The Latest Breaking News from Maggie Hassan

Biden has proposed elevating South Carolina to the first spot, moving the swing states of Georgia and Michigan up to the early slate, and putting Iowa back in the pack.

Pollsters indulged in breezy self-congratulation in the aftermath of the 2022 midterm elections. Pre-election polls, they declared, did well overall in signaling outcomes of high-profile U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races.

Back in the primary season, a number of Democrats tried to boost far-right Republican candidates whom they deemed easier to beat in November. The strategy seems to have paid off.

As Republicans gloated in recent weeks about the red wave they expected to wash over America, Democrats and their allies were, as usual, beating themselves up for blowing the election before it happened. The actual outcome? It could have been worse — for Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump and America itself.

Democrats topped Republicans in a series of competitive races, defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats.

With control of the Senate hanging in the balance, both parties fought hard to gain ground, or at least maintain their seats. Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden loomed over several of the Senate races. Here is a rundown of who won the most competitive races, based on…

Conspiracy theorist Don Bolduc, a retired US Army General, was beaten by incumbent Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s Senator Maggie Hassan defeated Don Bolduc, a retired US Army general who was endorsed by Trump

Democratic incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan did better than she did in her 2016 race in New Hampshire

There is no such thing as a crystal ball, but New York, Texas, and Indiana could tell us a lot

Hassan ran as someone who embraced bipartisanship and abortion rights. Bolduc initially pushed but then backed away from Trump's false claim that the 2020 election was stolen.