Scott J. Lawson July 24, 2024 “Let’s Go Brandon!” “Let’s Go Brandon!” “Let’s Go Brandon!” If ever there was a perfect political slogan for mocking the Democrat establishment, it is “Let’s Go Brandon.” For the last couple of years Joe Biden has been getting heckled with the phrase. Pro-Trump crowds love to chant it at […]| Brass Tacks Politics
Scott J. Lawson July 19, 2024 If not Joe Biden, who else but Kamala Harris? The scenario of Biden willingly ending his bid to be the Democrat Party nominee for POTUS is looking more likely by the day. Given Biden’s obvious physical and mental decline he certainly should, but his stubborn nature makes it difficult […]| Brass Tacks Politics
In the run-up to the 2024 presidential elections, social media influencers misrepresented a feature Google introduced in 2017.| Snopes
Nearly six months after Election Day, North Carolina's election for a seat on the state Supreme Court remains the last uncertified race in the country.| WUNC
Some extremists celebrated Grok’s responses. Andrew Torba, founder of the hate-filled forum Gab posted a screenshot of one of the Grok answers with the comment “incredible things are happening.”…| East Bay Times
What Trump has given to America is not what we wanted—we didn’t even know what to want—but what we needed: a vision of greatness.| The American Mind
The list of security challenges keeps growing for election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election. Many of the concerns from four years ago persist.| PBS News
Look, I know there is a deluge of unthought pieces all jumping on the post-election fallout train. So out of respect for your time and mine I will keep this extremely short and to the point. There …| The Trickster's Guide to Geopolitics
The tariffs amount to an average tax increase of nearly $1,300 per US household in 2025.| Tax Foundation
It’s 2024, yet Democrat governors believe it is the early 1960’s (or 1860’s) and they are somehow no longer bound to follow federal law or obey the President of the United States, to whom the Constitution gives the power to enforce federal law. Back in 1962, two Democrat segregationist governors attempted to defy the 1954 […] The post Democrat Governors Channel George Wallace; Set to Impede Federal Immigration Enforcement first appeared on CATHOLICS 4 TRUMP.| CATHOLICS 4 TRUMP
I decided that this article was very sorely needed, as I have encountered some Traditional and Conservative Catholics who are making it a badge of honor to either not vote in the coming presidential election, or else proudly advocating throwing our votes away on third party candidates with no chance of winning. In past years […] The post The Catholic Moral Obligation to Vote for Donald Trump on November 5th first appeared on CATHOLICS 4 TRUMP.| CATHOLICS 4 TRUMP
Trump signed a blizzard of executive orders (EOs) over the last week. Some are vicious and cruel (rolling back protections for transgender people), others are blatantly unconstitutional (ending bir…| Unsolicited Feedback
NBC News is reporting that at least six Republican Senators are balking at the idea of confirming Pete Hegseth, a veteran of the War on Terror and current host at Fox News who has been nominated to lead the Department of Defense by President-elect Trump. Since Hegseth was announced as Trump’s nominee, he has been […]| Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary
In a very-low-turnout election Tuesday, SF voters handed Mayor London Breed a couple of victories on police powers and drug screening for welfare recipients, while an affordable housing bond she abandoned is still too close to call.| SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
The FrameLab Book Club is launching in 2025! First on the list: “The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics” by Dr. George Lakoff. Nearly 400…| George Lakoff
I could not help but notice that my neighbor’s new* tree – a redbud – is offering a heart if I care to pause and notice. which of course I do. I also notice the beautiful shading …| mere-et-filles
It happened. Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris. A twice-impeached convicted felon who has promised to act as a dictator will return to the White House in 2025. There’s no way to sugarcoat this ni…| George Lakoff
President-elect Trump may want to impose tariffs to encourage investment and work, but his strategy will backfire. Tariffs will certainly create benefits for protected industries, but those benefits come at the expense of consumers and other industries throughout the economy.| Tax Foundation
By Christina Lewis ~ As Americans prepare to head to the polls on Nov. 5, some voters are putting their money where their mouth is by placing bets on the election’s outcome. With less than a week l…| PA Pundits International
# Shaun Scott is headed to the Washington State House. Jessica Bateman is headed to the state senate. Alexis Mercedes Rinck won a Seattle City Council seat, and Ryan Mello is the new Pierce County Executive. All were endorsed by The Urbanist.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
Gov. Polis said he is deploying state resources to complete the process of securing voting systems in affected Colorado counties.| Colorado Newsline
Michigan's part-time clerks, who are trained every four years and have limited resources in running elections, are at a breaking point.| Stateline
