The <a href="http://dailywire.com/news/definitive-proof-that-white-house-flack-karine-jean-pierre-is-a-bald-faced-liar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> is in scramble mode to avoid skyrocketing gas prices after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/opec" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OPEC</a>+ announced it would be cutting millions of barrels of oil per day, but the<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Biden administration&#8217;</a>s concern has nothing to do with sound policy or cheaper gas prices for the American people. It is evident that President Joe Biden and his gang are attempting to save face and stave off a shellacking like no other in this year&#8217;s midterm elections.
Biden traveled to Saudia Arabia in July to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adam-schiff-rips-biden-for-fist-bumping-saudi-crown-prince" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fistbump</a> the Saudi crown prince and reportedly beg that his kingdom ramp up oil production. At the time, Biden was dealing with months of high gas prices, which he blamed on the war in Ukraine. To help increase the supply of gasoline, Biden released millions of barrels of oil from the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The SPR was never supposed to be a long-term solution; its primary purpose is to provide fuel to the U.S. in times of crisis. It has a limit and America needs to keep some oil in reserves for actual emergencies — not ones created by the green energy cabal in the federal government.
Biden has no idea what to do because he has spent the past three years campaigning and governing on the promise that he would, in effect, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-pain-is-the-point-energy-secretary-blasted-after-saying-summer-gas-prices-were-going-to-be-rough" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shut down the oil industry</a>. Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) concisely broke down how we arrived at this situation.
&#8220;Let’s be clear about what happened,&#8221; Scalise <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1577680076904308736?s=20&amp;t=tJc-aA-D94WVqkVwn2z0iw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>. &#8220;1. Biden destroyed America&#8217;s oil/gas industry and made us dependent on OPEC again. 2. Biden begged OPEC to produce more oil. 3. OPEC is doing the opposite—cutting output by 2 million barrels a day.&#8221;
&#8220;Total failure,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;OPEC is laughing at him.&#8221;
According to CNN, sources within the White House describe the cutback as a &#8220;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/politics/white-house-lobby-opec-oil-production-cuts-gasoline-prices-midterms/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">total disaste</a>r.&#8221; As flagged by National Review, one White House official <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/opec-gives-biden-and-u-s-consumers-the-middle-finger/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the administration is &#8220;panicking.&#8221;
Now, the White House&#8217;s only move to try and slow rising gas prices is to release even more oil from the SPR even as it is at <a href="https://www.delekus.com/2022/09/23/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-reaches-historic-lows/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record lows</a>.
Shortly after OPEC+ gave Biden the cold shoulder, his administration announced that it would be releasing even more oil from the SPR. As pointed out by Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich, just yesterday, the White House said it wasn&#8217;t <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1577684308529135619?s=20&amp;t=Mcd6UVTn1uuIpNC0Ay77Mg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">considering</a> that as an option.
&#8220;Joe Biden draining our oil reserves just to mitigate Democrat losses in the midterm election might be the most despicable thing a president has ever done,&#8221; conservative host Jesse Kelly observed.
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Joe Biden draining our oil reserves just to mitigate Democrat losses in the midterm election might be the most despicable thing a president has ever done.
&mdash; Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1577717248164335635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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As <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/05/gas-prices-democrats-midterms-opec-00057239" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analyzed</a> by Politico, OPEC+&#8217;s decision &#8220;is feeding an autumn of anxiety for Democrats over energy inflation as prices at the gas pump march higher&#8221; and promoting worry that momentum &#8220;could swing in Republicans’ favor in the midterm election.&#8221;
Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy and a top oil adviser in the George W. Bush administration, was a bit blunter in his characterization of the situation for Biden.
“The Biden administration is looking at a guillotine blade across its neck and it’s going to fall soon,” McNally said. “That is going to cause a really large and sudden drop off in Russian oil production and trigger another oil price spike.”
Yet as explained by Paul Bledsoe of the Progressive Policy Institute and a former Clinton administration climate change adviser, “The corner gas price is the single most important number in American politics, especially for the party in power.&#8221;
As that number creeps back up, you don&#8217;t have to be an energy expert like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/struggling-artist-hunter-biden-asks-for-lower-child-support-payments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden</a> to see that it spells bad news for the Democrats.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Fist Bump Fail: Biden Scrambling Before Midterms After OPEC+ Cuts Oil

2022 Election

2022 Midterms

Biden Administration

Joe Biden

Oil and Gas

OPEC

The <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> account of former President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> could return by the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">midterm</a> elections under a Tuesday offer from <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> to purchase the social media platform.
Musk proposed buying Twitter at $54.20 per share in a letter to Twitter executives, granting the company a $44 billion value and causing stock prices to surge as much as 22%. Twitter, which had been battling Musk in court over his previous <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-purge-is-coming-twitter-explodes-after-elon-musk-tanks-44-billion-deal">attempt to nix</a> the offer over a dispute about the platform’s true number of users, announced that management <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-releases-statement-following-news-that-elon-musk-wants-to-proceed-with-purchase">intends</a> to close the deal. Sources <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/04/twitter-shares-halted-on-report-that-musk-plans-to-go-through-with-deal-at-54point20-a-share.html">told</a> CNBC that the transaction could take place as soon as Friday.
Earlier this year, Musk said he would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-elon-musk-to-reverse-twitters-ban-on-trump">cancel</a> Trump’s ban from Twitter — a move that occurred due to his alleged role in the January 6 riots at the United States Capitol. “I think that was a mistake because it alienated a large part of the country, and did not ultimately result in Donald Trump not having a voice,” Musk explained, adding that the decision was “morally bad” and clarifying that he would “reverse the permanent ban.”
Trump launched his own social media platform, Truth Social, following the events of January 6. Shares of the special-purpose acquisition company attempting to bring Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of Truth Social, to the public markets slid by 5% on Tuesday. The former commander-in-chief previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-releases-statement-on-possible-return-to-twitter-after-elon-musk-buys-company">declared</a> that he is “not going back to Twitter” and will remain on his platform, which reportedly experienced a lackluster launch.
A potential change of heart from Trump could disrupt the midterm elections as he returns to mainstream social media. As many as 92% of his nearly 200 endorsed candidates clinched victory in their primary races, according to an <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62905365">analysis</a> from the BBC, although some swing-state nominees have since attempted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dr-oz-purges-website-of-trump-branding-after-winning-republican-primary">downplay their connections</a> to Trump.
Musk, who also serves as the chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla, has emphasized the need to empower free expression on social media. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans,” Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-torches-mainstream-institutions-for-extreme-antibody-reaction-to-free-speech">said</a> upon making his first offer to buy the company, adding that the “extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech says it all.”
Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter, was recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jack-dorsey-to-be-questioned-by-legal-teams-of-elon-musk-and-twitter">deposed</a> by both sides of the merger lawsuit, over which a trial had been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-happening-five-day-trial-date-set-for-elon-musk-twitter-dispute">scheduled</a> for October 17. A longtime friend of Musk, Dorsey has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-issues-surprising-statement-about-elon-musk-buying-company">called</a> the world’s richest man and his mission to “extend the light of consciousness” the “singular solution” he trusts to run Twitter.
Contending that permanent bans “should be extremely rare and really reserved for accounts that are bots, or scam, spam accounts,” Musk <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-feds-open-investigation-into-elon-musk-report-says">added</a> that the platform’s renewed emphasis upon free speech would not mean that users would have unfettered privileges to say “something that is illegal or destructive to the world.”
The merger has already been approved by a majority of Twitter shareholders, among whom Musk is the largest, with a 9.6% stake in the company. Twitter <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-misses-earnings-forecast-blames-elon-musk">reported losses</a> of $0.08 per share in its second-quarter earnings, falling below the $0.14 gain per share expected by analysts.

