Nebraska gives us a peek into middle America politics …by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor Jim’s Editor’s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPalJim’s work includes research, field trips, Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more. Thanks for helping. Click to donate >> First published … October 19, 2020 Nebraska is one of only two states to apportion its electoral votes by Congressional district. Maine is the other. […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010161080793872-republican-national-committee-accuses-twitter-of-illegal-support-for-biden/ Twitter and Facebook recently curbed the circulation of a New York Post exposé on Hunter Biden’s business dealings abroad, possibly involving his father, former US Vice President Joe Biden. Source link
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lost her cool on Tuesday during an interview with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, calling the veteran newsman a Republican “apologist” and claiming he didn’t know what he was “talking about” after he pressed her over the long-stalled stimulus package. With the White House, House Democrats, and Senate Republicans still at a stalemate over the much-needed coronavirus relief funds—made worse by the president’s […]
Candace Owens’ BLEXIT Foundation—founded to give people the false impression that Black voters are abandoning the Democratic party en masse for Republicanism—reportedly put together Saturday’s campaign event thinly disguised as an official government function, where Donald Trump spoke to a pro-police Black and Latinx audience from the Truman Balcony during what was in effect his first in-person rally since his trip to Walter Reed. Two thousand […]
Emma Hurt of NPR member station WABE joins Scott Simon to discuss how voters in Georgia are feeling ahead of Election Day. Source link
The chairman of an Arkansas county Republican committee died from complications associated with COVID-19 on Tuesday—less than one month after his organization hosted a maskless gathering with other elected leaders. Steven Farmer, who served as the chairman of the Craighead County Republican Committee, died on Tuesday after a weeks-long battle with the coronavirus that resulted in a stay at the ICU and a ventilator, his daughter […]
Seventeen Republican lawmakers declined on Friday to support a measure in the House of Representatives that condemned the pro-Trump QAnon movement as a “collection of unfounded conspiracy theories.” The resolution, which passed nearly unanimously, urged the FBI and intelligence agencies to focus on the threats from fringe conspiracy groups, which have grown in mass as the election has neared. All told, 371 members voted in favor […]
Fears over the spread of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have prompted election officials in many US states to allow the use of absentee ballots by all registered voters in the upcoming presidential election. Democrats advocate the move, while Republicans oppose it, with President Donald Trump claiming absentee voting could lead to “voter fraud”. At least 1,400 registered voters who requested absentee ballots in the US state […]
At a news conference on Sept. 23, President Trump declined to promise a peaceful transfer of power after the November election. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP At a news conference on Sept. 23, President Trump declined to promise a peaceful transfer of power after the November election. Evan Vucci/AP No votes have been counted in the election of 2020 but a battle already […]
There’s a Jewish tradition that someone who dies on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, must have been a tzaddik, a righteous person. After all, God waited all year to carry out the decree. Perhaps that offers some comfort to those mourning the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Hebrew name, Yita Ruchel bat Tzirel Leah), who finally succumbed to cancer at the age of 87, […]
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A movement calling to “defund the police” seeks to reduce the amount of financing for law enforcement and for the dismantling of police departments amid nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, sparked by the death of George Floyd in the United States. The Michigan Republican Party said its headquarters in the city of Lansing was vandalised with “radical anti-police statements”, posting photos of graffiti on the […]
President Trump has promised a second-term agenda that would replicate his first term. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump has promised a second-term agenda that would replicate his first term. Alex Brandon/AP A central promise of last week’s Republican National Convention was a pledge that President Trump would use a second term to build on elements of his first term, with very […]
Donald Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday night was interminable, sprawling, and littered with superfluous lines. But it also included some finely tuned themes that were repeated over and over during the four-night infomercial called the Republican National Convention, starting with the timely issue of law and order. “If the Democrat Party wants to stand with anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters, and flag-burners, that is up to them,” Trump […]
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At 9:30 p.m., as hundreds of protesters marched down Kenosha’s streets to protest a police shooting that left 29-year-old Jacob Blake paralyzed, National Association of Police Organizations President Michael McHale took to the stage at the Republican convention to chide Democrats for disrespecting America’s police officers. “Chaos results when elected officials in cities like Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York make the conscious and very public […]
