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State Legislative Chambers: 56 Republican; 41 Democrat; 2 Nonpartisan (57% Republican, 41% Democrat) State Houses of Representatives: 2,938 Republicans; 2,423 Democrats; 52 third party or vacant (54% Republican, 45% Democrat) State Senates: 1,114 Republicans; 843 Democrats; 16 third party or vacant (56% Republican, 43% Democrat) State Governors: 27 Republicans; 23 Democrats (54% Republican, 46% Democrat) US House of Representatives: 220 Republicans; 212 Democrats; 3 vacant (51% Republican, 49% Democrat) US Senate: 51 Democrats; 49 Republicans (51% Democrat, 49% Republican)

Nikki Haley talks with a caller about the factions of the Republican Party on her new SiriusXM program: "A lot of Americans wanted to see the change that Donald Trump brought in. But what you're seeing is the MAGA movement's doing what the Tea Party did. It's starting to fringe out, and they're caring about these one-off issues that wasn't something that was thought about. That's not all of MAGA, but you're seeing it kind of fringe out. And what's concerning is you're seeing certain MAGA people not like other Republicans. And so MAGA doesn't like moderate Republicans. They don't...

In Evans’ case, that’s where the Seattle Times comes in. For anyone who wants to know the measure of the man, the Times did an excellent job recently of summing up a storied life and career in the service of his fellow citizens that now appears more like a memory from yesteryear rather than a reflection of Republicans in politics today. Of course, there are some good ones out there at every level of government, but over the course of my lifetime I have seen the overall quality of Republicans elected to state and national office decline. And just to...

This is one of those days when something happens and you don’t know exactly what it means, but you know it means something. I woke up this morning to find that Nancy Kassebaum, one of the few living legends left in Kansas Republican politics, had endorsed the Democratic presidential ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Joining her in the endorsement statement, which was provided to Fox News Digital, were Sandy Praeger, the Kansas insurance commissioner from 2003 to 2015, and former federal appeals Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, a Kansas native appointed to the 10th Circuit Court by Ronald Reagan...

This afternoon, two members of Nikki Haley's leadership team in Michigan, announced their support of Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz. In a new piece published in the Michigan Chronicle, Jimmy Greene and Bill Nowling note that "as Republicans, we believe character and integrity matter" and "now, we will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris." In their piece, they encourage other Republicans to join them in supporting the Harris/Walz ticket this November. In making the argument to fellow Republicans, Greene and Nowling assert that they have many disagreements with Vice President Harris, but that "she is a person...

Democrats are voicing frustrations at polling that shows more voters see former President Trump as the moderate candidate in the presidential race against Vice President Harris. Democrats for years have cast Trump as an extremist who is a threat to democracy. But a poll released by The New York Times and Siena College found more voters see Harris as too liberal than see Trump as too conservative. Democrats in Congress were stunned by the notion that Trump could be viewed as the more moderate figure. “This may be the first question posed to me during my six years for which...

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Haitians eating cats in Ohio! Republican gain! Republicans have 49 seats in the US Senate. Only Ted Cruz is slightly in danger. If Cruz wins (and he will), Republicans have 49 seats, then add West Virginia (a definite flip) and then Ohio and it's a Republican majority. Tester in Montana's on his way out too.

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GO VOTE! I'm voting for Bob Antonellis for US Senate.

GO VOTE! Here in MA, I'm voting for Bob Antonellis for US Senate.

Members of the Colorado Republican Party central committee voted by an overwhelming margin on Saturday to keep Dave Williams as the state GOP's chairman — contradicting an equally lopsided vote a week earlier to fire Williams at a meeting called by the former state lawmaker's opponents within the party. Neither outcome was a surprise, since only a handful of Williams' supporters attended the meeting last Saturday at a church in Brighton, while a similar small number of Williams' critics showed up to vote at this weekend's gathering at a church in Castle Rock. The two meetings were virtual mirror images...

