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☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +109 min
Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.
☆ Florida's DeSantis re-elected, but key U.S. midterm races still undecided
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Tim Reid Gabriella Borter | Tim Reid | Gabriella Borter | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
DeSantis, a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, turned away Democratic Representative Charlie Crist, Edison Research projected. Seven Republicans also won U.S. Senate seats, according to Edison, though none was unexpected. Thirty-five Senate seats and all 435 House of Representatives seats are on the ballot. Republicans are widely favored to pick up the five seats they need to control the House, but control of the Senate could come down to tight races in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona. In Maricopa County, Arizona - a key battleground - the Republican Senate nominee, Blake Masters, and the national party filed an emergency lawsuit seeking to extend voting hours after some tabulation machines malfunctioned.
☆ Sen. Marco Rubio wins re-election in Florida, defeating Democratic Rep. Val Demings, NBC News projects
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +8 min
MIAMI — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio cruised to victory Tuesday night, securing his third term amid a statewide Democratic collapse, NBC News projects. Rubio is the first Florida Republican to win three terms in the Senate. Rubio’s career and his relationship with Trump tell the story of the Republican Party in Florida. "And that’s where we have really missed an opportunity of highlighting our strong Hispanic voices," Mucarsel-Powell said of her fellow Florida Democrats. The $30 million Demings spent just wasn't enough, he said.
☆ Gov. Ron DeSantis cruises to re-election, solidifying GOP hold on Florida politics
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +11 min
Ron DeSantis speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa, Fla. on July 22, 2022. One survey in the nation’s first primary state, New Hampshire, showed the two statistically tied in a primary, but another survey show Trump with a lead. Some Florida polls have also shown DeSantis leading Trump in a one-on-one primary. The poll also showed DeSantis might win a majority of Hispanic voters in Florida, which no Republican governor has done in 20 years. “In that event, Ron has a different set of issues he has to contend with if he wants to run against Trump.”
☆ DeSantis wins re-election in Florida governor's race
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has made abortion a focal point of her re-election campaign. In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott is expected to win a third term despite a lively campaign by his Democratic opponent, former U.S. congressman Beto O'Rourke. Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, also looks likely to prevail against Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in a rematch of their 2018 race. In Pennsylvania, Republican candidate Doug Mastriano has echoed Trump's false claims of voter fraud. Democratic candidate Josh Shapiro has cast Mastriano as too extreme.
☆ Trump lunges at DeSantis after historic Florida win: 'I got 1.1 million more votes'
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Trump took a dig at DeSantis on his social media platform, Truth Social, a day after the election. Trump won Florida in 2020 by a 3.4-percentage point margin. In this election, Trump did not endorse DeSantis, but the governor made huge inroads in the state. The weekend before the election Trump mocked DeSantis publicly as "Ron DeSanctimonious" and then did not invite the governor to campaign alongside him in Miami. He didn't all-out endorse the governor at the event, instead telling the crowd only to "reelect Ron DeSantis as your governor."
☆ Trump's one-time White House chief of staff says the former president 'is not doing very well' on the midterms, and that Ron DeSantis could beat him in 2024
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ron DeSantis defeated Democrat Charlie Crist on Tuesday. Former Trump White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told CBS News that "DeSantis wins tonight." Ron DeSantis has come out on top. "Between being Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis tonight, you want to be Ron DeSantis," Mulvaney told CBS News, NBC reported. He told CNN in July that Trump is the "only mainstream Republican" who could lose the White House in 2024.
☆ 'I have only begun to fight' - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wins re-election
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Politics'I have only begun to fight' - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wins re-electionPostedRepublican Governor Ron DeSantis won a second term in Florida by defeating Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in what was widely seen as a precursor to a DeSantis presidential run in 2024.
☆ DeSantis dominated the Florida governor's race just days after Trump attacked him, establishing him as the former president's chief rival
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Ron DeSantis won Florida by wide margins — a turnaround from four years ago. In contrast, Trump twice won Florida, but his margins in 2020 against President Joe Biden were substantially smaller at 3.4-points. He didn't all-out endorse the governor at the event, instead telling the crowd only to "reelect Ron DeSantis as your governor." During the 2018 gubernatorial run, DeSantis leaned heavily on Trump's endorsement, which helped him win the GOP nomination. DeSantis raised an astounding amount of cash for a gubernatorial race, setting a record with more than $200 million raised through his political action committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis.
☆ DeSantis crushed his opponent in the Florida governor's race just days after Trump attacked him, establishing him as the former president's chief rival
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Ron DeSantis won Florida by wide margins — a turnaround from four years ago. In contrast, Trump twice won Florida, but his margins in 2020 against President Joe Biden were substantially smaller at 3.4-points. He didn't all-out endorse the governor at the event, instead telling the crowd only to "reelect Ron DeSantis as your governor." During the 2018 gubernatorial run, DeSantis leaned heavily on Trump's endorsement, which helped him win the GOP nomination. DeSantis raised an astounding amount of cash for a gubernatorial race, setting a record with more than $200 million raised through his political action committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis.
