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2024 National & State Elections (Not POTUS)
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I love how dysfunctional the House has been, with their inability to get anything done and all the internal knife fights on the GOP side, and the voters are like "You know what, I want some more of that...."
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Yeah, but most of those aforementioned voters know about as much about how the House works as they do virology. Steadily removing civics and economics from core public ed curriculum certainly wasn't an accident.
RockyMtnHoo
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Did I miss Biden carrying Texas?
aGDevil2k
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I think they mean he carried that triangle
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Ah gotcha, that makes sense. Just for context, Trump beat Biden by about 600K votes in 2020 in Texas, so 1M new registrations in those areas is significant.
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On August 29, the Char-Koosta News published a shocking investigative report revealing the remarks made by Mr. Sheehy at campaign events in Shelby and Hamilton last November. Sheehy, a recent Montana transplant, was saying he ropes and brands with Crow members, and that it’s “a great way to bond with all the Indians while they’re drunk at 8 A.M.” He further claimed to have had “Coors Lights cans flying by your head” while riding in the Crow Parade. The Char-Koosta also reported that in separate events in Superior and Helena, Sheehy said Crow tribal members called him ‘white boy,’ and threw Coors cans at his head at their rodeo. Mr. Sheehy shared these damaging stereotypes to his largely white audiences as representations of who we are as Indian people, apparently thinking he could elicit some laughs about his experiences in tribal communities. We aren’t laughing.
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Has Sheehy responded to any media questions regarding his words? He told Fox News reporter that the audio clips were chopped up to make him sound evil. What he neglected to say was any sort of condemnation for those sentiments that came out of his mouth. Does he wish to be a friend to the Native populations he’s asking to represent? Does this ex-SEAL realize the harm he has inflicted upon the many Indian Veterans in our communities?
We have listened to the full audio of Sheehy’s speeches that were recently released by the Char-Koosta News after their reporting was questioned, and Sheehy’s hateful rhetoric is just as unacceptable as it was before.
In response to candidate Tim Sheehy’s comments that the audio was chopped up by Char-Koosta News, it is releasing the full audio recording of the speeches that include the same very offensive comments.
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A key GOP Senate candidate faces new ‘carpetbagger’ accusations
Several GOP Senate candidates are dealing with "carpetbagger" accusations, but Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, is facing a bigger mess than most.
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But perhaps no one in Republican politics is struggling with the issue more than former Rep. Mike Rogers.
To be sure, the former congressman was definitely born in Michigan, went to school in Michigan, lived in Michigan, and represented a district in the central part of the state for several years before retiring from Capitol Hill a decade ago.
And then he did what a lot of retirees do: Rogers moved to Florida. We know this for certain, because he’s said so, out loud and on the record. In fact, the Republican, who reportedly purchased a very expensive home in the Sunshine State, was still registered to vote in Florida as recently as this year.
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At first blush, it’s reasonable to wonder whether, and to what extent, voters will care, but for now, that line of inquiry is secondary to a related and unexpected question: Where, exactly, does Rogers live?
The Detroit Free Press’ M.L. Elrick looked into the matter and explained in his latest column, “I don’t know where Mike Rogers lives, but it’s not where he’s registered to vote.”
Before changing his registration in July, Rogers apparently listed his brother's address as his own, though locals suggested they never saw him and he never lived there.
Elrick explored all of this in considerable detail — his column is well worth your time — and it’s worth noting that the candidate’s spokesperson appears to have confirmed that Rogers, as a result of construction delays, does not live in the house where he’s registered to vote.
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“… "Young people, listen up, they’ve been indoctrinated for too long. We don’t even try to talk to them anymore," Sheehy said at an event in late 2023, according to audio obtained by NBC News.
"I sat with a group of younger folks a couple of months ago talking about, just, various issues. And one of them was life, because of course young women between the age of 19 and 30, abortion is their Number One concern. That’s all they want to talk about. They are single-issue voters," Sheehy continued.
"And it’s all about pro-choice, pro-choice. Well, ‘Republicans are pro-life. They want to take my rights away and lock me up and throw me in prison.’ And I said, well, are you familiar with what the Democrats’ position is on abortion? ‘Yeah, they’re pro-choice. They’re protecting women,’” he said.
Sheehy, who at the time was already a Senate candidate, then used a false talking point that has been repeated by former President Donald Trump and other Republicans, claiming the Democratic Party supports killing babies shortly after they're born.
“It’s called murder. That is the position of the American Democrat Party,” Sheehy said. …”
Montana GOP Senate candidate says women have been 'indoctrinated' on abortion
In newly unearthed audio from last year, Tim Sheehy said abortion is "all" young women "want to talk about."“… "Young people, listen up, they’ve been indoctrinated for too long. We don’t even try to talk to them anymore," Sheehy said at an event in late 2023, according to audio obtained by NBC News.
"I sat with a group of younger folks a couple of months ago talking about, just, various issues. And one of them was life, because of course young women between the age of 19 and 30, abortion is their Number One concern. That’s all they want to talk about. They are single-issue voters," Sheehy continued.
"And it’s all about pro-choice, pro-choice. Well, ‘Republicans are pro-life. They want to take my rights away and lock me up and throw me in prison.’ And I said, well, are you familiar with what the Democrats’ position is on abortion? ‘Yeah, they’re pro-choice. They’re protecting women,’” he said.
Sheehy, who at the time was already a Senate candidate, then used a false talking point that has been repeated by former President Donald Trump and other Republicans, claiming the Democratic Party supports killing babies shortly after they're born.
