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#maggie hassan #new hampshire #2022 elections

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For the first time, political polling website FiveThirtyEight shows the Democrats with an edge in the race for the U.S. Senate in November.

The website late on Tuesday showed the Democrats had a 52% chance of keeping the Senate majority, while the Republicans had a 48% chance.

There had been consensus for a long time that the Republicans will win back the Senate this fall, buoyed by high inflation and economic downturn under Democrat Joe Biden's presidency.

FiveThirtyEight believes that the Republicans have selected some "weak candidates" in some key races, meaning that they are less likely to take the upper chamber than previously predicted.

The website's Senate forecast has changed since it began polling in early June. Back then, the Democrats were only predicted to have a 40% chance to keeping the Senate, with the Republicans 60% chance of taking it. Since then, the Democrats have grown in popularity and now for the first time have overtaken the Republicans, and are on course to keep the Senate.

The Senate elections will be held on November 8, with 35 of the Senate seats being contested in regular elections, and the winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2023. Of the 35 seats, 21 are Republican-held and 14 are Democratic-held.

The Democrats currently have a wafer-thin majority in the Senate, with 48 seats, two independents, and a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris. The Republicans have 50 seats.

The Democrats won the Senate from the Republicans in January 2021, taking control of the upper chamber for the first time since 2015. Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won Georgia's runoff elections against GOP incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue respectively.

Warnock, a pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, was the first Black senator in Georgia's history.

FiveThirtyEight believes that several states will change party control in November, including Republican-controlled Pennsylvania, where it predicts Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman will win around 49.1% of the vote against Republican Mehmet Oz's 47.8%.

Democrat-controlled New Hampshire is also likely to be a toss-up state, with Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan forecasted to get 51.3% of the vote at the moment against Republican candidate Donald Bolduc's 46.4%.

The race for Republican-held North Carolina is likely to be close, with Republican Ted Budd forecasted 50.2% of the vote against Democrat Cheri Beasley's 46.1%.

Warnock's state of Georgia is predicted to be a knife-edge vote. The incumbent is forecasted to lose with 49.0% of the vote against Republican candidate Herschel Walker with 49.6%.

Democratic-controlled Arizona is also expected to be close with incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Kelly expected to get 49.8%, against Republican Blake Masters with 47.5%.

Newsweek has contacted the Democrats for comment.

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#Maggie Hassan #Don Bolduc #New Hampshire #Election #News

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2022 New Hampshire senate election results: Maggie Hassan, Don Bolduc, Jeremy Kauffman

2022 New Hampshire senate election results: Maggie Hassan, Don Bolduc, Jeremy Kauffman

election date: November 8, 2022 country: United States state: New Hampshire position: member of the U.S. Senate incumbent senator (party): Maggie Hassan (Democratic) term: January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2029 ELECTION RESULTS (New Hampshire senator) PARTYCANDIDATE VOTESRepublicanDon BolducDemocratic Maggie HassanLibertarian Jeremy Kauffman

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#Don Bolduc #Jeremy Kauffman #Maggie Hassan #New Hampshire

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Bill

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Bill

Home › Management & Strategy Senators Introduce Bipartisan Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Bill By Ionut Arghire on July 25, 2022 Tweet A bipartisan bill that seeks to strengthen national security against quantum-computing threats has been introduced in the US Senate. Co-sponsored by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), the bill was introduced in the House in April and passed in…

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#bipartisan bill #Introduced #Maggie Hassan #Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act #Rob Portman #Senate

[marvelsmostwanted]

I love how Republican attack ads are always like something something NANCY PELOSI TAXES CHINA something something JOE BIDEN IS OLD DID YOU KNOW THAT!! HE’S SO OLD and FRAIL he’ll probably DIE soon but before he dies HE’S GOING TO INCREASE YOUR TAXES and somethinggthdkfjklf CHINA!!!!! therefore, please vote for this 57 year old man who thinks r*pe isn’t real and incest is fine as long as his rich person taxes go down and he can pretend that stopping immigrants from crossing the us-mexico border is somehow impacting his life in new hampshire. paid for by something something freedom superpac owned by the koch brothers.

Laziest PR strategy I’ve ever seen and it WORKS!!!! Wild

#can’t even tell you how many ads with this literal exact script I have seen this cycle #old white folks watching 60 minutes be like: 🤷🏻‍♀️ maybe this guy’s onto something #it’s truly wild #anyway I saw a pro-maggie Hassan ad where they were touting her vote for funding border security #she is running for Senate. in NEW HAMPSHIRE! #why in the name of god is anyone in NEW HAMPSHIRE worried about border security????????? #I mean it’s bc their brains have been melted by Fox News etc but like. what!!! #this is a pro-democrat ad! hello?! #(and I get that she has to have a broad appeal bc you can’t win in NH otherwise but still. what. what!)

