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No, Stacey Abrams Is Not Losing Because of 'Misinformation' Aimed at Black Men

"Unfortunately this year, black men have been a very targeted population for misinformation."

Reason

Catch-up on US midterm elections: From results and key races, to Donald Trump's 2024 prospects

Republicans are eyeing some major gains in the midterm elections as Democrats try to hold on to Congress. Here's your quick catch-up of the key events you need to know.

ABC News

Arizona election officials brace for impact in battle against conspiracy theories

PHOENIX — Two years after former President Donald Trump attempted to overturn his loss to Joe Biden, the electoral process remains in the shadow of the 2020 election, plagued by threats to election workers, efforts to misinform or intimidate voters and the rise of far-right candidates who have echoed false…

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US voters head to the polls to cast ballots – as it happened

Millions across the country vote while Florida state department tells DoJ that federal election monitors won’t be permitted

The Guardian - US

Six races for governor that could make history this midterm election

The majority of U.S. politicians are white men. This cycle, some states are poised to make history by electing female, LGBTQ, or Black governors for the first time.

WEKU

Tuesday briefing: What you need to know ahead of US midterms

In today’s newsletter: As Americans vote for senators, representatives and local officials, our Washington DC bureau chief explains why this contest is so important and how the balance of power might shift

The Guardian - UK

Kemp kicks off fly-around with GOP ticket – but no Walker

ATLANTA – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off a statewide fly-around tour Monday with most of the statewide GOP ticket behind him at a celebratory press conference. The most notable figure missing: Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker.

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US Midterms 2022: Georgia on Americans’ minds as Republicans seek control of Congress

On the eve of the Midterm elections, Georgia is on many Americans’ minds with good reason

Evening Standard

US midterms J-1: Georgia battleground crucial to Democrat Senate hopes

Georgia is one of the key states in the Senate race. Thirty-five seats are up for grabs in the upper house of 100, currently shared 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats. Georgia challenger Herschel Walker leads incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock in the opinion polls. But Walker's anti-abortion stance and his denial…

Radio France Internationale

Politicians need to mobilize Black male voters ahead of the midterms, experts say

Just like with any voting bloc, there's still a vast array of diverging opinions, ideologies and issues that are important among Black voters in races.

WEKU

Parades, pep rallies and pleading: Georgia candidates make final push for votes

As a group of Democratic volunteers gathered around her, the party’s nominee for attorney general had a plain message to supporters worried about the polls tilting in the GOP direction.

Tribune News Service

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 5 November 2022

Let's check in on our cousins in the United States in the dying days of the 2022 midterm campaign. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate sit uncomfortably on a knife's edge.

inkl Originals

Oprah rejects her protégé Dr. Oz and backs Democrat John Fetterman in Pa. senate race

Winfrey brought on Oz as a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show for more than five seasons in the early 2000s, giving him his big breakthrough.

WEKU

In Georgia, Kemp and Abrams underscore why governors matter

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams have competed before. Since then, the pandemic, the reversal of Roe v. Wade and the 2020 election have made governors even more visible.

WEKU

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Black men, a key voting bloc, leave Georgia governor's race an open question

Black men are an essential demographic in the Georgia gubernatorial race. But experts say decades of discontent with Democrats have complicated their support for candidates like Stacey Abrams.

Tribune News Service

A vast gulf between Abrams and Kemp will shape Georgia’s future

One thing is for certain when Georgians decide the race for governor on Tuesday: The policy divides between Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp on the issues that define the midterm election couldn’t be much wider.

Al Jazeera

The gubernatorial races to watch in the US midterm elections

Amid unfounded election claims and repeal of Roe v Wade, US governors take centre stage on key issues in US midterms.

Tribune News Service

Patricia Murphy: Abortion hasn’t changed the game for Georgia Democrats, yet

ATLANTA — On the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year, I, like a lot of political watchers, assumed that the issue of abortion would change the electoral fortunes of Democrats in Georgia.

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The Independent UK

Record fundraising in Georgia governor's race nears $170M

Big money continues to roll into Georgia’s governor’s race even as Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams have already blown through the records they set in 2018

Tribune News Service

Pence rallies with Kemp while Trump goes missing in Georgia

ATLANTA — About midway through his speech in Atlanta’s northern exurbs, former Vice President Mike Pence brought up an issue that’s both a point of pride for Gov. Brian Kemp and a reminder of a break with his former boss that could shape the 2024 race.

The Independent UK

Democrat tells Georgians that GOP's Raffensperger is no hero

The Democrat running to be Georgia's top elections official says says incumbent Republican Brad Raffensperger is no hero for standing up to Donald Trump

The Guardian - US

‘The Trump playbook’: Republicans hint they will deny election results

Some candidates are already questioning the integrity of the vote and undermining the credibility of the results

The Independent UK

Pence backs GOP's Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid

Former Vice President Mike Pence is supporting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as he makes his closing argument Tuesday for a second term over Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams

Tribune News Service

‘Not over’: Stacey Abrams faces an uphill fight in last week of race

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams remains an elite fundraiser who commands national attention and attracts large crowds. In the span of a week, she campaigned with Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington and Latto. She can book appearances on “The View,” MSNBC and even Fox News at the seeming snap of a finger.

Tribune News Service

Georgia midterms poll: Kemp leads Abrams in governor's race, Senate race is deadlocked

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp maintains a solid lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll, while the race between U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker remains a neck-and-neck contest that could be headed toward a runoff.

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