Republicans Aren’t Sweating the Polls. They Don’t Trust Them, Anyway.

Republican leaders have urged voters to ignore polls warning of big losses on Election Day — and for some downballot races in Florida, that message is resonating.


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Spoiler candidates are nothing new in US politics. It’s clear why Trump is targeting Peltola | Petala Ironcloud

Republicans are focused on a race that could flip the Senate – and where an Alaska Native is favored

Days before Alaskans get to vote, the federal government is already trying to overturn the result.

Last week, at Donald Trump’s behest, the justice department sued to block the certification of Alaska’s US Senate race, if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses; a judge dismissed that suit on Sunday, though the administration said it planned to appeal. On Wednesday, Trump demanded that Mary Peltola, the Alaska Native Democrat whom polls favor to win, be removed from the ballot and prosecuted. Piling on, Alaska’s Republican governor has since ordered an investigation into Peltola’s campaign. Continue reading...


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Establishment Democrats And Progressives Can Agree On 1 Thing: Haley Stevens Is A Traitor

Stevens announced a last-minute endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race on Sunday.


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‘He’s a force’: Obama answers call to boost Democrats – and rattle Trump

Former president has given series of blistering speeches to help candidates in key races – and deployment has proved a hit with party’s progressive wing

That could have been awkward. Barack Obama, campaigning for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, acknowledged that his fellow Democrat has criticised some aspects of the Obama presidency.

“Yeah, Abdul didn’t agree with some things we wanted to do – that our administration was doing – when I was president,” he told a rally in Detroit. “You know who else doesn’t agree with everything I do? Michelle Obama.” The crowd erupted in laughter. “I’d say about five times a day, she says, ‘You knucklehead. Why you do that?’” Continue reading...


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