Lawmakers will need to pursue fiscal responsibility as they address the tax law expirations, but fiscal responsibility requires finding sound ways to pay for spending priorities. Tariffs don’t make the cut.| Tax Foundation
# Passage of Seattle's transportation levy was all but assured Tuesday night, after initial returns showed two-thirds of voters in support.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# Progressives are off to a fast start in Washington state early returns. All four Republican-backed statewide initiative repealing progressive legislation are in trouble. Urbanist-endorsed Shaun Scott and Alexis Mercedes Rinck are up big, and urbanist Ryan Mello has a lead in the Pierce County Executive race.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Virginia for removing voters from rolls within 90 days of this year’s elections. Virginia’s League of Women Voters and the Virginia Coalition for Immigrants Rights have filed a similar suit. Earlier this week a federal judge ordered the Youngkin administration to release the names of affected voters as part of discovery in the League of Women Voters case and officials had to comply by Wednesday.| Virginia Mercury
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate emphasized that voters listed as potential noncitizens have not been removed from state voter rolls.| Iowa Capital Dispatch
Iowa is among 26 states supporting Virginia's effort to remove 1,600 people from voter rolls without proving each is a noncitizen.| Iowa Capital Dispatch
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain locked in a tight race according to public polling,.| Georgia Recorder
States Newsroom reported on positions taken by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump.| Georgia Recorder
Final days of 2024 presidential campaign dominated by "garbage" insults, swing state rallies and doubts about election fairness.| Georgia Recorder
Before the polls close on Nov. 5, the U.S. Justice Department Wednesday reiterated its efforts to protect voters’ access to the ballot box.| Georgia Recorder
Former First Lady Michelle Obama hosts voting rally in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of Nov. 5 presidential election.| Georgia Recorder
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, with the White House as her backdrop, gave what she called her closing argument Tuesday.| Georgia Recorder
Kamala Harris campaigned at a Puerto Rican restaurant in Pennsylvania at nearly the same time Hinchcliffe said “floating island of garbage.”| Georgia Recorder
Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to deliver what the campaign her “closing argument” Tuesday night at the Ellipse in Washington.| Georgia Recorder
Columnist Jay Bookman laments the coarseness that has entered political dialogue in the U.S. in the past decade.| Georgia Recorder
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance came to Atlanta Saturday to make the case for his running mate, former president Donald Trump, in the frenzied final stretch of a tight presidential race against Vice President Kamala Harris.| Georgia Recorder
The initiative would make Washington’s long-term care program, and paying the tax that funds it, voluntary for state residents.| Washington State Standard
The election just a day away, and the contrast between Donald Trump's and Kamala Harris's campaigns is as stark as ever.In the last few weeks, Trump has successfully demonstrated the incredible range of his campaign, from his McDonald's and garbage truck events to electric rallies like the recent on...| Glenn Beck
If Donald Trump is elected to a second term as president, many things will change. Glenn predicts that we will no longer be on a direct path to global war, the bureaucracy will be cleaned up, many illegal immigrants will be deported, the nonstop lies will end, migrant crime will go down, and the gov...| Glenn Beck
Another Trump presidency may be right around the corner. Perhaps his primary economic policy point this campaign has been his favorite word: “tariffs.” According to Alan Rappeport, an economic policy reporter for The New York Times, Trump has considered instituting between 10 and 50 percent tariffs on all imported products, a 60 percent tariff on […] The post Taxing the Constitution: Are Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Legal? appeared first on Starting Points.| Starting Points
A U.S. Senate debate attended Tuesday by two of three Indiana candidates covered a wide range of topics without GOP frontrunner Jim Banks.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita gave wide-ranging comments, including about an inquiry into Hoosier voter registrations, on Thursday.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Officials are examining the citizenship status of about 585,000 registered Hoosier voters — more than one in 10 residents on the voter rolls.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
Attorney General Todd Rokita Rokita has positioned himself as a "fighter," while challenger Destiny Wells has proposed a restrained approach.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
According to an incident report from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, a suspect hit an elections clerk on his way out of the voting booth.| San Antonio Report
In this final post exploring the results of the “Reimagining Political Leadership: The Outlook of Young Americans” survey focused on the political attitudes of Americans between the ages of 18 and 35.| Close Up Foundation