Musk Trump

Trump Could Be Back On Twitter By Midterms Under Elon Musk’s Deal

Elon Musk's New Twitter Deal Could Bring Donald Trump's Account Back By The Midterm Elections

Donald Trump

Elon Musk

Twitter

The Augusta Chronicle, a newspaper of sorts in the USA Today family, recently ran an article <a href="https://www.augustachronicle.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.augustachronicle.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2022%2F10%2F04%2Felection-deniers-ballot-georgia-heres-who-and-why%2F7943513001%2F">advertised</a> as, &#8220;Election deniers are on the ballot in Georgia. Here&#8217;s who and why.&#8221;
Absent from the official list was Georgia&#8217;s Democratic gubernatorial candidate <a href="http://dailywire.com/news/brian-kemp-blasts-stacey-abrams-after-she-loses-court-battle-against-georgia-voter-integrity-laws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stacey Abrams</a>.
It seems that certain elements of the legacy media apparatus have all but forgotten that Abrams has repeatedly stated that her first bid for governor was stolen from her.
Even Abrams now denies that she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-georgia-democrat-stacey-abrams-claims-she-ryan-saavedra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied the 2018 election</a>. That would make her an election denier denier.
Last month, Abrams <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/29/stacey-abramss-rhetorical-twist-being-an-election-denier/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; that she has &#8220;never denied that I lost. I don’t live in the governor’s mansion; I would have noticed.&#8221;
As highlighted by The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/stacey-abramss-big-lie-loses-in-court-georgia-voter-suppression-judge-steve-jones-11664833136" target="_blank" rel="noopener">editorial board</a> on Monday, Abrams said in 2019, “Despite the final tally and the inauguration. I do have one very affirmative statement to make. We won.&#8221;
Indeed, in 2018, after acknowledging that incumbent Governor Brian Kemp (R) secured the necessary number of votes, Abrams maintained that she was not giving a concession speech when she ended her candidacy.
‘‘So let’s be clear — this is not a speech of concession because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true or proper,&#8221; Abrams <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/elections/100000006220586/stacey-abrams-speech-governor-concession.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at the time. ‘‘Democracy failed Georgia.’’
How did democracy fail? Well, if you ask Abrams, the system was rigged and suppressed voters.
In an interview with The New York Times Magazine in 2019, Abrams <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/28/magazine/stacey-abrams-election-georgia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asserted</a> her rhetoric was different than former President Donald Trump who had questioned voter fraud throughout his career.
According to Abrams, Trump had no proof for his concern, while she had empirical evidence.
&#8220;I see those as very different. Trump is alleging voter fraud, which suggests that people were trying to vote more than once,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;Trump offers no empirical evidence to meet his claims. I make my claims based on empirical evidence, on a demonstrated pattern of behavior that began with the fact that the person I was dealing with was running the election.&#8221;
She also said that based on the available information, &#8220;it is sufficient to demonstrate that so many people were disenfranchised and disengaged by the very act of the person who won the election that I feel comfortable now saying, &#8216;I won.’”
To help prove that she won, a leftist group sued in court claiming that there was voter suppression in 2018.
After nearly four years of litigation, a federal judge ruled last week there was not any merit to that allegation.
Per the Journal, a judge appointed by President Barack Obama issued a 288-page ruling effectively shooting down claims that Georgia&#8217;s voting law in 2018 was illicit and discriminatory.
&#8220;Although Georgia’s election system is not perfect,” the judge wrote in his opinion, “the challenged practices violate neither the Constitution nor the [Voting Rights Act].”
&#8220;The political debate is full of rhetoric about how American elections are untrustworthy due to either voter fraud or voter suppression. It isn’t true, and the thing about federal courts is they demand evidence,&#8221; the Journal concluded. &#8220;Ms. Abrams doesn’t have it, despite telling the public in 2018 that she was robbed.&#8221;
Coming from the top, President Joe Biden and the rest of the Democratic Party have claimed that anybody who questions the integrity of U.S. elections is unfit for office. They say that the GOP is full of &#8220;MAGA Republicans&#8221; beholden to Trump who threatens our democracy.
It doesn&#8217;t seem likely that Abrams will ever admit that she lost the 2018 election, nor will she admit that she denied losing the 2018 election. We&#8217;ll hold our breath for Biden and the rest of the usual suspects to condemn her.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Stacey Abrams

