Republicans

Florida Politics reports: An increasing number of Republican lawmakers have publicly turned on Rep. Anthony Sabatini as he skips Session to campaign out-of-state. The Howey-in-the-Hills Republican, who is filed for Congress in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, has missed a significant portion of the Legislative Session. And he’s the only member of the part-time Legislature to miss so much of the …

“This is a moment where every Republican, I don’t care if you’re running for City Council all the way up to Congress, Senate, etc., every Republican has to be clear and forceful on the record. “Do they think Jan. 6 was legitimate political discourse? Don’t let them avoid it, don’t let them hem haw, don’t let them transition to some …

The Hill reports: A Republican candidate running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is planning to run a campaign ad featuring chants of “Let’s go Brandon” during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The ad from candidate David McCormick features text highlighting issues that have hindered the Biden administration including the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan and rising inflation against an audio …

Axios reports: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said on Sunday that he is “certainly going to take a look” at the possibility of running for president in 2024. Hogan has been considered a top potential presidential contender in the Republican Party. “I’m going to run through the tape as governor until January of next year. I’m going to try to …

The New York Post reports: Former White House adviser and Donald Trump son-in-law Jared Kusher has been nominated for the Nobel Prize for his work as a leading negotiator of the Abraham Accords. The nomination was submitted by Long Island GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin — who also nominated Kushner’s deputy Avi Berkowitz. Kushner and Berkowitz were also nominated for the …

Mediaite reports: Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is concurring with a Donald Trump statement in which the former president suggests Democrat operatives tied to the Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign should have been executed. “We’ve never seen anything like this in history,” Jordan said. “So President Trump’s statement yesterday, I think is right on target. This is truly unprecedented, truly something that …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: State Rep. Timothy Ramthun entered the race for governor Saturday, ensuring 2022 will be all about 2020. The Campbellsport Republican brought election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell to a high school auditorium to make his pitch to voters, an argument that relies on the impossible and illegal endeavor of revoking Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for President Joe …

“I would absolutely welcome a similar pronouncement of protest in our nation’s capitol by truckers and anyone who wants their freedoms back. “People are fed up with these overbearing, overburdening regulations that are not based in science. The science has not changed, but the polling has changed. “And we’re seeing outrage and we’re seeing people from all walks of life …

The Kansas City Star reports: Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley gave his backing on Saturday to Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s campaign to join him in the U.S. Senate. At Missouri State Lincoln Days, an annual gathering of Republicans in the state, Hawley told reporters he settled on Hartzler because he thinks she’ll be a strong voice for Missouri. “It is my privilege …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: U.S. Rep. Ted Budd called his House colleagues Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger “divisive” Wednesday and said their work on the Jan. 6 committee is getting in the way of “freedom-loving Americans.” Budd is currently seeking North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2022 election and is facing off against former Gov. Pat …

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports: In an interview Thursday with the Daily Signal, a conservative media site, the U.S. senator from Kentucky said “it’d be great” if the protests spread to Washington, D.C., when asked about his thoughts on the protests and how the nation’s capital would react if they spread south across the border. “The thing is, it wouldn’t shut …

Mediaite reports: The vast majority of Americans who voted for Donald Trump believe that Congress should not be able to reject the results of an election once they are certified by the states, according to a new poll. A CBS News/YouGov poll — conducted in January and flagged by CNN’s Harry Enten — found that 73% of Americans who voted …

Political Flare reports: Lauren Boebert is not offended to be named “hottest woman in Congress,” which was clearly handed out by a MAGA group because liberals don’t give out awards to the “hottest” women. AOC could be a model and yet we love her because she fights for the poor and seems fearless, not because she is pretty. We also …

Mediaite reports: A Republican candidate for attorney general in Minnesota bragged that people on her staff “were participants in January 6th” and called the Capitol rioters “heroes.” Lynne Torgerson is running to secure the GOP nomination on a very pro-insurrection platform. In a clip from a forum on Jan. 25 that was flagged by Heartland Signal on Thursday, she claimed …

The Washington Post reports: Spurned by Donald Trump, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) traveled to New York on Thursday and stood on the sidewalk across from Trump Tower to pledge her fidelity to the former president — and warn against backing her primary rival. On Wednesday, Trump endorsed Katie Arrington, who is challenging Mace in the Charleston-based 1st Congressional District. Standing …

The Associated Press reports: The Florida Supreme Court told Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman’s district is unconstitutional. DeSantis has interjected himself into the once-a-decade process of drawing new congressional maps, something highly unusual for a governor to do. The House and Senate have considered maps that largely left …

The Huffington Post reports: The Oklahoma Legislature started its 2022 session this week with a slew of anti-abortion bills, which isn’t uncommon. “This is my 12th year in the legislature now, and it feels like every year we go through this,” said Oklahoma House Minority Leader Emily Virgin (D). But this year’s anti-abortion bills ― 11 were pre-filed before the …

Yahoo News reports: Arizona Senate candidate Jim Lamon’s campaign released a Super Bowl ad on Thursday depicting him in armed “showdown” with Democratic leaders including incumbent Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D). The 30-second ad features actors depicting Kelly, President Biden, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). “The good people of Arizona have had enough of you, it’s time for a showdown,” …

The Washington Post reports: A top deputy overseeing election issues for Virginia’s new Republican attorney general resigned Thursday after The Washington Post questioned the office about Facebook posts she had made praising Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and falsely claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Former deputy attorney general Monique Miles also espoused unfounded conspiracy theories about voter fraud and …

The Miami Herald reports: The son of U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez was arrested Wednesday after police say he slapped a Miami city commissioner earlier in the day at Morton’s Steakhouse in Coral Gables. What triggered the spat, the latest episode in the long-running telenovela of Miami politics, was not immediately clear. But the two men involved — Miami commissioner Alex …