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Virginia Democrat Staffers, Activists Disgustingly Celebrate Murder of Charlie Kirk
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news:
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Virginia Democrat Staffers, Activists Disgustingly Celebrate Murder of Charlie Kirk
Following the horrific tragedy of Charlie Kirk's assassination this week, many Virginia Democrats did the right thing by condemning this senseless act of violence and offering prayers for his family. However, some Virginia Democrat operatives and staffers chose to shamefully mock and even celebrate what happened. Such repulsive comments and behavior have no place in our Commonwealth or in civil society.
One of the
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RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news:
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Virginia Democrat Staffers, Activists Disgustingly Celebrate Murder of Charlie Kirk
Following the horrific tragedy of Charlie Kirk's assassination this week, many Virginia Democrats did the right thing by condemning this senseless act of violence and offering prayers for his family. However, some Virginia Democrat operatives and staffers chose to shamefully mock and even celebrate what happened. Such repulsive comments and behavior have no place in our Commonwealth or in civil society.
One of theworst offenders was an individual who goes by the X name "mighty quinn," who posted multiple times celebrating the killing. Mighty quinn is the finance director for "Rural Ground Game," a Democrat PAC based in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Here's a full rundown of mighty quinn's posts:
This is not some random troll account - this is an individual deeply embedded in the Virginia Democrat grassroots apparatus. Will Abigail Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi, or Jay Jones have the courage to condemn this? Moreover, will Rural Ground Game have the decency to fire mighty quinn and purge their organization of this deeply hateful and sick individual?
Meanwhile, this wasn't the only incident of Virginia Democrat staffers and activists celebrating Kirk's murder. Here are some more instances as catalogued by Arlington GOP Chairman Matthew Hurt:
Virginia Democrats did the right thing by condemning political violence and offering their support for Charlie's family. But those words are empty if they allow their political operations and staffers to fuel the very hate that led to Charlie's death.
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Original text here: https://virginia.gop/virginia-democrat-staffers-activists-disgustingly-celebrate-murder-of-charlie-kirk/
Inflation Jumps Due to Mike Rogers-Backed Chaotic Tariffs, New Data Shows
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 13 (TNSrep) -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Inflation Jumps Due to Mike Rogers-Backed Chaotic Tariffs, New Data Shows
New CPI report follows Rogers' recent comments at a town hall where he mocked Michiganders' concerns about rising costs
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New data released today shows U.S. inflation jumped in August (https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/11/cpi-fed-powell-tariffs-trump-inflation-00557111), driven by the chaotic tariffs supported by GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers. With costs spiking and initial jobless claims rising to the
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LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 13 (TNSrep) -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Inflation Jumps Due to Mike Rogers-Backed Chaotic Tariffs, New Data Shows
New CPI report follows Rogers' recent comments at a town hall where he mocked Michiganders' concerns about rising costs
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New data released today shows U.S. inflation jumped in August (https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/11/cpi-fed-powell-tariffs-trump-inflation-00557111), driven by the chaotic tariffs supported by GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers. With costs spiking and initial jobless claims rising to thehighest levels in nearly four years, analysts are now warning the U.S. economy may enter a period of "stagflation."
This follows new reporting that Rogers "[made] fun of those who worry about higher prices" caused by the chaotic tariffs he supports:
* "'And when the Democrats start getting at us, oh my gosh, coffee went up. You know, horror,' Rogers mocked."
"While Mike Rogers mocks Michigan families struggling with higher costs, his reckless support for chaotic tariffs is literally costing us jobs and driving up prices on everything from groceries to gas," said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Joey Hannum. "Rogers can belittle their concerns all he wants, but Michigan voters won't forget his failed agenda is spiking costs and eliminating good-paying jobs."
Read more here:
Heartland Signal: Mike Rogers justifies Trump's tariffs with return of manufacturing jobs, which are decreasing
Bloomberg: US Initial Jobless Claims Jump to Highest in Almost Four Years
CNN: Double whammy for Americans: Inflation continues to rise as jobs outlook grows weaker
POLITICO: Inflation jumps as Trump, Powell confront weakening labor market
Washington Post: Stagflation concerns rise with rising inflation and jobless claims
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/release-inflation-jumps-due-to-mike-rogers-backed-chaotic-tariffs-new-data-shows/
Fact Check: Whatley Caught Lying About Gov. Cooper's Record Of Keeping Families Safe
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:
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FACT CHECK: Whatley Caught Lying About Gov. Cooper's Record Of Keeping Families Safe
"PolitiFact found no evidence that the task force or its recommendations played a role in Brown's release that year or earlier this year."