Vice President Mike Pence was the headline speaker at the third night of the Republican National Convention and he did not disappoint. Speaking at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Pence outlined the successes of the administration and the goals they have for the next four years. He also took the fight to the Democrats, criticizing their failure to address the unrest in various American cities during their […]
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President Trump delivered lengthy remarks to delegates gathered in Charlotte, N.C., on the first day of the Republican National Convention. Jessica Koscielniak/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jessica Koscielniak/Pool/Getty Images President Trump delivered lengthy remarks to delegates gathered in Charlotte, N.C., on the first day of the Republican National Convention. Jessica Koscielniak/Pool/Getty Images Ask any Republican strategist about the state of their party in 2020 and […]
If you just returned from 40 years (or even four) in a jungle in Borneo without television and modern communications and watched Tuesday night’s Republican convention, you’d think these were lovely people doing wondrous things. There was the former robber and the FBI guy who befriended him (needless to say, across racial lines). The New Mexico cop who adopted the heroin addict’s baby and helped her […]
Being Secretary of State is, as it turns out, is really just a side hustle for Mike Pompeo. He’s happy to have the gig if it helps advance his personal political ambitions, but should the burdens or restrictions associated with being America’s chief diplomat ever get in the way of those ambitions, time and time again, this heir to the legacy of Thomas Jefferson chooses himself […]
On Night 1 of the 2020 Republican National Convention, acolyte after high-profile acolyte lined up to lavish praise on President Donald Trump for standing tall between the American people and a Marxist, politically correct hellscape. They just couldn’t seem to figure out why, exactly, he was so great. Trump was alternately touted as a true champion of the Black community—but also as the only person standing […]
The Republican party has been headed down the wrong path on inclusion and diversity for decades and on Monday night, America saw the results as a lineup intended to highlight the party’s diversity instead exposed how little of it there is. The night opened with Charlie Kirk, the 26-year-old white founder of Turning Point USA and one of the most divisive, and angriest figures in America. […]
The news channel’s media critic Brian Stelter says CNN will have live “fact-checks” for the RNC, leaving many to wonder where those fact-checks were during the respective Democratic event. Warning about a possible “stream of disinformation” at the RNC, scheduled to take place from August 24 through August 27, Stelter promised CNN will “fact-check” and “cut away” from the event as needed. He also blasted rival […]
Donald Trump really wanted to go big for his re-nominating convention. Long before the coronavirus pandemic utterly destroyed his vision of a great American “revival” this summer—to be packed with his signature mega-rallies, economic renewal, and an extravagant 2020 Republican National Convention that would show up Joe Biden—the president was planning for yet another evening of being treated as a Republican rock-star while anointed the party […]
Kimberly Klacik is a young black woman running for Congress in Maryland. She took the nation by storm last week, when she released a viral ad which exposed the hypocrisy of Democrats and how little they have done for the black community in American cities. She recently spoke about this ad in an interview. From the Daily Caller: TRENDING: SHOCK VIDEO: “Mom! Call 911!” – Biden […]
Byron Donalds is a conservative Republican and Trump supporter. He just won a primary in the race for Florida’s 19th district. It was a competitive race. The Blaze reports: Trump-supporting black Republican Byron Donalds wins hotly contested Florida primary TRENDING: Goodyear Bans Employees From Wearing ‘All Lives Matter,’ ‘Blue Lives Matter’ or MAGA Slogans, But Says Black Lives Matter is Allowed A black Trump-supporting Florida state […]
Citizen Free Press writes: Laura Loomer wasn’t the only outspoken woman to win big in Florida tonight. Republican candidate Anna Paulina Luna kicked ass in Florida’s 13th District. Luna will take on Charlie Crist in November. Luna, 31, a veteran, garnered nearly 36 percent of the vote, or more than 22,000 votes of the nearly 62,000 ballots cast in the race. “I am honored and humbled […]
Kimberly Klacik is a young black woman running for Congress in Maryland and you are going to hear a lot about her in the very near future. Klacik is smart, and a very pretty woman. She also has natural instincts for politics, as this new campaign ad shows. The Daily Caller has details: ‘Black People Don’t Have To Vote Democrat’: GOP Challenger In Baltimore Releases Ad […]
The Democrat convention nominating Joe Biden for president in Milwaukee will kick off Monday night with four Republican speakers: Former Ohio Governor John Kasich, former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, former Rep. Susan Molinari (NY) and 2010 GOP nominee for California governor Meg Whitman. The theme for the Republicans endorsing Biden Monday night is, “We the People Putting Country Over Party.” The overall theme of […]
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger has called on President Donald Trump to debunk the QAnon conspiracy, saying that it has gone “mainstream” after a theory-backing Republican candidate all but secured a seat in congress after a primary win. Kinzinger, who has locked horns with Trump in the past, came out swinging against the conspiracy theory during an episode of CNN’s Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter on Sunday. […]