☆ Pro-DeSantis midterm mailer did more than mock LGBTQ communities
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Nicholas Mitchell | Nicholas Mitchell Is An Assistant Professor Of Curriculum Studies At The University Of Kansas. He Is A Curriculum Theorist Whose Scholarship Focuses On The Intersection Of Education Theory | Policy | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
It and other publications rightly called it out for mocking the LGBTQ community. Republicans are belittling knowledge that they find threatening to the status quo that gives the lives of social conservatives meaning. To play on the words of Ben Shapiro, I call this movement the “feelings over facts” orientation, and it has been positioned as a bulwark against indoctrination by disciplines that focus on race, gender and art. This is the not-so-subtle implication of the mailer supporting DeSantis. For everyone who doesn’t believe gender studies is threatening, the student in the photo the mailer used is just a new nonbinary college graduate.
☆ Tyson Foods CFO Arrest Adds to Governance Challenges for Board
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +6 min
Photo: Michael Conroy/Associated PressThe Tyson family had nearly 71% of the total voting rights in the meat giant as of December 2021, according to a securities filing. It didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Mr. Tyson would make his debut to analysts and investors by taking part in the earnings call. As CFO, Mr. Tyson has an annual base salary of $650,000, according to a regulatory filing. Tyson Foods CFO John R. Tyson was arrested on public intoxication and trespassing allegations. Photo: Associated PressThe Fayetteville Police Department’s report said that the woman didn’t know Mr. Tyson and that she thought he came in through an unlocked door.
☆ Trump says he voted to re-elect Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the midterm elections
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Trump said on Tuesday that he voted to re-elect Florida Gov. "No matter who you vote for, you have to vote," Trump told people outside a Palm Beach polling site. When asked whether he voted for DeSantis after he cast his vote at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump replied: "Yes, I did," according to a video shared on Twitter. "No matter who you vote for, you have to vote," Trump told reporters gathered outside the polling site. Speculation that Trump and DeSantis could both declare campaigns to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024 has also ramped up in recent weeks.
☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene warned Ron DeSantis and other 'strong Republican governors' not to run for president
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
"Please support President Trump," she told DeSantis and any would-be presidential candidates. Speaking at a Trump rally in Ohio, Greene urged DeSantis to remain governor of Florida and said running for president meant he would "abandon" his state. "What we need in this country, Brian, is we need strong Republican governors like Ron DeSantis," she later said. "We need strong Republican governors to fight, stay in for eight years and save their states, not to abandon their states and try to run for president or any other big position," Greene added. "My message is for everyone, anyone that's considering running for president in 2024 against President Trump, please support President Trump," she said.
☆ In DeSantis' small Florida hometown, voters see 'scumbag' or 'hometown hero' as they head to the polls
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
DeSantis is up for reelection Tuesday, and could seek the White House in 2024.Insider interviewed voters from his small hometown of Dunedin, Florida. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDUNEDIN, Florida — Florida Gov. Dunedin, Florida, has an arch in the center of town that reads, "Defending Freedom." "Ron DeSantis is a scumbag," Laura, who declined to share her last name, told Insider after exiting a polling station. Polls in Florida will close at 7 p.m., so it's not yet clear whether DeSantis will win over his hometown.
☆ U.S. governors races carry high stakes for abortion, elections
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
The high stakes have brought increased money and attention to the state-level races, which typically get overshadowed in midterm elections by the fight for control of Congress. Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, also looks likely to prevail against Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in a rematch of their 2018 race. Democrats are expected to flip Republican-held governorships in the states of Maryland and Massachusetts, but they face tough battles in a couple of other Democratic states. ABORTION RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACYAs with congressional races across the country, Democratic candidates for governor have warned of the threats Republicans could pose to abortion rights and elections should they win on Tuesday. Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer has made abortion a focal point of her re-election campaign in Michigan, where voters also will consider a ballot measure that would safeguard abortion rights in the state's constitution.
☆ The second largest Republican mega-donor stands behind DeSantis for president, saying it's time to 'move on' from Trump, Politico reports
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin said it was time to "move on" from Former President Donald Trump. The conservative donor put his support behind Governor Ron DeSantis instead. Neither Trump nor DeSantis has confirmed whether or not they will run for president in 2024. During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania Saturday, Trump debuted a nickname for DeSantis, which he often does for political rivals: Ron DeSanctimonious. But on Sunday, Trump endorsed DeSantis, setting the beef aside ahead of the midterms.
☆ Factbox: U.S. midterm elections: Governor races to watch
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Julia Harte Daniel Trotta | Julia Harte | Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Thirty-six of the 50 states will elect governors in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections. Polls show him ahead of opponent Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor who switched parties and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. GEORGIARepublican Governor Brian Kemp faces Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch of the state's close 2018 gubernatorial election. If elected, Abrams would be the first Black woman to serve as governor in the United States. MAINERecent opinion polls show Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, leading her Republican opponent, Paul LePage, who served as governor of the state from 2011 to 2019.