Stacey Abrams: Election Denier Denier

2018 Election

Georgia

<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania</a> Republican Senate nominee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dr-oz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Mehmet Oz</a> is receiving help from a surprising corner of the electorate as his race against Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate nominee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fetterman-files-pennsylvania-democrat-brings-baggage-to-senate-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> enters its final stretch.
According to a <a href="https://emersoncollegepolling.com/pennsylvania-2022-fettermans-lead-shrinks-in-us-senate-race-shapiros-lead-expands-for-governors-seat/">poll</a> from Emerson College and The Hill, the celebrity cardiologist boasts 43% support from the voting population while Fetterman boasts 45% — a difference within the survey’s margin of error, placing Oz in a statistical tie after months of lagging his rival. The poll showed that 46.2% of Hispanics back Oz, while only 32.1% back Fetterman — an extraordinarily unexpected outcome given that President Joe Biden won 65% of the Hispanic vote in the Keystone State two years ago, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/exit-polls">exit polls</a> from NBC News.
Indeed, Hispanics have seen a rapid shift toward favoring the Republican Party over the past two years. Although former President Donald Trump and other past Republican candidates, such as Mitt Romney and John McCain, have failed to compete with their Democratic counterparts in winning the Hispanic vote, the two parties now hold a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wild-new-poll-shows-virtual-tie-between-parties-as-gop-surges-among-hispanics">statistical tie</a> among the racial group in generic ballot polls for the 2022 midterm cycle — a significant change from the group breaking for the Democrats by a 40% margin in the 2018 midterms.
A nationwide <a href="https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3843">poll</a> from Quinnipiac released earlier this year placed Biden’s approval rating among Hispanics at a slim 26% — marking a 43% decline since his inauguration. In Pennsylvania, roughly 39% of Hispanics currently approve of Biden, showing that disapproval of the commander-in-chief is higher among Hispanics than any other racial group in Pennsylvania, according to the Emerson poll.
Hispanics were also more likely than any other demographic to identify economic matters such as inflation, jobs, and taxes as issues impacting their votes. Price levels between August 2021 and August 2022 rose 8.3%, according to <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm">data</a> from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, marking a slight moderation from an 8.5% year-over-year increase in July and a 9.1% year-over-year increase in June.
In another reversal from the 2020 election results, over 51% of Hispanics in Pennsylvania said that they would vote for Trump over Biden in 2024.
Fetterman has faced criticism for his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-for-decriminalizing-across-the-board-john-fetterman-has-repeatedly-nodded-to-woke-drug-policy">lengthy history</a> of backing monitored injection sites and drug decriminalization, as well as his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-fetterman-holds-rally-with-planned-parenthood-leadership">support</a> of pro-abortion federal legislative proposals such as the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-rejects-democrats-attempt-to-gut-state-pro-life-laws">supersede</a> state-level abortion regulations. There is a significant generational divide among Hispanics with respect to abortion; while 29% of Latinos who spoke only Spanish at home said that abortion should be legal, 63% of Latinos who spoke only English at home said the same, according to a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/06/28/abortion-views-latinos-supreme-court-roe-poll">poll</a> from Axios conducted days before news that the Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
A recent <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-pennsylvania-senate-race-narrows">survey</a> from Fox News showed Fetterman leading Oz by 45% to 41% — a result within the poll’s margin of error and a significant decline from the 11% advantage over Oz that Fetterman boasted in the same survey as of late July. Roughly 34% of voters are “extremely or very worried” that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hell-be-fine-pa-democratic-senate-nominee-cleared-by-doctor-to-campaign-after-suffering-a-stroke-days-before-primary">stroke</a> Fetterman suffered days before the primary election will render him unable to complete his duties in the Senate — an 11% increase since three months ago.

Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Mehmet Oz Delivers Remarks At ‘A Dose of Reality’ Town Hall

Surprising Group Of Voters Is Helping Dr. Oz Narrow The Gap Against John Fetterman In Pennsylvania Senate Contest

Hispanics Are Breaking Strongly For Dr. Oz Over John Fetterman

Dr. Oz

Hispanics

Pennsylvania

Republican Adam Laxalt has overtaken incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto in the race for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Senate</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada</a> as GOP candidates in the state surge.
A rolling average of projections compiled by the election forecaster <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2022/nevada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FiveThirtyEight</a> shows that Laxalt, the former attorney general of Nevada, overtook Cortez Masto late last week for the first time since May. He remains ahead by nearly a point about a month out from Election Day.
Laxalt’s lead comes after five consecutive polls put him ahead of the incumbent Democrat by spreads between one and four percentage points. The most favorable poll for Laxalt came from The Trafalgar Group. The poll, conducted between September 17-20, showed Laxalt beating Cortez Masto 47% to 43%.
“These polls capture what we are seeing on the ground here in Nevada. Between surging inflation, rising violent crime, the effects of an open border, and record-high gas prices, Nevadans are fed up with the failed Biden/Cortez Masto agenda and are ready for change,” Laxalt said in a <a href="https://www.adamlaxalt.com/post/laxalt-takes-lead-in-five-polls-in-one-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> last month.
“Cortez Masto&#8217;s desperate attack ads, which continue to be fact-checked and pulled off the air, only show Nevada&#8217;s voters how weak her campaign is. We look forward to Cortez Masto&#8217;s campaign conceding defeat in November,” he added.
Laxalt’s campaign has largely focused on economic and law and order issues, such as inflation, illegal immigration, and crime. Cortez Masto has tried to rebound by emphasizing abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade in June, but her attacks have not been enough to fend off Laxalt so far.
“Adam Laxalt has spent months trying to run away from his record of attacking women’s reproductive rights and, despite his recent comments, it’s clear he is still an automatic vote for a federal abortion ban,” Cortez Masto spokesman Josh Marcus-Blank said in a <a href="https://catherinecortezmasto.com/2022/09/13/laxalt-is-an-automatic-vote-for-national-abortion-ban/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> last month.
In addition to Nevada’s race for U.S. Senate, Republicans in other statewide races in the Silver State are gaining on their Democratic opponents. In Nevada’s gubernatorial race, Republican Joe Lombardo has been closing the gap with incumbent Democrat Steve Sisolak. The polling average tallied by <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/governor/2022/nevada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FiveThirtyEight</a> has Lombardo down just .3% after out of the last five polls, Lombardo won three and tied two.
Lombardo, the sheriff of Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, has run a similar campaign to Laxalt, emphasizing economic and law and order issues. Like his Democratic ally in the U.S. Senate, Sisolak has highlighted abortion and attempted to paint Lombardo as an extremist. The two gubernatorial candidates held their first debate of the race on Sunday.
Republicans in several other down-ballot races have also <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/indyfest-poll-races-for-governor-and-u-s-senate-close-republicans-lead-down-ticket">taken</a> leads over Democrats in recent polls. Republicans running for Nevada attorney general, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state have all edged ahead of their opponents.

