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Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, left, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy center, and LeRoy Jones, chairman of the state's Democratic committee, right, celebrate at Convention Hall after winning gubernatorial race against Jack Ciattarelli. 
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, in Asbury Park, N.J. 
(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Radio Times
Elections
Race & Ethnicity

Lessons for the Democrats from the 2021 election

Should Democrats be worried after their significant losses and a narrow victory in Tuesday's election?

Air Date: November 5, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman stands at a podium
Elections
Pennsylvania

Big Pa. GOP governor’s field could grow with Corman announcement

Corman's entry into the race would swell an already big field of Republicans running for governor, double-digits deep and growing as the party searches for a nominee.

4 years ago

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli greets a supporter
Elections
New Jersey

Ciattarelli, not conceding, says result will be legal, fair

Ciattarelli, a former Assembly member, said he will wait for the state’s 21 counties to complete counting thousands of mail-in and other ballots.

4 years ago

New Jersey State Senator-elect Edward Durr. (Facebook)
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

Edward Durr, GOP novice who unseated Sweeney, responds to backlash over Islamophobic tweet

After the Islamophobic and xenophobic tweet resurfaced Thursday, Muslim advocacy groups called on Durr to apologize or resign.

4 years ago

Listen 1:01
Former Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner (Wikimedia Commons)
Delaware

Former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner remembered as ‘trailblazer’

Ruth Ann Minner was the first and only woman to serve as Delaware’s governor. She died at the age of 86.

4 years ago

A worker processes mail-in ballots at the Cumberland County Bureau of Elections on Nov. 4, 2020.
Elections

Montgomery County still counting mail ballots, cites delays

The polls have long been closed in Montgomery County, but ballot-counting is still underway for more than 20,000 provisional and mail ballots.

4 years ago

Gov. Carney speaking at a podium.
Delaware
Environment
Sustainability

Delaware governor unveils Climate Action Plan to combat ‘very real threat to our future’

Pointing to increasing temperatures and rising seas, Delaware leaders unveiled a multi-pronged approach to reduce the effects of climate change in the First State.

4 years ago

New Jersey State Senator-elect Edward Durr. (Facebook)
Elections
New Jersey

Spending $153, Edward Durr ousts N.J. Senate leader Sweeney

New Jersey’s longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney, has lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent less than $200 on the race.

4 years ago

A man carries goods on his bicycle through floodwaters in China
NPR
Environment
International
Public Safety

The U.N. says climate impacts are getting worse faster than the world is adapting

The report finds some climate impacts are already irreversible and will last for decades to come. It calls for far more money to help countries prepare for the growing risks.

4 years ago

Activists dressed as the Pokemon character Pikachu hold a sign that says,
Energy
Environment
International

U.S., China, and India absent from countries pledging to phase out coal

Existing targets for curbing global warming require countries to stop burning coal, but many major economies including the U.S., China, and India have set no formal dates.

4 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Candidates who attended ‘Stop the Steal’ rally before deadly insurrection win races

At least 13 candidates on Tuesday's ballots for state or local offices were in Washington, D.C., for the rally promoting the lie that the 2020 election had been stolen.

4 years ago

Kevin Brobson walks with his wife, Lauren
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

2021 gives Pennsylvania GOP more hope for big 2022 election

Republicans could be considered favored in next year's races for a new governor and a new U.S. senator.

4 years ago

View of an empty classroom
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
K-12
Pennsylvania

With results trickling in, Pa. school board races don’t seem to show a decisive new political narrative

One thing seems clear based on early election returns: Results varied dramatically depending on the underlying politics of a district.

4 years ago

New Jersey State Senator-elect Edward Durr. (Facebook)
Elections
New Jersey

‘Like a Samson to the Goliath’: The GOP novice who could unseat a South Jersey powerbroker

Senate President Steve Sweeney, one of N.J.’s most powerful Democrats, could lose his seat to Republican Edward Durr in another close race.

4 years ago

Delaware County Courthouse (Google Maps)
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Delco Democratic party declares victory for council and row office candidates — escaping a nationwide GOP revival

Some mail-in ballots still must be counted. But those votes usually lean Democratic, and unofficial winners have emerged in the County Council race.

4 years ago

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