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Yes, Dems’ Favorability Just Hit Record Lows, But 1992 Offers a Cautionary Tale– legalinsurrection.com

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Yes, Dems’ Favorability Just Hit Record Lows, But 1992 Offers a Cautionary Tale– legalinsurrection.com
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Republicans are celebrating new polls from NBC News and CNN, which show the Democratic Party at its lowest favorability since 1990 and 1992, respectively. While this is encouraging for the GOP, history serves as a reminder that despite similarly bleak numbers, Bill Clinton still won the presidency in 1992.

An NBC News poll released on Sunday found that only 27% of respondents have a positive view of the Democratic Party—the lowest rating since 1990. Among them, just 7% described their views as ‘very’ positive.

That same day, a CNN poll found that 29% of respondents had a “favorable” view of the Democratic Party—a level not seen since 1992. For context, when President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, just two weeks after the January 6 Capitol riot, the party’s favorability stood at 49%.

These results are certainly encouraging for Republicans. Given the Democratic Party’s increasingly aggressive “whatever it takes” approach to politics over the past decade—an approach that some argue is both unethical and potentially illegal—this decline in favorability is hardly surprising. Rather than offering original policy ideas or working with Republicans on issues that matter to most voters, Democratic lawmakers have focused their efforts almost entirely on obstructing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

NC high court election case heads to three-judge panel, 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat – Raleigh News & Observer

pgnewser March 19, 2025 0

NC high court election case heads to three-judge panel, 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat – Raleigh News & Observer
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A three-judge panel will hear arguments Friday, March 21, on Jefferson Griffin’s request to throw out over 65,000 ballots cast in the 2024 N.C. Supreme Court election. The state Court of Appeals rejected Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs’ request that the case be heard “en banc” by the entire 15-judge court .

“Having received only three votes to allow, the motion is denied,” the court’s clerk Eugene H. Soar said Friday. It’s the latest stop in a contentious and unprecedented case that has now persisted over four months past the Nov. 5 election. Griffin, who is a judge on the Court of Appeals himself, lost to Riggs by 734 votes out of over 5.5 million ballots cast.

 

Vance to Lead G.O.P. Fund-Raising, an Apparent First for a Vice President – The New York Times

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Vance to Lead G.O.P. Fund-Raising, an Apparent First for a Vice President – The New York Times
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Republicans named Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday to lead the party’s fund-raising operation as it gears up for the 2026 midterm elections, a posting that could also help him position himself for the 2028 Republican presidential primary race.

Mr. Vance will serve as the finance chair of the Republican National Committee, an unusual arrangement for a sitting vice president. In both national parties, the finance chair role has typically gone to a reliable party fund-raiser who has time on his or her hands, not someone with significant governing responsibilities.

The R.N.C. said that Mr. Vance would be the first sitting vice president to serve in that role. In a statement, President Trump praised Mr. Vance as someone who “knows how to fight and win tough races” and said he would do a “fantastic job.”

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Romania Still in Turmoil as Fallout from Cancelled Election, Arrest of Opposition Continues

pgnewser March 11, 2025 0

After the arrest of Romania’s leading opposition leader, Calin Georgescu, protests, riots, and civil disturbances have been occurring ever since. The party who saw their candidate arrested and imprisoned is now scrambling to replace him before the re-run election this May. The election produced a win for Georgescu which was invalidated by an EU court on the grounds it was too influenced by Russian propagandists.

Romania’s far-right candidate Calin Georgescu to challenge presidential election ban – Reuters
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Romanian far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu said on Monday he would challenge a decision to bar him from taking part in an election rerun in May, but analysts said his chances of standing were slim amid fears of Russian meddling.

The dispute over Georgescu’s candidacy is firing up tensions both at home and abroad.

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A small group of his supporters smashed pavements and set rubbish bins ablaze in Bucharest on Sunday, while Elon Musk, a key adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, asked in a post on X on Monday: “How can a judge end democracy in Romania?”

 

Chaos in Romania’s capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo – The Washington Post
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Chaos broke out in Romania’s capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body’s decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo. He won the first round of last year’s race before a top court annulled the election.

Brussels ‘must take position’ on Romanian presidential election controversy one way or another, warns Slovak PM Fico– rmx.news
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The European Commission is under increasing pressure to address the unfolding political crisis in Romania after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called for clarity on the rejection of Calin Georgescu’s presidential candidacy.

Fico’s remarks, shared on social media, warn that the Commission’s silence would further undermine trust in the European Union.

Fico emphasized that the European Commission “must take a position” on the situation one way or another, asserting that either Georgescu, a nationalist and NATO-skeptic, is right, or the Romanian authorities’ decision to bar him from running is justified.

“The European Commission (EC) must take a position on the presidential elections in Romania — and take responsibility for it. If Mr. Georgescu is being wronged simply because he has a different opinion, he must be given European protection. If the EC is convinced that the Romanian authorities are doing the right thing, it must stand up for them. The only thing the EC cannot do is to remain silent,” Fico declared.

