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Aaron Blake retweeted
As turnout in Texas nears 3 million votes, Hispanic turnout is now exceeding presidential levels. More Hispanics have voted than did at this point in the 2024 presidential election. What's driving this huge increase? Young voters.
A great example of the logical somersaults the Vivek ad is making his allies do.
His own running mate basically concedes that, yes, the mother they used in their ad stayed with a man who sexually abused her daughter.
(Via @nytimes)
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Alaskans don’t need any help voting for their preferred candidates, and the State of Alaska has already handled this by clearly distinguishing the candidates on this year’s ballot. The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit.
apnews.com/article/alaska-se…
Aaron Blake retweeted
“Nobody knows anything,” Trump says about the Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother. Actually we know quite a bit about how that mom stuck by Acton’s accused pedophile rapist, thanks to court records and documents! cc @DonaldTrump
Aaron Blake retweeted
Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP nominee for Ohio governor, released an ad in which his opponent’s mother calls her “a liar.”
Democratic candidate Amy Acton hasn’t been in contact with her mother since 1978. These documents corroborate her childhood trauma story. wapo.st/3UjEZWi
Aaron Blake retweeted
First line of that story: "President Reagan says that after leaving office he 'would like to start a movement' to repeal the constitutional amendment that limits Presidents to two terms."
Aaron Blake retweeted
In 1982, after the Arthurs had skipped bail and fled Ohio, a deputy attempted to serve a warrant at Terrace Park. In a hand written note, the deputy relays that the park's manager said Arthur "has not camped here for over two years."
Aaron Blake retweeted
One of the fall back defenses people have made about @VivekGRamaswamy's ad attacking Acton is that Acton's mother just said she lied about living in a tent.
Cledith Arthur's 1978 arrest warrant lists Terrace Lake Park, Route 7 as his address
I wrote in August about how likely it was that Daniel J. Sullivan would actually cost Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Spoiler: It's not very likely.
cnn.com/2026/08/26/politics/…
Ramaswamy’s defense here tantamount to telling a judge:
“The credibility of my star witness doesn’t matter here, your honor.”
Trump keeps saying he knows nothing about the actual situation with Acton and her mom.
Vance said that "whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern."
Just a complete (professed) lack of interest in the moral side of this.
Trump: "Why wouldn't you listen to a mother that says that?"
@albamonica: "She stayed with a stepfather who was charged with raping his stepdaughter in 1978, sir."
Trump: "You just keep talking."
Alba: "I am answering you, sir."
Trump: "I don't know anything about stepfathers."
Aaron Blake retweeted
Impressive questioning by @albamonica
Trump: "Why wouldn't you listen to a mother that says that?"
@albamonica: "She stayed with a stepfather who was charged with raping his stepdaughter in 1978, sir."
Trump: "You just keep talking."
Alba: "I am answering you, sir."
Trump: "I don't know anything about stepfathers."
Aaron Blake retweeted
Lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen as President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. More photos of the week: reut.rs/4ie0qQv 📷 Evan Vucci
Aaron Blake retweeted
An interesting trend recently is Trump comms staffers being 100 percent confident the supporters they're talking to won't click the link in question.
Despite what we provided to this outlet, they chose to both completely misrepresent what we provided and run with a false narrative.
Specifically, they misrepresented the concept of "fidelity." "Fidelity" refers to upholding the Constitution and the law and executing policy with loyalty to the American people and their interests.
It emphasizes the critical importance of service, integrity, and policy alignment across the Foreign Service.
It is not about partisan behavior but rather about executing the President’s vision for foreign policy.
This WaPo poll has Talarico leading *by 16 points* in a heavily Hispanic district (TX-35) while other Democrats are tied and -1.
washingtonpost.com/documents…
This protester and the refinery workers in Joliet currently competing for most unlikely impact on the midterm election.
Troy said "shut up, no he isn't" after a protester jumped up at their final debate and Collins said it was one of his supporters.
That protester made a decent in-kind contribution to Collins; Rs wanted fresh sound of Jackson losing his temper. A major theme of their ads if that if he gets to DC he'll hulk out and launch water bottles at women's heads.