Stephen A. Rhodes
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Lover of democracy. Proud Appalachian (living in RVA). Progressive Democrat. Seeker of a more just society. Writer. Reader. Doodler. Indivisible. Dog Lover. CFS/ME. He/Him. Sic semper tyrannis.
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🟡 NEW: Democrats have badly weakened their party with left-leaning ideas and rhetoric, growing only with self-described “white liberals” while losing ground with other voters, according to a new center-left group’s report.
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns
The center-left group Welcome relied on polling of hundreds of thousands of voters over six months for its findings, shared first with Semafor.
www.semafor.com
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Trump on a third term: "I would love to do it. I have the best numbers ever. Am I not ruling it out? You'll have to tell me."
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Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
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Jamaica, in particular, will likely suffer catastrophic impacts from now rapidly-intensifying (but slow-moving) Hurricane #Melissa. A *Category 5* landfall now appears to be the most likely outcome, & 30-40+ inches of *additional* rain in mountains will lead to extreme flooding.
President Trump will likely name his new $300 million ballroom after himself, according to senior administration officials.
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What happened to all the art, furniture and priceless historical treasures that were in the East Wing?
Did Trump just give it away to his buddies? Is it at Mar-a-Lago? Did Jared and Ivana just help themselves to it?
No one knows
Did Trump just give it away to his buddies? Is it at Mar-a-Lago? Did Jared and Ivana just help themselves to it?
No one knows
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In Virginia, Spanberger still ahead of Earle-Sears 54% to 42% but the Democratic candidate for attorney general has lost his lead following the revelation of text messages with violent rhetoric. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
New poll reveals how text message scandal has affected Virginia races
Attorney general nominee Jay Jones, who sent the texts, has lost some support, but fellow Democrat Abigail Spanberger keeps a strong lead in the governor’s race, a Post-Schar School poll finds.
www.washingtonpost.com
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