The controversy erupted after Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) rejected Georgescu’s candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections on Sunday evening. The decision, taken with 10 votes in favor out of the 14-member committee, sparked protests in Bucharest, where demonstrators clashed with police, waving national flags and chanting slogans calling for “revolution.” Riot police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, and multiple arrests were made.

Activist who helped Trump turn Pennsylvania red says neighboring blue state now firmly ‘in play’ for GOP – Yahoo

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Activist who helped Trump turn Pennsylvania red says neighboring blue state now firmly ‘in play’ for GOP – Yahoo
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President Donald Trump made gains in several swing states during the last presidential election. Now, one deep-blue state in the Northeast may be shifting into the “purple” category,

“Hear me loudly and clearly: New Jersey is in play,” Early Vote Action founder Scott Presler told “The Ingraham Angle” Monday.

Presler, a conservative activist working to register Republican voters, says the latest election results have energized conservatives in New Jersey. He believes the GOP has a real chance to make inroads in the traditionally Democratic state.

Poll: Donald Trump’s endorsement gives Byron Donalds double-digit lead in GOP Primary for Governor – Florida Politics

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Poll: Donald Trump’s endorsement gives Byron Donalds double-digit lead in GOP Primary for Governor – Florida Politics
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U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds leads two other Republicans who are likely to run for Governor, as new internal polling shows that the more voters learn he’s Donald Trump’s preferred candidate, the better his shot at winning becomes.

Fort Lauderdale-based survey, research and strategic consulting firm Fabrizio Lee & Associates, which Donalds hired for his campaign, polled 600 likely Republican Primary voters in Florida from Feb. 26-27. The poll had a 5-percentage-point margin of error.

Pollsters found that 34% of respondents prefer Donalds as Florida’s next Governor, while 30% like First Lady Casey DeSantis for the job.

Three percent said they plan to vote for Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, who is also rumored to be gearing up for a run. The remainder were undecided.

Chaos in Romania’s capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo – The Washington Post

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Chaos in Romania’s capital after far-right Calin Georgescu barred from presidential redo – The Washington Post
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Chaos broke out in Romania’s capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body’s decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo. He won the first round of last year’s race before a top court annulled the election.

House Democrats add Latino-heavy districts to most vulnerable list for 2026– www.politico.com

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House Democrats add Latino-heavy districts to most vulnerable list for 2026– www.politico.com
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House Democrats are making it official: Latino voters have shifted their battleground map.

Their campaign arm is unveiling its list of top battleground incumbents to defend in 2026, giving the first insight into how the party views the midterm elections — with notable new additions to reflect a shift toward President Donald Trump in some majority-Latino congressional districts

The 26-member “frontline” list provided first to POLITICO otherwise largely matches the list of districts where Democrats played defense last cycle. As Democrats continue their post-election autopsy, the list reveals where the party thinks it is most vulnerable and will have to dedicate resources to protect incumbents.

The Great Money Laundering Beast : “Popup Nonprofit Shell” Companies– gellerreport.com

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The Great Money Laundering Beast : “Popup Nonprofit Shell” Companies– gellerreport.com
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Newly formed shell companies were the primary vehicles to take advantage of the giant taxpayer-funded slush funds created by Biden—or whoever was running him.

This popup NGO shell company story is only going to get bigger. It may end up becoming the story.

“They donate your tax money to themselves via NGOs – They are nothing more than thieves” ~ Elon Musk

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Looks like this may have been one of the primary vehicles to take advantage of the giant taxpayer-funded slush funds created by Biden—or whoever was running him.

This is more than Grant Laundering. This is Program Laundering. And it looks like Obama’s fingerprints are all over it.

Top Democrat Fundraising Organization In “Turmoil,” Senior Officials Abruptly Resign– wltreport.com

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Top Democrat Fundraising Organization In “Turmoil,” Senior Officials Abruptly Resign– wltreport.com
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One of the Democrat Party’s biggest fundraising platforms, ActBlue, seems to be facing some serious trouble.

According to The New York Times, the organization has “plunged into turmoil” with seven senior officials abruptly leaving the group without any explanation.

One lawyer who is still with ActBlue says that he faced “internal retaliation” from the group.

ActBlue has been the subject of many probes and repeatedly accused of crimes like fraud and money laundering.

 

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NY’s “Covid-19 Governor” Makes Bid to Lead NYC

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Disgraced Former Governor Andrew Cuomo Launches Campaign To Lead ‘Threatening, Out Of Control’ New York City– dailycaller.com
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Former Democratic New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday the launch of his bid to become the next mayor of New York City.

Cuomo, who resigned from office in 2021 after being accused of sexually harassing more than a dozen women — including some of his staff members — began considering entering the mayoral race a week prior to the announcement, CBS News reported. He joins the race involving several opponents including the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, who was indicted on federal corruption charges Sept. 26, 2024.

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice dropped bribery charges levied against Adams on Feb. 10, 2025. In addition to a leadership crisis involving top Adams administration officials, the city faces issues such as high rent, crime and providing migrants with resources.