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K. I voted democrat and got the fuck out of there.

#i feel better now #as good as i can feel for now at least #maggie hassan maggie hassan maggie hassan #tales from diana

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i will not get into email arguments with my senator getting into email arguments with my senator is the mind-killer getting into email arguments with my senator is the little death that brings total wasting of my time

#maggie hassan you will not see heaven #random ramblings

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#new hampshire #don bolduc #maggie hassan #2022 elections #republicans

[mariacallous]

In January, the CEOs of X, TikTok, Meta, Snap, and Discord testified in front of a congressional committee about child exploitation on their platforms. “Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, I know you don’t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands,” Senator Lindsey Graham said at the time.

Despite confrontational questioning from Graham and others about how many underage users were on their platforms, and what safeguards protected them, Zuckerberg and other executives weren’t questioned about the concerning practices of some parents who manage social media accounts on behalf of their young children. A New York Times investigation the month after the hearing found that some parents, mostly of girls, were amassing tens of thousands of followers for their children by posting suggestive images that can attract predators.

Now, Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan is demanding that tech companies account for the untold thousands of accounts that place girls as risk of exploitation on their platforms, through the actions of adult account-holders.

“These corporations must answer for how they are allowing young women and girls to be exploited on their platforms and what steps they will take in response,” Senator Hassan, who represents New Hampshire, told WIRED. “Young women should be able to express themselves online in safe environments that do not facilitate the monetization of potentially exploitative content.”

The Times investigation found that parents can readily bypass the age restrictions of social platforms that bar children under 13 from having accounts. Some parents use the accounts they set up for their children to essentially monetize their daughters by putting them to work as influencers, garnering discounts and sponsorship deals or pulling in advertising revenue.

More sinisterly, some of these accounts brought in money from people seeking sexual or suggestive material about young girls, some of whom were convicted sex offenders. Some of these followers are willing to pay for extra photos beyond those shared on a girl’s social media account, or for private chats or used clothing. Times reporters examined some 5,000 accounts of young girls run by their parents.

While the Times found that some of the parents also operated TikTok accounts, the phenomenon was most prevalent on Meta's Instagram. (X was not mentioned in the Times investigation, and the company claims that its underage user base constitutes less than 1 percent of its usership. WIRED has previously reported that the platform may not have the age verification systems needed to accurately make such a claim.)

“After the disturbing revelations about predators interacting with the posts of minors and even buying their worn clothing, it continues to be clear that social media companies are failing to keep our children safe,” says Senator Hassan.

Meta, TikTok, and X did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In a statement to the Times about its earlier reporting, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said that the company prevents “accounts exhibiting potentially suspicious behavior from using our monetization tools, and we plan to limit such accounts from accessing subscription content,” but that parents were ultimately responsible for the accounts.

In the letters sent to TikTok, X, and Meta, Hassan is asking companies to disclose whether they were aware of parents circumventing their age requirements, whether accounts of young girls are monetized—or have ads placed on them—by the platforms, and what active measures the companies have in place to detect these kinds of accounts.

The platforms have until April 8 to offer their responses.

[gwydionmisha]

#Tulsi Gabbard #New Hampshire #Maggie Hassan #Don Bolduc #News

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Democrat Maggie Hassan Whines About Cost of Eggs While Owning 4 Homes Worth Estimated $5.5 Million https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2022/11/06/democrat-maggie-hassan-whines-about-cost-of-eggs-while-owning-4-homes-worth-estimated-5-5-million/

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Sexual assault survivor Chessy Prout has slammed a judicial nomination by President Joe Biden.

She was 15 years old when she was assaulted by an older student at St Paul’s School, an elite institution in New Hampshire in 2014.

She anonymously testified against the perpetrator, Owen Labrie, at his trial, but she and her family were still the subjects of threats. She also faced off against the school as it tried to reach a settlement in a civil suit. The school’s strategy enraged Ms Prout to such an extent that she chose to share her story with the public, according to The Boston Globe.

Despite how it changed her life, Ms Prout told the paper that she feels like it has been worth it to speak out.

The lawyer who utilised the tactic that angered Ms Prout has now been nominated to be a federal judge, prompting her to speak out yet again.

