Conventional Wisdom: Midterms Edition
Summary
Newsweek’s “Conventional Wisdom” column assesses political figures and groups based on the results of U.S. midterm races and campaign spending. It says Texas redistricting helped Democrat Henry Cuellar win reelection but failed to protect Republican Monica De La Cruz, while California’s Proposition 50 helped Democrats win five targeted seats.Key Facts
- The article says Republican Monica De La Cruz lost to Democrat Bobby Pulido by 24 points after Texas redrew her district.
- Democrat Henry Cuellar won a 12th term in a district redrawn to favor Republicans; the article says President Donald Trump had pardoned him in a bribery case.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom backed Proposition 50, and Democrats won all five seats the measure was designed to help them win, according to the article.
- The article says Texas’s new map flipped one seat for Republicans.
- A super PAC network led by OpenAI President Greg Brockman spent about $2.7 million supporting South Carolina Republican Darline Graham, who lost to a pediatrician.
- Crypto investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss contributed $7.4 million in Ohio as part of more than $60 million in crypto-related spending; the article says Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Senator Jon Husted.
- Montana Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead received 12 percent of the vote and did not withdraw in support of independent Seth Bodnar; Republican Kurt Alme won by a margin slightly smaller than her vote share.
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