Month: May 2022

[ad_1] Good Tuesday morning. A new projection from AdImpact predicts Florida will have the most political ad spending at $593 million for the 2022 election cycle, barely edging out California’s projected $592 million spend. The report projects total ad spending across the U.S. to near $9 billion between gubernatorial, congressional, and down-ballot contents. Get your
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[ad_1] BOISE, Idaho —  Idaho’s five-term Republican attorney general has handled his duties in the deeply conservative state for 20 years with a strategy he describes as calling legal “balls and strikes.” He’s facing two challengers who see a more activist role for the office. Lawrence Wasden, a former prosecutor backed by establishment Republicans, is likely
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[ad_1] click to enlarge Daniel Walters photo Idaho lieutenant governor candidate Priscilla Giddings (left) speaks with gubernatorial candidate Janice McGeachin at a Moscow, Idaho, campaign event in April. If Idaho gubernatorial candidate Janice McGeachin upsets the polling and beats Gov. Brad Little in tomorrow’s primary, she’ll almost
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[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load This past weekend’s massacre in Buffalo has put a deserved spotlight on Elise Stefanik, Tucker Carlson, Newt Gingrich, Matt Gaetz, J.D. Vance and others trafficking in the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory. But the problem goes well beyond the rhetoric of a few Republican officials and opinion leaders. Elected
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[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load This weekend’s spate of mass shootings is a depressingly familiar blot on our nation. It’s long past time for political leaders at all levels of government to work to reverse the spiraling trend. The National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates should lead the way. Let’s get a
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[ad_1] According to a poll published in the United States earlier this month, one in three adults believes that an attempt is being made “to replace native-born Americans with immigrants in order to achieve electoral gains”. A similar proportion sees the cultural and economic influence of US-born Americans diminishing as a consequence. The vast majority
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[ad_1] COLUMBIA, S.C. — District 41 (Richland, Fairfield, Chester) *Jennifer Brecheisen (R) The 39-year-old wedding photographer from Chester is pro-liberty and for term limits. She and her husband got into trouble for voting without masks November 2020 — an election worker cleared out the voting office during a confrontation with Brecheisen. She ran for District 41
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[ad_1] This weekend’s horrific mass killing in Buffalo serves as a tragic reminder that the radicalism of the American right-wing is not confined to abortion policy or an anti-democratic movement to take over the election machinery for partisan gain. The most established extremist movement in the country is the unfettered gun rights movement. Much like the
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[ad_1] Researchers in California have published the results of a study evaluating the effectiveness of so-called “gun violence restraining orders” (a.k.a. “extreme risk protection orders” or “red flag” orders). Assembly Bill 1014, was enacted in California in 2014, and since then, 19 states and the District of Columbia have adopted similar laws. Authors of the
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[ad_1] In late April, Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), made a bizarre announcement during a congressional hearing that DHS was forming what it called a “Mis- and Disinformation Governance Board.” The statement came in response to a question about how DHS was responding to supposed Russian interference in American elections.
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[ad_1] Five Republican candidates stood at the front of a VFW post in Yakima on the first Saturday of May. One by one, they made their opening pitches for why the voters of Central Washington’s ruby-red 4th district should send them to Congress. Brad Klippert, a seven-term state representative from Kennewick, cited his decades in law
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[ad_1] The Republican nomination for the 51st Legislative District will be decided Tuesday, when a three-term state representative faces off against the president of the Albert Gallatin Area School Board. Matthew Dowling, 37, of Uniontown currently represents the Fayette County district. Ryan Porupski, 25, of Smithfield, is a four-year member of the school board and
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[ad_1] The Democratic Governors Association has launched a new TV ad aimed at boosting Republican Darren Bailey’s chances in the Republican primary for governor by offering a backhanded criticism that is actually intended to reinforce Bailey’s conservative credentials to the GOP base. It is the second ad from the DGA to weigh in on the
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[ad_1] Yesterday, a conference committee convened to iron out inconsistencies in the language of firearm discrimination prevention measure, House Bill 3144.  Having successfully passed the measure with its originally intended language, the measure now heads back to both chambers for a vote.  Please contact your lawmakers and encourage them to SUPPORT House Bill 3144. House Bill 3144 provides
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[ad_1] NRA-ILA’s Office of Litigation Counsel has been busy fighting for our members’ rights in courtrooms across the country. ILA has filed new cases, continued the fight in many existing cases, and scored some good wins. This newsletter covers ILA’s efforts to defend your freedoms in court over the first four months of 2022. In
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[ad_1] LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! The North Carolina NRA State Conference is this Saturday, May 21st, 2022, in Raleigh. The conference is FREE and will feature various speakers including your North Carolina State Senators, NRA staff with updates on the 2022 North Carolina elections, and other panels featuring some top coalition partners supporting the Second
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[ad_1] By Jeff Gross, contributing writer As fishing season is in full swing, various clubs are hosting their children’s fishing derbies. If you would like to advertise your club’s derby or the trophy ceremony, contact me.  Nothing is more eye catching than seeing the happy smile like with the cutie, above, holding her 1st trophy. 
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[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. — The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce that former President Donald Trump will headline a star-studded cast of political heavyweights at the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Leadership Forum on Friday, May 27, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. “It is truly an honor to have
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