Tag Archives: GOP

Nevada School Board Candidate: The US Constitution Commands Procreation, Therefore Being Gay Is Illegal

“I believe the Constitution. I believe in the way our founding fathers believed in this country: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That means that homosexuals cannot procreate. This goes against our Constitution. “This goes against what parents want in the school district, and this is only one book out of thousands.” – Clark County, Nevada school board candidate …

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Christie: Trump’s Endorsements Won’t Be Determinative

ABC News reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday said former President Trump’s endorsements in the upcoming midterm elections will not be “determinative.” Asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” what role Trump’s endorsements will play in November’s midterm races, Christie said they will “always be a factor” because of the ex-president’s influence in the …

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Fort Lauderdale Responds To “Don’t Say Gay” Law By Reaffirming Its Stance As LGBTQ-Friendly Destination

The Miami Herald reports: When Stacy Ritter, the CEO of Visit Lauderdale, saw professional organizations condemning Florida over legislation like the “Stop WOKE Act” and what critics call the “don’t say gay” law, she worried her job promoting tourism in Broward County could become much more difficult. The agency is reaffirming Fort Lauderdale and its surrounding area as an inclusive, …

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Retiring GOP Rep: Death Threats From Cultists Are “Detriment To Getting Good People To Run” [VIDEO]

Politico reports: Outgoing Rep. Fred Upton on Sunday said fellow Republicans may find it difficult to unite the various wings of the party if they prevail in taking back the House in the November midterms. Upton (R-Mich.) said he is confident that House Republicans will have a majority next year, but it is the open question of how large their …

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McCarthy Dodges On Anti-NATO Republican Reps

Raw Story reports: During an interview on Fox News, guest host Mike Emmanuel asked McCarthy if his colleagues were wrong to vote against a House resolution affirming support for NATO. “No, there’s strong support for NATO moving forward,” McCarthy replied. “Always has been. NATO is in the process of defending themselves but the one thing we need to make sure …

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57% Of Republicans Say Riot Was “Act Of Patriotism”

The New Republic reports: When asked to describe what democracy means to them, 47 percent of Republicans named the protection of individual rights and liberties, while just 22 percent named majority rule — the textbook definition, it apparently does not go without saying, of a democratic political system. Respondents to the poll were also asked “Thinking about the people who …

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ID Republicans Refuse To Debate Primary Challengers

Boise’s NBC News affiliate reports: Ahead of Idaho’s May 17 Republican primary election, Gov. Brad Little confirmed to KTVB on Friday that he will not be participating in any debates for governor of the Gem State. According to Betsy Russell, the president of the Idaho Press Club, this is the first time in more than three decades that the sitting …

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Florida Bans 54 Math Textbooks For “Indoctrination”

The Miami Herald reports: The Florida Department of Education on Friday said the state will not include dozens of math textbooks in a list used by school districts to buy books for classrooms because their content included references to critical race theory and other “prohibited topics” and “unsolicited strategies.” The announcement was made in a press release titled “Florida Rejects …

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South Carolina Inmate Chooses Death By Firing Squad

South Carolina’s The State reports: South Carolina courts gave Richard Moore eight days to decide exactly how he wants to die, and on Friday he made his choice. Moore, who has been on South Carolina’s death row for 21 years, is scheduled for execution on April 29. By state law, the 57-year-old Spartanburg man had to determine which execution method …

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NC Dems Urged To Vote Against Cawthorn In Primary

Asheville’s CBS News affiliate reports: Some Democrats are trying an unusual strategy to try to defeat controversial Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn: they’re urging people to vote in the Republican primary. Moe Davis, a Democrat who ran against Cawthorn in 2020 and lost, is urging Democrats to temporarily change their voter registration to unaffiliated. Under state law, that would allow …

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MTG And Gaetz Funneled $25K To Ex-Trump Lawyer

Congress Minutes reports: Put America First, a joint fundraising committee run by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), paid at least $25,000 for legal services since September to the Constitutional Counsel Group. That’s the law firm of John Eastman, a onetime legal adviser to former President Donald Trump. The nature of these payments: It’s unclear what Eastman’s …

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Trump Endorses Vance Despite Screaming By Cultists

USA Today reports: After a day of push and pull, former President Donald Trump endorsed writer and venture capitalist J.D. Vance in a Republican Senate primary in Ohio, despite objections from other Republicans that Vance is a non-conservative who could lose in the fall election. “Like some others, J.D. Vance may have said some not so great things about me …

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Texas Gov Caves On Order That Clogged Border Trade

The Associated Press reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border, after a week of intensifying backlash and fears of deepening economic losses. The Republican governor dropped his new rules that had required all commercial trucks from Mexico to undergo extra inspections to curb the flow of …

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Corrupt Ex-EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Launches Senate Bid

The Tulsa World reports: Former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is running for U.S. Senate. Also the former head of the EPA appointed by Donald Trump, Pruitt has filed to campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Inhofe. Pruitt represented Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the Oklahoma Senate from 1998 until 2006. He served two terms …

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Second Bus From Texas Drops Off Migrants In DC

ABC News reports: A second group of asylum seekers arrived in Washington, D.C., Thursday on a charter bus after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to transport migrants from Texas to D.C. This comes just one day after the first bus of undocumented migrants from Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, was transported to the nation’s …

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MI Gov Candidate: Whitmer Staged Kidnapping Plot

The Detroit Metro Times reports: Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano shared a conspiracy theory Thursday that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plotted with the FBI to “fake her own kidnapping” in an effort to have a “direct impact on the 2020 election results” after two suspects were found not guilty last week. “Michiganders deserve an answer. As we all saw last week, …

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Nunes Loses Appeal In Defamation Suit Against CNN

Reuters reports: A federal appeals court said Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, cannot revive his defamation lawsuit against CNN over reports he was involved in efforts to uncover damaging Ukraine-related information about Joe Biden. In a 2-1 decision on Thursday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said …

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GOP Fears Far-Right Wing Will “Burn The House Down”

Politico reports: When Rep. Fred Upton announced his retirement from Congress, colleagues in both parties lined up to lament. The one who misses him the most, in the end, may be Kevin McCarthy. The Michigan Republican’s departure after 18 terms is the latest in a series of blows to the House’s small but mighty group of GOP dealmakers, a loose …

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POLL: Kemp +24 Over Purdue In GA GOP Gov Primary

Atlanta’s CBS News affiliate reports: The race for Georgia’s Governorship begins with the GOP primary in just six weeks. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed David Perdue, but his attempt to unseat Brian Kemp isn’t showing up in the polls. CBS46 obtained a Landmark Communications survey of nearly 700-people which shows Kemp at the top of the poll with 52% …

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Ohio Supreme Court Rejects State Maps For 4th Time

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports: For the fourth time, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected state House and Senate maps drawn by Republicans, sending mapmakers back to the drawing board. Time is of the essence because Ohio needs legislative maps by Wednesday to conduct an Aug. 2 primary – the latest possible date, according to state election officials. But in its 4-3 …

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