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Nevada Democratic Party: Re - Democrats' Success in Down Ballot Races Powered by Strong Grassroots Organizing
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Nov. 20 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following memorandum on Nov. 18, 2024:
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MEMORANDUM
To: Interested Parties
From: Hilary Barrett, Nevada State Democratic Party Executive Director
Date: November 18, 2024
Re: Democrats' Success in Down Ballot Races Powered by Strong Grassroots Organizing
Despite a nationwide red wave at the presidential level this cycle, Nevada Democrats held their own in a tough environment and dominated down-ballot races. The Nevada State Democratic Party and our partners and allies built an overwhelming ground game for 2024 that once
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Nov. 20 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following memorandum on Nov. 18, 2024:
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MEMORANDUM
To: Interested Parties
From: Hilary Barrett, Nevada State Democratic Party Executive Director
Date: November 18, 2024
Re: Democrats' Success in Down Ballot Races Powered by Strong Grassroots Organizing
Despite a nationwide red wave at the presidential level this cycle, Nevada Democrats held their own in a tough environment and dominated down-ballot races. The Nevada State Democratic Party and our partners and allies built an overwhelming ground game for 2024 that onceagain delivered victories in close races, including reelecting every Democratic incumbent in our Congressional delegation and protecting large Democratic majorities in both legislative chambers.
Democrats reelected Senator Jacky Rosen to the United States Senate by more than 1.6% - a margin of nearly 24,000 votes - despite Donald Trump carrying the state by three points. Nevada was one of just three battleground states where Democrats retained every incumbent U.S. House seat, increasing margins of victory in two of three races from 2022. Democrats also defended majorities in the state legislature that are just one seat shy of a supermajority in both chambers.
Through year-round organizing, a relentless field program, an expansive voter protection team, and a historic ballot curing program that began before Election Day, NV Dems helped deliver key wins in tight races that could have flipped to Republicans without our superior political infrastructure.
NV Dems Created A Ground Game That Swept Down Ballot Races
In March 2023, NV Dems started the work to rebuild the state party as the central hub for Democratic organizing in the state, regaining the trust of stakeholders, donors, and elected officials. Early investment in our turnout program allowed Democrats to start making phone calls, knocking doors, and dropping literature earlier than ever.
This cycle, NV Dems' Coordinated Campaign:
* Recruited more than 34,000 volunteers
* Knocked more than 2.5 million doors
* Made more than 25.5 million calls
* Sent nearly 8.5 million text messages
* Opened 14 field offices statewide in key communities, including offices in the heart of Latino, Black, AAPI and Indigenous communities
Strong Voter Education Programs Encouraged Historic Voter Turnout
In 2021, Democrats made universal mail voting a permanent option which includes ensuring all active registered voters receive a mail-in ballot for each election. Nevada also implemented automatic voter registration at the DMV and additional state agencies after a ballot initiative was approved by voters in 2018.
NV Dems launched a robust voter education program to ensure every eligible Nevadan knew how to make their voice heard at the ballot box. NV Dems created bilingual voter education websites as a resource for voters with key dates, answers to frequently asked questions, and information about each voting option. The state party also mailed reminders to registered voters encouraging them to update their signatures on file with the Nevada Secretary of State's office.
Nevada Democrats offered a 24/7 voter assistance hotline to answer voters' questions in English and Spanish and help resolve any voting issues in real time. Across the final few months, the voter protection team responded to thousands of calls from Nevadans.
With Races Decided by Slim Margins, NV Dems Ran Massive Ballot Cure Program
Protecting every vote meant ensuring every vote was counted. As soon as mail voting began, NV Dems called, texted and knocked on the doors of Nevadans whose ballot had been rejected to help facilitate the cure process.
Beginning in October and until the ballot cure deadline, NV Dems:
* Recruited more than 4,500 ballot cure volunteers
* Made nearly 143,000 calls to Nevadans in need of ballot curing
* Knocked more than 31,500 doors
* Sent more than 24,000 ballot cure texts
* Cured more than 11,200 ballots
Democrats Ready to Keep Moving Forward and Deliver Wins in 2026 and 2028
Now, Democrats in Nevada will be laser-focused on the 2025 legislative session and the 2026 election cycle. Our top priority will be holding Republican elected officials and candidates accountable if they enable Donald Trump's dangerous agenda.
