2018 Midterm Elections Archives - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

I am sure the Democrat-controlled House has passed several bills and resolutions, maybe even some that matter, maybe even some that we conservatives would endorse. The thing is, most of us average American lugs do not live in Washington, D.C….

by | Nov 13, 2018

Dear Self-Appointed Female Representatives,
Please stop calling me your woman. We may share biology but we do not share beliefs. Treating me that way by constantly assuming that I and millions of other women are part of the #WomensWave set to “sweep the world forward”

by | Nov 9, 2018

The American president’s party often loses a significant number of seats in the House of Representatives during mid-term elections. Since 1946, it has happened to Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, Ford, Reagan, Clinton, W. Bush, and Obama, for instance. The real questions…

by | Nov 8, 2018

Tuesday was a busy day, and one policy area that got some well deserved attention in the form of ballot measures was criminal justice reform. Three states in particular, Florida, Colorado, and Louisiana made great strides with common sense constitutional…

by | Nov 7, 2018

Republicans knew the House was going to flip. It is common to argue over polling predictions days or weeks in advance, when survey numbers are within a reasonable margin, especially when only one race is in question. But with 435…

by | Nov 7, 2018

The Volusia County Republican Party held a watch party at a bar on LPGA boulevard in Daytona Beach on Tuesday night. I attended it and noticed immediately the Trump-centric character of the evening. “Let’s start with a prayer,” said a…

by | Nov 7, 2018

Voters cited healthcare as the top issue in the VoteCast poll of more than 100,000 Americans conducted by the Associated Press. Democrats ran hard on healthcare. Democrats won back the House of Representatives. This seems more causation than correlation. Sure,…

by | Nov 6, 2018

Democrats are right to be worried by polls showing their falling midterm margins. They got lost following this map two years ago. The reason for their loss then, and their legitimate worry now, is that President Trump won his votes…

by | Nov 6, 2018

A recent poll said the rising debt in the U.S. could sway voters at the ballot box on Tuesday as residents seek candidates who will be responsible with taxpayer money. The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which advocates for fiscal responsibility…

by | Nov 5, 2018

In football, when a team is trying to beat the clock and prevent the opposing team from scoring a touchdown quickly, they will engage in what’s known as “prevent defense.” This tends to be employed by a team that is…

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