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In a new fact check by WRAL, DC insider Michael Whatley was caught lying about Governor Cooper's record of keeping North Carolinians safe and putting criminals behind bars, rating Whatley's claims as "FALSE." Whatley had not "produced any evidence" backing his claims.
Whatley
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:
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FACT CHECK: Whatley Caught Lying About Gov. Cooper's Record Of Keeping Families Safe
"PolitiFact found no evidence that the task force or its recommendations played a role in Brown's release that year or earlier this year."
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In a new fact check by WRAL, DC insider Michael Whatley was caught lying about Governor Cooper's record of keeping North Carolinians safe and putting criminals behind bars, rating Whatley's claims as "FALSE." Whatley had not "produced any evidence" backing his claims.
Whatleyis desperately lying to cover up his own record of backing cuts to state and federal law enforcement, which he called "vital" and "fundamental."
Read more about Whatley's lies below.
WRAL: Fact check: Whatley says 'Cooper bears direct responsibility' for Charlotte stabbing
Paul Specht and Will Doran | September, 12, 2025
* Republicans are trying to blame North Carolina's former governor for policies that, they say, enabled a fatal stabbing on Charlotte's rail system.
* Asked for evidence that Cooper "bears direct responsibility" in the killing, Whatley's campaign cited a task force Cooper created in 2020 that recommended changes to the criminal justice system, such as implementing cashless bail. Cooper told the group at the time that he looked forward to implementing their recommendations.
* However, PolitiFact found no evidence that the task force or its recommendations played a role in Brown's release that year or earlier this year.
* Whatley's campaign noted that Brown was released in September, three months after Cooper created the state Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice.
* But the report had no bearing on Brown's release from prison.
* Brown served 100% of his sentence and was not released early or paroled, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction told PolitiFact. And the task force didn't publish its recommendations until December 2020 -- three months after Brown had already been released.
* Further, North Carolina governors don't have any power over who goes to prison. They have some power over who gets out because they can issue pardons or commutations. Cooper, who was governor from 2017 through 2024, did no such thing for Brown.
* At the briefing, a reporter asked Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, which of the task force's recommendations contributed to Zarutska's death. Berger didn't provide an answer...
* Neither Berger nor Whatley produced any evidence that the magistrate consulted the task force's recommendations before releasing Brown after his January arrest.
* Our ruling: False
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/new-fact-check-whatley-caught-lying-about-gov-coopers-record-of-keeping-families-safe/
E&E News: DC Insider Michael Whatley's Long Career as Big Oil Lobbyist Under Scrutiny, Will "Haunt" His Campaign
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2025:
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E&E News: DC Insider Michael Whatley's Long Career as Big Oil Lobbyist Under Scrutiny, Will "Haunt" His Campaign
Today, E&E News reported on DC insider Michael Whatley's ties to Big Oil and his "long lobbying history" for proposals that would hurt North Carolina, including offshore drilling, and how those could "haunt" his campaign for U.S. Senate.
Read more below on Whatley's long career of fighting for Big Oil - not North Carolina.
E&E News: Republican's oil ties
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2025:
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E&E News: DC Insider Michael Whatley's Long Career as Big Oil Lobbyist Under Scrutiny, Will "Haunt" His Campaign
Today, E&E News reported on DC insider Michael Whatley's ties to Big Oil and his "long lobbying history" for proposals that would hurt North Carolina, including offshore drilling, and how those could "haunt" his campaign for U.S. Senate.
Read more below on Whatley's long career of fighting for Big Oil - not North Carolina.
E&E News: Republican's oil tiesa focus in North Carolina Senate race
Timothy Cama | September 12, 2025
* Michael Whatley's career as an oil lobbyist could haunt him in his bid to be North Carolina's next U.S. senator.
* Whatley, the recently departed chair of the Republican National Committee, spent more than a decade lobbying for oil and natural gas companies and their allies.
* Whatley has lobbied for offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, including off the coast of North Carolina, a prospect that's been met with bipartisan opposition.
* Whatley's campaign didn't respond to requests for comment and questions about whether he still supports his previous positions on oil and gas.
* [Whatley] vocally supported Trump's 2018 proposal to open nearly all of the areas off the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and Alaska coasts to drilling -- including near North Carolina.
