Former President Barack Obama told donors at a recent event that it was incumbent on Democrats to produce tangible results for people if they hope to win elections and remain in power.
A steamfitter and former union leader, running as an independent but with Democratic support, will take on the Republican incumbent, a billionaire’s son.
Elon Musk has said the America Party would be a new entity and would have the goal of disrupting the two major parties’ hold on the federal government, but he has been opaque on his plans.
The party’s leftward shift in the Biden administration arguably laid the groundwork for President Trump’s aggressive approach. Deciding the next move won’t be easy.
Top party officials consider the president’s sweeping domestic policy bill to be cruel and fiscally ruinous — and they’re betting the American public will, too.
Former Representative Colin Allred at a campaign event in Dallas last year. In a video on Tuesday announcing his second Senate bid, he said, “Real change might feel impossible, but I’m not giving up.”
A popular former Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, is expected to announce a bid this summer. The Republicans are banking on an endorsement by President Trump to clear their field.
Senator Thom Tillis on Monday on Capitol Hill. His decision not to seek re-election has put a renewed emphasis on the importance of the North Carolina Senate race next year.
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