MAGA is a fatal illness #politics

@tomtomorrow #politics

Ted Cruz in panic mode blowing all the dog whistles #politics

Must be something in the air... like these guys hands at a 45⁰ salute #politics

Minnesota GOP Senate candidate: ‘The bad guys won in WWII’

In a tweet from 2022 that has since resurfaced, White claims that “‘bad guys” won the second world war, saying, “The bad guys won in WWII. There were no ‘good guys’ in that war. The controlling interests had a jump ball. If you look closely, you see the link between liberalism and communism in the Allied forces.”

https://heartlandsignal.com/2024/10/04/minnesota-gop-senate-candidate-the-bad-guys-won-in-wwii/

Arizona's Mark Finchem has some, uh, thoughts #politics

Saw this posted earlier and didn't catch the significance #politics

Trump ripped as he promises to ‘save’ Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht who is serving life in prison

Ulbricht — (a.k.a.)"Dread Pirate Roberts" — was arrested in 2013 after the FBI shut down Silk Road. He was charged with seven offenses, including conspiracy to commit computer hacking, conspiracy to launder money, conspiracy to traffic narcotics, and continuing a criminal enterprise, which earned him the infamous kingpin charge. https://news.meaww.com/trump-ripped-for-promising-to-save-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht-who-is-serving-life-in-prison

How could I say no? Lots of ways, really #politics

Well, this is disappointing. Is it because he got shredded? Has anyone checked in on Kumail Nanjiani? #politics

Unconfirmed rumor: he was speaking and then his pants were on fire 🤷#politics

NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson hospitalized with second-degree burns following incident at campaign event

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was treated for second-degree burns at Northern Regional Hospital “following an incident at a campaign event” in Mount Airy on Friday night, according to Mike Lonergan, communications director for Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/27/politics/mark-robinson-hospitalized/index.html

50 States?!? Who would have thought? #politics

DNC will send funding to all state parties to support down-ballot races

The nearly $2.5 million investment — shared first with POLITICO — aims to help break Republican supermajorities in deep-red states and strengthen voter engagement efforts across the U.S. It’s part of a broader push for increased local support by the DNC, which says it’s increased state party funding by 25 percent during Jaime Harrison’s tenure as chair.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/27/dnc-state-party-legislative-races-00181312

Knew it was coming #politics

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Has Been Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges: Report

NEW YORK CITY Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal criminal charges, The New York Times reported Wednesday night. The indictment is still sealed, so the nature of the charges are unclear. Adams is the first New York mayor to be indicted while in office.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/eric-adams-indicted-new-york-city-mayor-1235112715/

Worm For Brains is a threat to democracy #politics

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25172055/24a285.pdf

Hanging with family when this news broke. Oh my #politics

4 senior campaign officials for Mark Robinson step down in wake of CNN report

'Four top operatives on Mark Robinson’s campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced on Sunday.

General consultant and senior advisor Conrad Pogorzelski III, campaign manager Chris Rodriguez, finance director Heather Whillier and deputy campaign manager Jason Rizk have stepped down from the campaign.'

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/22/politics/mark-robinson-campaign-resignations/index.html

Oh my god!! Automotive revival content is my favorite thing on #YouTube. Guess who has a car care video out that doubles as campaign messaging? This is the greatest thing!! #politics #harriswalz2024

https://youtu.be/3N-B0_OKkeg

Here it is 😬 Multiple contradictions all linked to his online handle. #politics

‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum

'“Get that f*cking commie bastard off the National Mall!,” Robinson wrote about the dedication of the memorial to King in Washington, DC, by then-President Barack Obama.

“I’m not in the KKK. They don’t let blacks join. If I was in the KKK I would have called him Martin Lucifer Koon!” Robinson responded.'

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.html

Another interesting tidbits. If Robinson does drop out now that it is too late to remove his name from early ballots his replacement would be allotted those votes.

Separately, there is an apparent deadline of tonight to drop out. #politics

https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/lt-gov-mark-robinson-under-pressure-to-drop-out-of-nc-gubernatorial-race/

👀 #politics

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GOP poised to deliver North Carolina to the Democrats #politics

Robinson under pressure to withdraw from gubernatorial race

'Sources with direct knowledge have spoken with Carolina Journal on the condition of anonymity and said that Robinson is under pressure from staff and members of the Trump campaign to withdraw from the governor’s race due to the nature of the story, which they say involves activity on adult websites in 2000s.'

https://www.carolinajournal.com/robinson-under-pressure-to-withdraw-from-gubernatorial-race/

Vance did it, he broke democracy #politics

Springfield election debate canceled; organizers ‘prioritizing safety’

'The debate was scheduled for Sept. 26 and was organized by Leadership Clark County. LCC executive director Leigh Anne Lawrence said in a statement Wednesday that the board found cancellation to be the “most responsible course of action, in alignment with our mission and prioritizing the safety and well-being of all involved.”'

https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-election-debate-canceled-organizers-prioritizing-safety/3GF2CBVI4JA35DCPWTBR4JZMTY/

Pretty conservative city I'm in here south of Portland. Our state rep was the latest (R) challenger for governor and her (R) predecessor was in that seat for decades before the state senate seat opened up. So I'm feeling pretty good about seeing a good handful of these around town lately, and only a couple for (R) Lori Chavez-Deremer, the congressperson she's looking to unseat in what is being called the closest House race in the country #politics