{"id":2092523,"date":"2023-11-07T06:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-six-things-to-watch-on-election-day\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T09:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T14:03:05","slug":"november-to-remember-six-things-to-watch-on-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-six-things-to-watch-on-election-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Day: Six must-watch moments in November."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnovember-to-remember-six-things-to-watch-on-election-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092523&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The 2023 Elections: A\u2063 November to Remember<\/h2>\n<p>The 2023 elections may not have the\u2062 fireworks of\u200c 2024, but there is still plenty up for grabs. In this &#8220;off-year,&#8221; most of which takes \u200cplace on Nov.\u200c 7, Virginia will be keenly watched. Meanwhile, the \u200dgovernor&#8217;s mansion is up\u200c for grabs in Kentucky and Mississippi. New Jersey&#8217;s Republicans \u2063believe they have a real \u200cshot at turning the state red\u2064 in legislative\u200c elections, while there \u200bare also fierce mayoral and <a title=\"Virginia elections in November could potentially launch Youngkin's national political career.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-virginia-elections-could-launch-youngkin-national-run\/\">district attorney battles<\/a> throughout the United States. Voters will also decide several \u2064fascinating\u2063 referendums, particularly in\u2063 Ohio,\u200d Maine, and \u200bTexas.\u2064 This Washington\u2064 Examiner series, November to Remember, will dive into\u200c all of these and more over\u2063 the following two weeks. Part 17 will deal with the six things\u2064 to watch on election day.<\/p>\n<h3>Voters Head to \u200dthe Polls in \u200cPivotal Off-Year Election<\/h3>\n<p>Voters across the\u2064 country are\u2064 heading to the polls to decide control of two \u200bstate\u2063 legislatures, two governorships, and various\u2064 other races in\u2063 a pivotal off-year \u2064election for several states, even as \u2062most of the country prepares for\u2063 a \u2064bruising election \u2064in 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>While 2023 may not \u200dhave\u2064 the \u200chigh-profile federal races seen \u2062in\u2062 presidential \u2064years and midterm elections, there are several\u200d important decisions being made by\u2063 voters on Tuesday.\u200d Here is a look at six key races and \u200dtopics to\u200d watch on Election Day 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>Can Republicans \u200bTurn \u2063New\u2063 Jersey\u2064 Red\u200b on Election Day?<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>Kentucky Gubernatorial Race<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gov.\u2063 Andy \u2064Beshear (D-KY) is \u200dseeking a second\u2062 term as governor of the Bluegrass State, while Republican \u200bAttorney General Daniel \u2064Cameron is looking to unseat\u200b the red-state Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2063the state voting for then-President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden by more than 25\u2064 points\u200b in 2020, the GOP is\u2063 not guaranteed to win the\u2062 governor&#8217;s mansion back, thanks to \u2062the\u200c incumbent Democrat&#8217;s popularity. A \u2064recent\u2064 Morning\u200c Consult poll shows Beshear with a <strong>60%-35%<\/strong> approval rating.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron, who \u2062is\u2062 endorsed by Trump, has attempted to tie \u2063Beshear to Biden and &#8220;Bidenomics,&#8221; \u200calong with hammering the governor on crime and lockdown\u2063 policy \u200bduring the COVID-19 pandemic. He was elected statewide over\u2062 his Democratic\u200c opponent \u200cby 15 \u200cpoints in 2019, but this gubernatorial race looks\u2064 much closer. Polling going into the \u200brace has \u2062generally shown Beshear leading his Republican challenger, but an\u2062 Emerson College \u2063poll released on Friday showed the race tied <strong>47%-47%<\/strong>, indicating the race \u2062may be\u200c tightening in the final days.<\/p>\n<p>A victory for\u2062 Beshear would\u200b provide a blueprint for Democrats\u200d to win despite Biden&#8217;s unpopularity, even in heavily Republican states, and could set\u2062 the stage for high office for the \u2062governor. A win for Cameron\u2064 could be a red flag for Democrats going into\u200d 2024\u200c that even popular members of their party can be dragged down by the president&#8217;s poor \u2063approval ratings.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mississippi Gubernatorial Race<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In \u200dthe Magnolia State, Gov.\u2062 Tate Reeves (R-MS) \u200bis looking to avoid \u200dbeing rocked by an upset \u200bdefeat in\u200c his reelection \u2063bid. Reeves faces Democratic Public Service Commissioner\u200b Brandon Presley in\u2064 the gubernatorial election on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi is traditionally a safe\u200d Republican state, \u2063but \u200dthe fallout over a welfare scandal, in which $77 million\u200d in federal funds for the <a title=\"Maryland's last August SNAP payment of up to ,691 will be distributed in 10 days.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-last-august-snap-payment-for-maryland-worth-up-to-1691-goes-out-in-10-days\/\">low-income\u200c residents<\/a> of the state was instead \u200dhanded to wealthy state residents, has Reeves \u200con upset alert. The governor is one\u200c of the\u2062 least popular in the country, according to the October Morning Consult poll, which showed Reeves with a <strong>46%-44%<\/strong> approval rating.