Retiring Republican Senator warns GOP: Trump’s coalition may not last
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The weird reasons why Alaska Republicans are so worried about their Senate race
ANCHORAGE — Alaska Republicans have railed for years against ranked-choice voting. Now some worry it could cost them in a critical Senate race. GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan is facing not only well-known former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola in the four-way general-election field, but a same-name challenger who Republicans think could siphon votes from him…
Poll: Voters see Republicans as the party of Big Tech tax breaks
Americans are fed up with data centers and Big Tech, and Republicans are poised to take more of the political blame in the Nov. 3 midterms. The POLITICO Poll found last week that Americans were far more likely to associate the GOP with giving tax incentives to tech companies at a time when the public’s…
Trump just made a last-minute gambit to save farm-state Republicans in the midterms
Republicans locked in tight races this November are desperately hoping the Trump administration’s last-minute gambit to send farmers $8 billion in taxpayer money will work. President Donald Trump announced the new round of money, aimed at farmers struggling with high diesel prices, during a Monday rally for at-risk GOP Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas. The…
Blakeman’s uptown fracking fiesta
BLAKEMAN’S (LACK OF) ENERGY PLAN: GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman continued to hammer Gov. Kathy Hochul on rising energy costs today, promising to slash utility bills in half if he’s elected. The Republican, however, still has not offered up a policy proposal on how he’d go about doing that. “Kathy Hochul increased our utility rates…
Rick Jackson is Georgia Republicans’ best hope. Donald Trump may get in the way.
Georgia Republicans are counting on Rick Jackson to save them from a wipeout in November — if President Donald Trump doesn’t get in the way. The billionaire health care executive and political newcomer has spent nearly $200 million since he entered the Georgia governor’s race earlier this year. That’s boosted GOP hopes as many in…
Why Republicans’ massive cash advantage is evaporating on the airwaves
Republicans are banking on a massive cash edge to help save their majority in Congress. But they are losing much of that advantage in an important arena: broadcast TV ads. Republicans have spent $677 million on those ads across 10 key Senate battleground states, compared to $479 million by the Democrats. But the GOP’s money…
The GOP has a midterm messaging problem. Ramaswamy isn’t helping
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QB Stock Market Week 7: Is C.J. Stroud Back? Is Patrick Mahomes Evolving?
There’s a lot we didn’t see coming this year. OK, there’s a lot I didn’t see coming this year. Bo Nix’s regression has been fierce. C.J. Stroud’s rebound has been remarkable. And Patrick Mahomes’ return to being … well, Patrick Mahomes, has been a joy to watch. Let’s get into all of that and more in…