GOP Candidate Wriggles Out Of Questions About Trump, MAGA Ties

Republican Mike Rogers clearly weighed the pros and cons of cozying up with the president before his TV appearance.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-rogers-maga-republican-trump_n_6ade1eebe4b06b41b48d4529?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

‘Talking to every single person matters’: ‘prairie populists’ canvass the rural US heartland to win in midterms

Democratic and independent candidates stump the US midwest and prairie states, hoping to win over Republican strongholds

In this final stretch of the US midterm elections, Democrats and independents could win back communities and towns across America’s rural heartlands through a combination of resurgent “prairie populism”, local despair over the impact of Donald Trump’s agenda and an old-fashioned tenet of shoe-leather politics: showing up everywhere.

When Dan Osborn rolled into one of the most rural counties in Nebraska earlier this month, he started walking into businesses in the tiny main drag of Arthur, ready to meet whomever he could in the town of about 100. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/prairie-populists-midwest-prairie-states-midterm-elections?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Tom Kean had everything going for him. Then the Republican New Jersey congressman disappeared

Even with a multimillion-dollar war chest, the US representative faces a stiff fight for his seat from Democrat Rebecca Bennett

The stars above New Jersey seemed aligned for Tom Kean Jr.

The Republican congressman had a war chest of more than $2.4m in February, an endorsement from Donald Trump and a district whose lines were redrawn in 2022 to benefit his party. He was an established political figure with widespread name recognition, thanks to his father’s stint as a well-regarded governor of New Jersey. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/24/tom-kean-new-jersey-rebecca-bennett?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Vivek Ramaswamy Dubiously Claims Acton Attack Ad ‘Had Nothing To Do’ With Childhood Sexual Abuse

In one exchange, Ramaswamy claimed, “Politics, sometimes, it’s a tough sport,” and said the goal is to “point out where you think your opponents are flawed.”


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