Tag Archives: GOP

Haley Edges Past DeSantis In Final Iowa Caucus Poll

The Des Moines Register reports: Nikki Haley has overtaken Ron DeSantis in Iowa just days before a high-stakes Republican caucus that could help determine whether either candidate has a viable shot at upending Donald Trump, the race’s far-and-away front-runner. The Iowa Poll shows 48% of likely Republican caucusgoers pick Trump as their first choice for president — a slight dip …

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TX GOP Chair Worked For Funder Of Extremist Group

The Texas Tribune reports: For more than three months, Republican Party of Texas Chair Matt Rinaldi has vigorously attacked critics of Defend Texas Liberty, and rebuffed calls to distance the state party from the powerful group over its ties to white supremacists. As he did so, Rinaldi was also working as an attorney for one of the group’s two billionaire …

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Climate Protestors Disrupt “Liar” Ramaswamy Event

The Hill reports: Climate protestors interrupted GOP Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy during his event in Iowa Friday night, screaming in his face and calling the biotech entrepreneur “a liar.” Ramaswamy, who has called climate change “a hoax” in the past, was targeted by climate activists during his West Des Moines, Iowa event. Some protestors held yellow signs that said “Vivek: …

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Sen. Josh Hawley Goes Full Christian Nationalist

Sen. Josh Hawley writes for First Things: America as a Christian nation—that’s a heretical notion by today’s lights. We are a secular country, the experts have insisted—demanded—for decades. But that was never true. The Founders read Roman historians, yes. Some were influenced by Enlightenment philosophies. But the Bible has been the main source of our national ideals. From the age …

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GOP Loses Attempt To Oust Wisconsin Elections Chief

The Associated Press reports: A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that the state’s top elections official is legally holding her position and that the commission that appoints her is under no obligation to name a new leader, handing yet another defeat to Republicans who have tried to oust her. Meagan Wolfe has been the subject of conspiracy theories and targeted by …

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GOP Pollster: Average Age Of GOP Voters Is “Deceased”

“There are two groups that are impacted when it’s gonna be this cold. Young voters, 18 to 29-year-olds, are less likely to vote in inclement weather. Their turnout is always suspect. And in a Republican event, the average age of a caucus voter, frankly, is deceased. Now, the other group that is affected by it are those over age 70 …

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Mike Lee: Choose Trump Over Biden’s “Lawlessness”

“The American people have a choice to make. In this circumstance, they have a rare, historically unusual chance to choose between two presidents. They have a chance to choose between order and lawlessness. They have an opportunity to choose between putting America first or America last. Choose order over chaos. And so, whether you agree with him on every point …

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Dr. Stabby Warns Of “Dirty Tricks” In Iowa Caucuses

The Messenger reports: The last time Dr. Ben Carson was stumping in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucus for himself, he was the target of a dirty trick by a rival campaign that informed voters he had dropped out. Eight years later, Carson recalled the incident in a video message Friday night to Donald Trump supporters. “Be on the lookout for dirty …

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RNC Posts Fake Quote To Make Biden Appear Senile

The far-right Washington Free Beacon writes: President Joe Biden told Pennsylvanians on Friday that he works for the government in the Senate, a comment likely to fuel concerns about the gaffe-prone president’s mental fitness. “My name’s Joe Biden. I work for the government in the Senate,” said the 81-year-old president as he met employees at a coffee shop in the …

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CT Mayoral Candidate Pleads Guilty To Rioting Charge

New Haven’s Fox affiliate reports: Former Derby Alderman and mayoral candidate Gino DiGiovanni Jr. has entered a guilty plea for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection. DiGiovanni pleaded guilty Friday to one count of Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The crime carries a maximum sentence of one year of imprisonment and a fine of $100,000. …

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Johnson: I’m Standing By My Deal To Avert Shutdown

The New York Times reports: Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he stood by the spending deal he negotiated with Democrats to avert a government shutdown, spurning demands from ultraconservatives who have pressured him to jettison the agreement. The announcement, after days of public silence about what he would do, all but guaranteed that Mr. Johnson will have to …

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MTG: I’ll “Vacate” Johnson If He Approves Ukraine Aid

The Messenger reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Friday said she will fight pairing supplemental aid for Ukraine and border security together even if she has to file a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., because it is a “failing” strategy. “We don’t have to trade $60 billion for Ukraine for our own country’s border security,” Greene …

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Record -25 Wind Chill Likely During Iowa Caucuses

The Des Moines Register reports: Travel is not advised in the Des Moines Metro area or areas to the east, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. “As expected, road conditions are going downhill fast this morning with heavy snow and strong winds decreasing visibility and causing drifting on some Iowa roads,” the Iowa DOT wrote on social media. The …

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New Pro-Haley Ad Labels DeSantis A Trump “Suck Up”

CBS News reports: The leading super PAC supporting former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s run for president is attempting in a new advertisement to portray one of her main 2024 rivals as a “suck up” to former President Donald Trump. The ad, shared exclusively with CBS News, from the pro-Haley political committee known as Stand For America Fund utilizes audio …

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Florida GOP Bill Would “Legally De-Trans” Individuals

Jacksonville’s ABC affiliate reports: A Northeast Florida lawmaker wants to legally define the words “man” and “woman” based on biological sex at birth. Jacksonville Rep. Dean Black filed the proposed What Is A Woman Act this week, which would also impose new requirements related to transgender individuals on state agencies and insurance companies. House Bill 1233 requires state agencies to …

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DeSantis Bemoans “Racket” Of “Right Wing Fake News”

Florida Politics reports: Ron DeSantis told Iowans Thursday that conservative media is every bit as duplicitous and mendacious as the mainstream press, in the latest sign that the final days of his Iowa campaign are driving rhetorical reconsideration. “It used to be, ‘Oh, Republicans, you know, don’t like the liberal media, the NBC, CNN, all that stuff or whatever, but …

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Johnson Pressured To Ditch His Own Spending Deal

Politico reports: Speaker Mike Johnson’s grip on his fractious conference slipped this week after he struck a government funding deal with Democrats — antagonizing the same Republicans who led the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Now, not even three months in the job, Johnson is facing a decision that promises to shape his speakership going forward: whether to give in to …

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Hogan Resigns From No Labels In Possible WH Bid

The Associated Press reports: Larry Hogan, the former governor of Maryland and a moderate Republican who has been critical of Donald Trump, stepped down last month from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels, a move that could signal his preparations to run for president using the group’s ballot line. Hogan did not address his own future in a …

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Texas Gov: We’d Shoot People Crossing The Border But Then The Biden Admin Would “Charge Us With Murder”

The Houston Chronicle reports: Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is doing everything to stop border crossings short of shooting migrants because the Biden administration would “charge us with murder.” “We are deploying every tool and strategy that we possibly can,” the governor said in an interview with conservative commentator Dana Loesch. “The only thing that we’re not doing is we’re …

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Grand Jury: No Charges For OH Woman Who Miscarried

NBC News reports: An Ohio woman who faced a felony charge after she miscarried at home will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. Brittany Watts, 34, had been charged with abuse of a corpse after she miscarried into a toilet on Sept. 22 at her home in Warren, some 60 miles south of Cleveland. Her case has drawn …

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