I happen to think this is the right decision. I'm not ageist, but she would be 97 IF she finishes another term. Thank you for your long & distinguished service, Senator. You have earned retirement.
Seems right now the leading contenders from the D side to run for her seat are Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee. I like them all. Good thing I'm not Californian, I won't have to choose.
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I happen to think this is the right decision. I'm not ageist, but she would be 97 IF she finishes another term. Thank you for your long & distinguished service, Senator. You have earned retirement.
Seems right now the leading contenders from the D side to run for her seat are Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee. I like them all. Good thing I'm not Californian, I won't have to choose.
You and everyone should be an agent. It is obvious that she is currently not mentally able to do her job.
She should have been replaced a decade or more ago.
California needs a warrior in the Senate—to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our economy, and hold so-called leaders like Mitch McConnell accountable for rigging our democracy.
Today, I'm proud to announce my candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2024.
Democrat incumbent Chuck Grassie holds onto Rochester's Ward 4 seat in New Hampshire House
ROCHESTER, N.H. —Rochester City Clerk announced that Democrat incumbent Chuck Grassie will hold on to the Ward 4 seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives after a special election Tuesday.
Grassie beat Republican David Walker by 12 points or about 120 votes.
Liberal candidate Janet Protasiewicz advances in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal candidate, is projected to advance to the April 4 general election in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race after she became the top vote-getter on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.
Protasiewicz was one of two liberal candidates vying for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which was left open after conservative Justice Patience Roggensack announced she would not be seeking another term. Protasiewicz will be going head to head against a conservative candidate — wither Jennifer Dorow or Daniel Kelly — for the open seat in April.
The New York Left Is Continuing to Make Gains at the State Level
The New York State Senate voted down Governor Kathy Hochul’s conservative nominee for chief judge last Wednesday. On the same day, that body also took major steps toward enacting New York City Democratic Socialists of America’s (NYC-DSA) environmental agenda. Throughout the week, Democratic legislators in Albany also signaled strong resistance to rolling back progressive criminal justice reforms and confidence that “good cause” eviction legislation, forbidding landlords from arbitrarily refusing to renew tenants’ leases, would pass.
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Sabina Covo Wins Special Election for Miami's District 2 Commission Seat
Voters elected Sabina Covo Monday in a special election to fill the seat for Miami's City Commission in District 2.
Covo received nearly 30% of the votes cast in this special election, according to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections website. Thirteen candidates vied for the seat, which was previously held by Ken Russell.
Democrats hold three CT House seats in special elections
Democrats claimed victory Tuesday night in special elections for three Connecticut House seats opened by the death of Quentin Williams, D-Middletown, and resignations of Dan Fox, D-Stamford, and Edwin Vargas Jr., D-Hartford.
The wins by James “Jimmy” Sanchez of Hartford in the 6th District, Kai Juanna Belton of Middletown in the 100th and Anabel D. Figueroa of Stamford in the 148th restore Democrats to the 98-53 majority won in November.
Lori Lightfoot concedes; Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson advances to runoff for Chicago mayor
CHICAGO — Chicago will have a new mayor come April.
Incumbent Lori Lightfoot conceded Tuesday night, hours after Paul Vallas advanced to the runoff that will take place in April. Brandon Johnson will be Vallas’ opponent.
Jack McCullough wins Montpelier’s mayoral election
City council president Jack McCullough won Montpelier’s mayoral race Tuesday night with 53% of the vote, according to city clerk John Odum.
McCullough, a council member since 2017, garnered 1,126 votes, beating out local sustainability advocate Dan Jones, who received 708 votes, and ORCA Media producer Richard Sheir, who got 272 votes.
Burlington Democrats expand city council plurality
Democrats picked up a seat on the Burlington City Council on Tuesday, expanding their plurality to six of the council’s 12 wards and districts.
The party previously held five seats, along with the council presidency. On Town Meeting Day, its candidates won a vacant seat representing Ward 8 and successfully defended the East District and South District.
Kevin Robinson wins, incumbent Carlos Garcia trails in Phoenix City Council runoff elections
PHOENIX — The early returns in the Phoenix City Council runoff election were released just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday for both Districts 6 and 8, with Kevin Robinson defeating Sam Stone and Kesha Hodge Washington leading over incumbent Carlos Garcia.
District 6 was in Robinson’s favor by a percentage of 62.39%-37.61% (21,390 votes to 12,897) after the early return of votes before Stone conceded. Hodge Washington leads District 8 by a percentage of 56.18%-43.82% (8,311 votes to 6,482).
Election 2023: See results from Jacksonville, Duval County voting
On Tuesday, March 21, Duval County voters will head to the polls in the city's first consolidated government election, a jungle primary, to make their picks for the county's constitutional offices and City Council seats. All but three City Council seats are in play (District 4, At-Large Groups 3 and 4) as well as three constitutional offices (Sheriff, Tax Collector and Supervisor of Elections).
If no candidate receives over 50% of the vote, the two top vote-getters will move on to the May election.
Alonzo Knox wins slugfest in House District 93 runoff
NEW ORLEANS – A contentious runoff for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives ended with the second-place finisher in last month’s primary surpassing the frontrunner. Alonzo Knox won the race that mattered Saturday, besting Sibil Fox Richardson with 54% of the vote in the general election between two Democrats.
The runoff settled who gets to complete the remaining term of new state Sen. Royce Duplessis in House District 93. Richardson, who had received endorsements from a city politics who’s who slate, had 37% support in the Feb. 18 primary to Knox’s 31% in a six-person field.
Cuba hails legislative election as ‘victory’ despite criticism
The Cuban authorities have said voters elected all 470 legislators for the country’s National Assembly, after the Caribbean island held legislative elections that did not include any opposition candidates.
Election officials said on Monday that the initial turnout was 75.92 percent, topping participation in municipal elections in November and a referendum on the Cuban family code, which legalised gay marriage, in September.
If Biden decides to run for reelection I hope there is a democrat patriotic enough to challenge him in a primary.
Biden is obviously not mentally and maybe even physically up to the rigors of the job.
"Biden is obviously not mentally and maybe even physically up to the rigors of the job." is straight from Trump's mouth.
Biden disproved this during his last SOTU with his sharp wit, and his speech to Canadian Parliament. He also rides a bike. People in cognitive decline typically don't ride bikes. They also don't ride a train for hours to head into a war zone.
"Some of those that work forces,
Are the same that burn crosses"
Bagby wins Democratic primary for blue-leaning Senate seat
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Del. Lamont Bagby defeated two opponents in a firehouse primary Sunday to advance to a March special general election for the blue-leaning, Richmond-based 9th Senate District of Virginia against GOP nominee Stephen Imholt.
The 9th District seat in the 40-member, Democrat-controlled state Senate is open due to Democratic Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s election to the U.S. House of Representatives last week.
Finland’s center-right party claims win amid tight election
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin appears to have lost her bid for a second term on Sunday, with her party headed for defeat by two conservative opponents in an extremely tight three-way race for control of parliament.
The center-right National Coalition Party claimed victory Sunday evening with around 97.7% of the votes counted, coming out on top at 20.7%. They were followed closely by right-wing populist party The Finns with 20.1%, while the Social Democrats garnered 19.9%.
