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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
HAPPY 250TH INDEPENDENCE DAY!
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MICHIGAN. State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R) says Joe Biden is President-elect and that the Republican-majority state legislature will not award the state's electoral votes to Pres Trump: "Not going to happen."
bridgemi.com/michigan-govern…
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CALIFORNIA. US Sen Dianne Feinstein (D) has filed FEC paperwork to seek reelection in 2024 to a six year term ... when she will be 91 years old. docquery.fec.gov/pdf/729/202…
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VIRGINIA. "No one in the United States is like ‘Oh my gosh, I will die if I don’t have health care’” - US Sen nominee Hung Cao (R), in radio appearance
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"Supporting Josh [Hawley] and trying so hard to get him elected to the Senate was the worst mistake I ever made in my life" - retired US Sen Jack Danforth (R-MO)
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Nothing says “I’m totally broke and cannot pay my bills - please donate to my legal defense fund!” like this photo Roger Stone posted to Instagram yesterday night:
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FLORIDA. State now mandating local school districts use abstinence-based sex ed: “they may not teach teenagers about contraception, show them pictures depicting human reproductive anatomy or discuss topics such as sexual consent and domestic violence.”
sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/22/…
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US Sen Brian Schatz (D-HI) unloads on political correctness in new Politico interview. Saying things like “centering the needs, or making space for, or all of that, is a clear indication that you are not normal … This idea that there are magic words that we must be forced to say defines progressivism and political courage by essentially saying whatever a bunch of activists want us to say …[is] just alienating. This magic words thing has to go away … I think it is worth it for us to have a family conversation with the advocacy organizations about what’s working and what’s not.”
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MI CD-13. Detroit City Council Pres Brenda Jones (D), who narrowly lost 2018 primary to now-freshman Cong Rashida Tlaib (D), has filed amended FEC paperwork indicating she is planning 2020 rematch primary run vs Tlaib.
docquery.fec.gov/pdf/651/202…
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COLORADO. Ex-Gov John Hickenlooper (D) says he'd "be a fool" to stay in presidential race if his numbers don't improve, and now won't rule out jumping into race vs US Sen Cory Gardner (R). gazette.com/news/hickenloope…
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"The President's speech last night was very, very disturbing to me because he made allegations with no evidence to support them" - US Sen Pat Toomey (R-PA), telling CBS he's "not aware of any" fraud in the PA election and counting
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Here is Cong Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and ex-Cong Steve King (R-IA) proudly posing with white supremacist, Holocaust denier and Jan 6 insurrectionist Nick Fuentes at his white supremacist AFPAC event yesterday. @GOPLeader @HouseGOP
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NEW YORK. Indicted freshman Congressman George Santos (R) appears to be negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors. That means a likely special congressional election by Spring 2024...
ALERT: Justice Dept asks to delay Thursday hearing in criminal fraud case of Rep George Santos (R-NY) until Oct 27, saying "The parties have continued to discuss possible paths forward in this matter. The parties wish to have additional time to continue those discussions"
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CONNECTICUT. Not a good election day for Jew haters. St Rep Anabel Figueroa (D) - who said "We cannot permit a person who is of Jewish origin, of Jewish origin to represent our community" - lost her primary by 63-37 landslide to Jewish challenger Jonathan Jacobson (D).
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This is what happens when a US Senate nominee doesn’t actually live in the state where they are running in…
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ARIZONA. St Rep Gail Griffin (R) proposes bill to require all computers sold in state be locked from accessing porn; users must pay $20 fee to unlock ... and the fee goes towards paying for Trump's border wall. azmirror.com/2019/01/18/lawm…
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ALASKA. Ex-Gov Sarah Palin (R) says she will rank US Rep Mary Peltola (D) - her own opponent - second on her ranked choice ballot, ahead of businessman Nick Begich (R). mustreadalaska.com/triangle-…
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IOWA. US Sen Chuck Grassley (R) just filed FEC Statement of Candidacy paperwork to seek reelection in 2028 ... when he will be 95 years old:
docquery.fec.gov/pdf/085/202…
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CA CD-43: Political grifter Omar Navarro (R), currently making his 3rd run vs Cong Maxine Waters (D), was arrested last night for stalking, extortion & disobeying domestic relations restraining order. Reports say the victim is CD-12 candidate & dating coach DeAnna Lorraine (R).
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ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS all cancel their daytime programming this week and will instead carry full and live coverage of the House's presidential impeachment hearings.
