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Politics: Republican Party Newsletter for 2024-09-08 ( 9 items )  
2024 Life in Hampton Roads Survey: Politics and Political Opinions (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: By Jonah Grinkewitz A survey of Hampton Roads residents shows some evidence that President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race may not have been a boon for Democrats' chances of victory in this November's election. Identification with major political parties has also dipped since 2020 and winning over independent voters could prove crucial for Virginia's election outcomes. Tho more PR

Catawba College: More Than 7 Out of 10 North Carolinians Express Confidence in 2024's Election, But Concerns About Voter Safety Exist (10)
SALISBURY, North Carolina, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Catawba College issued the following news: According to a survey conducted by Catawba College and YouGov, 75 percent of North Carolinians are 'very' or 'somewhat' confident that their vote will be accurately counted in their county in 2024's general election, while 71 percent are 'very' or 'somewhat' confident in the integrity of the 2024 election in North Carolina. But respondents are concerned about voters' safety in casting their ballots: 48 pe more PR

Civil Rights Groups Challenge RNC's, NC Republican Party's Baseless Voter Purge Request (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 5, 2024) -- The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and an impacted North Carolina voter are requesting to intervene in a case to protect nearly a quarter of a million voters from the Republican National Committee's and North Carolina Republican Party's baseless attempt to force the State Board of Elections to remove them from the state's voter rolls on the ev more PR

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: George Logan Boasts an Extreme Anti-Labor Record (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Nine weeks out from Election Day, George Logan continues to prove how out of touch his MAGA agenda is with families of Connecticut's Fifth District - especially when it comes to organized labor and working families. At a Labor Day parade this past weekend, Logan failed to acknowledge union members in Connecticut's Fifth District to WTNH, instead only offering up the same c more PR

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Where Is Jen? "Smasal, But Not Kiggans, Attends Congressional Candidate Forum in Smithfield" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: "Kiggans' campaign made a big mistake in not having her participate, and ultimately the final decision was Jen's" This week, Missy Cotter Smasal attended a candidate forum in Smithfield where she engaged with community members on key issues ranging from addressing gun violence to protecting abortion rights. Jen Kiggans was nowhere to be found, choosing to attend a movie screening rather t more PR

NAACP leads Civil Rights Groups in Challenging Baseless Voter Purge Request in North Carolina (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: DURHAM, N.C. Yesterday, the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and an impacted North Carolina voter requested to intervene in a case to protect nearly a quarter of a million voters from the RNC's and North Carolina Republican Party's baseless attempt to force the State Board of Elections to remove them from the state's voter rolls ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The politically charged a more PR

NEW: JD Vance Championed Report From Project 2025 Architects Attacking IVF and Calling to Ban Abortion Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to new reporting on JD Vance championing an 2017 report from the Heritage Foundation, a Project 2025 architect, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "JD Vance thought the Heritage Foundation's calls to make abortion 'unthinkable' and attacks on IVF were so 'admirable' that he penned an endorsement of their plan. Now, Vance is running with Donald Trump, with a dangero more PR

STATEMENT: GOP Operatives Prop Up Jill Stein and Cornel West as Spoilers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: This week, the Associated Press reported that the GOP continues to prop up third-party candidates like Jill Stein and Cornel West to spoil the election for Donald Trump. This new reporting fits into a larger pattern we've seen play out over this cycle of Republicans looking to find stalking horses. With an inability to make Trump more popular, the GOP is hoping to siphon off votes from Vice President Kam more PR

Trump Criticizes Low-Level Marijuana Arrests, Predicts Passage of Amendment 3 Legalization Initiative (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Palm Beach, FL: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has declared that low-level marijuana arrests are a "waste [of] taxpayers' dollars," and he is predicting that Florida voters will approve an initiative this fall legalizing cannabis sales. In a social media post, Trump stated: "[P]ersonal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults wit more PR