Cuomo called the city “out of control” in his 17-minute announcement posted online.

“We know that today our New York City is in trouble. You feel it when you walk down the street and try not to make eye contact with a mentally ill homeless person or when the anxiety rises up in your chest as you’re walking down into the subway. You see it in the empty storefronts, the graffiti, the grime, the migrant influx, the random violence,” he said. “The city just feels threatening, out of control and in crisis.”

 

Republicans Have High Hopes About Flipping Wisconsin’s High Court – National Review

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Republicans Have High Hopes About Flipping Wisconsin’s High Court – National Review
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When traditional conservative judicial candidates make their pitch to voters, one crucial jurisprudential dictum typically tops everything else: Judges don’t make law; legislatures do.

This conservative principle is at stake in this spring’s Wisconsin supreme court election, argues conservative nominee Brad Schimel, the Badger State’s former attorney general who now serves as a circuit court judge in Waukesha County. “Judges should faithfully apply the law the way the legislature wrote it to the facts of a case,” he told National Review in a wide-ranging interview about his candidacy. “We shouldn’t decide what’s good policy and what’s bad policy. “The legislature is, ..

Voters Support Government Efficiency, Democrats Don’t Get It– www.dailysignal.com

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Voters Support Government Efficiency, Democrats Don’t Get It– www.dailysignal.com
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President Donald J. Trump and Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk are trying to rightsize the entire federal enterprise, just as companies—large and small—do daily.

Democrats are having none of it. Indeed, their rage over DOGE knows no borders.

“Donald Trump has turned the White House into ‘The Elon Musk Show,’” House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York complained this week on the Capitol steps. “It’s a malignant clown show. Nothing that is being done—nothing—is actually making life better for the American people. They are trying to take affirmative steps to make life worse.”

Xenophobic Democrats are slamming Musk as an immigrant! He was born in South Africa and became a U.S. citizen in 2002. He also is a citizen of Canada via his Canadian mother.

On Thursday, Joy Behar, co-host of ABC’s ‘The View,’ called Musk “a foreign agent; an enemy of the United States.”

AOC tells NPR Republicans ‘do not want to solve’ illegal immigration problem—claims fix is ‘path to citizenship’ for undocumented people | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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AOC tells NPR Republicans ‘do not want to solve’ illegal immigration problem—claims fix is ‘path to citizenship’ for undocumented people | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“It is a problem not just for Democrats, it’s a problem for the entire country that Republicans do not want to solve.”

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Republicans of deliberately avoiding a real solution to the nation’s immigration issues and argued that a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants is the best way to address the crisis.

During an interview with NPR host Steve Inskeep, Ocasio-Cortez was asked about how immigration is impacting Democrats’ support among working-class voters in the wake of President Donald Trump’s re-election, according to Fox News.

“To what extent is immigration, as an issue, part of your problem with working-class voters?” Inskeep asked.

“I guess my question would be, what does the word ‘problem’ mean?” Ocasio-Cortez replied.

“People voting for the other side and not for you,” Inskeep explained.

Poll Finds Support for Israel Among Americans is Divided by Age– legalinsurrection.com

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Poll Finds Support for Israel Among Americans is Divided by Age– legalinsurrection.com
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Many young people have bought the progressive narrative on Israel, which is hardly surprising based on what we have seen on college campuses.

Americans Sharply Divided by Age Over Support for Israel, Poll Finds

A new poll about the Israel-Hamas war found a 29 percentage point divide between older and younger Americans on support for Israel.

Recent polling for the Napolitan News Service of 1,000 registered voters comes as President Donald Trump hopes to end that war in the Middle East. Trump last month hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, where they talked about Arab countries taking Palestinian refugees and the future of Gaza.

Sixty-six percent of senior citizens polled consider Israel an ally, whereas only 37% of younger voters do. While no senior citizens surveyed viewed Israel as America’s enemy, 16% of younger voters (under 35) regarded that country as an enemy.

N.Y. Democrats introduce bill allowing delay of special election – Spectrum News

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N.Y. Democrats introduce bill allowing delay of special election – Spectrum News
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Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow Gov. Kathy Hochul to delay special elections in New York, and therefore the anticipated race to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik in the 21st Congressional District if she is confirmed as UN ambassador.

Current law requires the governor to schedule a special election within 90 days of a declared congressional vacancy. A bill carried by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in their respective houses would provide the governor with the option to delay that to the general election.

The bill, and Stewart-Cousins herself, claim the move is meant to streamline election efficiency and increase voter turnout.

“Right now, New Yorkers are facing unprecedented challenges including the strain on our democracy and our high cost of living,” she said in a statement. “At a time when people need our government to work more efficiently, this legislation is a common-sense approach that saves taxpayer dollars while maximizing voter turnout. In this moment of national uncertainty, we must protect democratic participation while ensuring the government remains fiscally responsible. This legislation achieves both.”

This justification is written into the bill’s official language.