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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.

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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.

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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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Journalism Professor Demands Banning of College Republicans at Iowa State

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 21, 2020 1 Comment

"We are appalled that the Iowa State University administration has decided it will not invoke disciplinary action on a student organization"...

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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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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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Iowa State in Meltdown Over Post-Election Tweet From College Republicans

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 14, 2020 1 Comment

“Everyone, you must arm up, expect these people to attempt to destroy your life, the elites want revenge on us.”...

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‘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:

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Republican Senators Ask DOJ to Investigate Alleged Segregation at Colleges

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 10, 2020 2 Comments

"note that the incidents appear to violate Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act"...

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‘A Decade of Power’: GOP Racks Up State Legislative Wins Ahead of Redistricting

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 05, 2020 18 Comments

Over at the Federalist, Joy Pullmann asks, "We’re Supposed To Believe The GOP Had A Great Election Night Except For President?". It's a good question because the Democrats expected a "blue wave" repudiation not only of President Trump but of the entire Republican party all the way down the ticket. It didn't happen, and it didn't happen bigly.

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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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Trump’s Success With Non-White Voters Signals the Future of the Republican Party

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 05, 2020 28 Comments

Trump performed extremely well in this election with Latinos and other non-white voters. People are already speculating about a new Republican coalition made up of working people, including minorities. This would be an extremely effective combination.

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History Made: Republican Mark Robinson Becomes North Carolina’s First African-American Lt. Governor

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 04, 2020 15 Comments

History was made in North Carolina last night.

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LIVE: House Election Updates

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 03, 2020 11 Comments

The Republicans need to flip 21 seats in order to regain control of the House of Representatives.

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Harvard Political Science Prof Compares Republican Party to Fascist Political Party

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 22, 2020 8 Comments

"what you find is that the GOP is surprisingly extremist"...

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Democrat Employees Outnumber Republicans by Nearly 13 to 1 at University of Pennsylvania

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 18, 2020 4 Comments

"analysis found that of registered voters with stated political party affiliations and who are employees at the University of Pennsylvania, 181 are Democrats, while just 14 are Republicans"...

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Prof Deletes Tweet Hoping for Death of the Republican Party: ‘F**k ’em All’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 17, 2020 4 Comments

"The Republican Party can die for all I care."...

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