by Jim Heath | Jan 5, 2021 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines
The two Democratic candidates for the U.S. senate in Georgia have stunned the nation and defeated the Republican incumbents, putting Democrats in solid control of congress. With about 99 percent of the vote counted, the Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Sen. Kelly...
by Jim Heath | Jan 5, 2021 | Battlegrounds, Headlines, Trump
President Trump used a campaign rally on the eve of two critical Senate runoffs in Georgia to once again vent his debunked grievances about the outcome of November’s presidential election, as he continued his assault on the peaceful transfer of power. NYT: In an...
by Jim Heath | Dec 27, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Congress, Headlines
The Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, the Democratic challengers in the Senate runoffs in Georgia, have each raised more than $100 million since October. Enormous sums that surpassed their Republican opponents by a significant margin and underscored Democrats’...
by Jim Heath | Dec 20, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Trump
Undeterred by dismissals and admonitions from judges, Donald Trump’s campaign continued with its unprecedented efforts to overturn the results of the Nov 3. election today, saying it had filed a new petition with the Supreme Court. The petition seeks to reverse a trio...
by Jim Heath | Dec 14, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, GOP, Headlines
Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI) said today his disgust and disappointment with President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the election have led him to request that the Clerk of the House change his party affiliation to “independent.” a He also...
by Jim Heath | Dec 7, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, conspiracy, courts, Headlines
Lawyer Sidney Powell’s effort to overturn the vote in two states that Joe Biden won suffered two devastating rulings in quick succession today, slicing away at her self-touted ‘Kraken’ legal effort. She and her allies lost in Michigan just after 9am...