Morning Headlines Democratic Senator Joe Manchin (WV) walked back on previous support for a more expansive reconciliation bill, publically announcing he will not support any bill with climate provisions or a tax hike on the wealthy. Manchin reportedly was especially worried about triggering further inflation within the US economy, spurred by the June 2022 CPI report, which … [Read more...] about DDHQ News Spotlight: Manchin Further Weakens Potential Reconciliation Bill, plus GOP Worries About Senate Intensifies
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DDHQ News Spotlight: Inflation in US Nearing Record High, plus Democrats are Back to Meddling in GOP Governor Primaries
Morning Headlines In June, inflation in the US reached a new 40-year high of 9.1% compared to prices a year earlier, with prices increasing by 1.3% alone from May to June 2022. This mostly expected news ensures that the US Fed will hike interest rates again, hoping to cool down the blazing hot economy. Given that the costs of necessities such as food, housing, and … [Read more...] about DDHQ News Spotlight: Inflation in US Nearing Record High, plus Democrats are Back to Meddling in GOP Governor Primaries
DDHQ News Spotlight: Trump and Ducey Set to Square Off in AZ Gov Primary, Democrats’ Working Majority Decreases After COVID Positives
Morning Headlines Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey endorsed lawyer Karrin Taylor Robson over TV Anchor Kari Lake in the Arizona GOP Governor Primary. This sets up a proxy war between Ducey and Donald Trump, who endorsed Lake. Lake has run almost entirely on former President Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 election was stolen, even calling it "disqualifying" for … [Read more...] about DDHQ News Spotlight: Trump and Ducey Set to Square Off in AZ Gov Primary, Democrats’ Working Majority Decreases After COVID Positives
Will Abortion Decision and January 6th Hearings Change the 2022 Midterm Landscape?
What a difference a week makes. Over just five days, we experienced two monumental moments in our political history. First on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe decision that ensured a right to an abortion. Then on Tuesday, Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson delivered devastating personal testimony to the January 6th Committee. Of … [Read more...] about Will Abortion Decision and January 6th Hearings Change the 2022 Midterm Landscape?
DDHQ Election Day Spotlight: Good Day for MAGA in IL, but Underwhelming Performance in NE-01 Mars Night for GOP
Morning Headlines In IL-15, Freedom Caucus member Mary Miller defeated conservative but Trump-skeptic Rodney Davis in the IL-15 primary. Although Davis performed solidly within his old district and within Mary Miller’s old district (each composed about a third of the new district), he was crushed in neutral territory that neither of them represented. Miller won 80% of the … [Read more...] about DDHQ Election Day Spotlight: Good Day for MAGA in IL, but Underwhelming Performance in NE-01 Mars Night for GOP