We will also look ahead and begin preparing the infrastructure to win in 2028, including defending Nevada's status as an early presidential primary. We are the most diverse and most competitive battleground state in the early nominating calendar. To win nationwide, Democrats need to understand what it takes to earn support from the working class voters who dominate our electorate.
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://nvdems.com/re-democrats-success-in-down-ballot-races-powered-by-strong-grassroots-organizing/
IDP Statement on State Senate Minority Leadership Vote
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 20 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release:
"The Indiana Democratic Party strongly condemns all forms of sexual harassment, including what was reported today, and urges lawmakers in both parties to take decisive action to prevent misconduct by people in positions of power.
"Harassment in any form is simply unacceptable. Anyone who is a victim or witness to any kind of workplace harassment should report the behavior pursuant to their employer's internal procedures, alert law enforcement, or contact the relevant state and local agencies, depending
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 20 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release:
"The Indiana Democratic Party strongly condemns all forms of sexual harassment, including what was reported today, and urges lawmakers in both parties to take decisive action to prevent misconduct by people in positions of power.
"Harassment in any form is simply unacceptable. Anyone who is a victim or witness to any kind of workplace harassment should report the behavior pursuant to their employer's internal procedures, alert law enforcement, or contact the relevant state and local agencies, dependingon the situation. Victims and witnesses need the ability to independently report harassment without fear of retaliation, especially in public service roles.
"We have been asked how leaders are selected at the Statehouse. Each legislative caucus independently chooses its leadership - not the state parties.
"The Indiana Democratic Party is a distinct and separate employer and our staff is unionized under a collective bargaining agreement. Employees of the party undergo sexual harassment training and are supplied with an employee handbook with the party's anti-workplace harassment policies and procedures, including spelling out a detailed, independent reporting process to ensure no individual feels intimidated by having their voice heard and can freely share their experience without fear of retaliation.
"All workplaces should be free of harassment in our state, and our party will do more to make sure people working in politics in our state feel safe, respected, and heard."
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://indems.org/press-release/idp-statement-on-state-senate-minority-leadership-vote/
Donald Trump Spent Months Lying to Voters About His Project 2025 Ties, Now He's Floating its Chief Architect for Top Post
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
In response to new reporting that Donald Trump is considering Project 2025 architect Russ Vought for top posts in his administration, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:
"After spending months lying to voters on the campaign trail, Donald Trump is finally coming clean about his embrace of Project 2025. Trump is stacking his Cabinet with Project 2025-tied lackeys who will help him implement his dangerous and wildly unpopular agenda starting on Day One and now his team
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
In response to new reporting that Donald Trump is considering Project 2025 architect Russ Vought for top posts in his administration, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:
"After spending months lying to voters on the campaign trail, Donald Trump is finally coming clean about his embrace of Project 2025. Trump is stacking his Cabinet with Project 2025-tied lackeys who will help him implement his dangerous and wildly unpopular agenda starting on Day One and now his teamis even floating a chief Project 2025 architect, Russ Vought, to reward him for creating this extreme far-right blueprint. Trump's Cabinet was already shaping up to be a dangerous group of loyalists who will always put him first no matter what, but Vought is the clearest sign yet that Trump is doubling-down on a toxic agenda that Democrats are ready to fight every step of the way."
NEW: Donald Trump tried to hide his connections to Project 2025 on the campaign trail. Now, he's considering one of its chief architects Russ Vought for a top administration job.
ABC News: "During his campaign for president, Donald Trump and his advisers worked to vehemently distance themselves from Project 2025, the controversial plan to overhaul the federal government proposed by a closely aligned conservative group. But several individuals connected to the plan have already received posts in the new administration, and one of the plan's top architects is under consideration for a top position, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
"Russ Vought, who authored a chapter on 'Executive Office of the President' for Project 2025's 'Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,' which Project 2025 describes as 'a comprehensive policy guide for the next conservative U.S. president,' is under consideration for a cabinet-level position in the next administration and has been vetted by Trump's transition team, sources said.