They say Project 2025, a game plan for a GOP presidency, aims to get rid of public sector unions.| capitalandmain.com
With only two weeks until the election, voting advocates, candidates, parties and community organizers are making last-ditch efforts to rally people to vote across Arizona.| Arizona Mirror
In the November election, Arizona voters will decide whether to open up the state’s primary elections to include all voters and candidates, or to fortify the status quo with closed, partisan primaries.| Arizona Mirror
In a move that underscores the high stakes of Arizona's legislative elections, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee announced today it will pump nearly $1 million into targeted races across the state, adding to the $8.5 million that’s already been spent by outside groups in a handful of key districts.| Arizona Mirror
Votes will be counted for an open primaries ballot initiative that has been the subject of whiplash-inducing court challenge, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled just 31 days before the election.| Arizona Mirror
Local election offices are using mapping software to improve the transparency of their processes and to encourage more people to go vote.| StateScoop
After two years of actively participating in militia, 'the infiltrator' is dropping 13 gigabytes of 'internal, secretive communications,' says "APIII and other paramilitary groups provided the muscle" for voter intimidation. A new set of leaks from inside the Telegram chats of the American Patriots Three Percent militia group (AP3 or APIII) reveal a sprawling network buzzing with activity.| UNICORN RIOT
When the poll participants were asked to list the three most important qualities they look for in a political candidate, they listed a motivation to serve others as the highest priority.| Close Up Foundation
Ray Fair at Yale runs one of the oldest models to use economic data to predict US election results. It predicts vote shares for President and the US House as a function of real GDP growth during th…| Economist Writing Every Day
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge said that a ballot proposition to end partisan primaries in Arizona will have votes cast for it counted after all.| Arizona Mirror
A ballot proposition to end partisan primaries appears to have thousands of duplicate signatures, putting it below the threshold to be placed on the ballot. But what that means for voters remains to be seen.| Arizona Mirror
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday ordered a nonprofit led by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife to repay $132,000 in federal funding following a scathing review.| WUNC
The agency found a long list of missing documents required to administer a federally funded food program for child care centers, as well as claims filed for payment for centers that apparently hadn't requested or received money.| WUNC
While Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife told her nonprofit’s clients that she was shutting down because of her husband’s campaign for governor, she told a state agency a different story.| WUNC
The legal fight is over the use of "Electric Avenue" in a campaign video.| Deadline
Riding high on the recently completed Democratic National Convention and the enthusiasm that has propelled her to a lead in the national polls, Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a campaign to mobilize Generation Z voters on 150 campuses across battleground states| Arizona Mirror
After months of stalling, a judge has for a second time ordered Kari Lake and her husband to hand over documents to Stephen Richer that pertain to her defamatory statements about the Maricopa County Recorder.| Arizona Mirror
The 2024 election could be the most consequential in history—literally out of this world, if the latest rumors are to be believed. In a scenario that sounds more like a sci-fi blockbuster than real…| The Crustian Daily
Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination for president Thursday evening, pitching her candidacy as an opportunity for the nation to move forward, rather than accept a dark future she said would follow a second election of her Republican opponent| Arizona Mirror
Minnesota’s first family is landing in the national spotlight.| The Ukiah Daily Journal
The Democratic National Convention begins on Monday in Chicago, a little less than a month after President Joe Biden ended his campaign for reelection and catapulted Vice President Kamala Harris toward the Democratic presidential nomination.| GZERO Media
Actress and climate activist Julia Louis-Dreyfus asked eight Democratic women governors Wednesday if she would be ready for public office after playing a vice president and president on the hit cable TV show “Veep.”| Arizona Mirror
An interview with an anonymous guest who hates climate action almost as much as he hates cat ladies.| Legal Planet
Advocates for abortion access say compounding crises of abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause significant funding challenges and potential disruptions to reproductive care of all kinds.| Arizona Mirror
Voters in November will be able to decide whether to amend the Arizona Constitution to guarantee the right to abortion, state election officials said Monday.| Arizona Mirror
