Roe v Wade, read it’- Biden claps back in feisty exchange as he leaves for Pennsylvania
With three weeks to go until voters have their say in the midterm elections, Joe Biden campaigned in Pennsylvania on Thursday for his party’s Senate and gubernatorial nominees in a critical battleground state.
Alongside a speech in Pittsburgh, he appeared at a fundraiser for Senate candidate John Fetterman, whose race against Republican Mehmet Oz appears to be tightening. One poll this week showed the two men within the statistical margin of error even after a summer in which Dr Oz made multiple missteps.
Mr Biden yesterday outlined a plan to bring down gas prices amid still-high inflation telling oil companies to ramp up production without delaying or deferring the transition to clean energy. He has also tried to rally Democratic voters with a promise to codify the right to an abortion in law.
However, national polls indicate that the president’s approval rating is flatlining in the 40 per cent range and that voters are still more concerned about the economy and consumer prices than other issues. The Democrats are currently expected to lose the House, but the battle to control the Senate appears closer.
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1666329300Democrats making last minute push to boost key candidates and block election deniersDemocrats are not sitting idly by in the final month before voters decide control of both chambers of Congress and economic trends give the president’s party reason to fret about their ability to maintain their majorities.
John Bowden looks at where the party is rolling out the big guns.
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2022 06:15
1666322107‘This one’s real’: Former police officer Val Demings teases Herschel Walker with her badgeFormer Orlando Police Department Chief and current US Senate candidate Val Demings needled Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker after he flaunted an honorary sheriff’s star by showing off her real police badge.
Graig Graziosi has the story.
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2022 04:15
1666318507Voices: No easy way for McCarthy to dodge extreme Republicans’ impeachment fixationEric Garcia writes that as he prepares for a likely speakership, Kevin McCarthy cannot afford to let his most extreme members get restive.
McCarthy has no easy way to dodge extreme Republicans’ impeachment fixationAs he prepares for a likely speakership, Kevin McCarthy cannot afford to let his most extreme members get restive
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2022 03:15
1666314907ICYMI: What is Fetterman’s first wish for America? Dr Oz didn’t seem to knowDr Mehmet Oz was challenged live on air after he made the claim that his opponent John Fetterman wanted to end life imprisonment as his first political priority.
That’s not true, as NBC News’ Dasha Burns pointed out to him during an interview.
Reporter challenges Dr Oz live on air as he makes claim about FettermanPro-Trump Oz trailing Democratic rival in polls ahead of November election
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2022 02:15
1666311307Poll puts Democrats’ advantage with Latino voters at lowest point since 1994A new survey by a Republican polling organisation said that Democrats’ advantage with Latino voters has fallen to its lowest level since 1994.
Eric Garcia looks at the results of the poll.
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2022 01:15
1666307707ICYMI: Rubio and Demings in furious clashes on abortion and gun safety in Florida debateSenator Marco Rubio and Representative Val Demings traded barbs about abortion, guns and immigration during Florida’s increasingly bad-tempered Senate debate.
Eric Garcia watched the candidates spar.
Rubio and Demings in furious clashes on abortion and gun safety in Florida debateThe three-term congresswoman seeks to knock off the GOP incumbent in an increasingly Republican state
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2022 00:15
1666304107Oz and Fetterman now tied in Pennsylvania Senate race, new poll saysA new InsiderAdvantage/FOX 29 poll shows that Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz is now in a dead heat against Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman in Pennsylvania.
The survey interviewed 550 likely voters with a margin of error of 4.2 per cent. Each candidate is polling at 46 per cent with less than three weeks until Election Day.
Mr Fetterman and Dr Oz will debate on Tuesday in the state capital of Harrisburg.
Eric Garcia has the latest update.
Poll: Oz and Fetterman now tied in Pennsylvania Senate raceNew poll shows that some Latino and Black voters are leaning toward Dr Oz
Oliver O’Connell20 October 2022 23:15
1666302907Biden in feisty exchanges with reporters over Roe and midtermsJoe Biden was involved in a series of feisty exchanges with reporters over abortion restrictions and the upcoming midterms as he headed to Pennsylvania this morning to campaign with John Fetterman.
Graeme Massie reports.
Oliver O’Connell20 October 2022 22:55
1666301407Dr Oz campaign struggles to explain why it now accepts money from corporationsDr Mehmet Oz’s campaign has been caught going back on the candidate’s word thanks to reporting from the Philly Inquirer.
The newspaper revealed through an analysis of public Federal Election Committee (FEC) filings that the Republican US Senate candidate has accepted contributions from eight separate corporate political action committees (PACs) since pledging against taking such money in January.
Chief among the corporate interests funding Dr Oz’s campaign are oil and gas companies including Sunoco’s parent company as well as a PAC associated with Alliance Coal, a Texas-based firm, as well as one representing the North Dakota Petroleum Council.
John Bowden has the details.
Dr Oz campaign struggles to explain reversal on accepting money from corporationsFEC records show Republican candidate took money from eight different corporate PACs after pledging not to do so
Oliver O’Connell20 October 2022 22:30
1666298707Anti-Murkowski super PAC makes big ad-buyin AlaskaAlaska First, a super PAC that opposes Senator Lisa Murkowski, is dropping $1.2m in ads attacking her and propping up Trump-backed Kelly Tshibaka in the state’s Senate race.
Oliver O’Connell20 October 2022 21:45
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