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"This is absolutely the most outrageous, indefensible ad I've ever seen in my life," @mmckinnon says of a Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother. "And there should be some accountability for it." "This makes Willie Horton look like a Hallmark movie," @DavidJUrban adds.
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.@GovMLG of New Mexico defends Andy Beshear's management of DGA resources this midterm cycle. 猬囷笍
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Watch to see why @RepGregLandsman got emotional during an interview about the midterm elections. 猬囷笍
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"I think we should check to make sure that John Barron doesn't have a Grindr account," @mmckinnon quips after Trump praised Sen. Jon Husted's "ass."
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.@RepAdamSmith reacts to a new WSJ report that Elon Musk acted unilaterally to slow down a crucial satellite communications system used in Ukraine: "Look, do I want to use the F word here? I don't know-- autocrats, certainly. But probably fascist, okay? Trump and Musk are fascists, okay?"
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Fmr. Trump WH Communications Director @mikedubke urges Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign to push back more forcefully against a new video featuring his opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. 猬囷笍 W/ @elliotcwilliams @JoeCunninghamSC @LACaldwellDC
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Hear @RepAdamSmith explain to @kasie why he believes Democrats should try to impeach President Trump if they take back the House and Senate. 猬囷笍
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A brawl recently broke out during a Memphis, TN city council meeting over data centers. Hear AL Gov. candidate @DougJones explain why the hot-button issue "is indicative of a bigger picture." 猬囷笍
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.@RahmEmanuel's advice to congressional Dems if they take back the majority: "Don't just do investigations, bring change. [Voters] don't want a Democratic version of 'The Hunger Games.'"
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"I would trust Donald Trump to build golf courses and ballrooms more than I would trust any American president to do that," @BradOnMessage says after a tense court hearing over the president's DC golf course renovation. "Right, but is that the point?" @kasie questions. 猬囷笍
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FIRST ON THE ARENA: @Sen_JoeManchin endorses @RepKiley in his reelection bid. 猬囷笍
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"Not necessarily surprised... They sent Sean Hannity in for the kill," @SarahAMatthews1 says of Trump's decision to fire Katie Zacharia after just 5 days as his Press Secretary.
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"Losing. That's what he's doing there," @PeteButtigieg says in response to VP Vance's insinuation that James Talarico is gay.
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If Democrats win big in November, does it really mean that voters trust them? Hear @PeteButtigieg's answer. 猬囷笍
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.@PeteButtigieg tells @kasie that he would be "surprised" if someone who labels themselves a democratic socialist were able to win a presidential election right now.
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.@SenAlexPadilla warns there is "a very good possibility" that the DOJ's new lawsuit against CA over its voter rolls could be used after the midterm elections to interfere with the certification process. "They're trying to lay the foundation to try to litigate this after the fact," he says.
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.@SenAlexPadilla updates @kasie on the FBI investigation into the white powdery substance that was sent to one of his offices, as well as multiple other congressional offices: "Thankfully, everybody is safe."
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.@AmyMcGrathKY on Trump's decision to call off the planned livestream of the Fort Hood shooter's execution: "Many of us were glad President Trump called this off, but let's be clear, it never should have been considered in the first place... It wasn't about decency. It was about the bad press that [Trump] was getting."
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NEW: WH Press Secy. Katie Zacharia denies that she misrepresented her credentials by calling herself a lawyer. "It's inconsequential to the job whether or not she has a law degree," @ScottJenningsKY says in her defense.
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.@AngieNixon on controversial fmr. GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback's interest in attending her rally: "Everyone is welcome at my rally. I do not turn people away."
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