Open Primary Proponents Sue Lawmakers over Ballot Language for ‘Make Elections Fair Act’
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by Christy Kelly
3h ago
The Make Elections Fair PAC has filed a lawsuit against Arizona lawmakers, claiming that the description of the ballot measure provided to voters is misleading and confusing. The group argues that the language, crafted by the Arizona Legislative Council, inaccurately suggests that the initiative would mandate ranked choice voting. Sarah Smallhouse, chairman of the campaign, stated that lawmakers refused to amend the description as requested, protecting their own interests in closed primaries. The PAC is asking the court to rewrite the description in a neutral tone. They claim placing ranked ch ..read more
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Kamala Harris’ Nomination for President and Arizona’s Radical Abortion Amendment May Spur Record Turnout on Both Sides, Polling Suggests
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by Christy Kelly
3h ago
Political analysts suggest that Harris' clear stance on abortion could be a decisive factor in Arizona, a swing state that could play a critical role in the upcoming election. Recent polling data indicates that a majority of Arizona voters support some form of abortion rights, a trend that Harris' campaign is likely to capitalize on. By highlighting her commitment to reproductive freedoms, pundits say that Harris aims to galvanize key voter demographics, including women and younger voters, who are increasingly prioritizing this issue. The presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee has c ..read more
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly Considered as Vice President Prospect
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by Christy Kelly
3h ago
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is emerging as a strong contender for the vice presidential nomination in the upcoming election. Arizona Democrats rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris following Biden's endorsement after his withdrawal from seeking reelection ..read more
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Election Integrity Law Expert Phill Kline: ‘The Democratic Party Lost Faith in Democracy a Long Time Ago’
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by Kaitlin Housler
6h ago
Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said the Democratic Party “lost faith in democracy a long time ago,” specifically citing multiple occasions when Democrat-occupied executive branches “stretched the law” to act without legislative consultation or approval on partisan issues. Kline said Democrats have abused the executive branch to stretch emergency powers to advance partisan policies, including the environment, gun control, and, most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic ..read more
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Obama Endorses Harris, Tells Vice President They’ll Be ‘Underdogs’ in Presidential Campaign
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by Admin
8h ago
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Friday, five days after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. Harris reportedly secured the support of the necessary delegates to claim the Democratic nomination Tuesday, two days after Biden announced he would not accept the Democratic nomination and endorsed her as his replacement in the 2024 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, vowed to do “everything we can” to support the vice president in ..read more
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Musk Denies News Reports He’s Donating $45 Million a Month to Trump-Aligned PAC
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by Just the News
18h ago
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says news reports that he is contributing $45 million a month to a pro-Donald Trump political action committee are false. “What’s been reported in the media is simply not true. I’m not donating $45 million a month to Trump,” Musk said during an interview Monday with Jordan Peterson, a conservative Canadian psychologist and YouTube star ..read more
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U.S. Economic Growth Beats Expectations in Second Quarter
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by Admin
18h ago
The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2024, according to gross domestic product (GDP) statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Thursday. Higher growth in the second quarter follows poor growth in the first quarter of 2024, which measured 1.4 percent after being revised down from an initial estimate of 1.6 percent, according to the BEA. Economists expected that GDP would increase by around 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2024, in line with typical U.S economic growth rates ..read more
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Commentary: Obama Decided Biden’s Fate, and Democratic Elite Got Their Way
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by Admin
18h ago
Obama elevated Biden to presidential prominence; only he could remove Biden from it. Biden’s leftward policies had created a political deficit that his June 27 debate performance proved he could not communicate his way out of. Democrat elite’s efforts to prod Biden off the ticket had not succeeded. With time running short, push came to shove, but to succeed, that shove could not come from them alone. Despite Biden having spent more terms in the Senate (six) than Obama spent years (four), the latter raised the former to presidential level by making him his vice president. Exact opposites in eve ..read more
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Pennsylvania Teachers Union Illegally Sent Nearly $1.5 Million to Possible Democrat VP Josh Shapiro, Complaints Claim
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by Tom Pappert
18h ago
Three complaints filed on Wednesday by the Freedom Foundation allege almost $1.5 million in Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) money, raised from teachers' union dues, was given to the 2022 political campaign of Governor Josh Shapiro. The Freedom Foundation revealed on Thursday it filed complaints which allege PSEA made two contributions, totaling about $1.475 million, that were then transferred through an outside organization before reaching the Shapiro for Pennsylvania campaign committee ..read more
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Ohio Governor Favors State Senator Matt Dolan as Possible U.S. Senate Appointment in the Case Trump, Vance Win Election: Report
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by Kaitlin Housler
18h ago
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has commented on his thought process behind appointing a new U.S. senator to represent the Buckeye State in Washington D.C. in the case that Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance win the 2024 election in November ..read more
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