Adam Laxalt

Laxalt Leads Cortez Masto For U.S. Senate As Republicans Surge In Nevada

Nevada

U.S. Senate

Two recent polls indicate that support for <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania</a> Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fetterman-files-pennsylvania-democrat-brings-baggage-to-senate-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> appears to be waning in his race against Republican rival and celebrity cardiologist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dr-oz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Mehmet Oz</a>.
Six weeks before residents of the Keystone State cast their ballots in one of the nation’s most contentious races, Fetterman — the longtime mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-the-blighted-rust-belt-town-where-john-fetterman-was-mayor">declining rust belt town</a> east of Pittsburgh — is losing steam. A <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-pennsylvania-senate-race-narrows">survey</a> from Fox News released on Wednesday showed Fetterman leading Oz by 45% to 41% — a result within the poll’s margin of error and a significant decline from the 11 percentage point advantage over Oz that Fetterman boasted in the same survey as of late July.
Roughly 34% of voters are “extremely or very worried” that Fetterman’s health will render him unable to complete his duties in the Senate — an 11 percentage point increase since three months ago. Fetterman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hell-be-fine-pa-democratic-senate-nominee-cleared-by-doctor-to-campaign-after-suffering-a-stroke-days-before-primary">suffered a stroke</a> days before the commonwealth’s primary election and has since <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-john-fetterman-video-raises-questions-on-his-fitness-for-office-absolutely-cannot-debate-anyone">stumbled</a> during speeches at multiple campaign events. Republicans and independents drove the rising concern over Fetterman’s health.
Meanwhile, a <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3667715-fettermans-lead-over-oz-shrinks-in-pennsylvania-senate-race-poll/">poll</a> from Emerson College and The Hill showed Fetterman maintaining a two percentage point lead over Oz, with the two candidates backed by 45% and 43% of likely Pennsylvania voters, respectively. The poll results, which also fall within the margin of error, marked a decline from Fetterman’s four percentage point lead in August. Respondents were similarly concerned about Fetterman’s health, with the share of voters saying that his stroke makes no difference to them falling nine percentage points.
A major criticism of Oz’s candidacy has been his longtime residence in New Jersey. However, the share of voters affirming that they are less likely to support Oz because of his ties to the Garden State has fallen by 12 percentage points since August.
The poll results come after former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, a moderate Republican who backed President Joe Biden two years ago, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-pennsylvania-governor-who-backed-biden-now-endorses-dr-oz">penned an endorsement</a> for Oz. Ridge, who served as the nation’s inaugural Secretary of Homeland Security, said in a statement that he trusts Oz to handle “the issues facing Pennsylvania and our nation.”
Former President Donald Trump also endorsed Oz. Allies of Oz told The Hill that the endorsements from Ridge and Trump are indicative of a broad Republican coalition forming behind the television doctor — although Oz <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dr-oz-purges-website-of-trump-branding-after-winning-republican-primary">erased branding</a> related to Trump after he emerged victorious from Pennsylvania’s primary contest.
T.J. Rooney, the former chairman of Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party, likewise confirmed to The Hill that Ridge still carries sway in the commonwealth’s political arena. “The notion that well-respected establishment Republicans are supporting Oz definitely sends a signal, there’s no question about it,” he said.
Fetterman has faced criticism for his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-for-decriminalizing-across-the-board-john-fetterman-has-repeatedly-nodded-to-woke-drug-policy">lengthy history</a> of backing monitored injection sites and drug decriminalization, as well as his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-fetterman-holds-rally-with-planned-parenthood-leadership">support</a> of pro-abortion federal legislative proposals such as the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-rejects-democrats-attempt-to-gut-state-pro-life-laws">supersede</a> state-level abortion regulations.
The Fetterman campaign’s website recently featured a page discussing the nominee’s commitment to Black Lives Matter, although the wording has since been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-john-fetterman-scrubs-black-lives-matter-section-from-campaign-website">removed</a>. As Democrats battle to retain control of Congress, some officials have walked back their support of reimagined criminal justice systems — with a call from Biden to “fund the police” at the most recent State of the Union address provoking a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-squad-sit-in-seats-when-biden-says-fund-the-police-cori-bush-starts-shouting">standing ovation</a> from members of his party.

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Dr. Oz Now Within Margin Of Error Against John Fetterman In Pennsylvania Senate Race