"Vought not only authored a chapter in the 922-page Project 2025 plan, but he was also deeply involved in drafting Project 2025's playbook for the first 180 days of a new Trump administration. His Center for Renewing American is also listed as a member of Project 2025's advisory board, according to the plan's website.
"Vought who has been seen at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in recent days meeting with Trump's top advisers served in Trump's first administration as the director of the Office of Management and Budget, and has been in active discussions to return to the next administration, sources familiar with the matter said."
FACT: Vought himself previously said he expects to be in Trump's inner circle if he wins, and that Trump has "blessed" his work.
CNN: "Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term"
"Vought said his group, the Center for Renewing America, was secretly drafting hundreds of executive orders, regulations, and memos that would lay the groundwork for rapid action on Trump's plans if he wins, describing his work as creating 'shadow' agencies. He claimed that Trump has 'blessed' his organization and 'he's very supportive of what we do.' [...]
"In discussing Trump's plan to carry out the largest deportation in US history which the former president has called for publicly Vought said the expulsion of millions of undocumented immigrants could help 'save the country.' [...]
"Vought served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget under Trump, where he made a name for himself as a policy wonk committed to the MAGA movement. In public, Trump repeatedly praised Vought for doing an 'incredible' and 'fantastic' job at OMB [...]
"Vought also served as the policy director of the Republican National Convention committee that rewrote the GOP's official platform this year a sign of how central he is to Republicans' policy goals [...]
"'I see what [Trump is] doing is just very, very conscious distancing himself from a brand,' Vought said. 'It's interesting, he's in fact not even opposing himself to a particular policy.' [...]
"Trump and Vought have spoken at various times since leaving office, and the former president has adopted some of Vought's ideas [...]
"Vought said in the meeting that he had a team of staffers working to draft regulations and executive orders that would translate Trump's campaign speeches into government policy [...]
"Those plans will not be made public, Vought said, but instead will be 'very, very close hold.'
"[Micah Meadowcroft, the research director for the Center for Renewing America] described Vought's work preparing executive orders and policy playbooks as 'the second phase' of Project 2025 [...]
"The Washington Post and Associated Press previously reported that Vought was drafting a playbook for the first 180 days of a new Trump administration [...]
"Asked if he had been offered a job in a second Trump administration, Vought said no, but added, 'I think there's an expectation that I would go in.'"
Vought joins a list of many other Project 2025-tied allies Trump is rewarding with jobs in his administration, including Project 2025 authors and contributors like Tom Homan and John Ratcliffe.
ABC News: "On Sunday, Trump's team said that Brendan Carr will serve as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission a selection that places one of tech billionaire Elon Musk's active defenders in charge of regulating the nation's airwaves. Carr, who has used his position to defend Musk's companies, authored the chapter of Project 2025 that detailed how he intended to run the agency.
"Former ICE Director Tom Homan has been picked to serve as 'border czar' for the incoming administration, overseeing the mass deportations that have been promised by Trump throughout his 2024 campaign, and immigration hard-liner and top adviser Stephen Miller will serve as Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy. Both Homan and Miller have ties to Project 2025."
ABC News: "President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence who has been listed as a 'contributor' to Project 2025, is his pick to lead the CIA."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/donald-trump-spent-months-lying-to-voters-about-his-project-2025-ties-now-hes-floating-its-chief-architect-for-top-post/
Trump's MAGA Interior Secretary Pick Doug Burgum is in the Pocket of Big Oil
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
In response to Donald Trump announcing Doug Burgum as his Secretary of the Interior pick, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:
"Donald Trump picked Doug Burgum to be Secretary of the Interior because he's a MAGA loyalist who has repeatedly sided with Trump's billionaire special interest backers over hardworking Americans. Burgum was clear on the campaign trail he and Trump will look out for billionaires, big oil, and big gas first even if it means canning American jobs
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
In response to Donald Trump announcing Doug Burgum as his Secretary of the Interior pick, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:
"Donald Trump picked Doug Burgum to be Secretary of the Interior because he's a MAGA loyalist who has repeatedly sided with Trump's billionaire special interest backers over hardworking Americans. Burgum was clear on the campaign trail he and Trump will look out for billionaires, big oil, and big gas first even if it means canning American jobsand undermining American industry. Just like Trump, Burgum is focused on lining the pockets of the ultra-wealthy like himself not serving the American people."
