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☆ Manchin teases 3rd party presidential run in announcement that he won't seek reelection for Senate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin announced he's not running for reelection. AdvertisementAdvertisementDemocratic Sen. Joe Manchin teased running for president as a third-party candidate in his new video announcing he's not running for reelection. Manchin made the surprise announcement Thursday afternoon in a video posted to the social media platform, X. Throughout 2023, Manchin's maintained ties with the "No Labels" political organization that's pledged to back a third-party candidate in the upcoming presidential election. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn July, speaking at a No Labels forum, Manchin refused to rule out the possibility of running as a third-party candidate.

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Both Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump are viewed unfavorably by a majority of voters in these states, one-fifth of voters don’t like either of them, and enthusiasm about the coming election is down sharply compared with a poll conducted before the 2020 contest. That frustration and malaise have prompted voters to entertain the idea of other options. When asked about the likeliest 2024 matchup, Mr. Biden versus Mr. Trump, only 2 percent of those polled said they would support another candidate. But when Mr. Kennedy’s name was included as an option, nearly a quarter said they would choose him. That number almost surely inflates the support of Mr. Kennedy, the political scion and vaccine skeptic, because two-thirds of those who said they would back him had said earlier that they would definitely or probably vote for one of the two front-runners.

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☆ Mark Meadows' conservative book publisher is suing him for lying in his memoir after he reportedly flipped on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The publisher of Mark Meadows' memoir is suing the former White House chief of staff. All Seasons Press claims that Meadows lied to it and made false claims in his book. AdvertisementAdvertisementNot everyone is happy with Mark Meadows' reported turn against former President Donald Trump. On Friday, All Season Press, the independent publisher of Meadows' memoir, filed suit against the former White House chief of staff alleging he can't have both ways. The suit is notable as up until now Meadows' reported cooperation has not been publicly confirmed.

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Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicThe polls are clear: Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump has the full confidence of American voters. But is Biden’s latest competition, Democratic Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, the answer to voters’ malaise? Or perhaps an independent candidate like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.? On this week’s episode of “Matter of Opinion,” the hosts imagine their own alternative candidates for 2024 and debate what good — if any — could come from long-shot contenders. (A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Dean Phillips, Robert F, Kennedy Jr Organizations: Spotify, Democratic, Dean Phillips of, Times Locations: Dean Phillips of Minnesota

He described the announcement as “an exciting opportunity to celebrate the importance of rural America.”Biden’s reelection campaign said the president's trip to Minnesota was planned before Phillips announced his candidacy. Political Cartoons View All 1227 ImagesBiden's trip, coming so soon after Phillips’ announcement, will be an opportunity for the president to try to snuff out any potential support for his nascent primary challenger. Invited guests to Biden's fundraiser include past donors to Phillips' congressional campaigns, as well as Minnesota Democratic Gov. Phillips' campaign will feel “almost like a cold glass of water being thrown in his face," said Ken Martin, chair of Minnesota Democrats and a Democratic National Committee vice chair. “I welcome President Biden back to Minnesota, where Everyone’s Invited!,” Phillips said in a statement about Biden's trip, referencing his campaign slogan.

Persons: Joe Biden, Dean Phillips, Tom Vilsack, ” Biden’s, Phillips, Biden shouldn't, —, Donald Trump, Tim Walz, Ken Martin, Martin, Biden, “, Walz, Love Joe Biden, it’s, ” Walz, Angie Craig, ”, Bennie Thompson, ” Phillips, “ I’m, won’t, Marianne Williamson, Robert Kennedy Jr, Karine Jean, Pierre wouldn't, Richard Nixon, Trump, Hillary Clinton, Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher, ” Belcher, Chrissy Houlahan, Dean ”, Biden’s, Houlahan Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Republican, Minnesota Democratic Gov, Minnesota Democrats, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party, Minnesota Democrat, Biden, Black Democrats, Democratic, Mississippi Democratic Rep, Democrat, Minnesota, Pennsylvania Locations: Minnesota, Minneapolis, America, Democratic Minneapolis, U.S, Craig's district, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Carolina's, ” Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin

☆ Arab American support for Biden, Democrats plummets over Israel, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Arab American support for Biden, at 59% in 2020, fell even before the outbreak of violence in the Middle East to 35%, the poll commissioned by the Arab American Institute showed, but has halved since. THE TAKEThe poll is the latest evidence that Biden's campaign for a second term in office is rapidly losing Muslim and Arab Americans support over his staunch support of Israel. Only 20% of Arab Americans would rate Biden's job performance as "good," the poll showed, with 66% reporting a negative view of the president overall. The poll showed that 45% of Arab Americans were concerned about their personal safety due to the recent violence in Israel and Palestine. The poll was conducted by John Zogby Strategies of 500 Arab Americans with some answering online only.