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A blind army veteran is at the center of a burgeoning legal fight between the Seattle Seahawks and his wife&#8217;s campaign for U.S. Senate.
The Seattle Seahawks issued a cease-and-desist letter to Washington state Republican Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley, over the inclusion of what looks like a team jersey in one of her ads. But the Seahawks previously honored Smiley&#8217;s husband, former U.S. Army Major Scotty Smiley, for his service. The decision is part of a larger legal battle that appears to be brewing between the Tiffany Smiley campaign and <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-senate-candidate-tiffany-smiley-criticizes-seattle-times-starbucks-seahawks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several Seattle institutions</a>.
&#8220;It has been brought to our attention that the Smiley for Washington campaign is making commercial use of trademarks and/or copyrights belonging to [the Seahawks] in connection with its “Game Day” television ad,&#8221; the team wrote in its <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wsJhuftgMYWFbhBpZDCQOSig-rXRIYTz/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to the Smiley campaign.
&#8220;Absent an agreement with the National Football League (“NFL”) or the Seahawks, third parties are prohibited from using Seahawks Trademarks in any manner that may suggest that it is in any way endorsed by, or otherwise affiliated with, the NFL or the Seahawks. Given that the Smiley for Washington campaign has no such agreement with the NFL or the Seahawks, we must ask that it immediately cease its unauthorized commercial use of Seahawks Trademarks&#8230; It is our hope to resolve this matter quickly and amicably.&#8221;
In the ad, Smiley is discussing the impact of inflation on her family&#8217;s grocery bills on football Sundays. The ad cuts to her husband for less than two seconds; in the original cut of the ad, he could be seen wearing a dark blue jersey with neon green stripes and what looks like an NFL shield. But it is not immediately clear that the jersey is a Seahawks jersey. The Smiley campaign published an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7st-x0xWHw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">updated version</a> of the ad in which all distinct markings are removed, and Scotty Smiley is wearing a plain blue jersey.
Seattle-based radio talk show host Ari Hoffman called out the Seahawks over the move, pointing out that in 2014, the team honored him as part of their &#8220;Salute to Service&#8221; initiative. &#8220;Hey @Seahawks. You guys honored Scott Smiley in 2014,&#8221; Hoffman <a href="https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/1576415146289041408?s=20&amp;t=3mQtmrhJuKX8f81adaV9sQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>. &#8220;Now you&#8217;re mad about him wearing a Seahawks jersey in a campaign ad because his wife is running as a Republican for Senate. How about you guys focus on football instead of politics? You got enough trouble winning these days.&#8221;
Hoffman also shared pictures of Smiley at the Seahawks&#8217; stadium in his army uniform, then ripping open his shirt to reveal a Seahawks jersey underneath. Hoffman questioned whether that jersey was the one he wore in the ad, and whether the team gave him the jersey.
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I wonder if this is the same jersey from the ad. It&#39;s hard to tell in the ad because you just see part of the top of his shoulders, which demonstrates exactly why these copyright claims are bogus. 
I am also curious if the Seahawks gave him the jersey <a href="https://t.co/aGlfqqGr7d">pic.twitter.com/aGlfqqGr7d</a>
&mdash; Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) <a href="https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/1576449101918765056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Seattle-area journalist Brandi Kruse said on Twitter that they had, and also pointed out that while they sent Smiley a cease-and-desist notice, they did not level similar notices against a Democrat running for re-election to the Washington State Legislature. &#8220;Hey @Seahawks: You sent a cease and desist letter to the @SmileyForWA (R) camp because her hero husband who was blinded serving our country wore the jersey YOU gave him for TWO seconds in a campaign ad,&#8221; Kruse wrote. &#8220;You said it could suggest an endorsement.&#8221;
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🧵 Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/Seahawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Seahawks</a>: You sent a cease and desist letter to the <a href="https://twitter.com/SmileyForWA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SmileyForWA</a> (R) camp because her hero husband who was blinded serving our country wore the jersey YOU gave him for TWO seconds in a campaign ad. You said it could suggest an endorsement. <a href="https://t.co/HWjSSsr4J4">pic.twitter.com/HWjSSsr4J4</a>
&mdash; Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1576267324667330561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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So how do you explain this from a Democratic candidate’s campaign page?&#8221; Kruse added, sharing screenshots of Democratic State Representative Tarra Simmons spending the day with the team promoting her &#8220;work to advance racial and social justice,&#8221; in an explicit campaign message on Facebook. &#8220;@TarraSimmons5 has done AWESOME things with her life — but so has the Smiley family. Are you a football team or a political organization?&#8221;
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So how do you explain this from a Democratic candidate’s campaign page? <a href="https://twitter.com/TarraSimmons5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TarraSimmons5</a> has done AWESOME things with her life — but so has the Smiley family. 
Are you a football team or a political organization? <a href="https://t.co/ChJdd7RegA">pic.twitter.com/ChJdd7RegA</a>
&mdash; Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1576267332623953920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The @Seahawks have every right to protect their brand – but do they apply their own rules evenly?&#8221; Kruse <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1576268212559192065" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a>.
<a href="https://hopeunseen.com/about/">Scotty Smiley</a> was deployed to Iraq in 2005, when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb; shrapnel entered his eyes, permanently blinding him. He continued to serve until 2015, the first blind active-duty officer in military history.
Tiffany Smiley is locked in a tight Senate race against incumbent Democrat Patty Murray. A recent poll from the <a href="https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WA-General-Poll-Report-0926.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trafalgar Group</a> found the Smiley trails Murray by just 2 points.

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GOP Senate Candidate’s Blind Army Vet Husband At Center Of Legal Fight Between Her Campaign And The Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks Issues Cease-And-Desist Against WA GOP Senate Candidate. The Team Previously Honored Her Veteran Husband 

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania</a> U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman (D) raised eyebrows Friday evening with a nonsensical answer that he gave during a cable news interview.
The segment comes after Fetterman suffered a stroke several months ago from which he has not fully recovered, and has thus faced lingering doubts on the campaign trail about whether he is fit to serve in the U.S. Senate.
&#8220;First, I just wanted to check in and see how you&#8217;re feeling and how you&#8217;re doing,&#8221; leftist MSNBC host Chris Hayes said.
&#8220;I&#8217;m doing fan-, I&#8217;m doing fantastic,&#8221; Fetterman claimed. &#8220;And, and, uh, it&#8217;s not about kicking balls in the authority or anything.&#8221;
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MSNBC host: “I just wanted to check in and see how you’re doing.”
John Fetterman: “It’s not about kicking balls in the authority or anything.”
Like what on earth is that response??? <a href="https://t.co/txba7lCJM4">pic.twitter.com/txba7lCJM4</a>
&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1576025274004619266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Washington Post Editorial Board <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-washington-post-editorial-board-blasts-john-fetterman-demands-full-release-of-his-medical-records">slammed</a> John Fetterman (D) in an op-ed published in mid-September, saying that his hesitancy to debate his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, was unacceptable and that he needs to release his medical records following his stroke.
Fetterman claimed in an interview in early September that he would debate “sometime in the middle to end of October,” which was weeks after voters can start casting mail-in ballots, and he refused to give any specific details other than he would potentially debate one time.
“Since returning to the campaign trail, Mr. Fetterman has been halting in his performances,” the Editorial Board wrote. “He stammers, appears confused and keeps his remarks short. He’s held no news conferences. Mr. Fetterman acknowledges his difficulties with auditory processing, which make it hard for him to respond quickly to what he’s hearing. He receives speech therapy — and we wish him a speedy, full recovery — but the lingering, unanswered questions about his health, underscored by his hesitation to debate, are unsettling.”
“The Fetterman campaign squandered credibility by concealing from the public for two days after his stroke that he had been hospitalized,” they op-ed continued. “It waited weeks longer to reveal a more complete picture of his medical history, including that he had been diagnosed in 2017 with cardiomyopathy. Mr. Fetterman had a pacemaker with a defibrillator implanted after the stroke. The campaign’s response to questions about Mr. Fetterman’s health is to point to a doctor’s note, released more than 14 weeks ago, which said ‘he should be able to campaign and serve in the U.S. Senate without a problem’ if he takes his medications and exercises.”
The Editorial Board said that Fetterman pointing to a 4-month-old doctor’s note was “not good enough” and that he “should release his medical records for independent review.”
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John Fetterman Gives Puzzling Response When Answering Question During Interview