NEW: Donald Trump announced he's picking Doug Burgum a MAGA extremist in the pocket of Big Oil to be Secretary of the Interior.
New York Times: "Trump Picks Burgum for Interior Secretary"
"The North Dakota governor helped strengthen ties between the oil industry and President-elect Donald J. Trump
"President-elect Donald J. Trump has tapped Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota to lead the Interior Department, leading the new administration's plans to open federal lands and waters to oil and gas drilling.
"Governor Burgum, 68, has longstanding ties to fossil fuel companies and acted as a liaison between the Trump campaign and the oil executives who have donated heavily to it. The governor is particularly close to Harold G. Hamm, the billionaire founder and chairman of Continental Resources, one of the country's largest independent oil companies, who has hosted fund-raisers and donated nearly $5 million to Mr. Trump since 2023."
Burgum has long been a cheerleader for Trump's failed MAGAnomics agenda of rigging the economy for ultra-wealthy people like him and big corporations at the expense of working families.
Burgum: "Our state has built a strong and growing economy on reducing individual and corporate income tax rates, common-sense regulations and a business-friendly environment, and this federal tax reform legislation combined with the Trump administration's tremendous progress in rolling back burdensome regulations will spread those principles nationwide."
Burgum: "His policies are all in the right direction. If you're a billionaire... you should be voting for [Trump]."
CNBC: "Trump VP prospect Doug Burgum and GOP megadonor Harold Hamm are allies in business and politics"
Doug Burgum: "I believe in these economic policies, I believe the tax bill is a great thing."
Washington Post: "Trump makes sweeping promises to donors on audacious fundraising tour"
"As he closed his pitch at the Pierre Hotel, Trump explained to the group why it was in their interest to cut large checks. If he was not put back in office, taxes would go up for them under President Biden, who vows to let Trump-era tax cuts on the wealthy and corporations expire at the end of 2025.
"Seconds after promising the tax cuts, Trump made his pitch explicit. 'So whatever you guys can do, I appreciate it,' he said."
The Guardian: "Donald Trump's $1.5tn tax cuts have helped billionaires pay a lower rate than the working class for the first time in history."
Bismarck Tribune: "Gov. Doug Burgum accepted more than $100,000 in campaign contributions from oil company executives last fall, despite comments he made as a candidate that accepting donations from the oil industry would be a conflict of interest."
Associated Press: "Big Oil is big funder of Burgum inaugural"
Burgum supports repealing the Affordable Care Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation that is lowering health care costs, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, and expanding access to cleaner, cheaper energy.
HealthInsurance.org: "In late 2017, Burgum and 19 other Republican governors wrote a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to repeal the ACA."
Burgum on whether he would push to repeal the IRA: "Yeah."
Burgum signed a near-total abortion ban in North Dakota with no exceptions for rape or incest after six weeks something he was able to do because Trump overturned Roe v. Wade.
CBS News: "Burgum signed into law one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, an abortion ban that allows limited exceptions up to six weeks' gestation, and only for medical emergencies at any other point in the pregnancy."
Welker: "You said 'America was an unsafe place for women before Roe v. Wade.' So by your own standard, Governor, is America unsafe for women as a result of Roe being overturned?"
Burgum: "No, it's not. ... I've evolved in that position."
The Hill: "As governor of North Dakota, Burgum signed one of the strictest abortion bills in the nation last year, banning abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy."
Burgum: "Today's landmark Supreme Court decision returns power to the states where it belongs...Our administration has consistently supported pro-life legislation and this decision is a victory for the many North Dakotans who have fought so hard and for so long to protect the unborn in our state."
New York Times: "North Dakota became the latest state on Monday to enact a near-total ban on abortion, just one month after the State Supreme Court temporarily blocked a similar ban from taking effect. Under the new law, an abortion in the case of rape or incest would be permissible only in the first six weeks of pregnancy, a time when most women have not yet realized they are pregnant."
