A Democracy Crisis Was Averted. But Gerrymandering Could Still Save the GOP.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Democratic candidate for US Senate, waves to supporters after addressing an Election Night party in Pittsburgh.Gene J. Puskar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Before Tuesday’s election, the prognosis for democracy seemed bleak to outright apocalyptic. Republican election deniers were…
The Party of January 6 Appears to Have Taken the House. Prepare for the Crazy.
Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/CQ Roll/ZUMA; CallJoseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A political force propelled by irrationality and a dangerous lie, led by a man who tried to overturn a national election, who incited violence to block the peaceful transfer of power, and…
At GOP Rallies in Arizona, the Media Is the Enemy and Kari Lake Is Its Conqueror
Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake greets supporters at a campaign rally at the Dream City Church on November 07, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. John Moore/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the final days of the election, the Republican candidates in Arizona have…
Trump Casts a Vote for Further Political Violence, Calling Nancy Pelosi “an Animal”
Trump points to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in support of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Dayton International Airport on Nov. 7, 2022.Michael Conroy/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two days after a 42-year-old man broke into the San Francisco home…
First-Time Latino Voters Could Make All the Difference in Nevada
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto meets with members of the Culinary union.John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the past two months, Irving Zavaleta, 36, has been staying at an Airbnb in the central area of east Las Vegas, but he hardly spends any…
Kari Lake Wasn’t the First Extremist Glenn Youngkin Endorsed. And She Wasn’t the Last.
Alberto Mariani/ ZUMA Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Glenn Youngkin is a busy man. In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, he attended events for Republican hopefuls in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada. On its own, this isn’t out of the…