Republicans, vastly outnumbered by Democrats in California, needed a huge turnout in this week’s recall election to have any chance of removing Gov.... Democrats hold a nearly 2-to-1 registration edge statewide, but Republicans have a 10-point advantage in Placer.In the 2018 election, Placer turnout was about 75 per cent and Cox beat Newsom by 18 percentage points.... Recall turnout appeared to be headed below 50 per cent, and those favouring removing Newsom were leading by a wide margin....

Republicans, vastly outnumbered by Democrats in California, needed a huge turnout in this week's recall election to have any chance of removing Gov.... In 2018, Republican John Cox got about 4.7 million votes, or 38%, in his blowout loss to Newsom, indicating GOP voters were no more enthused now than then.... Going into Tuesday's election, Northern California s Placer County is the kind of place where pro-recall forces would have expected strong support....

--Wisconsin Republicans voted Saturday not to endorse anyone for governor ahead of the GOP primary in August, with former Lt.... 9 primary will advance to face Democratic Gov.... Tony Evers, in a race that’s a top priority for both parties nationally....

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats crashed once again Wednesday into the seemingly impenetrable Republican wall blocking new voting rights legislation, leaving them with a simple question: Now what?... Not a single Republican joined Democrats in trying to bring up a measure to bolster voting rights.... — have said repeatedly that they will not support any effort to undermine the filibuster. Manchin’s opposition in particular led Sen....

WASHINGTON( AFP)-A top Texas lawmaker late on Tuesday( Aug 10) signed arrest warrants for 52 absent Democrats who walked out of the state's House of Representatives last month in an effort to block a restrictive voting Bill, US media reported. Republican state lawmakers in Texas voted earlier in the evening to allow the arrests. The warrants, signed by Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, are set to be delivered to the House sergeant-at-arms on Wednesday morning, the Dallas Morning News reported, ci

CNN — A Republican-led effort to censure Democratic Rep.... Enough Republicans crossed the aisle in support for the effort to succeed in blocking the censure.... The vote was 225 to 196 with 20 Republicans voting with Democrats to table the resolution....

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A monthlong standoff by Texas Democrats who left the state to block a GOP voting bill inched closer to ending Monday as several holdouts returned and put Republicans on the brink of having enough lawmakers to push forward once again with an election overhaul.... Other Texas Democrats remain in Washington, some of whom lashed out at their former fellow holdouts who returned to the Capitol.... “ Under one-party rule: democracy suffers.” The slow return comes as Republicans in the Texas Senate ar

Regardless, GOP leadership is plowing ahead this week with a vote in which House Speaker Mike Johnson can afford only two defections if all members are voting and present.... We have the transcript; there should be no surprises here," Johnson said at a news conference last month.... And the Justice Department will not be intimidated....

Bill Weld ended his Republican presidential campaign on Wednesday after President Donald Trump won enough delegates to win the 2020 Republican nomination.... " I have decided to suspendmy candidacy for President of the United States, effective immediately," Weld said in an email to supporters.... Weld told CNN's Jake Tapper in April he would" fear for the Republic" if the President were reelected....