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Black voters reveal to the NY Times reasons they’re hesitant to re-elect Biden in 2024
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Posted:Nov 25, 2023 2:22 pm
Last Updated:Dec 22, 2023 12:20 pm 17804 Views
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I honestly feel that the Democratic Party has forgot about the Black male,' one Black voter told NY Times
A recent New York Times podcast episode featured several Black voices expressing their hesitation and "concern" over voting for President Biden’s re-election in 2024, with some claiming Biden is "too old" and others stating that the Democratic Party has not fulfilled its promises to Black Americans.
Some respondents noted why they believe that former President Trump and Republicans may attract an unprecedented portion of the African American vote next year, claiming that Black men like the party’s message of financial independence.
The Times' "The Run-Up" podcast involved its host, reporter Astead Herndon, going home for Thanksgiving and interviewing his various Black friends and family members gathered for the holiday about their current view of the Democratic Party and whether they would vote for Biden or Trump in 2024.
Herndon said he was inspired to conduct the holiday survey after seeing a recent New York Times/Siena College poll of battleground voters which revealed that "22 percent of Black voters said they would support Donald Trump over Joe Biden in a hypothetical rematch in 2024. That’s compared to the 8 percent Trump carried nationally in 2020."
He noted that several of his family’s Black dinner guests’ testimonies tracked with this data, as several of them revealed they’re reluctant to vote for the Democratic Party.
Herndon asked about why the Black vote seems to be slipping from Democrats even though they just lived through the "high point" of Obama administration.
One guest felt the opposite of nostalgia for former President Obama, saying, "I’ve been let down by Obama. Do you hear me?"
When asked why, he continued, "I feel as though he could have done more for us. I feel as though – specifically Chicagomans, that’s where he comes from. After seeing you know, Trump and all that he did, it’s like, ‘Man, Obama, you could’ve did the same thing! You could’ve been robed too before your people!"
The guest continued, noting that Obama not doing enough for Black Americans was "disheartening," and claimed that as a result, young people he has mentored "stopped voting altogether." He added, "They lost faith in the political system."
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DUSTY:Republican wins special House election as Utah voters fill last vacant seat in Congress
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Posted:Nov 24, 2023 7:53 pm
Last Updated:Nov 24, 2023 7:53 pm 16577 Views
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Republican Celeste Maloy won the special election Tuesday night to succeed her recently retired boss Rep. Chris Stewart as Utah voters filled the last vacant seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
“Thank you Utah!!” Maloy tweeted on X shortly after the Associated Press projected she had beaten Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe.
The race pitted Maloy, an unabashed supporter of former President Donald Trump, against Riebe, the Utah state Senate’s No. 2 Democrat and a self-described moderate who had vowed to be more fiscally conservative than the liberal wing of her party.
Maloy served as Stewart’s chief legal counsel and now succeeds him in Utah’s second House district after he retired in September to spend more time with his wife, who is suffering from illness.
“I know Congress is a bit of a mess right now, and I feel like I can go and be helpful, and be a good solid member who is even keeled and low drama,” Maloy said after winning, according to AP.
Accolades poured in from across the political landscape.
“Congratulations to @CelesteMaloyUT on a hard-fought and well-deserved victory tonight in Utah's Second District! @HouseGOP is lucky to have a fighter like you in Washington, working tirelessly to secure a future that our can be proud of,” Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, wrote on X.
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DUSTY:Biden impeachment inquiry continues to build momentum, evidence
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Posted:Nov 24, 2023 7:49 pm
Last Updated:Nov 24, 2023 7:49 pm 16438 Views
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The impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is gaining momentum as more evidence comes out to back allegations that the president himself financially benefited from the overseas business dealings of his , Hunter.
While Republicans will find it very difficult to get the needed supermajority to impeach Biden, the mounting evidence and media coverage would be another obstacle for Biden to overcome as he campaigns for reelection.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has filed a flurry of subpoenas in the investigation of Biden family members and associates this month, starting with Hunter Biden, the president’s , James Biden, the president’s brother, and their business associate Bob Walker.
Comer then sent subpoenas for Hunter Biden’s business associates, Mervyn Yan and Eric Schwerin, as well as his gallerist, George Bergès, and art patron, Elizabeth Naftali.
As The Center Square previously reported, Hunter Biden’s art business has come under scrutiny as critics argue his expensive works were used to hide and funnel funds.
Comer has also sent a subpoena to former White House Counsel Dana Remus, raising concerns about Biden’s handling and retention of classified documents. Federal law enforcement found classified documents in Biden’s garage and his office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. from his time as Vice President.
Notably, former President Donald Trump faces criminal charges for the same offense. Biden has not yet been charged.
In the Remus subpoena, Comer is planning a deposition to find out more about Biden’s handling of classified documents and if there is any connection to those documents and the countries involved in his family’s overseas business dealings.
Notably, reporting has suggested some of the classified documents may have been related to Ukraine, a country that allegedly funneled millions of dollars to the Biden family.
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DUSTY:Biden Claims “Hamas StruckBecause He Wanted to Build a Railroad Through Middle EAST
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Posted:Nov 24, 2023 7:45 pm
Last Updated:Nov 24, 2023 7:45 pm 16465 Views
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Biden stunned reporters when he claimed Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,400 Jews in Israel last month because of a railroad he proposed at G20.
“Well I believe one of the reasons Hamas struck when they did because they knew that I was working very closely with the Saudis and others in the region to bring peace to the region by having recognition of Israel and Israel’s right to exist,” Biden said.
“You may recall when we did the G20…I was able to get a resolution…a statement passed through there saying we’re gonna build a railroad from Riyadh all the way through the Middle East, into Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc., and all the way up to Europe,” Biden said. “Not the railroad but the underground pipeline and then the railroad.”
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DUSTY:Moderna Engaged in Covert Operations to Control Online Criticism of Vaccines
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Posted:Nov 24, 2023 7:38 pm
Last Updated:Nov 24, 2023 7:38 pm 16166 Views
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Moderna, known for its mRNA coronavirus vaccine, reportedly engaged in extensive surveillance and influence operations, attempting to remove criticism or pushback against its vaccine from online discourse.
UnHerd reports that Moderna, the biotech firm raised to prominence by its mRNA coronavirus vaccine, is now at the center of a complex and controversial situation. While it achieved a staggering $100 billion valuation during the pandemic, recent reports suggest the company ventured beyond pharmaceutical innovation into the world of surveillance and public influence.
According to the report from UnHerd, Moderna developed an intricate network of monitoring that it aimed to use to influence the public discourse on vaccines. Central to this operation is a collaboration with Public Good Projects (PGP), a drug industry-funded NGO, and former law enforcement officials, aimed at combating what the company considers to be vaccine misinformation. However, this initiative’s scope and methods have sparked significant concerns about the blurring lines between public health advocacy and corporate surveillance.
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DUSTY:Biden’s Approval Rating Worse Than Trump, Obama, Bush at Similar Points in Presidencies
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Posted:Nov 24, 2023 7:32 pm
Last Updated:Nov 24, 2023 7:32 pm 16237 Views
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President Joe Biden has a lower average approval rating than each of the last three presidents at similar points in their administrations, according to Real Clear Politics (RCP) polling data.
As of November 22, Biden’s average approval rating on the polling aggregation website registered at 40.6 percent. Conversely, an average of 55.5 percent of respondents in national polls that are counted toward the website’s running average disapprove of Biden’s performance as president. He owns a net -14.9 rating.
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