Conservatives slammed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> after the outlet accused a Republican congressional candidate of having &#8220;ties to white nationalists.&#8221;
In an article titled &#8220;GOP congressional candidate Joe Kent’s ties to white nationalists include interview with Nazi sympathizer,&#8221; CNN&#8217; K-File newsletter reported that Washington Republican House candidate Joe Kent gave an interview to a blogger who has a history of white nationalist and anti-Semitic remarks. But the outlet also published a statement from the Kent campaign saying that he had no idea who the individual was. The Kent campaign and conservatives slammed CNN for attempting to smear Kent anyway.
&#8220;GOP congressional candidate Joe Kent gave a previously unreported interview in June to a Nazi sympathizer and White nationalist, despite disavowing White nationalism last spring when one of its adherents endorsed him,&#8221; CNN reporter Em Steck wrote in a Twitter thread promoting the story.
According to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/30/politics/kfile-joe-kent-ties-to-white-nationalists-nazi-sympathizer/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, the individual in question &#8220;has a well-documented history of making White nationalist, racist, antisemitic and pro-Nazi statements.&#8221; That individual has been photographed at a Kent campaign event. The outlet also shared video of the interview, in which the individual can be seen talking to Kent on a sidewalk. But CNN also published comments from Kent campaign spokesman Matt Braynard, who told the outlet that the individual approached Kent on the street and asked for an interview.
Braynard also published the campaign&#8217;s full comment on Twitter. “Joe Kent had no idea who that individual was when he encountered him on the street and [he] has repeatedly condemned the statements that the individual is accused of making,” he wrote. &#8220;[W]e screen all interview requests, but at the time, Joe was approached on the street by what he assumed was just a citizen journalist and a constituent, so in support of local journalism, Joe answered his questions. None of the questions gave Joe any indications that the individual had any racist or antisemitic views, and if he had, Joe would have cancelled the interview immediately.&#8221; Braynard also said the individual is in no way associated with the campaign.
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Democrat Activist <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cnn</a>&#8216;s <a href="https://twitter.com/KFILE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KFILE</a> are trying to smear war hero <a href="https://twitter.com/joekent16jan19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joekent16jan19</a> as a &#8220;white nationalist&#8221; because he&#8230;. talked to a stranger on the sidewalk.
Their email and our response.
Will they investigate <a href="https://twitter.com/MGPforCongress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MGPforCongress</a> for providing materiel support for ANTIFA? Nah&#8230;. <a href="https://t.co/Qj0nMSB1Ul">pic.twitter.com/Qj0nMSB1Ul</a>
— Matt Braynard (@MattBraynard) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattBraynard/status/1575890960600268801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://twitter.com/joekent16jan19/status/1575894512693841920?s=20&amp;t=BbjNy-tA_cp5qvCOxmxHLA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kent himself</a> also fired back at CNN on his personal Twitter account. &#8220;I fought for our nation for over 20 yrs w/ Americans of every race &amp; would gladly do so again,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;White nationalists sided w/ my opponents &amp; spent money against me in the primary. I’m proud to be viewed as a threat by white nationalists, antifa, democrats &amp; @CNN.&#8221;
Other conservatives on Twitter blasted the outlet for making accusations against Kent based on a random street interview.
&#8220;Dude, this is so pathetic,&#8221; Conservative digital strategist <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1575964218796347393?s=20&amp;t=pWW-U086gK-WCqapNNwC_Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Price</a> wrote. &#8220;Your argument really is that because a random guy came up to Joe Kent on the street and asked him questions that he has ‘ties’ to white nationalists? Quite a lame attempt to knock down a candidate leading in the polls.&#8221;
&#8220;Slandering a decorated soldier like @joekent16jan19 &#8211; that’s the Democrat media,&#8221; TownHall senior columnist <a href="https://twitter.com/KurtSchlichter/status/1575949066298568705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1575949066298568705%7Ctwgr%5E4a789de58d12b7212631d142ed5a16d76f8735d5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FKurtSchlichter2Fstatus2F1575949066298568705widget%3DTweet">Kurt Schlicter</a> responded.
&#8220;So&#8230;you have &#8216;ties to&#8217; anyone who comes up to you on the street and asks you questions?&#8221; user @JenDinnj wrote. &#8220;Hope you stretched first before that reach, wouldn&#8217;t want to see you pull a hammy&#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;This is the Democrat strategy: have some weirdo go get a photo with your candidate, give it to @KFILE, get smeared on @cnn as a &#8216;white nationalist,’” Braynard <a href="https://twitter.com/MattBraynard/status/1575893241081507842" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.
Kent defeated Jamie Herrera-Beutler, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump, in Washington&#8217;s jungle primary in August; he faces Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in the general election. The race is listed as &#8220;Leans Republican&#8221; by the <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cook Political Report</a>.

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CNN Accuses GOP Candidate Of Having ‘Ties To White Nationalists’ Over Random Street Interview, Campaign Fires Back

CNN Accuses GOP Candidate Joe Kent Of 'Ties To White Nationalists' Over Random Street Interview. Kent Campaign Fires Back.

