Tag: Elections

Enthusiasm about November elections now just as high among Republicans as Democrats

Republican women more enthusiastic than Democrat women By Dave Andrusko Granted the obvious caveat—polling numbers will change multiple times between now and November 6—NPR reported Wednesday that “Just over a month away from critical elections across the country, the wide Democratic enthusiasm advantage that has defined the 2018 campaign up to this point has disappeared, …

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Two new surveys show much closer 2018 elections

By Dave Andrusko I’ve been fascinated by politics since I was in high school and first watched the Kennedy/Nixon debates. Out of the 50+ years of watching these machinations, among the primary lessons I learned is to take all polls with a grain of salt, a pound of salt if they don’t make intuitive sense. …

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2018 Primary Elections Update: Idaho, Nebraska, Oregon and Pennsylvania

By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director The 2018 primary election season continues in full swing. On May 15, primaries were held in Idaho, Nebraska, Oregon, and Pennsylvania to determine which candidates will run as the parties’ nominees on November 6. SENATE Nebraska and Pennsylvania are electing U.S. Senators this year. Pro-life incumbent …

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2018 Primary Elections: Good news in Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia!

By Karen Cross, National Right to Life Political Director The 2018 primary election season is in full swing. On May 8, primaries were held in Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia to determine which candidate will run as his or her party’s nominee on November 6. Pro-life Republican candidates Mike Braun, Jim Renacci, and Patrick Morrisey …

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Pro-abortionists tout money they will spend in mid-term elections

By Dave Andrusko With the regularity of swallows returning to Capistrano, each election cycle pro-abortion organizations contact their legion of friends in the media to announce they are about to spend a gazillion dollars electing pro-abortion candidates. On Monday PPFA’s political arm and the rest of a “progressive coalition” [Center for Community Change Action, Color …

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What do the Virginia election results really tell us and what is pro-abortion spin?

By Dave Andrusko Last week Maria Gallagher prophetically quoted political analyst Larry J. Sabato who once said, “Every election is determined by the people who show up.” The point is both very simple and very profound: it’s the people who take the time to cast a vote who decide the outcomes. Last night in Virginia, …

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The critical importance of voting November 7

By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Political analyst Larry J. Sabato has been quoted as saying, “Every election is determined by the people who show up.” The point is both very simple and very profound: it’s the people who take the time to cast a vote who decide the outcomes. This is especially …

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The 2018 Minnesota elections will be crucial for life

By Scott Fischbach, Executive Director, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) You’ve probably heard about the recent legal battle between the state Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton. It’s not unlike the battle pro-lifers in Minnesota have been waging for the last seven years. We’ve passed a lot of pro-life bills over that time. And while …

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“If you didn’t believe that elections have consequences….”

By Carol Tobias, President, National Right to Life Editor’s note. My family and I will be on vacation through August 25. I will occasionally add new items but for the most part we will repost “the best of the best” — the stories our readers have told us they especially liked over the last ten …

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2017 Special Elections

Great Pro-Life opportunities abound By Karen Cross, National Right to Life political director Following the 2016 presidential election, there are an unusually large number of federal special elections because President Donald Trump chose various members of Congress to fill cabinet positions. Currently, there are six special elections pending: five pro-life Republican seats are open and …

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2018 U.S. Senate Elections

Great Pro-Life opportunities abound By Karen Cross, National Right to Life political director Editor’s note. This appeared on page one in the February digital edition of National Right to Life News. Please read the entire 39-page edition and pass it along using your social networks to pro-life family and friends. In 2018, there are many …

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