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Nikki Haley is surging in support among Iowa Republicans and is now tied for second place in the battle for the GOP nomination in the Hawkeye State, according to a poll released Monday morning. Haley has the first-choice backing of 16% of Iowa Republicans – the same as Florida Gov. The poll was conducted before Trump's vice president, Mike Pence, dropped out of the race on Saturday, saying "this is not my time." Even before the realignment, Pence was struggling, having dropped from 6% support in August to 2% in the current poll. The Iowa poll reflects a new political reality for the 2024 elections, with the nominations for both major political parties appearing to be sewn up with two and a half months to go before the first nominating contest.

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Rep. Dean Phillips, who for months urged Biden not to seek reelection before encouraging others to challenge the president, finally seized upon the moment himself on Friday. Cartoons on the Democratic Party View All 443 Images“President Biden is a good man and someone I tremendously respect. “If President Biden is the Democratic nominee, we face an unacceptable risk of Trump being back in the White House.”But with little name recognition, Phillips’ bid sets up an underdog challenge for the Democratic nomination. “To run in the primary against Biden from the right is somewhat puzzling. Biden himself won’t appear on the ballot in the state, due to a disagreement between New Hampshire Democrats and the national party over a new primary calendar that would have its first-in-the-nation primary status rescinded.

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. Asked by CBS News in an interview posted late Thursday if he was running for president, Phillips responded: “I am. I have to.”“I think President Biden has done a spectacular job for our country,” he said. New Hampshire has refused to comply, citing state laws saying its primary must go first, and plans a primary before South Carolina’s. “To do well in the New Hampshire primary, you have to have a message.”There are no primary debates scheduled, according to the DNC.

Persons: Dean Phillips, Joe Biden, He's, Phillips, ”, Biden, Ray Buckley, “, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Buckley, won’t, Donald Trump, “ we're, Democratic Sen, Eugene McCarthy, Lyndon Johnson, Massachusetts Sen, Ted Kennedy's, Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan's, George H.W, Bush, Carter, Steve Shurtleff, I’m, ” Shurtleff, “ It’s, Joe, Terry Shumaker, Shumaker, Marianne Williamson, Robert Kennedy Jr, Talenti, Pauline Phillips, Abby, Erik Paulsen, ” Phillips, ” It's, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, he's, Trump, Leslie Blanding, Blanding, ” ___ Weissert, Steve Peoples, Steve Karnowski Organizations: CONCORD, Democratic, New Hampshire statehouse, CBS News, New Hampshire Democrats, Democratic National Committee, White, Biden, Trump, CBS, Biden's, DNC, New Hampshire House, AP, Associated Press Locations: N.H, Minnesota, Concord, New Hampshire, ”, Hampshire, Vietnam, forgoing, Massachusetts, Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina’s, Minneapolis, U.S, Bow , New Hampshire, Washington, New York

☆ Dean Phillips launches primary challenge against President Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips announced Thursday that he is running for president, kicking off a long-shot Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. “I think President Biden has done a spectacular job for our country, but it’s not about the past. Phillips is expected to formally announce his campaign Friday in Concord, where he’ll file to run in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary. Biden will not file to appear on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot because the state isn’t complying with the national party’s revised nominating calendar, which demoted its first-in-the-nation primary status to second. And it all points to the same thing,” Phillips told CNN after he stepped down from leadership.

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☆ Sidney Powell pushes claims that 2020 election was rigged and prosecutors 'extorted' her after she pleaded guilty to election interference
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to election interference in Georgia's criminal case last week. On social media, she has continued to push claims that the 2020 election was rigged and prosecutors target conservatives. She also shared a post about a survey that claimed many Democrats believe "cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 election." Chesebro and Powell have both pleaded guilty in the Fulton County election interference case. Fulton County sheriff's officeNeither Powell nor a representative for the Fulton County district attorney's office responded to a request for comment.

