Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. It’s Election Day in West Virginia and Nebraska as voters in both states start to head to the polls to cast their ballot in what should be some exciting contests. Polls close in West Virginia at 7:30 p.m. (EDT) and in Nebraska at 8:00 p.m. (CDT). You can find the most up-to-the-minute results from both at results.decisiondeskhq.com. Be sure to check out our preview looking at redistricting, important races to follow, and key counties to watch before tonight.…
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Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines The New York redistricting special master and state Supreme Court Justice Patrick McCallister listened to recommendations from representatives of various groups about how the new congressional and state senate maps should be drawn. In the hearing, the state Legislature resubmitted the same state senate map that was struck down arguing it was not rejected for being a partisan gerrymander, but for the process by which it was created. The Legislature also submitted a revised congressional map.…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines Former President Trump will be in Pennsylvania today with a host of his conservative allies, including Ohio U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance fresh off his Tuesday Republican primary victory, to rally support for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, better known as Dr. Oz. The Pennsylvania primary is less than two weeks away and Dr. Oz is locked in a tight race with David McCormick. Many in the state are wondering if Trump will choose to…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines A Missouri House committee is pushing a new redistricting plan in the hope to break a stalemate with the state’s Senate. The plan would continue Republicans’ current 6-2 advantage over Democrats for U.S. House seats from the state. Republicans control both houses of the Missouri General Assembly, but the state still remains the only state that has yet to pass any redistricting plan. Lawsuits are currently pending in state and federal courts requesting that the courts…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. You can find our full results from yesterday’s primaries in Indiana and Ohio at results.decisiondeskHQ.com Morning Headlines J.D. Vance has won the Ohio U.S. Senate Republican primary. Decision Desk HQ called the race at 9:09 p.m. (EDT) last night. Vance took only 32% of the vote, but that was enough to secure the nomination. Three other candidates took over 10% of the vote including Josh Mandel who took 24% and had a strong showing in the western part…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. So far only Texas has held its 2022 federal and state primaries. That’s all about to change with 29 states holding theirs over 8 of the next 9 weeks starting Tuesday in Indiana and Ohio. DDHQ will be providing preview videos looking at redistricting, important races to follow, and key counties to watch on primary nights. We start this week in Indiana and Ohio. Be sure to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sKm_vNzdJk Be sure to subscribe to the channel…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. So far only Texas has held its 2022 federal and state primaries. That’s all about to change with 29 states holding theirs over 8 of the next 9 weeks starting tomorrow in Indiana and Ohio. DDHQ will be providing preview videos looking at redistricting, important races to follow, and key counties to watch on primary nights. We start this week in Indiana and Ohio. Be sure to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sKm_vNzdJk Be sure to subscribe to the channel…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is reserving $33 million for advertising spending, predominately in states where incumbents are facing challenging reelections this fall. Most of the money will be split between the four states Democrats see as crucial to hold seats in: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire. Some of the money will also be used in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin which Democrats see as potential seats they could gain.President Biden is asking Congress to approve a…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines U.S. GDP has shrunk by 1.4% according to a report put out by the Commerce Department this morning. It is the first contraction of the U.S. economy since the early days of the pandemic. While economists do expect net growth during the rest of 2022, this report raises concern over a possible recession during a time of historically high inflation that will undoubtedly be a leading issue during this year’s midterm elections.The New York Court of…
Welcome to this morning’s Decision Desk HQ Morning News Spotlight on Elections Daily as part of the Decision Desk HQ News Network. Morning Headlines The New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, heard arguments yesterday over whether the Congressional map passed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature should stay in place. The map in question would likely see a three-seat gain for the Democrats in Congress. The New York Court of Appeals has seven judges, all of whom were appointed by Democrats. A decision could come as early as today.Voting-rights groups in Ohio are asking the Ohio…