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Aug 20 2014
News
Mitt Romney: Obama worse than even I expected
When Mitt Romney stumped here Tuesday for a trio of Republican candidates for Congress, the event had all the trappings of a “Romney for President” rally.
The crowd chanted, “Mitt! Mitt! Mitt!” They applauded loudest when the 2012 Republican standard-bearer took center stage, eclipsing the three Republican candidates who actually will be on West Virginia ballots in November.
Washington TimesNov 05 2020
Opinion
Biden may steal an election for the elitists, but Democrats will regret it: Devine
Let’s be real. Goliath was never going to let David breeze through the rematch.
The provinces, for whom President Trump is an instrument, not an end in himself, were never going to have an easy time winning the 2020 election against the amassed might of the Democratic Party, the “Fake News” media and allied pollsters, Big Tech, woke billionaires and the celebrity class, who united to
Miranda DevineJan 23 2020
News
Democrats will try again to expand voting options in deep red Alabama
An uphill drive is being revived to make casting a ballot easier in Alabama, which has been at the center of the struggle for voting rights in the United States for more than half a century.
Thomas Jackson, one of the longest serving Democrats in Montgomery, is already gathering support for bills to permit absentee voting without an excuse as well as mandate early voting in every county
The FulcrumJul 16 2021
Fact Check
Kamala Harris exaggerates food and water laws for voters
Vice President Kamala Harris said that state lawmakers have proposed hundreds of laws that will suppress or make it difficult for people to vote, and that one way state lawmakers have sought to curtail access to the ballot is to cut off food or water to voters in line.
"They are punishing people for standing in line to vote," Harris told Soledad O’Brien during an interview on BET. "They
PolitiFactMay 20 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump Threatens to Withhold Michigan, Nevada Funding Over Mail-in Voting
President Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding from Michigan and Nevada, after absentee ballot applications were sent to all Michigan voters, and a mail-in primary election is being held in Nevada in June.
Trump is charging that the moves are illegal and will enable voter fraud. Many Democrats support mail-in voting as a way to ensure that ballots can be cast safely during
Associated Press Washington Examiner New York Times (News)Oct 29 2020
News
Democrats seek wave to bolster House majority
House Democrats are eyeing big gains in Tuesday's elections, propelled by an enormous fundraising advantage, a host of GOP retirements and an unpopular Republican president whose erratic handling of the coronavirus pandemic has threatened to damage his party down the ballot.
Not too long ago, the notion that Democrats would expand their majority in any significant fashion was virtually
The HillSep 11 2019
News
'Voters Said No to Radical Liberal Policies': Pro-Trump Republican Wins NC Special Election
Republicans scored an important victory in North Carolina Tuesday as President Trump helped them hang on to a GOP congressional seat in a closely- watched special election.
Conservative Republican Dan Bishop won the race for an open congressional seat defeating Democratic candidate Dan McCready.
Bishop is a state senator and he tied himself tightly to President Trump who staged
CBNOct 26 2020
News
Senate likely to confirm Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court, cementing conservative majority
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is expected on Monday to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, as the next justice to the Supreme Court, a move that will tilt the country’s highest court further to the right for years to come.
No nominee to the Supreme Court has ever been confirmed by the Senate this close to a presidential election, with more than 58
ReutersNov 19 2020
Headline Roundup
Wayne County GOP Members Want to Rescind Votes Certifying Presidential Election
The two Republicans on Michigan's Wayne County Board of Canvassers signed affidavits on Wednesday saying they want to rescind their votes that certified the county's election results. Both Monica Palmer and William Hartmann said they were subjected to threats for raising concerns that absentee ballot books did not match the number of ballots cast in the Detroit area. The Board's vice chairman
Newsmax (News) USA TODAY PoliticoFeb 27 2020
News
Missouri, Kentucky move forward on tough voter ID laws
Two more solidly red states are moving closer this week to enacting a photo ID requirement for voting starting this fall.
The Republican-majority state House in Missouri gave initial approval to such a bill Wednesday. The GOP state House in Kentucky is expected to clear a measure by Friday, with enough votes to override a potential veto.
Only 18 states now require people to
The Fulcrum