“I am determined to have some sort of good, or some sort of change, come out of all the horrible things that have happened to me and my family,” she said.

Mr Biden nominated the former New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney to take a seat at the US First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.

When Mr Delaney was in private practice, he represented St Paul’s in the civil lawsuit and filed a motion rejecting Ms Prout’s request that she remain anonymous in the event that the dispute went to trial.

The strategy was controversial and criticised as being intended to force a settlement.

Ms Prout and her family ensured that the Biden White House and the senators representing New Hampshire were aware of Mr Delaney’s actions when they became aware that he was being considered for the role last year.

But Mr Biden still proceeded to nominate Mr Delaney.

“I feel like bad actors get rewarded all the time,” Ms Prout told The Globe, which reported earlier this month that the family opposition has created problems for Mr Delaney’s nomination.

“I’m pretty jaded, even at the age of 24 ... but at the same time, I did have higher hopes for this White House,” she told the paper.

Ms Prout was inspired by Mr Biden’s efforts to fight sexual violence, such as the “It’s On Us” programme launched by the Obama White House in 2014 following her assault when Mr Biden was vice president.

“To see this issue be brought up in a really public and noticeable way right when I was going through this issue personally, it felt like kismet, it felt like it was meant to be,” she told The Globe. “I felt like the tides were turning.”

She added that she took part in a conference call in 2017 with Mr Biden after he left the White House during which he said he would continue to work on the issue.

Ms Prout now says she’s “extremely disappointed” by Mr Biden’s nomination of Mr Delaney.

“It is really disheartening that it’s this political party that has been so vocal about supporting survivors, and the fact that they now are throwing their wholehearted support behind a nominee who basically practiced ... victim intimidation tactics,” she told The Globe.

“It just blows my mind that there isn’t a better option,” she added.

The White House said last month that the administration “expects senators to take Mr Delaney’s full record into account when considering his nomination”.

New Hampshire’s two Democratic Senators, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, have said they support the nomination but they also voiced support for Ms Prout, something she said is meaningless if Mr Delaney’s nomination succeeds.

“There’s so much talk you can do, there’s so many posters you can hang, so many social media posts you can do to support survivors, but that means nothing – nothing – unless you support them ... in real life,” she told The Globe. “It’s been a lot of talk and not so much action.”

“I know that judge appointments are totally political and it’s all about ... how many judges the president can appoint,” she added. “I just wish that it didn’t have to be this way, which is pretty naïve and idealistic of me to say.”

Mr Delaney told senators at his confirmation hearing last month his motion wasn’t intended to intimidate Ms Prout and he asked the committee to “consider the totality of my record over nearly 30 years as it reviews my qualifications”.

The Independent has reached out to the White House, Mr Delaney, Ms Hassan, and Ms Shaheen for comment.

#nunyas news #It’s been a lot of talk and not so much action #not shocking #did you not pay attention to how nearly everyone treated his accuser

[marvelsmostwanted]

Good News So Far - Midterms 2022

(Not in any particular order of importance, I just wrote them down as I saw them!)

Governorships

- Maura Healey flipped the governorship to become the first woman governor of Massachusetts and first openly lesbian governor in the country.

- Wes Moore will be the first black governor of Maryland and the third black governor in U.S. history.

- Josh Shapiro defeated an election denier and anti-abortion candidate in Pennsylvania.

House

Abby Spanberger (VA) - Won what was considered an indicator race in a swing district

Seth Magaziner (RI) - Could’ve been a lean R but but he kept the seat

Max Frost (FL) - First Gen Z member of Congress

Summer Lee (PA) - First black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania

Senate

- Maggie Hassan will keep her seat in NH!

- John Fetterman defeated Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania!

State Legislatures

- Michigan state Senate has flipped Democratic for the first time in 40 years!

Ballot Measures

- Vermont and California became the first states to codify abortion in their state constitutions!

- Maryland legalized marijuana

- DC passed a bill that will require restaurant workers to get at least full minimum wage plus tips

Other News as of 11-9-22:

- Lauren Boebert might be at risk of losing her seat in the House (!) Twitter is having fun with this, but not sure what the outcome will be yet

- Warnock and Walker too close to call in Georgia. Kemp defeats Abrams in the governor’s race.

- Abbott defeats Beto in Texas, so disappointing but not surprising

- Hobbs and Lake too close to call in Arizona

- Looks like young Democratic voters are driving a lot of the success here. Your voice matters! So much!

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