It goes without saying to anyone paying attention that since 2016, GOP electoral success has been disappointing. Sitting at the vanguard of GOP efforts to win elections has been Ronna McDaniel (née Romney), niece of Sen. Mitt Romney, and granddaughter to the Romney dynasty of Michigan Gov. George Romney. After a number of election failures […]
Is This the End of Glenn Youngkin’s Presidential Aspirations?
After mounting an impressive campaign for governor of Virginia in 2021, Glenn Youngkin was considered by GOP insiders to be on the fast track to higher office. But after this week’s election performance by the Virginia GOP, it looks like those aspirations may be over. Newt Gingrich writes in The New York Sun: Virginia was […]
Will Kentucky Finally Breakup with Beshear?
Will Kentuckians undo the mistake they made when they elected Andy Beshear as governor? They have the opportunity to vote this coming Tuesday for their current Attorney General, Daniel Cameron (R). The Spectator reports on the race: On Tuesday, Kentuckians will vote in the state’s highly publicized — and very expensive — governor’s race. Democrat […]
Good Luck to Jack Fowler in the Race for Milford, CT City Clerk
From the editors of National Review: ◼ Milford, Conn., calls itself “a small city with a big heart.” In the spirit of that motto, the residents of the harbor town on the Long Island Sound should elect Jack Fowler as city clerk on November 7. Over three decades, Jack and his family—wife Sharon and their […]
Republican Jeff Landry Wins Louisiana Governorship
Republicans have reclaimed the Louisiana governor’s mansion for the first time in eight years after candidate Jeff Landry defeated a number of opponents. ABC News reports: Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Louisiana governor’s race, holding off a crowded field of candidates. The win is a major victory for […]
The Unions Got Their Man in Chicago
Chicago recently elected Brandon Johnson as the city’s next mayor, replacing outgoing mayoral disaster, Lori Lightfoot. Johnson is a union organizer who was heavily backed by the city’s organized labor movement. At Creators.com, economist Stephen Moore explains the ramifications of allowing the city’s unions to choose its next mayor, writing: Mark down Tuesday, April 4, […]
Chicago Chooses More Crime at the Voting Booth
Chicagoans had the opportunity to elect a new mayor who made curbing the city’s crime a pillar of his plans. Instead, they chose Brandon Johnson, who promises even more of the policies that have made parts of the city unliveable. Charles Lipson explains in Spectator World: Virtually all of Brandon Johnson’s funding and his legions […]
In Chicago, Education Connects the Dots
In the WSJ, Jason L. Riley gives credit to mayoral candidate Paul Vallas for connecting the dots. Mr. Vallas understands that people who get a decent education are less likely to become violent criminals. “Public safety is the overriding issue,” Mr. Vallas said in a speech earlier this month. “But we will not have true […]
How Chicago Voters Embarrassed Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago, was embarrassed by her constituents yesterday. Lightfoot was the first mayor denied reelection in Chicago in 40 years. Lightfoot finished the race in third place, making her ineligible for the runoff election for mayor. Fox News’s Landon Mion reports: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, lost her re-election bid Monday night, […]