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Senate Control Hinges on Neck-and-Neck Races, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Control of the Senate rests on a knife’s edge, according to new polls by The New York Times and Siena College, with Republican challengers in Nevada and Georgia neck-and-neck with Democratic incumbents, and the Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania clinging to what appears to be a tenuous advantage. The bright spot for Democrats in the four […]
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With Control of the Senate in Play, These Are the Races to Watch
With the Senate knotted at 50-50 for each party, Republican control is only one seat away. But this election season has been full of surprises. For much of the campaign season, Democrats have appeared ready to grab a Republican seat in Pennsylvania, meaning Republicans would need to flip two Democratic seats to earn a majority. […]
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3 Senate Hopefuls Denounce Big Tech. They Also Have Deep Ties to It.
For Republicans running for the Senate this year, “Big Tech” has become a catchall target, a phrase used to condemn the censorship of conservative voices on social media, invasions of privacy and the corruption of America’s youth — or all of the above. But for three candidates in some of the hottest races of 2022 […]
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Fetterman’s Heart Issues Add Wild Card to Key Pennsylvania Senate Race
In a fight between a Paul Bunyan-like common man and a celebrity doctor, the doctor might emerge as the responsible candidate. And Dr. Oz will know how to sell it, said Samantha Majic, a political scientist at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, who studies style and celebrity in politics. “Celebrity in the modern sense […]
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They Insisted the 2020 Election Was Tainted. Their 2022 Primary Wins? Not So Much.
This spring, when Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama was fighting to win over conservatives in his campaign for Senate, he ran a television ad that boasted, “On Jan. 6, I proudly stood with President Trump in the fight against voter fraud.” But when Mr. Brooks placed second in Alabama’s Republican primary last week, leaving him […]
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For Many Pennsylvania Voters, Trumpism Is Bigger Than Trump
LAUGHLINTOWN, Pa. — Michael Testa, 51, an Army veteran and handyman, drives a minivan plastered with stickers reading “Trump Won.” He recently stood in the rain and mud for hours to attend Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally. He calls himself a “conspiracy realist” and said he’s one of millions who believe the 2020 election was stolen […]
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Hard-Liners Gain in Pennsylvania G.O.P. Races, Worrying Both Parties
ERIE, Pa. — Republican voters in Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s most hotly contested political battlegrounds, appear to be rallying behind two hard-right candidates for governor and the Senate who are capturing grass-roots anger, railing against the party’s old guard and amplifying Donald Trump’s stolen-election myth. With less than a week until the state’s primary election […]
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Dr. Oz, Rallying With Trump in Pennsylvania, Meets a Damp Reception
The Republican Senate candidates J.D. Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz rallied on Friday night in Pennsylvania with former President Donald J. Trump, seeking to replicate the endorsement boost that lifted Mr. Vance to a primary victory in Ohio — but enthusiasm for the celebrity doctor was middling at a wet and muddy rally. Three days […]
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Trump endorses Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race
Wading into a tight Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania, former President Donald J. Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz on Saturday, throwing his weight behind the former star of “The Dr. Oz Show,” who has been attacked by rivals as a closet liberal. Dr. Oz’s celebrity appears to have been a deciding factor for the former president, […]
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