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For many if not most Republican primary voters, Mr. Trump is the equivalent of an incumbent president (and to some, he still is president), and incumbents generally get renominated with ease. Several members of the group had positive things to say about Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and some of the other candidates. So far, the other Republican candidates for president aren’t breaking through and giving these voters reasons to pass on Mr. Trump’s candidacy. And how do you attack and beat Mr. Trump when so few Republicans — including these 11 — want to see Mr. Trump attacked? The group made some suggestions for how to appeal to them and called out dimensions of Mr. Trump that they don’t like.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, aren’t, Trump’s, hasn’t Organizations: Republican, Mr Locations: Iowa

One mom told AP about how she had delayed important care for her child because she believed Kennedy’s vaccine falsehoods. The AP found dozens of individuals included in the book died of known causes not related to vaccines, including suicide, choking while intoxicated, overdose and allergic reaction. Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defense produces articles, newsletters, books, podcasts, even TV shows on its own CHD.TV. And hack into that.”Because of his national profile, Kennedy’s work has ripple effects beyond the most devoted anti-vaccine activists. But people involved in the response who spoke to AP said Kennedy and the anti-vaccine activists he supported made things worse.

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After AP contacted Kennedy and others involved in the book last week, the president of Skyhorse Publishing, which co-published the book, texted the Faheys. She declined all vaccines for her son after buying into the insistence by Kennedy and other anti-vaccine “gurus” that vaccines cause autism. But people involved in the response said Kennedy and the anti-vaccine activists he supported made things worse. In June 2019, Kennedy and his wife, the actress Cheryl Hines, visited Samoa, a trip Kennedy later wrote was arranged by a local anti-vaccine influencer. He also met with anti-vaccine activists, one of whom wrote on Instagram that the meeting was “profoundly monumental ... for this movement."

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Sen, John F, Braden Fahey didn’t, Kennedy's, ”, Gina Fahey, Skyhorse, Tony Lyons, Braden, Lyons, Lydia Greene, Greene, “, ” Greene, Cheryl Hines, Helen Petousis, Harris, ” Kennedy, Richard Pan, Pan, Anthony Fauci Organizations: AP, Skyhorse Publishing, SAMOA, Facebook, Associated Press Locations: Canadian, Alberta, U.S, Samoa, New Zealand, California, Sacramento, America

☆ Trump dominates GOP money race, DeSantis spends heavily, George Santos goes negative: Takeaways from new campaign finance reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Fredreka Schouten David Wright Alex Leeds Matthews | Fredreka Schouten | David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Eyes on the SenateCalifornia hosts a high-profile 2024 Senate race, as a crowded field vies to succeed the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Porter’s report showed her campaign collected $3.4 million and had amassed nearly $12 million in cash on hand by September 30. One of Sinema’s top challengers, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, had a strong fundraising quarter by contrast. And in Pennsylvania, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey raised $3.2 million and had nearly $7.4 million on hand for another top race. Kim outraises MenendezFederal prosecutors last month lodged bribery-related charges against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, just days before the end of the fundraising quarter.

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☆ Opinion: Where the war goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. The war plays out on everyone’s screens, forcing people to confront cruelty and killing and to fear what comes next. “Hamas’ mission is, by definition, to end Israel, not to seek to establish a self-governed Palestinian state that peacefully coexists alongside the Jewish state. “An Israeli normalization deal with Saudi Arabia — the location of the two holiest sites in Islam — would be hugely symbolic and have real security benefits for Israel,” wrote Peter Bergen. “After all, almost exactly half a century ago, during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, two Arab states, Egypt and Syria, attacked Israel.

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☆ Israel’s war with Hamas will cause deep and wide political shockwaves
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Cataclysmic events like the Hamas onslaught on Israel trigger profound political shocks and strategic transformations that no one could predict at the time. They unleashed extraordinary political forces inside nations like the United States and Britain, creating conditions that are still influencing society and elections. The Jewish state is no stranger to rocket attacks from Gaza or Lebanon or bus and suicide bombings. Republicans, led by ex-President Donald Trump, pounced on the Hamas attacks, seeking to saddle Biden with the blame over his attempts to defuse a US confrontation with Iran. So the war in Israel and Gaza will resonate far more widely than a cursed corner of the Middle East.