Burgum has consistently pushed Trump's baseless 2020 election denialism and lies that threaten our democracy.
Kirsten Welker, NBC: "Can you commit here and now today to accepting the election results?"
Burgum: "These hypothetical questions that keep coming up... I'm not going to comment on an election before it happens."
Welker: "You won't commit to accepting the election results?"
Burgum: "I will commit if they're free and fair."
Welker: "Should [Trump] unequivocally accept the election results?"
Burgum: "I heard him on Thursday night say he would accept the results of the election if it was free and fair and secure. ... We had a smooth transition [after the 2020 election]."
Welker: "January 6 was not exactly a smooth transition."
Burgum: "We have to say that there was a smooth transition."
Welker: "Trump made more than 30 false claims during that debate. ... Do you think he should stop saying things that are not true?"
Burgum: "Everything Trump said on Thursday he has said before, so this is not news."
Savannah Guthrie, NBC: "One of the last things [voters] remember, of course, is January 6, the president losing the election, but claiming he didn't, people rioting at the Capitol, here he was again tonight asked point blank, 'If you lose the election, will you concede?' And he just doesn't answer the question directly. He's always hedging it with if it's free and fair. And of course, the implication is it's not free and fair, if he's not the winner, why don't you just come right out and say, of course, I'll accept the results of this election?"
Burgum: "Well, I think you heard him say that at the end, it would be easier for him if everybody thought we had secure elections. But we know in our country, being a democracy, this is a challenge."
Guthrie: "That's just a red herring, because I mean, he got to litigate it. He had the advantages of our democracy, and our courts and every other institution, which found that it was a free and fair election, and yet, he's still on about that. And he won't say that he'll accept the results of this election. I just don't get that."
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Burgum: "When you've got unmonitored documents that don't have any control over the path of that document, you don't know where it came from, you don't know where it's been, that would never pass any kind of audit from, you know, a quarterly audit from a public company. So I think we all want the same thing in America whether it's the 2000 election, which was challenged to do down in one county in Florida, the '16 election, which people claimed there's Russian interference, the 2020 election, I mean, three of our last five elections, either the different parties had been saying there was concerns."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/trumps-maga-interior-secretary-pick-doug-burgum-is-in-the-pocket-of-big-oil/
Trump Taps Conspiracy Theorist and Misinformation Patient Zero RFK Jr. to Run HHS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
In response to Donald Trump picking conspiracy theorist and misinformation propagandist RFK Jr. to lead HHS, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:
"Donald Trump is threatening the health and safety of every American to reward a notorious liar who has pushed 9/11 conspiracy theories, backed a national abortion ban, spread disinformation that led to a deadly measles outbreak, and left an appalling record of personal behavior including sexual assault allegations in his
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
In response to Donald Trump picking conspiracy theorist and misinformation propagandist RFK Jr. to lead HHS, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:
"Donald Trump is threatening the health and safety of every American to reward a notorious liar who has pushed 9/11 conspiracy theories, backed a national abortion ban, spread disinformation that led to a deadly measles outbreak, and left an appalling record of personal behavior including sexual assault allegations in hiswake. Americans should not have to put their health in the hands of a man who has had a worm eat part of his brain, and Democrats are ready to fight every day against RFK Jr. and Trump's dangerous agenda."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a dangerous anti-vaxxer who thinks no vaccine is safe and effective, and opposes requirements for polio and MMR vaccines.
Mother Jones: "In July 2023, at the invitation of House Republicans, he appeared at a congressional hearing and declared, 'I have never been anti-vax. I have never told the public to avoid vaccination.' Yet that same month, during a podcast interview, he asserted, 'There's no vaccine that is safe and effective.'"
Washington Post: "He has an unenviable history of anti-vaccine advocacy, including peddling debunked claims linking vaccines to autism and leading an anti-vaccine group. He claims he is not opposed to vaccines, though that's hard to square with his recent comments that 'there's no vaccine that is safe and effective' and 'I see somebody on a hiking trail carrying a little baby, and I say to him, better not get them vaccinated.'"
