Thursday | November 4th, 2021
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1) Republicans Win Big Nationwide
The Topline: Republicans won big in multiple statewide and local races on Tuesday.
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New Jersey
In the New Jersey governor’s election — a race where most experts predicted an easy Democrat win — Democrat incumbent Phil Murphy narrowly won, escaping with a 20,000 vote lead.
Remember: New Jersey voted for President Biden by 16 points a year ago.
Another noteworthy race in New Jersey was between Republican Ed Durr and Democrat Steve Sweeney. Sweeney was the president of the state senate, and the longest serving legislative leader in New Jersey’s history. Durr was a truck driver who reportedly spent $153 on his race and didn’t have a campaign website. Durr won.
Police Measures
On Tuesday, voters in Minneapolis went 56-44 against a proposal to replace the city’s police force with a public safety agency. Polling in Minneapolis last year was more supportive of defunding the police, but this year has seen record rates of gun violence and homicide.
In Austin, Texas, people voted against a measure which would’ve hired hundreds of new police officers in the city. It failed 68-31.
In New York City, Democrat Eric Adams won the mayoral race. Adams is a former police captain who opposed defunding the police and made restoring law and order one of his key issues.
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2) Supreme Court Hears Texas Pro-Life Arguments
The Topline: On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on two cases involving the new Texas pro-life law, which has already reportedly reduced abortions in the state by 50%.
The Law
The Justices heard arguments from cases brought by the Justice Department and abortion providers who were challenging the new pro-life law in Texas.
The law bans most abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected, which is typically around six weeks of pregnancy. Private citizens can sue if someone breaks the law, a technicality leading the Supreme Court to decline to block it earlier this year.
The Cases
The first case involves the Biden administration, which previously announced they were suing Texas. Last month, they asked the high court to weigh in on the law and temporarily halt it while
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