elections

Republicans Pounce on Democrat Janelle Bynum over Stock Footage in Police Ad

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A Democratic congressional candidate’s first televised ad has drawn criticism from Republicans and a police group for featuring stock footage of a Ukrainian actor and touting a public safety message. State Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Clackamas County Democrat challenging first-term Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, released the 30-second ad last week. It features a voiceover from Bynum and footage …

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Good, Bad or Ugly? Oregon Ballot Measures Heading To Your November Ballot: Part 1

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Voters will vote on five ballot measures on the Oregon November ballot. Based on my current understanding, I’ll be voting “No” on three of them, “Yes” on one of them and one I’m undecided on. Three of the ballot measures were referral by Oregon legislators and two initiative petition. (Unfortunately, the two School Choice measures did not collect enough signatures …

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Monique DeSpain Launches First TV Ad of the OR-04 Congressional Race

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Today, Monique DeSpain’s campaign for Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District announced the launch of a major TV ad campaign targeting general election voters. The ad is running on broadcast and cable TV, OTT/disconnected cable, and Digital platforms. “We are excited to launch the first TV ad of this race for Congress. It is a sign of the real momentum we are building for …

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Oregon’s Election Director Concerned that Post Office Can’t Handle November Crush of Mail-In Ballots

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The uncertainty over whether President Joe Biden will run for reelection is over. Whether he’ll be able to complete his first term in office is still up in the air. I’m not that old but I do have a “Hey, where’s the remote control?” moments now and then. I don’t like the uncertainly of knowing whether Biden ever has “Hey, …

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Joe Biden Passes the Torch and Ends Reelection Bid, Endorses Harris

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From his beach home in Rehoboth, Delaware, President Biden announced Sunday that he will not seek four more years in the White House but will instead throw his support to Vice President Kamala Harris while he serves out the remainder of his term before exiting the presidency. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your …

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Republican Dreams and Democratic Nightmares Leaving Milwaukee

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Wikimedia Commons: White House Photo MILWAUKEE — Republicans can’t remember the last time they had it this good. A disciplined and newly introspective presidential candidate. Good polling. A positive news cycle driven by sympathetic headlines after a failed assassination attempt. Said one former Trump White House official, “I’m still shocked the other shoe hasn’t dropped.” They checked their phones and …

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Highlights of Trump’s Historic Republican Nomination Acceptance Speech

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Trump’s speech was just over an hour and a half and possibly the longest presidential nomination acceptance speech ever. Trump became the first Republican to receive three consecutive presidential nominations. Only Republican President Richard Nixon previously received three presidential nominations: 1960, 1968 and 1972. His speech had 3 main parts: the assassination attempt, a call for national unity and his …

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JD Vance, Son of Appalachia, Accepts VP Nomination and MAGA Mantle

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MILWAUKEE — Sen. J.D. Vance formally accepted the vice-presidential nomination on the third day of the Republican National Convention, while unofficially accepting the role of MAGA movement heir-apparent, signaling during his acceptance speech that the old GOP is a memory. By way of introduction, Vance took Democrats to task for the foreign interventionism, deindustrialization, and globalism that he insists hollowed …

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First Trump-Biden Debate Causes ‘Panic in the Democratic Party’

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Last night’s debate between former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden was an example of cruel and unusual political punishment by putting him on a worldwide debate stage. This very early presidential debate displayed the poor mental fitness of President Biden before the American Voter. Now Democrat leaders are calling for Biden to step aside so he can …

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Why This Billionaire Venture Capitalist Backs President Trump

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As many press accounts have reported, I’m hosting a fundraising event for President Donald J. Trump at my home in San Francisco this evening. [Note: The June 6 fundraiser brought in $12 million.] Over the last couple of years, I have hosted events for presidential candidates Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as several congressional …

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