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New York Times: “The couple who had arrived late appeared to be on a date. She was wearing a black dress, and during their meal he moved around their table and used a camera to, it appeared, snap her picture.” “But in reality, court testimony on Tuesday showed, he was photographing the people behind her, seated at the senator’s table.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share“Lefties are livid at Mondaire Jones,” Politico reports. “The Democrat’s endorsement of an AIPAC-backed challenger over his progressive former House colleague Tuesday left many in the left wing of their party feeling angry and betrayed.” “And as Jones attempts a congressional comeback in what’s shaping up to be a brutal battle farther north, his one-time allies decried his move as just another example of political expediency.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareRep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), a longtime member of the House representing South Carolina, endorsed the primary challenger to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on Tuesday, The Hill reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe RNC is launching a new push called “Swamp the Vote” to encourage mail-in and early voting despite Donald Trump’s previous attacks on mail ballots, the Washington Post reports. Said Trump, in a new video: “Many Republicans like to vote on Election Day, and we must swamp the radical Democrats with massive turnout on Tuesday, November 5th.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share“Tim Sheehy’s victory in Montana’s GOP primary Tuesday means national Republicans are dependent on a candidate with little political experience but a lot of money to win a key race for majority control of the Senate,” NOTUS reports. “That’s by design — and it’s also true in other critical Senate races this year.” “In a calculated risk, Republican officials and allies of Donald Trump have rallied behind Senate candidates who — like Sheehy — have never held elected office but can help fund a campaign through their own personal wealth.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareDemocratic groups are launching a multimillion-dollar effort this week to flip or hold state legislative chambers in Arizona, Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Axios reports.
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