Los Angeles Times: "Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine organization Kennedy founded and chairs, last week platformed a fatuously inaccurate 2013 book claiming that polio isn't caused by a virus and that the polio vaccine 'doesn't work.' The book was conclusively debunked long ago. But last Tuesday, the organization published an interview with its co-author Suzanne Humphries, in which she repeated her claim that polio is caused by toxins, not the virus."
FactCheck.org: "At the time, Fridman pushed Kennedy on the issue, noting that those were 'big words' and asked about the polio vaccine. Kennedy then misleadingly suggested that the polio vaccines given to his generation caused cancer despite a lack of evidence that this is true."
NPR: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the political scion with the famous last name who's running as an independent for president, is also infamous for his stances against vaccines. Vaccines are safe and effective and have been credited with stopping the spread of diseases like measles, mumps and rubella, polio and global pandemics. Despite the solid evidence, people like RFK Jr. with no expertise and who refuse to listen to experts have spread disinformation about them, playing on false conspiracy theories."
NBC: "Asked if he would recommend that parents give their children the MMR vaccine amid an uptick in measles in the U.S., Kennedy declined to answer. 'I'm not gonna--,' he said, and walked away."
Kennedy contributed to one of the deadliest measles outbreaks in recent history in Samoa.
Philadelphia Inquirer: "In 2019, Kennedy flew to Samoa, met with government officials and, along with other like-minded advocates, 'flooded the area with misinformation' about vaccines, according to FactCheck.org. Vaccinations were temporarily halted, 5,600 people contracted measles, and 83 children died. FactCheck.org concluded: 'Kennedy ... played a part in one of the worst measles outbreaks in recent memory.'"
Los Angeles Times Editorial Board: "But the fearmongering on social media landed a hook in Samoan parents, who now had an example of real risk to their children that seemed to outweigh the abstract threat of a disease that had virtually been eradicated from the developed world over the last generation. [...] This is a stark and sad illustration of what can happen when the agents of fear and misinformation (Robert F. Kennedy Jr., we are looking at you) convince caring parents to shun childhood vaccinations."
Just like Trump, Kennedy supports a national abortion ban, which would rip away women's reproductive freedoms and deny critical health care.
Politico: "Speaking to NBC from the Iowa State Fair, Kennedy said, 'I believe a decision to abort a child should be up to the women during the first three months of life,' but added: 'Once a child is viable, outside the womb, I think then the state has an interest in protecting the child.' He said he would sign a federal ban on abortion after 15 weeks or 21 weeks of pregnancy if he were elected president."
NBC: "A leading conservative anti-abortion group, Susan B. Anthony List, praised Kennedy's position in a statement, calling it 'a stark contrast to the Democratic Party's radical stance of abortion on demand. ... Kennedy is one of the few prominent Democrats aligned with the consensus of the people today. Every candidate should be asked, 'Where do you draw the line?'"
Rolling Stone: "Trump Wants to Ban Abortion Nationwide: Report"
Kennedy's conspiracy theories include denying the September 11 terrorist attacks.
NBC: "Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on social media Friday that it's 'hard to tell what is a conspiracy theory and what isn't' when it comes to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks."
Rolling Stone: "In a new interview on the podcast In the Room With Peter Bergen, produced by Fresh Produce Media for Audible, Kennedy told Bergen he didn't know whether or not he believes the official government explanation about 9/11, including whether al-Qaeda was responsible for the attack, asserting 'strange things happened.'"
Austin American-Statesman: "The post was an apparent reference to Kennedy saying on a podcast last year that he had doubts about the official account of the deadly Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, including whether al-Qaida bore responsibility. In the podcast, Kennedy said he was not a 9/11 expert, nor perhaps the best person to comment on the attacks. But, he added, 'I don't always accept official explanations.'"
Kennedy has refused to disclose basic medical information, including the fact that he once had a parasitic brain worm.
