I am voting for HirschRe: "We Recommend — Shaheen for Texas House District 66," Sept. 29 Editorials. I attended a candidate forum that included Sharon Hirsch and Matt Shaheen. It was obvious from Shaheen's demeanor and body language that he wasn't thrilled to be there. His answers came across as dismissive and condescending toward his constituents, lacking only an eye-roll. Hirsch was on topic, willing to discuss issues and respectful of everyone's input. We need legislators who respect their constituents. I am voting for Hirsch.K.C. McClain, PlanoSessions won't explain vote On Oct. 4 at a forum hosted by the Family Violence Prevention Council, U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Dallas, rudely condescended to a reporter after she asked about his decision to vote "no" on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. I'm disturbed by this behavior. I expect everyone to treat others with more respect than this — especially my representative in Congress.The … [Read more...] about Letters: Sharon Hirsch, Pete Sessions, Republican Party, left-wingers, drug lobbyists, Chinese tariffs, term limits
Republican
Republican Super PAC Uses Specter of Terrorism as Advertising Weapon
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by ByJennifer Steinhauer Oct. 15, 2018 LAKESIDE, Calif. — In this congressional district just east of San Diego, a Christian Democrat, Ammar Campa-Najjar, has been portrayed by his Republican opponent as an Islamic terrorist sympathizer. The same allegation has been tossed at Democratic candidates in Ohio and New Jersey, and a challenger to an embattled Republican incumbent in the suburbs of Richmond, Va., has been attacked for her part-time teaching gig at a Muslim high school. It has been 17 years since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But in an era when President Trump has made fear of immigrants central to his political reign, Republican ad makers have seized on terrorism as a new weapon to wield against Democrats in the midterm races. The ads — largely produced by the … [Read more...] about Republican Super PAC Uses Specter of Terrorism as Advertising Weapon
New NYT/Siena poll finds Republican Pete Stauber with big lead in Minnesota’s Eighth District
The result of the second major poll of the nationally-watched race in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District is in, and it’s a good one for Republicans. The New York Times/Siena College survey found Republican Pete Stauber up 15 points on Democrat Joe Radinovich — a huge swing from NYT/Siena’s first poll in the 8th, which had Radinovich ahead by one point. The live poll, which recorded responses from 507 people over the weekend, has Stauber with 49 percent of the vote, and Radinovich with 34 percent. Thirteen percent were undecided, and the margin of error was 9.2 points. (There is a third-party candidate in the race, the Independence Party’s Ray “Skip” Sandman, whose support was not polled.) Stauber, a St. Louis County commissioner and former Duluth police officer running as an ally of President Donald Trump, had clear advantages across the demographic and geographic blocs that make up this district, a swath of northeastern Minnesota that … [Read more...] about New NYT/Siena poll finds Republican Pete Stauber with big lead in Minnesota’s Eighth District
Robert De Niro: Republicans Pushing Trump’s Agenda Making a ‘Deal with the Devil’
Actor Robert De Niro said Republicans working to push through President Donald Trump’s agenda are “making a deal with the devil,” while also praising anti-Trump Republican Jeff Flake as an “American hero.” In an interview on Saturday Night Live star Alec Baldwin’s new ABC weekly talk show, The Alec Baldwin Show, De Niro said he was “offended” by both the Trump presidency and the actions of Republican lawmakers.“I’m so offended by this person and by the Republicans in general, and how they’ve behaved, and we see it with the Kavanaugh thing going on right now,” De Niro said. “And when I see [Trump], I know what he is, and he knows what he is, because everything he says about other people—you’re a loser, you’re a this, you’re a that—is everything he’s saying about himself. He’s so transparent; he’s projecting.” … [Read more...] about Robert De Niro: Republicans Pushing Trump’s Agenda Making a ‘Deal with the Devil’
Marin voter guide mistakenly omits Republican endorsements
By Richard Halstead | Marin Independent Journal PUBLISHED: October 15, 2018 at 4:50 am | UPDATED: October 15, 2018 at 4:53 am In a slip-up by the Marin County Registrar of Voters’ office, the California Republican Party’s endorsements for the Nov. 6 election were omitted from the voter information guide and sample ballot that was mailed to Marin voters late last month. Tom Montgomery, a former chairman of the Marin Republican Party, spotted the omission and brought it to the registrar’s attention. “It was an honest mistake,” Montgomery said. “I don’t think there was any malicious intent whatsoever.” Marin County Registrar of Voters Lynda Roberts said, “It only came to my attention when Tom called me either Monday or Tuesday of this week. “I took immediate action to get a mailer out,” Roberts said, “so we could correct the endorsement list and make sure that the Republican Party would be part of that list as it … [Read more...] about Marin voter guide mistakenly omits Republican endorsements