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Another conceded that Kennedy could be a real threat to Trump, particularly when it comes to vaccines. They’re less likely to answer the phone for pollsters.”Trump had initially praised Kennedy after he launched his Democratic primary bid. The Biden campaign declined to comment. Third Way, which has been leading the charge against No Labels for Democrats, has had only informal and indirect contact with the Biden campaign and the president’s top advisers. The DNC’s involvement so far has been participating in a couple of video calls Third Way has hosted with groups of state Democratic Party officials, according to Matt Bennett of Third Way.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Kennedy, Cornel West, Trump Republicans eyeing, “, ” “, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, “ …, Megyn Kelly, ”, They’re, Kennedy’s, we’re, ” Matt Wilhelm, “ I’m, West’s, George W, Ralph Nader, ” Nader, Nader, “ I’ll, Peter Daou, Daou, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Matt Bennett, “ I’ve, I’ve, Virginia Sen, Joe Manchin, Nancy Jacobson Organizations: CNN, GOP, Democratic, Trump Republicans, Voters, Republican National, RFK, White, Trump, Fox News, “ Granite, New Hampshire House, RNC, Democratic National Committee, Biden, West, Green Party, Green, Washington Post, Democratic Party, Greens, Vermont, West’s Green Party, ” Locations: Ukraine, New Hampshire, West, Virginia

☆ RFK Jr. declares independent 2024 presidential run, raises millions more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives on stage to announce his entry to the 2024 presidential race as an independent candidate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 9, 2023. I'm here today I'm here to declare myself an independent candidate," Kennedy told a crowd of several hundred gathered in front of the National Constitution Center. It’s sort of a disgrace,” said Ken Martin, head of Minnesota’s Democratic Party. We can’t go into this election with rose-colored glasses,” said Charles Wilson, chair of Washington DC’s Democratic Party. He is so engaged in a Kennedy run that he drove from Alabama to attend the announcement on Monday.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Mark Makela, Kennedy, Tony Lyons, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kennedy's, Kerry Kennedy, Rory Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy II, Bobby, Biden, Trump, ”, Ken Martin, Charles Wilson, Diane Sare, Brian Noble, Barack Obama, “, ” Noble, Jarrett Renshaw, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Democratic Party, National Constitution Center, Reuters, Democrat, Republican, BIDEN, TRUMP, Trump, Biden, U.S, Democratic National Committee, St Louis, Minnesota’s Democratic Party, Washington DC’s Democratic Party, Senate, Republican National Committee, Army, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, Philadelphia, United States, St, New York, Iraq, Alabama

☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expected to announce independent run for president
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his political speech at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 9(Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr, an environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist and son of the former senator, is expected to announce Monday in Philadelphia that he is dropping his Democratic Party bid for president and will run as an independent. At a Democratic National Committee gathering in St Louis last week, party faithful were both dismissive and concerned. It’s sort of a disgrace,” said Ken Martin, head of Minnesota’s Democratic Party. We can’t go into this election with rose-colored glasses,” said Charles Wilson, chair of Washington DC’s Democratic Party.

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☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Shifts to Independent Presidential Bid, a Potential Spoiler in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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There’s little concern that the independent or third-party candidates would actually win the presidency, but they could siphon support from the ultimate Democratic and Republican nominees. In Arizona, alone, minor party candidates must collect more than 34,000 signatures to qualify for the general election ballot. An independent candidate must collect more than 43,000 signatures. Michigan requires a minor party candidate to collect 44,619 signatures and independents to collect 12,000. And in Nevada, a minor party or independent candidate must collect 10,095 signatures to qualify for the ballot.

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Another Republican presidential candidate has dropped out of the crowded 2024 field. He said the need to rally around one candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump had become increasingly clear. The GOP front-runner remains hugely popular in the Republican Party, despite making history as the first president to be impeached twice and inciting the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. The Florida governor officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign on May 24 in a glitch-marred Twitter announcement, casting himself as Trump’s only legitimate Republican rival. The wealthy biotech entrepreneur and author of “Woke, Inc.” kicked off his presidential campaign on Feb. 21 with a video and op-ed.

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☆ Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsWho is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.? PostedU.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dropping his challenge to President Joe Biden for the Democratic Party's nomination and running as an independent candidate instead. Here's what you should know about the environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist. Emma Jehle reports.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, Emma Jehle Organizations: Democratic

☆ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president, ending Democratic primary challenge to Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday his independent candidacy for president, officially ending his effort to defeat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in favor of a long-shot general election bid. Kennedy’s campaign as an independent could further complicate a general election race that’s already expected to be closely contested. A Reuters/Ipsos poll of a hypothetical three-way race between Biden, Trump and Kennedy conducted last week among likely voters found 14% of voters supported Kennedy, with 40% supporting Trump and 38% supporting Biden. We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country, ” Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joseph P Kennedy II and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend said in a statement. He said he supported Trump in 2016 and 2020, but said he plans to support Kennedy in 2024.

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