MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan: * * * Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued the following statement on the Alabama 2020 Election Results: "Alabama's voters have spoken loudly and our majority is sending a new U.S. Senator, Tommy Tuberville, to be our voice. On behalf of the Alabama Republican Party, I offer our deepest congratulations to Senator-elect Tuberville. We are confident he will liste  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 6 (TNSRes) -- Brown University issued the following news release: With millions of votes still untallied as of mid-Thursday, students and faculty analyzed election results and debated the aftermath in a virtual gathering hosted by the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- On the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 5 -- as people across the nation waited on tenterhooks to learn the future of the United States presidency an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 7 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: The Carter Center urges both presidential candidates and Democrat and Republican party leaders to call for calm and patience while we wait for final vote tallies and the resolution of any ensuing recounts or lawsuits. It is especially important that our political leaders model peaceful participation and avoid using polarizing rhetoric or spreading unsubstantiated claims. Multiple lawsuits have been filed across t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on Nov. 5 by President Stephanie Schriock: * * * Today, EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, celebrated the election of 12 pro-choice Democratic women to the New Hampshire General Court. EMILY's List invested more than $200,000 in state and local races across New Hampshire. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement: "New Hampshire voters proved once again that   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The George Washington University Law School issued the following news: A day after Election Day, former Vice President Joe Biden held a lead in the electoral college over President Donald Trump by "razor-thin" margins while a handful of key battleground states were still counting ballots. Despite leaving lingering uncertainty in the highly contentious race, a panel of George Washington University faculty suggested that the delayed election results were actually a sign that  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 5 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news on Nov. 4: Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the Chatham County Board of Elections to enforce Georgia election laws, secure lawful absentee ballots and prevent the unlawful counting of ballots received after the election. Shafer tweeted earlier this afternoon that Republican observers in Chatham County had "watched an unidentified woman mix over 50 bal  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 3 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: 687 days ago, Senator Susan Collins made a decision: she would refuse to tell Mainers whether she's voting for President Trump. Now--with just one day until Election Day, Senator Collins' closest allies are admitting that even Collins' own Republican base has been turned off by her refusal to be honest with voters. In a new report on Republican GOTV operations from WMTW, GOP Chair Demi Kouzounas admitted th  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons on Friday called on Republicans to "let the process play itself out," referencing the painstaking duty to recount votes in several key states, and turn to the courts if necessary. "If the margins of votes in several states weren't this slim, then there wouldn't be very much to talk about," Lyons said. "The only conclusion we can safely make at this po  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons on Thursday offered his praise on Thursday to Republican candidates statewide -- both the winners and those who came up short -- and promised that the state party will "continue to play offense" as it looks ahead to the 2022 midterm elections. "We took our best shots, the party adopted an aggressive approach, and I couldn't be prouder of the efforts m  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 5 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The Michigan Republican Party is currently monitoring numerous irregularities that occurred with the counting and reporting of votes throughout the state of Michigan. One of the irregularities was a reporting error in Antrim County, which skewed initial returns in the unofficial election results tabulations. According to Antrim County, the glaring discrepancy in vote totals was caused by a software program us  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: As Detroit continues to struggle with their election operations, concerns are being raised about the integrity of their system as it relates to Michigan election law. According to Michigan election law, it is required that all major political parties have fair representation in election workers. Despite many Republicans applying for these positions in Detroit, Democrats were chosen to fill hundreds of the e  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 2 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gary Peters is a U.S. Senator-- for now-- but he is also a master politician who knows how to work the system to his personal benefit. Also like a career politician, he's refusing to talk to the media about questions regarding a possible double dip on taxpayer-funded healthcare insurance. Why would he do that? Because he does not want to discuss how he has worked the system to benefit himself on healthcare, e  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gaslight Gary Peters claims to be a bi-partisan moderate in his television ads but now admits he is the KEY to an unchecked socialist agenda in the U.S. Senate. Peters, who was finally made available to reporters as he campaigned in-person in Detroit, "said his re-election is critical to the Democrats taking control of the U.S. Senate." And if the Democrats win a Senate majority, a socialist agenda will be w  more

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 2 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On the final weekend of the campaign, Senator Steve Daines is choosing to campaign along Donald Trump Jr. - the latest dispatch from the national Republican Party to help shore up Daines' sinking re-election campaign. This week, Trump Jr. carelessly downplayed the pandemic, saying that deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. are "almost nothing" despite roughly 800 people in the country continuing to die   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement by President Ilyse Hogue: * * * Just one day remains until polls close for the 2020 election, and already a record-breaking number of people across the country have made their voices heard through early voting. It's clear that voters recognize how much is on the line in this year's elections and are turning out en masse to make their voices heard. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue released the following  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Nov. 3 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement on Nov. 2: * * * Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement after First Judicial District Court Judge James Wilson denied President Trump and the Nevada Republican Party's request to temporarily halt the counting of election ballots in Clark County. The Office of the Nevada Attorney General argued on behalf of Nevada's Secretary of State in this suit: "The presi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 6 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news on Nov. 5: The Senate Republican Caucus announced today they have unanimously nominated Chuck Morse(SD-22) as Senate President for the next biennium. The full Senate will meet for organizational purposes and to vote on Sen. Morse's nomination in early December. "It is an incredible honor to be selected by my Senate colleagues to serve as President. We have many challenges ahead, including developing   more