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Joe Biden "was not my first or second choice for President, but I am a convert. I never thought I would say this, but I believe he should run for another term and finish this agenda we laid out" - Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), to @Politico
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ALABAMA. Wealthy businessman Tim James (R), who lost the 2010 Gov primary by 166 votes, says he’s thinking of running vs Gov Kay Ivey (R). He vows to fight “the beast with three heads”: critical race theory, transgender rights, and yoga in public schools. 1/2
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Neo-Nazi and Jan 6 insurrectionist Nick Fuentes mocks Cong Madison Cawthorn's disability in his AFPAC keynote speech. This is the same white supremacist event Cong Paul Gosar addressed yesterday.
nitter.app/amfirstreels/status/13…
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I have a guess which incoming congressional freshman is going to get the worst committee assignments from his/her leadership ...
Incoming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins sit-in in Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's office calling for efforts to combat climate change: "We don't have a choice." abcn.ws/2QGv7js
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Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson has now successfully qualified for the ballot in all 50 states + DC: lp.org/2016-presidential-bal…
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PENNSYLVANIA. Farmer & progressive activist Rachel Nelson (D) files FEC papers and launches primary run from left vs US Senate John Fetterman (D)...
rachelnelsonforsenate2028.co…
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ALABAMA. “We appreciate [Tim James’] unwavering commitment to the important fight on yoga. As for Gov Ivey, she doesn’t do any yoga” - Gov Ivey’s campaign spokesperson said mockingly to @MGMAdvertiser
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"Last time I checked, this isn't a Democratic virus or a Republican virus. It is a deadly virus and we all need to take it seriously" - US Sen Ted Cruz
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VERMONT. Gov Phil Scott (R) told @TheAtlantic he's undecided on seeking a 4th term next year AND that he will not run for US Sen next year ... and if US Sen Pat Leahy (D) seeks reelection, Scott says he will vote for Leahy.
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Retired federal judge and former FBI Director and CIA Director William Webster (R-MO), 96, a lifelong Republican, writes op-ed calling for impeachment and removal of Pres Trump. stltoday.com/opinion/columni…
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ALABAMA. Gov Kay Ivey (R) calls for someone to make a primary run next year vs Cong Mo Brooks (R) for his role in inciting last week's insurrection at the US Capitol.
"If the people of the 5th District believe their views are not properly represented, they need to express their disappointment directly to Rep. Brooks and, if necessary, hold him accountable at the ballot box...He does not speak for all Republicans — much less all Alabamians.”
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This seems calm (and staff-written) ... but just wait for the tweets after wait the President sees the morning shows trashing him for this fiasco
Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!
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Is Sen Feinstein actually going to run in 2024? Who knows? This filing keeps her options open, let's her raise/transfer funds in her 2024 campaign account, etc.
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This is pretty great. St Sen Katrina Robinson (D-TN) - an ICU nurse - is volunteering in NYC as a nurse treating COVID patients. She drove there to help starting last week when the city said they desperately needed nurses and doctors. wreg.com/news/this-is-seriou…
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MONTANA. The dust is barely settled from the 2022 elections, and already hearing buzz that both of the state’s congressmen - Matt Rosendale (R) and just-elected Ryan Zinke (R) - plan to jump into race vs US Sen Jon Tester (D). Crowds already forming for their House seats.
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KS USSEN (Newsmax/VCreek/AMG): St Sen Barbara Bollier (D) 45%, Cong Roger Marshall (R) 42%
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WEST VIRGINIA. Coal exec & US Sen candidate Don Blankenship (D) has one of the weirdest/worst campaign ads, possibly ever…
Mike Berg
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Cong Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has cancelled his NH campaign swing, flew home to California and will be making an announcement this afternoon related to his presidential campaign. Most believe he is withdrawing from the race ... and possibly announcing he will instead seek reelection.
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MAINE. Radio show host Dan Smeriglio (R) is making a MAGA primary run from the right vs US Sen Susan Collins (R).
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Bipartisan US House group purportedly reaches deal to have Puerto Rico move forward with a binding plebiscite giving residents the choice of either statehood or independence. There will be no territorial option. Congress pledges to implement whatever wins. politico.com/minutes/congres…
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GEORGIA. GOP leaders are getting nervous Gov Brian Kemp (R) will NOT run vs US Sen Jon Ossoff (D) next year ... possibly to focus on prez run. If Kemp doesn't run, there will likely be a crowded GOP primary, and the alternatives are not as strong as Kemp.
ajc.com/politics/the-kemp-fa…
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GA USSEN SPECIAL (UGA): Raphael Warnock (D) 28%, US Sen Kelly Loeffler (R) 22%, Doug Collins (R) 21%, Ed Tarver (D) 4%, Matt Lieberman (D) 3%, Others 3%
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NC CD-11: Retired USAF Colonel Moe Davis (D) - the former Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo Military Commissions - this afternoon filed FEC paperwork to run vs Cong Mark Meadows (R).
