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New House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Career, Explained

Much has been said about now house speaker Kevin McCarthy’s seemingly never ending struggle to become Speaker of the House (though he did eventually pull out), with the notion that being speaker was McCarthy’s “biggest dream.” And to an extent, this is true, as McCarthy has wanted the job for almost a decade. But let’s …

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Everything to know about Georgia’s Runoff

On Tuesday December 6th, a runoff will occur in Georgia between Democrat Rapheal Wornock and Republican Herschel Walker. This race will occur due to either candidate clearing the 50 percent threshold in the general election that happened earlier this month. The shortcomings of both Wornock and Walker are attributed to Libertarian Chase Oliver, who has …

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Pundits said it would be a red wave. It wasn’t.

Intro (I was right):  Republicans should have had this election cycle in the bag. Instead, they find themselves thinking about what they did wrong. And this is because going into election day, everyone expected Republicans to win – and win by a lot. Everyone except me of course, because in my October 6th post “How …

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How Biden’s latest win’s will impact the Senate Elections.

This summer has been good for Joe Biden. Despite less than 40 percent of Americans approving of him, Biden and the Democrats have scored some pretty big wins. For example, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin worked secretly to write the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that the Democrats had …

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Republican’s most vulnerable seats in the 2022 Midterm

The 2022 midterm primaries are officially underway, and both sides are gearing up for the fight of their lives. With abortion rights, inflation, and a foreign war on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Let’s break down the biggest races in the Senate for the Republican party. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey announced he …

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