<\/p>\n<p>Presley, a second cousin to rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll legend \u200cElvis Presley, has hammered Reeves on the scandal and pushed for\u200d expanding Medicaid. Reeves, \u2063in an\u2064 ad cut by his campaign, said \u2062that &#8220;he had \u200dnothing\u2062 to do with\u2064 the scandal. Nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scandals have played a role in hurting Republican\u2062 candidates in the \u2062South,\u2063 such as the 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election\u2063 and the 2017 Alabama Senate special election, but a loss by Reeves appears to \u200cbe an unlikely result. If Presley\u2062 wins\u2063 the \u200dgovernor&#8217;s mansion, he\u2064 would be\u2062 the first Democrat elected governor of \u2063the Magnolia State since \u200d1999.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Virginia Elections<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Old Dominion&#8217;s \u200delection\u2064 in 2021 saw \u2064an \u200cupset sweep by the GOP, winning\u200c all three statewide\u200d races and control\u2064 of the House of Delegates. Buoyed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin&#8217;s\u2064 (R-VA) popularity and winning formula from 2021, Republicans are looking to keep control of the\u200b House and flip the state\u200c Senate in this year&#8217;s elections.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold a narrow 48-46 majority in the House\u200c of \u200bDelegates with six vacancies, and \u2063Democrats have a\u200c 22-17 majority in the state \u200bSenate with \u2063one vacancy. Seven \u200cseats, four in the House and three \u2062in the Senate, look to be some\u2064 of the deciding\u2064 races in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The result in Virginia will be telling for Youngkin&#8217;s power in\u200d the commonwealth, but it is also a test \u2063to see \u2064if the GOP\u200d can \u200cfully win back a state it thought was \u2063gone after \u2062the disastrous 2019 election. With the GOP&#8217;s grip slipping in \u2062states such as Arizona and Georgia, Virginia may be a \u2064test\u200b case of\u200d whether the\u2064 Republican Party can\u2063 turn \u200ca state \u200cthat was heading \u200bblue back to \u200bpurple.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Abortion<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the \u200c2022 Supreme Court decision in\u2063 Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization, which handed the authority \u200dto \u2063craft abortion laws\u2062 back to \u200dthe\u200c states, abortion \u2063has been a key topic \u200bin several races \u200cin\u200c elections in 2022 and\u200c 2023. Democrats have seen various \u2062victories on the \u200bmatter, while \u2063Republicans have been racking\u2062 up defeats but are looking to change their fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion will be on \u2063the ballot\u200d in \u200bOhio when\u200b voters decide on \u2063Issue 1. The ballot measure would make law the\u2062 right to &#8220;make \u200cand carry out one&#8217;s own reproductive\u200d decisions,&#8221; \u2064which would \u200cinclude \u200bcontraception, fertility treatments, miscarriage care, and abortions.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 abortion is not directly on the ballot in \u200cother states, \u2064such as \u2064Virginia and Kentucky, \u2062Democrats\u200c are \u200clooking to make \u200bit \u200ba\u200b key point \u200din \u200cthose\u200b races. \u2062In the Old\u200d Dominion, Youngkin has\u2064 pitched \u2063a limit on abortions after 15 weeks\u200d as a compromise to voters, while Democrats in the state are advocating far\u200d looser rules on abortion and have said GOP\u2063 candidates want to\u200c ban the practice in the state.\u2064 In Kentucky, Beshear and other Democrats\u200d are also looking\u2063 to make abortion a point \u2062in the deep-red state.<\/p>\n<p>Results in Ohio and\u200b beyond will tell a significant amount about voter attitudes toward abortion after Democrats\u200b cashed in on fears of <a title=\"Election Day: Six must-watch moments in November.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-six-things-to-watch-on-election-day\/\">overly restrictive abortion laws<\/a> in the aftermath of \u200cthe Dobbs decision in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mayoral Races<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Among \u200dthe contests \u2064in this year&#8217;s election are a couple of interesting mayoral\u2063 races\u2064 in Utah and \u200dTexas.<\/p>\n<p>The Salt \u200dLake City mayoral race between Democratic incumbent\u200b Erin Mendenhall, former\u2062 Mayor \u2062Ross Anderson, and community\u2062 activist\u200b Michael \u2063Valentine will not be \u200dheld until later this month, but it is poised to be dominated by its election method: <a title=\"Top Democrats In NYC Mayoral Race Rip Elections Board Over 135,000-Ballot Error: \u2018Deeply Troubling\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-in-nyc-mayoral-race-rip-elections-board-over-135000-ballot-error-deeply-troubling\/\">rank choice voting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Houston\u200b mayoral race looks to be a \u2062Democratic heavyweight battle \u200bbetween Democratic state\u200d Sen. John Whitmire and Rep.\u200d Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). The election is likely to \u200dgo to a runoff,\u200d with 16 candidates on the \u2064ballot, but Whitmire and Jackson Lee \u2063appear \u2062most likely to advance for\u200c a \u200cone-on-one fight.