Year: 2022
GOP Candidate: ‘Leftists’ Can’t Be Christians
“There are many God-fearing Christians who are Democrats, there’s not a single God fearing Christian that is a leftist, because those two things are incompatible.”
— Derrick Van Orden (R), who is running in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional district, said that at a prayer breakfast, the La Cross Tribune reports.
Midterms Present Voters a Clear Choice
“The issues on the congressional ballot this year are momentous. But, for the most part, they are not what is being discussed by the candidates, highlighted in voice-of-doom TV ads and emphasized by the media. … To oversimplify a bit, the choice on the ballot in November — especially for the House — comes down to whether voters want to impeach Joe Biden or complete the investigation into Trump’s complicity in the Jan. 6 insurrection.”
— Walter Shapiro
40% Worry About Voter Intimidation
2 in 5
Two in five U.S. voters say they are worried about threats of violence or voter intimidation at polling stations during the country’s midterm elections, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Halloween the Latest Victim of Inflation
13%
Wall Street Journal: “Candy prices are up more than 13% from a year ago, according to the Labor Department, the largest-ever yearly jump for candy. Surging labor costs and skyrocketing flour and sugar prices have helped fuel the increase, candy makers say.”
Biden Orders Last-Minute Dem Campaign Funding
$18 million
“President Joe Biden has directed the Democratic National Committee to immediately transfer an additional $10 million to the House and Senate Democratic campaign arms and offered an additional $8 million for the two groups through fundraising in the lead up to Election Day,” CNN reports.
Americans Don’t Trust the Officials They Elect
36%
A new NBC News poll finds 36% of American voters say they trust their U.S. congressman or congresswoman. And just 35% say they trust their president — down significantly from 49% in 2010.
Hillary Clinton Warns About 2024 Election
“I know we’re all focused on the 2022 midterm elections, and they are incredibly important, but we also have to look ahead because, you know what, our opponents certainly are. Right-wing extremists already have a plan to literally steal the next presidential election, and they’re not making a secret of it.”
— Hillary Clinton, in a speech to Democratic activists.
Mississippi Abortion Ban to Create More Dead Infants, Mothers
5,000
Associated Press: “In Mississippi, where health officials expect 5,000 more births each year as a result of the Supreme Court ruling upending abortion rights, children are more likely to die before their first birthday than in any other state. … Mississippi has the nation’s highest fetal mortality rate, highest infant mortality rate, highest pre-term birth rate and is in the top decile of states in maternal mortality. Black mothers are nearly three times more likely to die due to childbirth than Mississippi’s white women.”
Rachel Maddow and Jon Favreau Discuss Her New Podcast Series about a 1930s Right-Wing Attempt to Overthrow the US Government
From Jon Favreau’s series, “Offline,” Rachel Maddow talks about her new podcast series “Ultra” and describes how she learned about the serious, nationwide campaign by pro-Nazi Christian Nationalists to overthrow the U.S. government in the run-up to World War II.
Listen to “Ultra”: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-presents-ultra
