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Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Wisconsin, said at a UN climate panel that America needs to "stymie capitalism" and get money out of politics in order to change environmental policies.
"The reason why we're in this mess is we pursued greed, this is capitalism run amok that's why we're in this predicament now," Barnes said during the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in 2019, according to video reported by the Washington Free Beacon.
Barnes was responding to a question about how to change course and implement sustainable policies.
He compared climate issues to gun violence, and asserted that both issues are influenced by financial interests in politics.
"So the simple answer is get money out politics," Barnes said. "Second answer is stymie capitalism the way it is in our nation, in America. And the third is to organize. You know, people in communities got to show up stand up. That's the only way we're ever going to see or make a difference."
A spokesman for incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, whom Barnes is challenging in the Nov. 8 midterm election, called the statements "anti-American, socialist talk."
"This is the kind of anti-American, socialist talk that gets turned into the kind of horrible liberal policies that are crushing Wisconsin families every day," Johnson spokesman Ben Voelkel told Washington Free Beacon. "Mandela Barnes would make us less prosperous, less safe and less free, all because he's dead set on fundamentally transforming a country whose founding he thinks was awful."
Stacey Abrams, Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial nominee, is announcing the release of a new ad slamming incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp over the state's new law restricting abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The law was signed by Kemp in 2019 and took affect in July following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. It is, however, facing legal challenges.
"Georgians are tired of government mandates. And the truth about Brian Kemp's new extreme abortion ban: It puts politicians in charge of your healthcare choices," the ad says.
"Our freedom is in jeopardy because Brian Kemp thinks that the government should be able to tell you what to do. Stop this government mandate. Stop Brian Kemp," it adds.
The ad is part of a broader seven-figure buy and will run state-wide on digital platforms.
Fox News' Power Rankings rate Georgia's gubernatorial race as a "tossup."
{{#rendered}}EXCLUSIVE: An Arizona law enforcement advocacy group is calling on Democratic gubernatorial nominee Katie Hobbs to condemn two abortion advocacy organizations that support her campaign over their support for the "defund the police" movement.
In a letter from the Arizona Police Association (APA) obtained by Fox News Digital, the group expressed alarm that Hobbs' campaign was endorsed by organizations that support defunding the police, specifically Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America, and asked that she instead "advocate" for police if she does end up the state's next governor.
The APA's letter also stemmed from Planned Parenthood Arizona's requirement that political candidates reject contributions from law enforcement organizations, or return such contributions, in order to receive their support and endorsement. Planned Parenthood Arizona installed the requirement following a unanimous vote by the organization's board in July 2020 in favor of its implementation.
NARAL, an abortion advocacy organization, endorsed Hobbs last month, and has called for "defunding the police and investing in Black communities," which it says go hand-in-hand.
Read more from Fox News' Brandon Gillespie here.
California Democrats running for a number of statewide offices appear unwilling to debate their Republican opponents ahead of the November midterm elections.
Speaking with San Diego's KUSI News on Wednesday, California GOP Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson blasted those Democrats, and stressed the importance of voters getting to see their records in office face scrutiny.
"With supermajorities in both our legislative houses, and every statewide office occupied by Democrats, Democrats in California have really taken the California voter for granted," Patterson said.
"We should really be hearing these individuals who have been in office, who have a record, and they should be able to defend that record. But people like Gavin Newsom, like Rob Bonta ... they all refuse to debate their Republican opponents," she added.
Patterson implored the media to hold Democrats accountable considering their refusal to debate, and encouraged California voters to give Republican solutions a try to fix the problems she said were caused by Democrats' hold on the state.
The campaign for Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz has responded to John Fetterman's commitment to a televised debate on October 25, requesting three accommodations due to the Fetterman campaign's alleged request to use closed captioning during the debate.
In a press release on Wednesday, the Oz campaign said it would accept the debate invitation if three things were found to be "acceptable" by Fetterman's campaign:
1. That at the top of the debate - a moderator explain to the audience that Fetterman is using a closed captioning system during the debate, to explain any delay between him being asked a question and responding.
2. That the questions asked by any Nexstar employee during the "practice" sessions for Fetterman bear zero resemblance to the actual questions asked during the debate. We are totally fine with Fetterman practicing with the closed caption system, but not with Fetterman practicing his answers ahead of time in conjunction with the moderators. The details of how this would be enforced is still being worked out.
