The ‘Trump Effect’: Yet Another Red Legislative Seat Goes Blue

Prompting many analysts to wonder whether the GOP will lose control of both the House and the Senate this year. Meanwhile, protests over education funding dominated the state’s headlines, leading to a teacher walkout Wednesday and giving Democrats an opening to hammer Ducey and other Republicans on a local issue. Exceeding it in turnout of Republicans, from the top down, are District 3 (Bartlett), with 2,497 Republican votes; District 4 (Germantown) with 2,224 votes; District 13 (East Memphis), with 2,074 votes; and District 2 (Collierville), with 1,957 GOP votes.

“Debbie will do a Great Job!” the president tweeted Wednesday.

Senators, some of them Republicans, are preparing to formally signal to President TrumpDonald John TrumpFormer Watergate prosecutor: Trump taking the fifth would be political suicide Comey: I’m “embarrassed and ashamed” by Republican party Comey, Anderson Cooper clash over whether memo release violated Federal Bureau of Investigation rules MORE that he shouldn’t fire special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russian Federation probe MORE. All New York legislature seats, including those from the special elections, are up for grabs in November.

But representatives from the Lesko campaign said they met their goal. “There’s a drag on the midterms for Republican candidates that’s being created by the national narrative”.

But it’s still more than six months until November 6. A former aide told The Associated Press that he pressed her to carry his child as a surrogate and offered her $5 million.

“I’m not a pressure kind of guy”, Cuomo said, drawing laughs.

“These issues would make a positive difference to your community”, Cuomo wrote.

In the 142nd Assembly District, where Democrats have an enrollment advantage, Republican candidate Erik Bohen won the special election.

“Republicans have shown in this race that they are anxious about their ability to elect candidates up and down the ticket in 2018 and beyond”, she said.

The blue slip process gives senators the right to weigh in first on judicial nominees from their home states, and determine if the nomination should go forward.

Tipirneni worked the district hard, making inroads rarely seen in an area that hadn’t elected a Democrat since the early 1980s.

“Obviously, momentum is on the Democrats’ side”, she said, “but it’s only April”. Gorsuch, the tax cuts, whatever.

On Facebook, Killian conceded the election. Poor vetting and impulse picks, as in the case of Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, the president’s choice to be his (second) veterans affairs secretary, have led to time wasted on nominees who struggle or are withdrawn.

Tennessee, to fill seat vacated by retiring Sen.

Democrats initially opposed that, saying it could undermine the investigation if the special counsel had to reveal too much to Congress during the investigation.

A large majority of Republicans (80%) say “no eligible voters are prevented from voting” describes US elections very or somewhat well.

Many people who spoke to News 12 say regardless of which party ultimately takes control in Albany, they want to make sure that their interests are well-represented. “That’s all I really care about”. “There’s a lot of great things about NY”. Doug Jones (D-AL)-who is not up until 2020-also voted no, noteworthy because Jones initially voted with Republicans on several matters, but now appears to be siding with the liberal base of his party instead of deep-red Alabama.