“It’s called murder. That is the position of the American Democrat Party,” Sheehy said. …”
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Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads
Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads
There is a perverse irony here.
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DeSantis and his allies are already spending large sums of taxpayer dollars to fight Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution if voted into law in November. His “election police” have interrogated and intimidatedresidents who signed petitions to put it on the ballot. His administration created a publicly funded, state-run website condemning the amendment, and has run ads promoting the current law, which bans abortions after six weeks.
Now, however, DeSantis is escalating the battle: On Oct. 3, his Department of Health sent a letter to at least one local NBC affiliate suggesting that prosecutors could bring criminal charges against the TV station for airing ads that encourage residents to vote for the amendment. The letter, first reported by investigative journalist Jason Garcia, asserted that the ads violate Florida’s “sanitary nuisance” law and that stations may commit a second-degree misdemeanor by carrying them, subjecting their employees to a 60-day jail sentence.
… The Florida Department of Health claimed that airing the “Caroline” ad may violate the state’s ban on a “nuisance injurious to health,” a second-degree misdemeanor. (Yes, the department’s lawyers asserted that this law—which targets septic tanks and slaughterhouses—could somehow be applied to political speech.) The agency alleged that the advertisement may convince women that they cannot obtain emergency abortions in Florida, leading them to travel out of state for care or forgo it altogether.
Yet women are already taking these steps—not because they saw “Caroline” on TV, but because the six-week ban forces them to do so. The DeSantis administration is therefore blaming the catastrophic public health consequences of its own abortion ban on an ad asking voters to overturn that ban. …”
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Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads
Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads
There is a perverse irony here.slate.com
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DeSantis and his allies are already spending large sums of taxpayer dollars to fight Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution if voted into law in November. His “election police” have interrogated and intimidatedresidents who signed petitions to put it on the ballot. His administration created a publicly funded, state-run website condemning the amendment, and has run ads promoting the current law, which bans abortions after six weeks.
Now, however, DeSantis is escalating the battle: On Oct. 3, his Department of Health sent a letter to at least one local NBC affiliate suggesting that prosecutors could bring criminal charges against the TV station for airing ads that encourage residents to vote for the amendment. The letter, first reported by investigative journalist Jason Garcia, asserted that the ads violate Florida’s “sanitary nuisance” law and that stations may commit a second-degree misdemeanor by carrying them, subjecting their employees to a 60-day jail sentence.
… The Florida Department of Health claimed that airing the “Caroline” ad may violate the state’s ban on a “nuisance injurious to health,” a second-degree misdemeanor. (Yes, the department’s lawyers asserted that this law—which targets septic tanks and slaughterhouses—could somehow be applied to political speech.) The agency alleged that the advertisement may convince women that they cannot obtain emergency abortions in Florida, leading them to travel out of state for care or forgo it altogether.
Yet women are already taking these steps—not because they saw “Caroline” on TV, but because the six-week ban forces them to do so. The DeSantis administration is therefore blaming the catastrophic public health consequences of its own abortion ban on an ad asking voters to overturn that ban. …”
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DeSantis becomes more like his hero and role model Viktor Orban every day. First take over education in the state and move the curriculum very sharply to the right, then go after the media and bully them into only broadcasting the news you want them to.Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads
Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads
There is a perverse irony here.
“…
DeSantis and his allies are already spending large sums of taxpayer dollars to fight Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution if voted into law in November. His “election police” have interrogated and intimidatedresidents who signed petitions to put it on the ballot. His administration created a publicly funded, state-run website condemning the amendment, and has run ads promoting the current law, which bans abortions after six weeks.
Now, however, DeSantis is escalating the battle: On Oct. 3, his Department of Health sent a letter to at least one local NBC affiliate suggesting that prosecutors could bring criminal charges against the TV station for airing ads that encourage residents to vote for the amendment. The letter, first reported by investigative journalist Jason Garcia, asserted that the ads violate Florida’s “sanitary nuisance” law and that stations may commit a second-degree misdemeanor by carrying them, subjecting their employees to a 60-day jail sentence.
… The Florida Department of Health claimed that airing the “Caroline” ad may violate the state’s ban on a “nuisance injurious to health,” a second-degree misdemeanor. (Yes, the department’s lawyers asserted that this law—which targets septic tanks and slaughterhouses—could somehow be applied to political speech.) The agency alleged that the advertisement may convince women that they cannot obtain emergency abortions in Florida, leading them to travel out of state for care or forgo it altogether.
Yet women are already taking these steps—not because they saw “Caroline” on TV, but because the six-week ban forces them to do so. The DeSantis administration is therefore blaming the catastrophic public health Dconsequences of its own abortion ban on an ad asking voters to overturn that ban. …”
I hope you are correct.Keep up the good work pubs. Keep abortion at the top of the ballot and watch your electoral prospects get dimmer and dimmer.
I fear for MI with the Islamic vote, WI as it gets older and whiter, and Pennsylvania because it really is Pennsyltucky.
I, too, have fears. BUT, at times Islamic women have/need abortion care, white women have/need abortion care, rural women have/need abortion care, and older women have children and grandchildren who have/need abortion care. Almost every adult woman I've spoken to on this issue has either had abortion care or had a close friend who did. Most are steamed about Dobbs and its aftermath. This is NOT an issue that pubs should want front and center in this or any other election.
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Before anyone gets too excited about this data, using the simple assumption that all the new population added to any given county votes the same way the county voted in 2020, that data nets Trump 144K votes.