.@RepMarkMeadows chose not to serve in the military as I did for 25 years, so perhaps that explains why he doesn’t understand where legal fits in a chain of command. I’ll bring military experience to the Hill when I take his place and I won’t be an embarrassment to #NC11.
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KANSAS. Dem House leadership vows to work with Republicans to ensure St Rep-elect Aaron Coleman (D), 20, is not seated & special election is called, due to his history of sending revenge porn, online harassment and alleged physical abuse of ex-girlfriend.
thehill.com/homenews/state-w…
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Don't believe he resigned his new seat in the next congress. He just resigned from his expiring-term seat in the current congress. Can still be sworn in for new term on Jan 3.
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NBC also confirms CNN story, says Trump was making calls until midnight last night, trying to get out of his VP offer to Pence.
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MINNESOTA. US Sen nom Royce White (R) says he's not going to bother going after the votes of white suburban women (to wit: swing voters), because he not "cucked" and is writing them off as already being Democrats...
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So the Trump defense thinks going with a bumbling good cop (Castor) / angry bad cop (Schoen) approach could be effective. Interesting.
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House Freedom Caucus conservative Ken Buck (R-CO) announces he will not support Biden impeachment inquiry because he sees no credible evidence...
House Republican Says He’s Not Backing a Biden Impeachment Inquiry For Corruption Because ‘I’m Not Convinced That That Evidence Exists’
mediaite.com/politics/house-…
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Jesse Jackson also became the personal pastor to George Wallace in his bedridden final years. It’s noted in Stephen Lesher’s great book WALLACE.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE. Ret Army Brig Gen & US Sen candidate Don Bolduc (R) gave an unhinged conspiracy-filled interview in which he claims he drove “Chinese communist sympathizer” GOP Gov Chris Sununu from Sen race, said Sununu’s family is pro-terrorist, and more.
nhjournal.com/bolduc-i-drove…
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"I hope Democrats can understand that it isn’t xenophobic to be concerned about the border. It’s a reasonable conversation, and Democrats should engage" - US Sen John Fetterman (D-PA) to Politico
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NEW YORK CITY. Andrew Yang (D) is considering entering the open seat 2021 race for NYC Mayor. buzzfeednews.com/article/ema…
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NEW HAMPSHIRE. Gov Kelly Ayotte (R) is throwing her support behind an effort - rapidly gaining steam in the legislature - to move the state office primary from September (one of the last in the nation each cycle) to June.
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Mark Cuban dares Cong Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to subpoena Rudy Giuliani to hear how he learned of FBI reopening case before it was announced. nitter.app/mcuban/status/79460992…
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SOUTH CAROLINA. St Sen Roger Nutt (R), 59, has resigned his seat, saying he was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Nutt was just elected in 2024.
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Today's big winner at SCOTUS: President Richard Nixon. He would have had presumptive immunity for everything for the coverup (to protect the presidency) & the Brookings/Fielding break-ins (natl security). Nixon had zero role in ordering the Watergate break-in itself. @dick_nixon
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COLORADO. College professor & atty Karen Breslin (D) launches primary run from the left versus US Senate John Hickenlooper (D).
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Is it good tradecraft for an asset and handler to meet in such a public setting? Asking for a friend. @20committee @spymuseum101
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MISSISSIPPI. Judge orders polling places in Hinds County - heavily Democratic - stay open an extra hour, after initially running out of ballots earlier in the day due to high turnout...
A judge has ruled that voting hours will be extended until 8 pm for all precincts in Hinds County, Mississippi.
wapt.com/article/some-hinds-…
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"I don’t even know what enigma means, really. No one really does" - US Sen Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to KNXV, on reports describing her as a political enigma
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WISCONSIN: Ex-Milwaukee Police Capt Earnell Lucas (D) launched DEM primary run vs Milwaukee Co Sheriff David Clarke (D),a vocal Trump backer
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Cong Ted Yoho (R-FL) confronted Cong Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) over a crime bill disagreement. Yoho told her she was "disgusting" and "out of your freaking mind." AOC responded he was "being rude." It ended with Yoho calling her a "fucking bitch." thehill.com/homenews/house/5…
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“It took evil money to do this” - progressive candidate Nina Turner (D-OH), in her ungracious CD-11 concession speech.
Note: Turner and pro-Turner PACs combined spent more than *double* what her winning opponent and allied PACs spent. Turner just blew a lot of it very early.
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GEORGIA. US Rep Rich McCormick (R) and his wife filing for divorce. Wife implies McCormick had an affair with a Congresswoman...
Scoop: Rep. Rich McCormick has filed for divorce. Asked if the divorce involved an alleged affair, his wife told me: “ask Rich and his colleague”
“I’m sure he will not be forthcoming,” she said dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
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Nebraska First Lady Susanne Shore, wife of Trump supporter & Gov Pete Ricketts, has endorsed Hillary Clinton.
