Tag: Senate
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Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin tangle over national security and tout bipartisan credentials in Michigan Senate debate
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers clashed repeatedly here Tuesday over who would best represent their purple state during the first debate of their hotly contested Senate race. The tone during their hour-long debate, hosted by NBC News affiliate WOOD-TV, was mostly civil. But there were several…
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Americans for Prosperity super PAC launches battleground Senate ad blitz
Americans for Prosperity Action, a super PAC affiliated with the Koch network of political advocacy groups, is launching a slate of new ads backing Republicans across multiple Senate battleground races, spending $8.75 million on a campaign focused largely on issues like the economy, inflation, and immigration. With mail ballots already being mailed out in dozens…
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Democratic attacks on GOP candidate’s Columbian family and heritage draw charges of racism in Ohio’s Senate race
CLEVELAND — Some Democrats working to re-elect Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio this fall are attempting to raise fears about his opponent’s Colombian family and heritage, drawing charges of racism from Republicans. Bernie Moreno, a businessman who emigrated to the United States when he was a child, came here to “take advantage of America’s wealth…
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Democratic attacks on GOP candidate’s Columbian family and heritage draw charges of racism in Ohio’s Senate race
CLEVELAND — Some Democrats working to re-elect Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio this fall are attempting to raise fears about his opponent’s Colombian family and heritage, drawing charges of racism from Republicans. Bernie Moreno, a businessman who emigrated to the United States when he was a child, came here to “take advantage of America’s wealth…
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Senate candidate Tim Sheehy says women ‘indoctrinated’ on abortion
Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is locked in a highly consequential race with Democratic incumbent Jon Tester, said in newly unearthed audio that the Republican Party needs to do a better job at winning over young women, who he said have been “indoctrinated” for years on the issue of abortion. “Young people, listen up,…
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Barack Obama cuts a new ad for Elissa Slotkin in battleground Michigan Senate race
Former President Barack Obama is wading into the Senate race in Michigan, endorsing Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and starring in a new ad for her as some voters start to receive absentee ballots in the critical state. It’s the first time this election that voters will see a Senate ad from Obama as Democrats try…
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Bob Casey and Dave McCormick trade personal barbs in a bitter Pennsylvania Senate debate
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey went head-to-head with Republican challenger Dave McCormick in a bitter first debate Thursday night that reflected the close nature and high stakes of a race that could help determine the balance of power in Washington. The hour-long showdown touched on topics ranging from the economy to abortion to…
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Rick Scott places $10M in TV ads as the Florida Senate race enters homestretch
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Sen. Rick Scott is set to place roughly $10 million in new TV ads in the homestretch of a Florida Senate race where he is widely seen as the favorite but Democrats have continued to make noise. The Scott TV buy, first shared with NBC News, will focus mostly on the…
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Virginia GOP Senate candidate suggests people tolerant of drag queens aren’t tough enough for the military
Hung Cao, the Republican Senate nominee in Virginia, disparaged people who are tolerant of drag queens by implying Wednesday that they are not tough enough to serve in the military. The remarks came during a televised debate against Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine when one of the moderators asked Cao about his previous comments tying what…
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In Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Bob Casey and Dave McCormick strike a balance with the top of the ticket
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick have sought to strike a balance with the top of the ticket in Pennsylvania, a state that will play a key role in determining control of both the White House and the Senate. The two Senate candidates have regularly appeared at rallies with Vice…