☆ Factbox: RESULTS U.S. midterm elections: Governor races to watch
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Julia Harte Daniel Trotta | Julia Harte | Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +9 min
Nov 8 (Reuters) - Thirty-six of the 50 states are electing governors in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections. Crist is a former Republican governor who switched parties and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. MAINERecent opinion polls show Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, leading her Republican opponent, Paul LePage, who served as governor of the state from 2011 to 2019. NEVADA[1/6] Campaign signs for Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker and Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp are seen defaced during the midterm elections in Columbus, Georgia, U.S., November 8, 2022. Although Trump endorsed him, Lombardo has sought to distance himself from the former president, accepting the 2020 elections results as legitimate.
☆ Despite giving him a disparaging nickname, Trump calls for voters to re-elect DeSantis as competing rallies kick off in Florida
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Trump urged voters at a rally in Miami to reelect Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis wasn't at the Miami rally and held his own events across the state. Ron DeSantis on Election Day, despite having just christened the governor with a new nickname. Trump took the stage at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition calling for the crowd to "reelect Ron DeSantis as your governor."
☆ Trump-backed Anna Paulina Luna faces off against Democrat Eric Lynn for Florida's 13th District after Democrat Charlie Crist resigned to run for governor
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Florida's 13th congressional district is open after Democrat Charlie Crist resigned to run for governor. Republican Anna Paulina Luna is aiming to turn a blue US House seat red as she runs for the open seat in Florida's 13th Congressional District against Democrat Eric Lynn. Florida's 13th Congressional District candidatesLuna is an Air Force veteran and former model who went on to become the director of conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA, and is a podcast host with Gingrich 360. The money raceLuna has raised nearly $3 million, spent $2.6 million, and has about $480,000 cash on hand, as of October 19, according to the nonpartisan money-in-politics organization OpenSecrets. Lynn has raised $2 million, spent more than $1.5 million, and has about $592,000 cash on hand, as of October 19.
☆ Democrat Annette Taddeo challenges incumbent Republican Rep. Maria Salazar for Florida's 27th District
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Republican Rep. Maria Salazar is up for reelection to a second term. Republican incumbent Rep. Maria Salazar is running for a second term in the US House against Florida Sen. Annette Taddeo, a Democrat. Florida's 27th Congressional District candidatesSalazar was elected to the US House in 2020 after a career as a journalist that included both English and Spanish outlets. During the 2020 race, Salazar pilloried Shalala for violating the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 by improperly disclosing personal stock trades. Before Shalala and Salazar faced off twice, Florida's 27th Congressional District was for almost 30 years held by Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen — even though the district leaned Democratic when it came to casting votes for president.
☆ Casey DeSantis, Florida's 'co-governor': Rivals, friends, and former colleagues say she's the secret behind husband Ron DeSantis' meteoric rise
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lyz Lenz | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +29 min
Florida's first lady, Casey DeSantis, is a close confidant to her powerful husband, several people told Insider. He added, "We would not see Ron DeSantis outside of press conferences if he did not have a wife and kids." Ron DeSantis began clawing his way into the national spotlight in 2017 as a member of the US House of Representatives. She smiled wryly and said: "Everyone knows my husband, Ron DeSantis, is endorsed by President Trump, but he's also an amazing dad. "Ron DeSantis would be a very good candidate for the St. Johns county commission if he did not have Casey DeSantis in his life," Schorsch said.
☆ DeSantis went to battle with Disney, but he didn't mention he got married there
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Ron and Casey DeSantis got married at the Walt Disney World Resort in 2009.in 2009. But details of the DeSantis Disney wedding, known to an estimated 150 guests in attendance at the September 26, 2009, nuptials, hasn't previously been reported. Three people confirmed the location to Insider, which learned of the DeSantis wedding location while reporting a story about Casey DeSantis. Octavio Jones/Getty ImagesDeSantis revoked Disney's special carve-outThe Disney wedding venue is the latest news to emerge from the DeSantis-Disney saga. Disney is Florida's largest private employer through its Walt Disney World theme park and resort, and the company has championed gay rights since the 1990s.
☆ Fact Check-U.S. President Joe Biden did not claim that he attended Delaware State University at November rally in Florida
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
US President Joe Biden did not claim that he attended Delaware State University (DSU), which is among the country’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), at a rally in Florida ahead of the midterm elections. In the clip shared online, Biden is heard saying: “It’s great to be in Florida Memorial University, one of the nation’s great HBCUs. I got my start at one of those other HBCUs, Delaware State University. Biden attended the University of Delaware and graduated in 1965 (here), (www.udel.edu/udphotos/Biden/). President Biden did not claim at a November rally in Florida that he attended Delaware State University and instead, said he “got his start” from the institution.
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