Yesterday two Republican Senators called out Democrat leadership for “knowingly” spreading disinformation on foreign Intel. They were right of course. This is why sleazy Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell came to the Democrat’s rescue. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who ran for President but had to drop out after polling at 0%, again stood up for his fellow crooks in Congress who have pushed Russia collusion over the past […]
Rep. Roger Marshall is projected to win the Kansas State Republican primary for the open US Senate seat over Kris Kobach. Kris Kobach has been a huge target from the left for his strong stand against illegal immigration. Maybe there’ll be room for him in the Trump administration. NEW: Rep. Roger Marshall is projected to win the Republican Senate primary in Kansas, according to the AP, […]
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Republican Iraq War veteran Peter Meijer won the Republican primary race in Michigan’s Third District held by Never-Trumper Justin Amash. Update: Peter Meijer just won the GOP primary to replace Justin Amash https://t.co/ll5643l0PV — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 5, 2020 never-Trumper Justin Amash left the Republican Party in July 2019. TRENDING: Teen Activist Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police from Schools Is Shot […]
Voters in Kirkwood, Mo., cast ballots on Nov. 6, 2018 that helped decide the balance of power in Congress. Next week they’ll get the chance to decide whether to expand Medicaid in their state. The measure could extend health coverage to more than 230,000 more Missourians. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Voters in Kirkwood, Mo., cast ballots on Nov. 6, 2018 […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., with President Trump at the White House. The Republican Party has unveiled a new pandemic relief bill, but tough negotiations lie ahead with Democrats. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., with President Trump at the White House. The Republican Party has unveiled a new pandemic relief bill, but tough negotiations lie ahead […]
On the eve of a Big Tech antitrust hearing, citing video evidence dug up by Project Veritas, a Republican congressman has referred Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the Justice Department for lying to Congress about political bias. Zuckerberg allegedly made “materially false statements to Congress while under oath” during the April 10-11 joint hearings in 2018, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) wrote in a letter addressed to […]
The left is currently on a crusade to cancel aspects of American history that they don’t like. Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas wants the Democrats to put their money where their mouth is. He recently introduced a resolution to ban organizations which have had ties to slavery and other ugly aspects of the past such as the KKK. In other words, the Democratic party itself. […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced during a White House briefing that he was ordering the cancellation of the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, saying that “it’s not the right time” in light of the massive coronavirus outbreak in the state. Trump said the RNC’s delegates would still meet in Charlotte, North Carolina, and that he would still hold a convention speech, albeit “in a […]
(Above Texas Republican Chairman James Dickey) According to the Texan nine hours ago: Federal Judge Lynn Hughes of the U.S. Southern District Court granted immediate relief to the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) Friday afternoon, requiring the City of Houston to make available the George R. Brown Convention Center both this weekend and next weekend, if necessary, for the party’s convention. This morning, the RPT joined […]
The senator was previously ostracised for her criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement and lambasted online by a former Clinton campaign adviser, both of which took place amid US-wide anti-racist protests, largely led by the BLM movement. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn has lambasted comments made by a grassroots organiser for the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign, Democrat Adam Parkhomenko, calling his racism accusations against her “another […]
Mayor Keisha Bottoms Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms over her mask mandate. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is a Marxist and marched with Black Lives Matter militants last month. Kemp’s lawsuit alleges the Democrat Mayor lacks the authority to implement and enforce a face mask mandate and that she must obey his executive order. Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp suspended all local […]
In the presidential race, every vote can be decisive, so contestants must try really hard to identify their electorate and please it. But sometimes you don’t have to look that far. How about the most adorable electorate ever – doggos? Who’s a good voter? The Lincoln Project, a Republican political action committee notorious for its pointed criticism of US President Donald Trump, launched a hashtag #Dogs4Biden, […]
Introduction: When the FBI showed up to grill me about being a Russian spy, it turned into hours of easy going fun. I simply told them everything they wanted to know and lots of stuff they needed to forget as well, just to keep their jobs. They quickly learned VT knows tons more than the FBI or current CIA, so much more, unimaginably more. Then they […]
