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Oct 24 2021
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Obama assails 'politics of meanness' as he campaigns in Virginia governor race
Former President Barack Obama exhorted Virginians to support Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s candidacy for governor, warning of the dire consequences for the state and the country if he were to lose.
“We’re at a turning point right now both here and in America and around the world. There's a mood out there, we see it: a politics of meanness,” Obama told an estimated crowd of around 2,000
Yahoo NewsDec 30 2019
Background
Joe Walsh: Former U.S. Rep., Illinois
William Joseph "Joe" Walsh (b. December 27, 1961) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Walsh was elected by voters from Illinois' 8th Congressional District. Walsh ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012. He was defeated by Tammy Duckworth (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
BallotpediaJan 13 2021
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Why corporations are rethinking political donations
Big banks, big tech, and other major companies are pausing political contributions, primarily to Republicans, after election results were challenged. But Sen. Rick Scott has special reason for concern.
Dear reader:
My first inkling of trouble for Republicans came Sunday with this headline: “Marriott suspends donations to senators who opposed vote result.”
The hotel chain
Christian Science MonitorMay 12 2021
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Over 100 Republicans, including former officials, threaten to split from the G.O.P.
More than 100 Republicans, including some former elected officials, are preparing to release a letter this week threatening to form a third party if the Republican Party does not make certain changes, according to an organizer of the effort.
The statement is expected to take aim at former President Donald J. Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans, which signatories to the document have
New York Times (News)Nov 16 2020
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Ossoff, Warnock start Georgia runoffs behind the eight ball
Joe Biden turned Georgia blue. Compared to what they’re up against now, that was the easy part for Democrats.
To repeat Biden’s feat in a pair of Senate runoffs on Jan. 5, with control of the Senate on the line, the Democratic Party will have to defy a long track record of failure in overtime elections. They’ll need to overcome the entire weight of the Republican Party descending on the
PoliticoJan 06 2021
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Pelosi says House will reconvene after riots, finish job
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that lawmakers would resume the count of electoral votes to confirm the November election result once the U.S. Capitol is cleared after pro-Trump rioters breached the building.
She said that decision was made after consultations with fellow congressional leaders and calls to the Pentagon, Justice Department and Vice President Mike Pence.
ReutersNov 03 2021
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Republican Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race
Virginia voters chose Republican Glenn Youngkin as their next governor, a dramatic reversal for a state that had appeared solidly Democratic in recent years and a significant loss for President Biden and the party’s establishment.
Former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe came up short in his bid to become only the second Virginia governor since the Civil War to win a second term, with
Washington PostMar 17 2020
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Maryland primary moves to June amid coronavirus pandemic; voters to pick Cummings’ replacement by mail in April
Maryland is postponing its April 28 primary to June 2 and shifting the special Baltimore-area congressional election to mail-in ballots only — all part of an effort to allow citizens to vote without jeopardizing their health during the coronavirus outbreak.
Gov. Larry Hogan issued a proclamation Tuesday to move the date of the statewide primary, which includes the Baltimore mayor’s race
Baltimore SunNov 03 2021
Analysis
Beware People Trying to Dismiss Jack Dorsey's Inflation Analysis as Disinformation
I hope you squirreled away that cool 16 cents you saved on your Fourth of July barbeque this year. Across the board, prices seem to be going up, up, up.
Gas is more expensive (up 42.7 percent). Cars and trucks, too (up 7.6 percent for new and 31.9 percent (!) for used). Your wallet is surely feeling the burn at the grocery store (up 3 percent). Meat, in particular, is getting really
ReasonJan 11 2021
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Democrats, GOP face defining moments after Capitol riot
Both political parties are trying to figure out how to move forward following the cataclysmic events of Jan. 6, when a mob fueled by conspiracies and riled up by a president in his final days in office ransacked the Capitol.
House Democrats are set this week to move to impeach President Trump — short of an unlikely eleventh-hour move by Vice President Pence — but there is some division
The Hill