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Aug 11 2022
News
Beto O’Rourke curses at heckler in viral video
Beto O’Rourke on Wednesday cursed at a heckler who laughed at his remarks on the Uvalde school shooting during a campaign event in Mineral Wells, sparking a viral moment as the confrontation spread across the internet.
The encounter came as O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for governor, slammed the state laws that allowed the gunman who massacred 19 students and two teachers at Robb
Houston ChronicleNov 09 2022
Analysis
Democrats Spent Millions Boosting Far-Right Republicans. How Did It Pan Out?
Throughout the 2022 primary season, groups affiliated with the Democratic Party funded ads to boost immoderate Republican candidates. The goal was to boost the least moderate candidates in the hopes that they would be easier to beat in a general election. Now that Americans have voted, it looks like the gamble worked. Democrats exercised their free speech, but did they set a good precedent?
ReasonOct 14 2022
News
House Democrats retrench as GOP money floods the map
GOP Rep. Mike Garcia holds one of House Republicans’ most vulnerable districts. But Democrats have barely spent a dime on TV to take him down.
The decision, according to those involved, was driven by a relative lack of resources: As Republicans’ biggest House super PAC floods the election with hundreds of millions of dollars, their Democratic counterparts have lagged far behind. Some
PoliticoAug 25 2022
News
Kemp Accuses Fulton County DA of 'Engineering' Probe Amid Abrams Challenge
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is accusing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of "engineering" her subpoena for his testimony at the height of his reelection campaign against his Democratic rival Stacey Abrams.
In a court document filed Wednesday, Kemp's attorneys argued that Willis' office "engineered the Governor's interaction with the investigation to reach a crescendo in the
NewsweekMay 18 2022
News
Pennsylvania’s Senate GOP primary too close to call
Former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick and celebrity physician Mehmet Oz were nearly tied in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, and the race appeared headed for a recount.
Mr. McCormick appeared to supporters at his campaign headquarters near midnight and told them he expected to win, but not tonight.
“We’re gonna win this campaign,” he told the cheering crowd
Washington TimesOct 13 2022
Opinion
Time to Unleash Congress on Putin
In response to Russia’s horrific invasion of Ukraine, the United States has marshaled its allies in an economic war with no obvious precedent. Within days of Vladimir Putin’s declaration of war in February, the United States galvanized the world’s leading democracies to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia’s financial sector, including the country’s central bank — the largest sanctions target
PoliticoJul 28 2022
Fact Check
Washington GOP House Candidates Attack Each Other on Social Security
Two of the Republicans running for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District seat are attacking each other in TV ads about Social Security that could mislead voters.
An ad from Joe Kent falsely claimed that incumbent Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s “plan for Social Security” is a “25% cut in benefits and complete insolvency in 10 years.” Kent has argued that Herrera Beutler “offers no
FactCheck.orgJul 16 2022
News
A team of Republican lawyers, judges, and former senators reviewed dozens of lawsuits alleging voter fraud in the 2020 election and concluded there was none
A group of GOP lawyers, former senators, and judges, after a review of dozens of legal filings, determined that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
The findings were released in a 72-page report Thursday. The authors of the report include former US Sens. John Danforth and Gordon Smith, three former federal judges, and a GOP election lawyer
Business InsiderSep 02 2022
News
September surprise shakes GOP primary
It’s a twist few saw coming: one of Donald Trump’s biggest Massachusetts allies is breaking rank with the former president in the GOP gubernatorial primary.
Howie Carr is telling his listeners to vote for Chris Doughty over Trump-endorsed Geoff Diehl based on who he believes has the best chance against Democrat Maura Healey in November.
The talk radio host and Boston Herald
PoliticoJun 22 2022
News
DeSantis pulls in millions from former Trump donors ahead of November election
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pulled in millions of dollars for his re-election bid from former donors to President Donald Trump — a possible sign that some Trump supporters are looking for other candidates in the 2024 presidential race, according to a report.
A weekend Politico analysis of campaign finance data found that at least 10 donors who spent $24 million on Trump’s re-election
New York Post (News)