3. That the debate be extended from 60 to 90 minutes - because John will be on a delay, we believe that it would be unfair to viewers interested in the candidates' positions to waste airtime while closed captioners type questions and answers.
The campaign claimed Fetterman hopes to "keep voters in the dark as long as possible" by agreeing to the debate slated to take place two weeks before the election.
“Doctor Oz has accepted seven different debates throughout September and October. Today, after being hit with massive criticism from state and national editorials and commentators for ducking, John Fetterman finally agreed to one debate...that was originally scheduled for October 5th," said Casey Contres, the campaign manager for Doctor Oz for Senate. "It’s a debate that Fetterman insisted be delayed until only two weeks remain in the campaign, to keep voters in the dark as long as possible. And it’s a debate in which Fetterman insisted on accommodations for his health condition, accommodations that are not permitted on the U.S. Senate floor."
"Doctor Oz looks forward to being in Harrisburg on October 25th to share his vision for a better Pennsylvania and America, and he is ready expose Fetterman’s record as the most radical far-left senate candidate in America," Contres added. "Doctor Oz will continue to push for more and sooner debates. Pennsylvania voters should not have to wait until October 25th to hear from their candidates. And while John Fetterman continues to mostly campaign from his basement, Doctor Oz will continue to rigorously campaign in every corner of the Commonwealth. Voters need to hear about John Fetterman's radical record of supporting parole for violent murderers and not paying his taxes 67 times."
As previously reported , the debate will be hosted by Nexstar Television in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and is scheduled to take place Oct. 25, two weeks before election day Nov. 8.
The debate will be broadcast throughout Pennsylvania and featured live on local network affiliates that cover all of the state's 67 counties.
{{#rendered}}NEWFIELDS, N.H. – Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire didn’t wait long to target her Republican challenger in November’s midterm election over the combustible issue of abortion.
Hours after retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc narrowly captured the GOP Senate nomination in the key general election battleground state — one of a handful of Senate races that will likely determine if the Republicans win back the chamber’s majority — Hassan’s campaign launched a new statewide television commercial charging that "Don Bolduc and anti-choice Republicans are taking away your personal freedom."
But Bolduc says that he would not support a proposal, unveiled on Tuesday by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, to implement a 15-week federal abortion ban.
"No, I’m not going to support it because it makes no sense. The Supreme Court has already decided that this is a state issue. The states have it. That’s where it needs to be. Women on both sides of the issue will getter a better voice at the state level," Bolduc told Fox News Digital in an interview after declaring his primary victory.
Two House Democrats facing tough re-elections in the upcoming midterm elections did not travel to their home state of Michigan for President Biden's trip to Detroit on Wednesday.
Michigan Democratic Reps. Dan Kildee and Elissa Slotkin said they remained in D.C. to participate in official duties while Congress is in session. Other House members from Michigan, however, traveled with Biden for the Detroit trip.
"Congress is in session today," Kelly Montgomery, Kildee's press secretary, told Fox News Digital. "Congressman Kildee will be in Washington, D.C. to vote and attend a committee hearing promoting fair trade deals."
Similarly, a spokesperson for Slotkin’s office told Fox News Digital that Slotkin will remain in D.C. on Wednesday to partake in congressional votes and committee hearings.
Despite Slotkin and Kildee's decision to remain in D.C. for official duties, Gustavo Portela, the deputy chief of staff and communications director for the Michigan GOP, insisted it's "no secret" as to why the two representatives decided not to appear alongside President Biden during his visit to the state.
"It’s no secret why out of touch Democrats Dan Kildee and Elissa Slotkin aren’t spending the day with Joe Biden," Portela said. "Biden’s plan to curb inflation has only made it worse for working Michiganders, with grocery prices now at a 12 year high. They can’t hide from the havoc they’re wreaking into family budgets and this November we’re going to send them packing in favor of working class champions Paul Junge and Tom Barrett who will work to find relief for Michigan families."
Read more: Vulnerable House Democrats noticeably absent from Biden's trip to Detroit
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is the choice candidate in the Pennsylvania Senate race over Trump-endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz, according to recent polls that indicate how voters feel about the two dueling candidates two months ahead of the November election.
A CBS News/YouGov survey suggests that Oz is five percentage points behind Democrat opponent Fetterman, who has 52% support.
According to the poll, 54% of Oz supporters said they were only supporting him because they do not want Fetterman to get elected, with only 15% saying he has their vote because they want him to be the Senator.
