments

On Tuesday, May 12, a special election will be held to fill the House seat vacated by disgraced former congresswoman Katie Hill.  Hill, you may recall, resigned after being accused of "inappropriate sexual relationships" with staffers.

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How purple can Trump make the Golden State this November?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 07, 2020 30 Comments

As the nation's press focuses on the presidential race, it is ignoring some fascinating signs that the Golden State may become much redder November 3rd.

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House Republicans Boycott Intelligence Hearing After Accusing Schiff of Ignoring FISA Abuse

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 12, 2020 11 Comments

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee boycotted a hearing today after they accused Chairman Adam Schiff of ignoring abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

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Minnesota: Republican Iraqi American Reportedly Set to Challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 18, 2020 42 Comments

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has been at the center of numerous controversies, and there are a growing number of Republican challengers ready to challenge her in her reelection bid.  The most recent is reportedly Dalia al Aqidi.

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Nancy Pelosi Leaves Door Open For Additional Articles of Impeachment

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 12, 2020 28 Comments

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appeared Sunday on ABC's This Week, and she left the door open for further articles of impeachment. She's also still clinging to the fantasy that the American public will get on board with her partisan impeachment clown show.

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