New York Times: "About the same time he learned of the parasite, he said, he was also diagnosed with mercury poisoning, most likely from ingesting too much fish containing the dangerous heavy metal, which can cause serious neurological issues [...] Mr. Kennedy said he was then subsisting on a diet heavy on predatory fish, notably tuna and perch, both known to have elevated mercury levels. In the interview with The Times, he said that he had experienced 'severe brain fog' and had trouble retrieving words. Mr. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who has railed against the dangers of mercury contamination in fish from coal-fired power plants, had his blood tested [...] He also underwent chelation therapy, a treatment that binds to metals in the body so they can be expelled."
Fox News: "Kennedy Cover-Up: Failing To Disclose A Brain-Eating Worm And Other Problems."
Kennedy has not denied allegations of sexual assault, instead saying that he's "not a church boy."
Rolling Stone: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to an accusation that he sexually assaulted a family babysitter at his home by brushing off the incident, asserting that he is not a 'church boy' and had a 'very rambunctious youth.'"
Boston Globe: "A devastating and detailed report by Vanity Fair last week including a credible allegation of sexual assault against Kennedy provided a fresh setback to the already ailing campaign. Asked if other women might come forward with similar allegations he said, 'I don't know. We'll see what happens.'"
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/trump-taps-conspiracy-theorist-and-misinformation-patient-zero-rfk-jr-to-run-hhs-2/
National Republican Congressional Committee: Christina Bohannan - Two-Time Loser and Election Denier
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Christina Bohannan is forcing a recount in her race after more ballots have expanded Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' lead to 802 votes.
It's worth noting that during the 2020 recount, only 41 votes were changed and the Democrat campaign called it "dramatic." Therefore, anything more than 802 votes would be earth-shattering.
It's clear this election is over and Christina Bohannan is denying her loss.
"Christina Bohannan refuses to admit she's a two-time loser because Iowa voters continue to reject
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Christina Bohannan is forcing a recount in her race after more ballots have expanded Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' lead to 802 votes.
It's worth noting that during the 2020 recount, only 41 votes were changed and the Democrat campaign called it "dramatic." Therefore, anything more than 802 votes would be earth-shattering.
It's clear this election is over and Christina Bohannan is denying her loss.
"Christina Bohannan refuses to admit she's a two-time loser because Iowa voters continue to rejecther extremism. Bohanna must either concede or claim the title of election denier." -- NRCC Spokesman Mike Marinella
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/11/14/christina-bohannan-two-time-loser-and-election-denier/
Maine Democratic Party: Sen. Collins Grants Rare Interview to Right-Wing Site Bankrolled By Leonard Leo
AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2024:
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Senator Susan Collins recently granted a rare sit-down interview to the Maine Wire, a right-wing digital media site and project of the Maine Policy Institute, a conservative think tank. The Maine Wire is known in part for spreading misinformation and platforming extremists.
The Maine Policy Institute and Maine Wire are partially funded by Leonard Leo: a powerful player in the Federalist Society, an architect of top-dollar, dark-money contributions to conservative causes in Maine, and
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AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2024:
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Senator Susan Collins recently granted a rare sit-down interview to the Maine Wire, a right-wing digital media site and project of the Maine Policy Institute, a conservative think tank. The Maine Wire is known in part for spreading misinformation and platforming extremists.
The Maine Policy Institute and Maine Wire are partially funded by Leonard Leo: a powerful player in the Federalist Society, an architect of top-dollar, dark-money contributions to conservative causes in Maine, anda donor to Sen. Collins herself.
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The Maine Democratic Party released the following statement:
"Susan Collins has long worked to convince Mainers of her independence from the extremism of the Republican party by clinging to a "moderate" brand despite being a power player in Maine Republican politics and darling of national GOP donors.
"By sitting down with a right-wing rag known mainly for spreading conspiracy theories about immigration, sowing doubt in our elections, and downplaying the threat of extremism from neo-Nazis, Senator Collins is giving us a peak behind the curtain to expose just how far down the rabbit hole she will go to chase power and influence in conservative circles.
"Instead of listening to Senator Collins again pay lip service to moderation and bipartisanship in the run-up to a potential re-election bid, Mainers should pay close attention to the deeply partisan people and spaces where she has always spent her time, money, and influence."
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