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☆ Kyrsten Sinema says she's 'fairly libertarian' and wants to work in the private sector after leaving the Senate: 'That's where the money comes from'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Democratic-turned-independent senator from Arizona, says she's looking forward to a career in the private sector after she leaves the Senate in a few months. "I'm really excited about what's happening in the private sector right now," Sinema said. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said at @allinsummit that she's "fairly libertarian" and is interested in working in the private sector after she leaves the Senate. "I struggle with the idea of wanting to eliminate the private industry, because that is where the ideas come from," Sinema said. "That's where the innovation comes from, and that's where the money comes from to fund the social programs that are important to protect the vulnerable in our country."

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☆ Progressives aren't quite sure how to deal with Jill Stein
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The New York progressive was asked how to convince people who supported Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein that they were "wasting their time and effort." "You are the leader of your party," Ocasio-Cortez said of Stein, who's running for president for the third time this year after mounting bids in 2012 and 2016. In interviews at the Capitol last week, they ranged from conciliatory to critical when the topic of the Green Party arose. Rep. Greg Casar of Texas even confessed that the Green Party "hasn't been something that's crossed my mind a lot." AdvertisementRep. Becca Balint of Vermont charged that candidates like Stein and West are "ego driven" and "not reading the room."

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☆ Jamaal Bowman's brawl with his primary challenger just got even nastier
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRep. Jamaal Bowman of New York is in the fight of his political life against Westchester County Executive George Latimer ahead of the June 25 primary. "When you get as much money as you get from outside the district, your constituency is Dearborn, Michigan. This was the point during the LWV debate where George Latimer said to Jamaal Bowman: "Your constituency is Dearborn, Michigan, your constituency is San Francisco, California." It's true that most of Bowman's $2.7 million fundraising haul this cycle has come from outside of New York. But Latimer's financial support is also more local — roughly 70% of his direct contributions come from New York, while less than 30% of Bowman's come from the state.

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☆ 'Bloodbath' comments aside, Trump's first rally as the presumptive GOP nominee foretold a dark campaign ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementNo matter who you believe on the "bloodbath" comments, Trump's speech was full of other dark premonitions and statements — undisputed by his campaign — that foreshadow a grim campaign ahead as the country girds for a 7-month-long rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden. Here's a transcript of Trump's "bloodbath" comments at the Dayton, OH rally yesterday. It technically wasn't even a Trump rally. Beginning his speech, Trump called the defendants "unbelievable patriots." "I don't think you're going to have another election in this country if we don't win this election," Trump told his supporters.

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☆ MAGA House candidate JR Majewski's disparagement of Special Olympics athletes is reverberating in the high-stakes Ohio Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ohio GOP Senate candidates Bernie Moreno and Frank LaRose have endorsed JR Majewski. The GOP House candidate faces backlash after calling Special Olympics athletes "fucking retarded." AdvertisementTwo high-profile GOP Senate candidates in Ohio won't say whether they still back House candidate JR Majewski after he made a joke referring to Special Olympics athletes as "fucking retarded." But State Sen. Matt Dolan, another Senate GOP candidate, told Business Insider in a statement that he agrees with the Lucas County GOP's condemnation of Majewski's "reprehensible remarks." And he called on his two opponents to rescind their support for the embattled House candidate.

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☆ GOP House candidate JR Majewski refuses to drop out after disparaging Special Olympics athletes: 'I will not be threatened'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

JR Majewski, a controversial GOP House candidate in Ohio, is refusing to drop out of the race after referring to Special Olympics participants as "fucking retarded." As Business Insider first reported earlier this month, Majewski made the disparaging comments during an appearance on a conservative podcast. You know, no matter how hard you try, arguing on the Internet, it's like being in the Special Olympics," he said. On Sunday, the Lucas County GOP — the largest party organization in Ohio's 9th congressional district — voted to censure Majewski for his comments. AdvertisementThe Ohio Republican told POLITICO on Tuesday that he was considering dropping out of the race.

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☆ Watch the moment Lauren Boebert was asked to 'give the definition of carpetbagger' in the first GOP debate in her new district
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOn Thursday, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert faced several GOP opponents in the first primary debate for Colorado's 4th congressional district. Related stories"My boys and I needed a fresh start," said Boebert. In the CO-04 GOP primary debate last night, @RepBoebert was asked by opponent @LynchForCO to "give the definition of carpetbagger." "My boys and I needed a fresh start," said Boebert. pic.twitter.com/pQ5Jslc7wr — bryan metzger (@metzgov) January 26, 2024Boebert had been facing a bruising reelection bid in her old district, which she won by less than 600 votes in 2022.

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☆ George Santos says he'll treat expulsion as a 'badge of honor' as he claims his colleagues are drunkenly having sex with lobbyists 'every night'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. George Santos went on an extended tirade against his colleagues on Friday evening. Santos says he expects to be expelled this week and will wear it "like a badge of honor." AdvertisementDays before his likely expulsion from the House of Representatives, Rep. George Santos of New York went on his most unhinged tirade yet. "It ain't gonna be the dude from Mississippi that's gonna kick me, a New Yorker, out of Congress," Santos said. According to the House Ethics Committee's report on Santos's conduct, the congressman was largely uncooperative during the investigation.

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