Read more from Fox News' Aubrie Spady here.
{{#rendered}}GOP incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson is neck and neck with Democratic nominee Mandela Barnes in a poll released Tuesday, two months ahead of the November midterm elections.
A Marquette University Law School poll indicates that Johnson has 49% support from likely voters, compared to 48% who support Barnes, the current lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.
The poll results in the Senate race, which Marquette announced on Twitter, are far closer than the university's August survey, which indicated that Barnes was 7 percentage points ahead at 51% support, while 44% supported Johnson.
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman has committed to a televised debate with his Republican challenger, Dr. Mehmet Oz, next month.
The debate will be hosted by Nexstar Television and is scheduled to take place in Harrisburg on Oct. 25, two weeks before election day Nov. 8. The debate will be broadcast throughout Pennsylvania and featured live on local network affiliates that cover all of the state's 67 counties.
"We said from the start that we’d do a debate, which John reiterated very clearly again last week. Enough distractions, it’s time to talk about the issues," Rebecca Katz, senior advisor to the Fetterman campaign, said in a statement. "While John will be debating Dr. Oz next month, Oz doesn’t have to wait that long to be honest with Pennsylvania voters about where he really stands on abortion. It’s a simple question, doctor: Would you vote for the Republicans’ national abortion ban, or would you vote against it?"
Read more: Fetterman agrees to a live debate with Oz in late October
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is putting the pressure on Dr. Mehmet Oz to reveal whether he supports a federal abortion ban.
"He owes the people of PA an answer," Fetterman said in a Wednesday Tweet.
Another post read, "Just 'leave it to the states', huh @DrOz?"
Throughout his campaign, Fetterman has been extremely vocal about his pro-abortion position and how he believes the decision should be between a woman and her doctor.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced a bill on Tuesday that would put a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, the power to place restrictions on abortion was given back to the individual states to decide.
Oz supported the Court's decision to return the authority to the states, but has not yet said if he supports the Senate Republicans near-total ban.
{{#rendered}}Don Bolduc, the retired Army general who won the New Hampshire GOP Senate primary Tuesday and will challenge Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in November, says he does not support a proposed federal abortion ban.
“No, I’m not going to support it because it makes no sense," Bolduc told Fox News Digital of legislation that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced this week which would ban abortion after 15 weeks nationwide.
"The Supreme Court has already decided that this is a state issue," Bolduc said. "The state’s have it. That’s where it needs to be. Women on both sides of the issue will getter a better voice at the state level.”
Bolduc then took aim at Hassan over abortion, saying “she’s out of synch with Granite States. She’s the problem, not me.”
Christine Drazan, Oregon's Republican gubernatorial nominee, is announcing a new seven-figure ad buy Wednesday.
The ad, titled "Rotten," will begin running immediately statewide on TV and digital platforms, and centers on the decades-long hold onto power that Democrats have had in the state.
"Career politicians are rotten to the core. That's what my family used to say, that powerful people only care about power," Drazan says in the ad.
"My opponents have held power for a generation, and they will say anything to keep the governor's office in the hands of the Democrats for another decade of decline," she says.
"They believe they are entitled to power, so they lie, and distract, and divide. But when something is this rotten, it's time to throw it out," she adds.
Fox News' Power Rankings has rated Oregon's gubernatorial contest as "lean Democratic," however, the race is tighter than many expected in the historically blue state.
Drazan will face Democratic nominee Tina Kotek in the Nov. 8 general election.
For weeks, Democrats were committed to pushing a new climate and tax bill, labeled the Inflation Reduction Act, touting the legislation with claims that it would restore the economy and bring down prices, but are silent after inflation increased for yet another month.
On Tuesday, the Department of Labor released the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report that found inflation rose to 8.3% from August 2021 to this year, just weeks after the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden.
The CPI saw a 0.1% increase in the one-month period from July-August. Fox News Digital asked several vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election in the Senate and the House of Representatives this fall when the Inflation Reduction Act will actually begin to have a positive impact on the economy and lower prices, after the Labor Department revealed inflation is only on the rise. None of the Democrats, who voted for the IRA, responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Read more from Fox News' Aubrie Spady here.
{{#rendered}}Retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc appears to be heading to a general election race against Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan after New Hampshire Senate President Chuck Morse conceded after midnight Wednesday in the Republican primary.
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