Bill Montgomery has said abortion is 'genocide' and accused providers of 'killing children' to 'sell their body parts'| Arizona Mirror
An Arizona Supreme Court justice whose wife was on the legislative panel being sued for using “unborn human being” to describe the Arizona Abortion Access Act in a voter information pamphlet has decided to step away from the case.| Arizona Mirror
Republican lawmakers violated state law when they used the phrase “unborn human being” to describe the Arizona Abortion Access Act in a voter information pamphlet| Arizona Mirror
Despite its stage-managed nature, the 2024 RNC had spiritual lessons, both positive and negative, that we Orthodox Christians should learn.| Orthodox Reflections
Presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris attempted to boost her perception as a “cool aunt” by announcing that if elected she will let junior staff members drink beers in the basement of the White House.| The Hard Times
What genius advised President Joe Biden, post-debate, to "get out more in unscripted settings"? ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked Biden whether he watched the debate. Biden's response? "I don't think I did, no." During this short interview, we saw softball questions followed by mumbled answers and frequent incoherence. Subtitles would have helped, or perhaps Stephanopoulos could…| WND
On June 4, the Wall Street Journal published a story headlined, "Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping." Based on interviews with 45 people, the article reported that associates described President Joe Biden as showing signs of age, "a president who appears slower now, someone who has both good moments and bad ones." The…| WND
The Fox News website published the most frightening headline yet on the morning of July 11, 2024. It read: "Poll shows 2024 presidential race is in a dead heat ahead of Biden's high-stakes press conference." It might as well have announced in a few hours the moon will crash into the Earth. How can that…| WND
If Joe Biden is pushed out of the presidential race by elite Democrats, the most obvious replacement is Kamala Harris. Numerous pundits have noted that the vice president is already running ahead of Biden against Donald Trump – even before she's had the chance to make her case. Though I'm not in the predictions racket,…| WND
Current structure actually makes it possible for non-citizen voting| WND
Claiming Supreme Court is now a 'threat' because of abortion, other rulings| WND
'We have long known' this was effort to turn illegal aliens into voters| WND
Commentator: 'That's not going to get him out of the race any faster'| WND
An undercover video reveals that Joe Biden likely is delaying a ban on menthol cigarettes, a move that could save lives in the black community where they are popular, because he wants black votes in November. BREAKING: Not Kool: DOJ Attorney Admits Menthol Ban Delayed Because Biden 'Needs Black Votes' “Biden doesn’t want to pass…| WND
By Jim Hoft The Gateway Pundit Hollywood hypocrisy hits a new height. Far-left Hollywood star George Clooney has publicly urged Joe Biden to step down and not seek re-election, citing concerns over his age and recent public appearances. Clooney, who has previously been seen rubbing shoulders with the political elite at high-profile fundraisers, expressed his…| WND
Joe Biden's administration, which long has made a political talking point out of its claims that President Donald Trump doesn't support "democracy," now stands accused of exactly that offense, according to a new report. It is U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., who said, "The United States is built upon the principle of free and fair…| WND
(FOX NEWS) -- ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos revealed he doesn't think President Biden can serve four more years in office just days after their high-stakes interview. TMZ obtained video of Stephanopoulos on the streets of New York City on Tuesday where he was asked whether he thought Biden should step down. "I don't think…| WND
Donald Trump was once a cheerleader of publicizing hacked materials. That changed when Trump’s latest presidential campaign declared this weekend it had been hacked by Iran.| The Mercury News
If T-shirt and jeans Newsom were running against French Laundry Newsom in 2026, the former would win in a landslide| The Spectator World
Musk's trans daughter told NBC News that Elon a "cruel" and "uncaring." In 2024, he wants the world to know it.| Unprecedented
the front row to voters in the peanut gallery, polling data suggest that it is – and always will be – the economy, stupid.| Liberty Nation News
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Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris “happened to turn Black” during her political career.| Washington State Standard
Vice President Kamala Harris is the only candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Democratic National Committee said.| Washington State Standard
Here’s where Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor, stands on important criminal justice issues.| The Marshall Project
The policy plan for a second Trump term would turn the department against progressive local prosecutors.| The Marshall Project
Crypto may well be the most salient factor in Silicon Valley elite’s new willingness to endorse the right.| Truthout