Sen. Lamar Alexander is one of several Republican senators not planning to attend the Republican National Convention in August. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sen. Lamar Alexander is one of several Republican senators not planning to attend the Republican National Convention in August. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Several Republican senators say they will not attend the Republican National Convention to re-nominate President […]
The cartoon in question was branded by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly as anti-Semitic, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker reportedly described it as “another disgusting display by ignorant Republicans who fail to understand that their propaganda is costing lives”. Dane Hicks, GOP chairman for Anderson County, Kansas, has apologized for a cartoon posted on the Facebook page of a newspaper he owns, which drew parallels between the local […]
Republicans in the Senate, led by Mike Lee, introduced a resolution this week, condemning mob violence. And Democrats blocked it. Democrat Senator Bob Menendez even denied the existence of such violence. Deseret News reports: TRENDING: The Man who Correctly Predicted President Trump’s 2016 Win Predicts President Trump has a 91% Chance of Being Reelected in 2020 Sen. Mike Lee accuses Democrats of being on the side […]
Lauren Boebert, a mother of four with outspoken views on guns and fringe internet theories, has uprooted Colorado Rep. Scott Tipton. Her primary victory is part of a larger political insurgency taking shape across the country. An unapologetic political outsider, Boebert was declared the winner of Colorado’s 3rd congressional district Republican primary on Wednesday. Tipton, the incumbent, had served five terms in Congress and was endorsed […]
A police reform bill proposed by Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) failed on a procedural vote due to opposition from Democrats, who said it does not go far enough. Wednesday’s vote on the cloture motion was 55 in favor and 45 against, with 60 votes needed to move the bill forward. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
A believer in a conspiracy theory the FBI classifies as a possible domestic terrorist threat is in a prime position to soon be elected to Congress, after coming in first in a Republican primary in Georgia on Tuesday. QAnon conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has frequently posted messages about the bizarre pro-Trump conspiracy theory on social media, handily leads the primary field of Republicans in […]
The early draft of the Republican police reform bill that has been leaked to the media seems in tune with mainstream Democrat proposals, while falling short of ‘defund the police’ demands of Black Lives Matter. The two-page document on the letterhead of Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) was published by CNN on Tuesday. Scott is the only black Republican in the Senate, and was entrusted with […]
Republican Senator Tom Cotton wrote an op-ed calling for the military to be used to stop the rioting in American cities. That is a position shared by a majority of Americans. The New York Times published Cotton’s column, and now the far left activists pretending to be journalists at the paper are freaking out. Townhall reports: TRENDING: Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti Will Cut $150 Million From […]
Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum draws parallels between regimes in Eastern Europe and the Trump White House. She says our democracy can be destroyed — unless people fight back. Source link
President Trump, Vice President Pence and Karen Pence view the SpaceX flight to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center, Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Shortly after NASA astronauts blasted off from U. S. soil for the first time since 2011, President Trump painted a dire picture of what the space agency had looked like when he […]
US 03:04 GMT 25.05.2020Get short URL The reported renovation apparently arrives in light of the upcoming US presidential election, in which the incumbent president, Donald Trump, will most likely face presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The son-in-law and senior advisor to the US president, Jared Kushner, is reportedly launching an overhaul of the GOP platform with Trump’s top campaign officials, according to Axios. The Trump campaign’s […]
Disturbing news is coming out of Oregon, as hundreds of people are reporting that their voter registration was switched from Republican to non affiliated without their knowledge or permission. Oregon is entirely vote-by-mail, and ballots were sent out in the last week of April, and due this Tuesday at 8:00 PM. Many were shocked to open their ballot to find that they were no longer […]
Perhaps a few of you have seen the ad going around paid for by something called The Lincoln Project. The 60 second spot criticizes Trump for his administration’s response to the coronavirus, seemingly blaming Trump for the virus and the knee jerk reactions of governors across the country who have ordered shutdowns of their state’s businesses, wreaking havoc on the nation’s economy. The ad offers […]
Anthony Sabatini, a freshmen lawmaker in Central Florida, circulated a letter from his office and took to his social media accounts to slam the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), for publishing a website that allows Floridians to report businesses for “violating social distancing guidelines.” Our sources say that the DBPR’s development of the site was a “rogue” action that conflicts with Florida Governor Ron […]
Appearing in an Instagram live chat with soccer star Megan Rapinoe on April 30, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden made a spontaneous, vague statement about how he’s been “speaking to a lot of Republicans,” including “former colleagues, who are calling and saying Joe, if you win, we’re gonna help.” Then he showed his hand: “Matter of fact, there’s some major Republicans who are already forming ‘Republicans […]