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NEW YORK. Since Lt Gov Antonio Delgado (D) announced he was considering a primary run vs Gov Kathy Hochul (D), Hochul has now expelled Delgado from all his state office spaces, took away state devices, and reassigned much of his staff... cbsnews.com/newyork/news/kat…
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COLORADO. Ex-Gov John Hickenlooper (D) launches run vs US Sen Cory Gardner (R). Thirteen other Dems in the race, but recent indep polls show Hick is solid frontrunner - by far - for the Dem nomination.
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UTAH. By 57%-43% vote, delegates to the state Dem convention vote to NOT nominate a candidate against US Sen Mike Lee (R), and instead to officially support Evan McMullin (Ind) as their unity candidate…
Here’s a more precise breakdown of the @EvanMcMullin vs. @KaelWeston results as tallied by @UtahDemocrats party officials.
Option 1 was to nominate Weston. (43%)
Option 2 was to back McMullin and NOT nominate a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. (57%)
#utpol
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So far, crowds gathering on the Mall for inaugural ceremony only fraction of those who attended first Obama swearing-in. Metro not crowded.
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GEORGIA. Ex-US Rep Kwanza Hall (D) - who lost the runoff for Lt Gov this year - this morning crossed party lines to endorse Gov Brian Kemp (R) for reelection and Burt Jones (R) for Lt Gov.
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"At first I was really kind of angry at [Joe Manchin for wanting to reinstate the US Senate dress code]. And then I realized, well, he’s not going to be around much longer and I’m going to get his parking space" - US Sen John Fetterman (D-PA), to @BusinessInsider
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Joe Scarborough, citing "sources at top of Trump org" for his Conway comments, slipped once and said "I got this directly from Donald Trump"
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Susan G Komen Foundation & other charities looking to move their fundraising events away from Mar-a-Lago because it is tied to Trump:
Charities reconsider holding fundraisers at Trump's Mar-a-Lago to.pbs.org/2eaDrXj
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TENNESSEE. St Sen Kerry Roberts (R) believes people who attend higher education are more likely to be liberals, so he is proposing "getting rid of "higher education" to "save America." (Nope, I'm not making this one up.)
newschannel5.com/news/tennes…
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KANSAS. St Sen Dennis Pyle (R) yesterday filed 8,894 petitions to run vs Gov Laura Kelly (D) as an independent. He only needed 5k signatures. Pyle argues GOP nom Derek Schmidt is not conservative enough. KSGOP leaders worry Pyle will siphon votes from Schmidt and reelect Kelly.
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CALIFORNIA. Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar (D) arrested this morning on pay-for-play corruption charges. latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m…
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Trump directly confirms to NBC he will give $10m to anti-Kasich PAC, $20m to anti-Cruz PAC & target a "small" GOPer.
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NV Gov Brian Sandoval (R) calls Trump's conduct "repulsive and unacceptable," says he cannot vote for him.
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Pres Trump threatens Russia with crippling new taxes, tariffs and sanctions if they don’t end their war against Ukraine…
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TEXAS (@dallasnews/UT Tyler): WITH LEANERS ... Biden 48%, Trump 45%, Jorgensen 2%, Hawkins 1%
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WEST VIRGINIA. There is apparently a potential plan afoot to swap-in retiring US Sen Joe Manchin (D) as the Dem nom for Governor ... and a bunch of wealthy GOP donors are apparently involved, as they dislike Atty Gen & GOP Gov nom Patrick Morrissey (R)... wvmetronews.com/2024/05/20/s…
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CIA sources tell CBS the first 3 rows of people in audience Sat were Trump campaign supporters, not CIA employees: cbsnews.com/news/sources-say…
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MONTANA. Kalispell City Councilman Sid Daoud (Libertarian) enters race vs US Sen Jon Tester (D).
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NJ CD-9. Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah (D) ran as a Gaza ceasefire-now challenger vs pro-Israel US Rep Bill Pascrell (D) in the primary ... but it gained no traction. Pascrell won in an 81-19 landslide.
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A leader of the Russian puppet government in Donetsk says Ukrainians living in their territory have a choice: become Russians or "we will kill you. We'll kill as many as we have to ... or exterminate all of you"
Pavel Gubarev, Russia's "DPR" figure in Donetsk, states their intent towards Ukrainians: "We aren't coming to kill you, but to convince you. But if you don't want to be convinced, we'll kill you. We'll kill as many as we have to: 1 million, 5 million, or exterminate all of you."
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NORTH CAROLINA. US Rep, attorney & Afghan War vet Jeff Jackson (D) is reportedly considering a run for Attorney General ... IF the legislature tries to gerrymander him out of his seat next year, per @Sharrison_WFAE.
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