For the second time in as many months, a high-powered Republican member of the Oklahoma Legislature crashed and burned on election night, an indication that infighting among the GOP is increasing and the party's far right-wing is now a major voice in state elections. The defeat of state Rep. Kevin Wallace, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations and Budget Committee, comes after Ada voters ousted state Sen. Greg McCortney, who had been tapped to be the next leader of the Oklahoma Senate. Both men had plenty of campaign funds, were well organized and held high profile positions that kept their...

A lot has changed. The Democratic Party has evolved from the party of the working man to the party of the man who thinks he’s a woman. It is now funded by billionaires and Wall Street, and in that regard anyway, they are now everything they used to accuse Republicans of being. snip Uncle Teddy Kennedy was notorious for his drunken womanizing. Where John and Bobby kept their exploits behind the scenes (and their wives didn’t seem to mind, as long as they weren’t embarrassed publicly), Ted flaunted his excesses. According to eyewitnesses, he and another drunken Democratic senator assaulted...

President Joe Biden is well positioned to finish his presidency having placed more judges on the federal bench than former President Donald Trump. But the Democrat will not be able to replicate Trump’s transformation of the appellate courts that hand down the most influential rulings. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee again this year, was especially successful in flipping seats previously occupied by liberal or moderate judges on appellate courts and the US Supreme Court to those held by hardline conservatives. That’s made the federal judiciary friendly legal territory to conservative litigants who have secured court orders applying to large swaths...

The House Appropriations Committee chairman was knocked out of his legislative seat Tuesday in a Republican runoff that saw more than $1 million in campaign contributions. Challenger Gene Shaw defeated five-time incumbent Kevin Wallace, winning 54% of the vote in the House District 32 election. Most of the $1 million raised for the runoff election in House District 32 went to Wallace, the House Appropriations and Budget Committee chairman from Wellston. The $780,000 Wallace raised came from other House Republicans plus three senators and the Senate Republicans PAC, as well as Attorney General Gentner Drummond, former Attorney General Mike Hunter...

The best line of the debate last night was when U.S. Senate Candidate Robert Antonellis turned, looked at his two primary opponents, and said “I think I’m the only Republican up here” running in the race. The debate, moderated by Jeff Kuhner – WRKO’s talk host, writer, and political commentator was held in the iHeart studios and streamed live on WRKO’s Facebook page. Antonellis made his observation after hearing from his to mega-rich opponents, express how they stand on the issues: DEATON and CAIN = ANTI-TRUMP Both John Deaton and Ian Cain – Antonellis’ primary opponents refused to support president...

Alaska Republicans are looking to avoid a repeat of the midterms, when they lost the state’s lone House seat to Rep. Mary Peltola after the party failed to coalesce around a single opponent in the Last Frontier’s ranked-choice system. Peltola finished first in this week’s top-four nonpartisan primary, followed by Republicans Nick Begich and Lt. Gov Nancy Dahlstrom (R), according to the latest tallies from Decision Desk HQ. But Dahlstrom, backed by former President Trump, bowed out of the race on Friday as her party looks to consolidate support. “I entered this race because Alaskans deserve better representation than what...

Not even the members of the farther right Wyoming Freedom Caucus expected to dominate Tuesday’s Republican primary the way it did. Barring an unlikely Democratic surge and/or storm of Independent candidates in the general election, the Freedom Caucus is likely to have a comfortable majority in the Wyoming House for the upcoming session. With that in mind, House Majority Floor Leader Rep. Chip Neiman, R-Hulett, could have a relatively easy path in getting elected Speaker of the House, a campaign Neiman confirmed to Cowboy State Daily on Friday he intends to pursue. “I’m going to offer my time and services,”...

Fox News has published a mass endorsement from a group of prominent Republicans backing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. The endorsement, which labels Trump as "unfit" for office, marks a significant shift in the political landscape, particularly given Fox News' long-standing support for the former president. The endorsement was published in a full-page editorial on the network’s website and printed in several major newspapers, making it clear that a growing number of Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump as the 2024 election approaches. The group of GOP members who signed...