STANFORD, California, Nov. 5 (TNSRes) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: While much remains unclear about the outcome of the 2020 U.S election, one thing is certain: about half the voting population is going to be unhappy with its outcome. No matter which candidate wins, governing effectively will be difficult, said Stanford political scientist Bruce Cain. Here, Cain and Hakeem Jefferson, an assistant professor of political science, discuss the challenges of governing am  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 2 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on Oct. 31: While Jill Biden campaigned in Charlotte, Cal Cunningham continued his random stops across the state, taking selfies with unsuspecting citizens. Today, some North Carolinians caught up with US Senate Candidate Cal Cunningham in Charlotte. They asked him some basic questions about his unethical conduct and potential court martial following an investigation by the United States Army. Sadly  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: After taking the lead in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden will win the presidency after running a campaign committed to protecting America from the coronavirus pandemic and building on the Affordable Care Act to reduce costs, increase coverage and fix the health care disaster created by Donald Trump and the Republican Party's sustained war on American health care. "President-elect Biden ran on health care, and he will be a health care pr  more

STANFORD, California, Nov. 4 -- The Hoover Institution issued the following news release: The following Q&A is based on an interview conducted on Hoover's Area 45 podcast by Virginia Hobbs Carpenter Fellow in Journalism Bill Whalen with senior fellows David Brady and Douglas Rivers about their 2020 presidential election predictions. Brady and Rivers project a popular vote and Electoral College victory for Vice President Joe Biden; anticipate a fifty-fifty split in the United States Senate; and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- President Trump issued the following remarks: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. I'd like to provide the American people with an update on our efforts to protect the integrity of our very important 2020 election. If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. If you count the votes that came in late -- we're looking at them very strongly. But a lot of votes came in late. I've already decisively won   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following Capitol Report column: How many times do they have to get it wrong? For months, the media and pollsters have downplayed President Trump's path to victory, and he has shown them time and again not to underestimate hard-working Americans. The President walked away election night having won Florida by three times his margin of victory in 2016. The polls in many swing states were off by up to ten percentage points. We defied t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 5 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the statement by Chairman Rich Anderson: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Rich Anderson issued the following statement on last night's election results: "I first want to thank every single one of our candidates for putting themselves on the frontlines of our fight for freedom and liberty this year. I know firsthand the dedication, work, blood, sweat, and tears it takes to run for office. Virginia thanks you, and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: As the 2020 election comes to a close, and candidates across the country make their closing arguments, The Ripon Society hosted a virtual discussion this past Thursday with Betsy Ankney, Political Director at the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), who provided analysis on this year's Senate races and the GOP strategy for maintaining the majority in the 117th Congress. "2020 has been the craziest and wildest electi  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 3 -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Nov. 2: On the eve of the 2020 presidential election - considered by many to be the most important in our lifetime - the right to cast a ballot and have your vote counted is paramount. But voter disenfranchisement remains part of the American fabric, with African Americans historically the target. Donna Murch, an associate professor of history at Rutgers University-New Brunswick talked to Rutgers Today about t  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Nov. 3: With the United States set to exit the Paris climate agreement Nov. 4, there's a lot at stake in today's presidential election. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the significance of this moment and how the election outcome could shape the international effort to reduce carbon pollution and control global warming. David Uhlmann served for 17 years at the U.S. Dep  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Two nights after the polls closed and with the presidency and control of the U.S. Senate hanging on votes being tabulated in key swing states, four journalists who graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University gathered Thursday for a panel discussion, "What Just Happened: Understanding the 2020 presidential election results." "I was a reporter in 2000 during the Bush-Gore bizarreness. In fact I was in F  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 4 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Andrew Hitt: * * * President Trump delivered his closing remarks to Wisconsin during a Monday night rally in Kenosha. The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: "President Trump has delivered an optimistic vision for America's future. Hard-working Wisconsin families will benefit from another four years of a Trump economy, a vaccine that wil  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 5 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Andrew Hitt: * * * Wisconsin voters backed Republicans in a majority of the state's congressional districts once again. Voters elected to send Bryan Steil, Glenn Grothman, Mike Gallagher, and Tom Tiffany back to Washington- while also electing Scott Fitzgerald to Congress for the first time. The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: "Rep.   more