Campaigns · 117th Congress
Purity vs. pragmatism in key race for governor
Tim Pawlenty won reelection by 1 point (and with less than 47 percent of the vote). In 2020, Biden defeated President Donald Trump by 7 points.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
Michigan Democrats picking sides in Levin-Stevens primary
of abortion, the “enthusiasm gap” that made headlines earlier this year — an NBC News poll in January found that Republicans who were very interested in the midterms exceeded Democrats 61 percent to 47
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Republican Mike Flood fills Fortenberry seat in Nebraska
[Fortenberry avoids prison time over three felony convictions] Flood beat Democrat Patty Pansing Brooks, who is also a state senator, 53 percent to 47 percent in a race The Associated Press
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Shades of blue
Democratic state lawmaker Emilia Sykes was essentially tied, 47-45 percent, with Republican Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, a Trump-endorsed lawyer who served as a 2016 surrogate for the Trump campaign, according
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Key results from Tuesday’s primaries and special election
Elizabeth Krause won the the seven-candidate Democratic primary with 47 percent in a race called minutes later. The November race is rated Solid Republican by Inside Elections.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: NY state of turmoil
A DCCC internal poll reported by Punchbowl News on Wednesday showed the generic Republican ahead of the generic Democrat 47 percent-39 percent in battleground districts.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Will Biden’s 2022 midterms be worse than Obama’s in 2010?
the election year, voters’ confidence in Obama’s handling of the economy, the No. 1 issue, was heading south as voters said they had more confidence in Republicans to handle the economy by 5 points (47
Campaigns · 117th Congress
New lines, interesting races in Washington state
In total, Democratic candidates outpaced GOP candidates, 50 percent to 47 percent.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the Week ending April 8, 2022
Schumer makes a statement in the Capitol on Thursday after the chamber voted to confirm Jackson to the Supreme Court by a vote of 53-47. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate moves closer to final vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
Jackson received the support of all Democrats along with three Republicans in a 53-47 vote on a procedural motion Tuesday morning. Majority Leader Charles E.
Congress · 117th Congress
Odds dimming for quick passage of $10B virus aid package
In a 47-52 vote that was subject to a 60-vote threshold, the Senate did not agree to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the legislative vehicle, a now irrelevant House-passed fiscal 2022
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Race ratings: Retiring Democrat’s seat in Wisconsin could flip
Kind won reelection in 2020, 51 percent to 49 percent, over Republican retired Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden, while Trump was winning at the top of the ballot 52 percent to 47 percent.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Republicans risk alienating key voters with ‘beyond the pale’ attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson
She was confirmed 61-36 by the full Senate, with 14 Republicans joining all 47 Democratic caucus members voting “aye.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Zelenskyy pleads with Congress, Biden for more air defense weapons in war with Russia
A new survey by the Pew Research Center found that three weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more Americans approve (47 percent) than disapprove (39 percent) of the Biden administration’s approach
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate clears $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill
Lee’s amendment on the same issue last month, as part of a stopgap funding measure, was defeated on a vote of 46-47, with seven senators absent.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Along with attention, GOP House firebrands attract primary fights
Alternatives Greene, 47, and Strahan, 35, have similar profiles as white, suburban women who have their own businesses, said Charles Bullock, a University of Georgia political scientist.
Policy · 117th Congress
Activists press companies on abortion with Roe v. Wade at stake
The resolution at Pfizer received over 47 percent of votes in support.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden ties midterm election legitimacy to doomed voting rights bill
Even as Schumer and 47 members of his caucus were preparing, with Biden’s support, to go it alone with an effort to force a vote to change Senate precedent and create a path to pass the voting rights
Congress · 117th Congress
Temporary spending bill would delay big infrastructure plans
The Federal Highway Administration announced Dec. 15 that while the fiscal 2022 highway allotment is $52.5 billion, well above last year’s level of $47 billion, states can spend no more than $17.9 billion
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Rep. Albio Sires to retire, back Sen. Bob Menendez’s son for seat
Though he faced a spirited primary challenge in 2020, Sires won renomination to an eighth full term by 47 percentage points and then won the general election by 49 points.