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A vulnerable House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrat</a> called for new leadership in her party Friday after they halted an effort to ban members of Congress from trading stock.
In a statement Friday, Rep. <a href="https://spanberger.house.gov/posts/spanberger-statement-on-house-leaderships-refusal-to-ban-members-of-congress-from-trading-individual-stocks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abigail Spanberger</a> (D-VA) slammed House Democratic leadership after they stalled the bipartisan effort to ban stock trading by members of Congress. Democrats unveiled draft legislation Tuesday, but leaders said this week that they are not ready to vote on the bill, and the House will recess Friday until after the general election. Spanberger accused leadership of using &#8220;repeated delay tactics,&#8221; and called for current leadership to be replaced.
“I’ve been proud to lead the charge on legislation to ban Members of Congress and their immediate families from trading individual stocks — not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because the Virginians I represent overwhelmingly support it and want us to get it done,&#8221; Spanberger said. &#8220;Since the early days of the pandemic, I have worked with lawmakers from both parties — and across the ideological spectrum — to earn their support for my bipartisan bill, the TRUST in Congress Act, to require individual stock holdings be divested or placed in a qualified blind trust while in office. Our commonsense proposal demonstrated that many Democrats and Republicans alike take this issue seriously and are listening to the voices of the people.&#8221;
Spanberger, who co-authored the TRUST in Congress Act with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), pointed out that bipartisan momentum in support of banning members from trading stocks grew in both houses of Congress. Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-republican-joins-efforts-to-ban-insider-trading-introduces-legislation-in-the-house">Vicky Hartzler</a> (R-MO) introduced her own bill in the House; in the Senate, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/politics/lawmakers-jon-ossoff-josh-hawley-ban-stocks-trading-office/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">competing legislation</a> was introduced by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), along with a third bill <a href="https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-warren-daines-introduce-new-bipartisan-bill-to-ban-members-of-congress-from-owning-and-trading-stocks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co-authored</a> by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT). Democrats introduced versions of these bills in the House as well.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-has-great-confidence-in-fellow-lawmakers-but-is-now-open-to-more-stock-trading-restrictions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expressed support</a> for a stock ban earlier this year. &#8220;However, our bipartisan reform coalition was then subjected to repeated delay tactics, hand-waving gestures, and blatant instances of Lucy pulling the football,&#8221; Spanberger complained.
“This moment marks a failure of House leadership — and it’s yet another example of why I believe that the Democratic Party needs new leaders in the halls of Capitol Hill, as I have long made known,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Rather than bring Members of Congress together who are passionate about this issue, leadership chose to ignore these voices, push them aside, and look for new ways they could string the media and the public along — and evade public criticism.&#8221;
“In the months ahead, I will be dogged in my efforts to ban Members of Congress from using the privilege of their position to profit,&#8221; she concluded. &#8220;I look forward to working with both my Democratic and Republican colleagues to get these reforms done.&#8221;
According to Business Insider, House Administration Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), at the direction of Pelosi, introduced the &#8220;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-text-nancy-pelosi-house-democrats-stock-trading-ban-2022-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Combatting Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act</a>&#8221; Tuesday. But House Democratic leaders said this week that they need time to read and revise the bill. “We need to spend a little more time working on the specifics of the bill, socializing the specifics and then taking another swing at it when we have a bit more time,&#8221; Democratic House Chief Deputy Whip Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) told <a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/92822-punchbowl-news-am/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Punchbowl News</a>.
Democratic Majority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/politics/steny-hoyer-congress-stocks-ban-lawmakers-bill/index.html?utm_term=link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=2022-09-29T19%3A05%3A05&amp;utm_source=twCNNp">told reporters</a> Thursday that there would be &#8220;probably no vote&#8221; on the bill this week.
Spanberger is in a closely contested race against Republican challenger Yesli Vega. The contest is currently listed as &#8220;lean Democratic&#8221; by the <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings">Cook Political Report</a>.

Press Conference Held To Discuss Congressmembers Stock Trading

Vulnerable House Democrat Calls For New Leadership After Top Dems Stall Stock Trading Ban

Dem Rep. Abigail Spanberger Calls For New Leadership After Stock Trading Ban Put On Hold Until After Midterms