* A High Point University poll in 2018 found that 53 percent of North Carolinians opposed offshore drilling near the state's coast, and 37 percent supported it. Municipal leaders all along the coast opposed it as well.
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/ee-news-dc-insider-michael-whatleys-long-career-as-big-oil-lobbyist-under-scrutiny-will-haunt-his-campaign/
Dave Min is unhinged, drunk, and disgraceful
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Dave Min is unhinged, drunk, and disgraceful
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Last night, unhinged Democrat Dave Min went on a false, drunk tirade by spreading blatant misinformation and exploiting a tragedy to smear his political opponents :
"Unhinged conspiracy theorist Dave Min is spewing lies and exploiting a tragedy to score cheap political points. Besides being a drunk, Min is reckless, disgraceful, and a pathetic excuse for a Congressman who will say anything to distract from his own failures. Californians deserve
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Dave Min is unhinged, drunk, and disgraceful
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Last night, unhinged Democrat Dave Min went on a false, drunk tirade by spreading blatant misinformation and exploiting a tragedy to smear his political opponents :
"Unhinged conspiracy theorist Dave Min is spewing lies and exploiting a tragedy to score cheap political points. Besides being a drunk, Min is reckless, disgraceful, and a pathetic excuse for a Congressman who will say anything to distract from his own failures. Californians deservebetter." - NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez
Democrat Rep. Dave Min Spitefully Claims Kirk Assassin is MAGA
California Globe
California Rep. Dave Min (D-CA-47) just showed the entire world what a repugnant creature of the left he is.
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The left is now trying to push that malicious narrative. Taking his cue from the daily DNC talking points(?), Min attempted to provoke Republicans by claiming the shooter, Tyler Robinson, 22, was MAGA, in the face of mounting evidence that he was a radicalized leftist, influenced online by Antifa. And some said it was actually Transtifa - the trans wing of Antifa.
And now we learn that Tyler Robinson actually had a live-in transgender boyfriend.
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In 2023, then-State Senator Dave Min (D-Orange County), was arrested in Sacramento County for drunk driving. Min was arrested, charged with a misdemeanor for driving under the influence, and sent to Sacramento County Jail, the Globe reported.
Read more here.
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2025/09/13/dave-min-is-unhinged-drunk-and-disgraceful/
Dan Goldman's rant exposes liberal brain rot
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Dan Goldman's rant exposes liberal brain rot
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New York liberal Dan Goldman is going on an unhinged rant, attacking Charlie Kirk's legacy and openly agreeing with Kirk's assassin by calling him a "fascist."
This is the same Goldman who smeared Republicans as rolling over to a "fascist dictator."
This is today's Democrat Party: Only 38% of Democrats believe it is always unacceptable to feel joy at the death of someone they oppose.
"Radical lunatics like Dan Goldman expose the liberal
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Dan Goldman's rant exposes liberal brain rot
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New York liberal Dan Goldman is going on an unhinged rant, attacking Charlie Kirk's legacy and openly agreeing with Kirk's assassin by calling him a "fascist."
This is the same Goldman who smeared Republicans as rolling over to a "fascist dictator."
This is today's Democrat Party: Only 38% of Democrats believe it is always unacceptable to feel joy at the death of someone they oppose.
"Radical lunatics like Dan Goldman expose the liberalbrain rot that is now the current state of the Democrat Party. Smearing conservatives as 'fascists' is a green light for political violence, and they don't get to wash their hands of it." -- NRCC Spokesman Mike Marinella
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2025/09/13/dan-goldmans-rant-exposes-liberal-brain-rot/
DNC Statement on the Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act Arrow
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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DNC Statement on the Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act Arrow
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On the anniversary of the signing of the Violence Against Women Act, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"American women are safer from sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence because of the Violence Against Women Act. For over three decades, Democrats have fought to strengthen and expand this critical law -- from closing dangerous loopholes to launching a national plan to end gender-based violence.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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DNC Statement on the Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act Arrow
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On the anniversary of the signing of the Violence Against Women Act, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"American women are safer from sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence because of the Violence Against Women Act. For over three decades, Democrats have fought to strengthen and expand this critical law -- from closing dangerous loopholes to launching a national plan to end gender-based violence.In 2021, Democrats secured record funding to support survivors and invest in prevention programs across the country.
"Amid ongoing threats to this progress, Democrats will continue to protect VAWA -- because every survivor deserves safety, support, and justice."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/dnc-statement-on-the-anniversary-of-the-violence-against-women-act-2/