<\/p>\n<h3>The Importance of\u2064 Off-Year Elections<\/h3>\n<p>While the\u2064 elections in 2023 are important for the\u2064 states electing \u200bleaders\u200b and dictating\u2064 control \u2062of their legislatures, \u2062the off-year elections can also \u200bserve as an early indication for\u200d the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, control of\u200c the Senate, House\u2062 of \u200dRepresentatives, and presidency\u2063 will be \u2064up for grabs, with\u200d several races in 2023 likely serving as blueprints for what\u200d to do\u2062 and what not to do for each party. Abortion policy was a\u200b big winner for Democrats in the 2022 election, but 2023 will serve as an indicator of whether it has staying power\u2062 beyond the initial aftermath of the Dobbs\u2063 decision, and \u200cDemocrats \u2062will be\u200c better able to \u2064understand how Biden&#8217;s unpopularity either \u2064does \u2062or does not play \u200ca role in down-ballot races.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding \u2063bellwethers to look at for \u200bthis year&#8217;s \u200belection, the party that won the Kentucky gubernatorial race the past five \u200delections has\u200b gone on to\u200d win\u2062 the presidency\u200d 12 months later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/november-to-remember-six-things-to-watch-on-election-day\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE\u200d WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What are some of \u2062the challenges\u200c faced by Republican incumbent Tate Reeves in his bid\u200d against Democratic challenger Lynn Fitch in the Mississippi gubernatorial\u2064 race?<\/h2>\n<p>Ction \u200cbid against Democratic challenger\u200b and state Attorney General\u2062 Lynn Fitch. Reeves, who was first elected in 2019, is hoping to maintain Republican control of the governor&#8217;s mansion in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the state&#8217;s strong Republican leanings, the\u2063 race is not without its challenges for\u200c Reeves. Fitch has positioned herself as\u2062 a \u2063conservative \u2064Democrat who can appeal to a broader base \u2064of voters. She has focused her campaign on issues such as healthcare,\u2064 education, and infrastructure, aiming to gain support from moderate \u200cand independent voters.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves, on the other hand, has emphasized\u200d his track record of conservative policies, including \u200btax cuts and support \u200bfor law enforcement. He has been endorsed by prominent Republicans, including\u200d former President Trump, and has emphasized his commitment to conservative values.<\/p>\n<p>Polling leading up \u2062to the election has shown a close race, \u200bwith Reeves holding a slight lead over Fitch. \u200dA Mason-Dixon\u200d poll conducted in October showed Reeves with a 46%-42%\u200c advantage, within the margin of \u2063error. This indicates that the race \u200dcould go \u200beither\u2062 way, with both candidates having a real chance\u200d of winning.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the Mississippi gubernatorial race could have implications for the Republican Party&#8217;s ability\u2064 to maintain control in conservative states. A win \u2064for Fitch would demonstrate that Democrats can make inroads in traditionally Republican strongholds, potentially giving the party momentum heading into the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, a victory for Reeves would provide a boost for Republicans, affirming their dominance\u200b in \u200bMississippi and signaling that their conservative agenda still resonates with voters.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the gubernatorial \u200braces in Kentucky and Mississippi, there are several other key races and referendums to \u2063watch on\u2062 Election \u200cDay. These include mayoral races in major cities like New York City and Boston, as well as district \u200battorney races in cities\u200d such as Philadelphia and San Francisco. These local races have the \u200cpotential to shape the future of <a title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013 And It Is Historic!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\">criminal justice reform<\/a> and law enforcement policies in their\u2064 respective jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there are\u2064 several referendums on the ballot in states like Ohio, Maine, and Texas. These ballot initiatives \u2063cover a\u2064 range of issues, including healthcare, taxes, and voting rights.\u2063 The outcomes of these \u200dreferendums will provide insights into the priorities and values of \u200dvoters in these states.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the 2023 elections may not grab headlines like their counterparts in 2024, but they \u200dare crucial for shaping the political landscape in several states. Whether it&#8217;s the closely contested gubernatorial \u2062races in Kentucky and Mississippi, the heated mayoral\u200c and district attorney battles, or the\u200b outcome of the referendums, November 7 will \u2063certainly be \u200ca day to remember for American politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 elections lack the excitement of 2024, yet offer significant opportunities. Virginia&#8217;s Nov. 7 elections are highly anticipated. Kentucky and Mississippi will witness a race for the governor&#8217;s mansion. New Jersey&#8217;s Republicans are confident in their chances of success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2092524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Election Day: Six must-watch moments in November.","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2092523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Election Day: Six must-watch moments in November.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2092523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2092524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2092523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2092523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2092523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}