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Welcome to this week’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Midterm Exam</a> — complete with tidbits and stories from races around the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">country</a>. The exam this week is really more of a quiz, but we do have some bits of information that should give conservatives optimism.
First, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) now <a href="https://www.startribune.com/mcconnell-suggests-better-odds-of-republicans-taking-senate/600211064/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that he thinks the elections in the Senate will be closer than previously predicted.
Extensive midterm coverage, and more detailed reports, can be found <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Now, we&#8217;ll go over some governor and Senate races out of Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.
Poll Shows Republican Laxalt Leading In Nevada
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has a narrow 1-point lead over Democratic incumbent Senator Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada according to a <a href="https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2022/9/dfp_nv_midterm_toplines.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> released late last week from the progressive think tank Data for Progress.
Liz Cheney To Campaign Against Republicans
Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY), who lost her Republican primary this year, has pledged to campaign against Republican Kari Lake, who is running to replace Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R). Lake <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3660302-kari-lake-cheney-comments-may-be-best-gift-i-have-ever-received/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> by saying that Cheney&#8217;s pledge &#8220;might be the biggest, best gift I have ever received.&#8221;
Education At Center Of Oregon Gubernatorial Election As Test Scores Show Massive Decline
A Fox News poll <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6312769518112#sp=show-clips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> that over 70% of voters are concerned about education and high levels of crime, which are two main points of GOP Oregon gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan’s campaign.
“We just had our new testing scores released yesterday and what is taught in the classroom needs to get back to reading, writing, and math in a very real way,” Drazan said on Fox News last week. “Parents across our state now know that kids that are in our schools grades three to eight are only proficient in math at about a quarter of the percent of all students and in reading and writing in particular about a third. That is unacceptable.”
She noted that COVID school shutdowns harmed students’ learning.
In third through eighth grade, 39% of Oregon students <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2022/09/oregon-students-reading-writing-and-math-skills-plummeted-amid-pandemic-first-scores-since-2019-show.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> proficient reading and writing results, according to test scores from the spring, a drop from a prior low of 51%. Only 28% were proficient in math, down from the prior 40% number.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R), who also ran on the topic of education, <a href="https://secure.winred.com/friends-of-christine-drazan/ms_email_drazan_hf_20220921_thankyou" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> Drazan for governor of Oregon.
New Numbers Show GOP Oregon Gubernatorial Candidate Ahead
GOP Candidate Christine Drazan faced off in a televised debate against unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson and Democratic candidate Tina Kotek on Tuesday night, discussing education, homelessness, and more.
A new <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/09/christine-drazan-tina-kotek-neck-and-neck-in-race-for-governor-new-poll-shows.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> found that Drazan is ahead in the race, with around 32% of likely voters in the state saying they would choose her, and 31% saying they would support Kotek. Johnson garnered 18%.
North Carolina Senate Race Still Tight
Former President Donald Trump campaigned for Representative Ted Budd (R-NC) last week, <a href="https://wcti12.com/news/state-news/budd-embraces-trump-abortion-opposition-in-nc-senate-race-09-26-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> Budd is “a conservative, America First all-star in Congress.” Budd has also been firm in his stance against abortion.
FiveThirtyEight’s <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2022/north-carolina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">average</a> for the North Carolina Senate race has Budd leading Democrat Cheri Beasley by 0.3 points. A poll <a href="https://civiqs.com/documents/Civiqs_NC_banner_book_2022_09_6n77vb.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conducted</a> from September 17-20 showed Beasley up by one point.
The two will face off in a debate on October 7.
Nikki Haley Endorses Joe O’Dea For Colorado Senate
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has <a href="https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/2022/nikki-haley-endorses-bennet-challenger-joe-odea-in-colorado-us-senate-race/article_f12119c2-3e6b-11ed-8ad4-a783dba09243.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> GOP candidate Joe O’Dea for the Colorado Senate.
“Joe O’Dea is a no-nonsense small business owner who will fight inflation, defend our borders, protect kids’ education, and will be tough on crime,” Ambassador Haley said. “Coloradans need a strong voice in D.C. who will vote against Biden&#8217;s reckless agenda. I’m proud to endorse his run for Senate.”
“I’m honored to have Nikki Haley on Joe’s Crew,” Joe O’Dea said. “This campaign is about fighting for working Americans. Nikki has always been a strong advocate for small businesses, parents, and our country.”
Incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet leads O’Dea by 9.1 points, per FiveThirtyEight’s <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2022/colorado/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">average</a>.
Wisconsin Republicans Leading
A <a href="https://www.nbc15.com/2022/09/29/poll-independents-give-michels-johnson-edge-wisconsin-races/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new poll</a> shows that Democratic incumbent Governor Tony Evers is losing to Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels by a margin of 50% to 47%. On the Senate side, incumbent Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) leads Democratic opponent Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes by a whopping 51% to 46%.
That&#8217;s all for this week. Read more in-depth coverage <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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Former Republican <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania</a> Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-ridge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Ridge</a> backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dr-oz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Mehmet Oz</a> on Thursday in his contest for the Keystone State’s open Senate seat.
Ridge, who served as governor of Pennsylvania between 1995 and 2001 before working as the nation’s inaugural Secretary of Homeland Security, said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTamari/status/1575509181641146370">statement</a> that he trusts Oz to handle “the issues facing Pennsylvania and our nation.” The celebrity cardiologist is running against Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fetterman-files-pennsylvania-democrat-brings-baggage-to-senate-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> as a Republican.
“Over the course of the past year, I had the pleasure of spending time with Dr. Mehmet Oz on several occasions,” Ridge remarked. “We discussed those issues, and I had an opportunity to hear from him directly about why he’s chosen to step into the political arena. I was most impressed by his intellect and his desire to serve our Commonwealth and nation with energy and passion. I wholeheartedly support his bid to become our next Senator.”
Ridge also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-pennsylvania-governor-tom-ridge-endorses-biden">endorsed</a> President Joe Biden during the 2020 election amid his rejection of former President Donald Trump — who, according to Ridge, lacked “empathy, integrity, intellect, and maturity to lead.”
“I actually consider it a point of personal pride that I’m recognized for being among the first Republicans to reject Donald Trump,” Ridge wrote two years ago in an <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/tom-ridge-trump-biden-election-2020-vote-20200927.html">opinion piece</a> for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “While I do not agree with many of Biden’s policies, I do know him to be a decent man who can begin to undo the damage President Trump has caused.”
Trump also endorsed Oz, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dr-oz-purges-website-of-trump-branding-after-winning-republican-primary">scrubbed his campaign</a> website of most references to the former commander-in-chief following the Republican primary.
Oz was among the most polarizing candidates vying for the Republican Senate nomination earlier this year. Roughly 48% of voters held a “somewhat or strongly unfavorable opinion” of the candidate during the primary contest, according to a <a href="https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/pennsylvania-2022-poll-oz-leads-as-barnette-surges-mccormick-stays-in-contention-in-final-stage-of-gop-senate-race">poll</a> from Emerson College. He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-fox-news-grills-senate-candidate-dr-oz-on-when-life-begins-oz-refuses-to-answer">raised eyebrows</a> among conservatives last year following an interview in which he claimed to be “pro-life” with the exception of rape, incest, and “health for the mother.”
Jeff Bartos, who co-chairs the Oz campaign, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-co-chair-of-dr-oz-campaign-spotted-attending-big-dollar-fundraiser-for-democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-report">spotted</a> last week at a fundraiser for Pennsylvania Democratic Attorney General and gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro, who is running against Republican State Sen. Doug Mastriano. Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/09/21/inside-mcconnells-fateful-impeachment-decision-00057940">reported</a> that Sheryl Bartos, the wife of Jeff Bartos, was a co-host for the “big-dollar Philadelphia fundraiser,” while a person familiar with Bartos’ thinking told the outlet that “he was proud to support his wife and was there at her request to accompany her.”
In a recent <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LNvXkny4ZBWWVm-ZPgoitQp6ae_kTAeQ/view">poll</a> from CBS News and YouGov, Fetterman was supported by 52% of respondents, while Oz was backed by 47%. Voters also indicated a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pennsylvania-republicans-face-uphill-battles-in-final-weeks-of-midterm-race">higher degree of favorability</a> for the former nominee; 56% of Fetterman supporters said they are pulling the lever for him “mainly because” they like him, while only 15% of Oz voters said the same about their preferred candidate.
Democrats are hoping that Fetterman will add to a majority in the evenly divided Senate. However, Fetterman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hell-be-fine-pa-democratic-senate-nominee-cleared-by-doctor-to-campaign-after-suffering-a-stroke-days-before-primary">suffered a stroke</a> days before the commonwealth’s primary election and has since <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-john-fetterman-video-raises-questions-on-his-fitness-for-office-absolutely-cannot-debate-anyone">stumbled</a> during speeches at multiple campaign events. Roughly 41% of voters believe that Fetterman is not in “good enough health” to serve in office.

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