Low-income voters may have bolstered Democrats’ surprising 2022 performance
Low-income workers who saw a substantial spike in wages amid the pandemic may have helped bolster Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections after they were predicted to endure large losses in Congress. From early the first quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2022, wages for low-income earners far outpaced inflation, according to a new analysis from University of Massachusetts Amherst. The study, based on census data, showed that gains were highest for the people earning the least.
Read MoreHerschel Walker has a problem: Kemp’s not on the December ballot
Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker has a Kemp problem: Gov. Brian Kemp, a fellow Republican who rolled to a big victory in Tuesday’s midterms, won’t be on the ballot in next month’s Senate runoff election. That’s a big issue for Walker, who should have been helped by Kemp’s presence on the ballot on Tuesday. Kemp easily topped the 50 percent threshold in his reelection effort against Stacey Abrams, while Walker finished a little more than 48,000 votes behind Sen. Raphael Warnock (D), with neither getting above 50 percent. Kemp outran Walker by
Read MoreProgressives eye new Congress emboldened by midterm wins
Progressives have finally found reason to celebrate. Now they just have to convince other Democrats to come to the party. For months, moderates picked off primary challengers from the left ahead of the midterms, leaving just a handful of liberal candidates to compete against Republicans this fall. But after a surprisingly strong night last Tuesday for Democrats, progressives are already suggesting ways they’d like to see members of Congress use their expanded bench — even as control of both chambers still hangs in the balance. “It’s time for Democrats, especial
Read MoreJuan Williams: GOP's extremism could fuel 'Blue Wave' in 2024
You are now warned. Next year there will be even more Republicans in Congress who deny that President Biden won the last presidential election. Yes, there will be more 2020 election deniers on Capitol Hill than the current 139 in the House and 8 in the Senate. Almost half of voters in the midterm elections, 44 percent, told Fox News Voter Analysis that their top concern is the threat to democracy. That high level of fear for American democracy is second only to the 51 percent of voters who labeled inflation their prime concern. T
Read MoreHobbs lead over Lake narrows with 93 percent of votes counted
Democrat Katie Hobbs’ lead over Republican Kari Lake in Arizona’s gubernatorial race has narrowed to just 1 percentage point with 93 percent of the state’s vote tallied. The two candidates are now separated by just 26,000 votes, five days after last week’s election. Hobbs' lead stood at about 36,000 votes earlier in the day. Despite the gain, Lake's window for victory appears to be closing. Dave Wasserman of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report said afte
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