by jpitney | Oct 29, 2023 | Civility, Elections, Public Opinion, Violence
Libby Cathey at ABC: Former Vice President Mike Pence was met with audible gasps and spats of applause when he made a surprise announcement on Saturday that he was suspending his campaign for president — becoming the first major candidate to drop out of the...
by jpitney | Oct 20, 2023 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Violence
U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) today released the following statement regarding the Speaker of the House vote: “As the Republican Conference designee, I supported Congressman Jordan on the first ballot. Following the first vote, I had genuine concerns about...
by jpitney | Oct 19, 2023 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Violence
A release from Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA): Yesterday, I voted to support Jim Jordan’s candidacy for Speaker of the House. I voted for Jim Jordan for the greater good of the House Republican party, based on our Conference meeting and the test Speaker ballot...
by jpitney | Sep 18, 2023 | Campaign Finance, Elections, Violence
Greg Morton Marianna Sotomayor and Camila DeChalus at WP: Candidates running for House and Senate offices increased campaign spending on security by more than 500 percent between the 2020 election and the 2022 midterms, a new Washington Post analysis of filings with...
by jpitney | Sep 15, 2023 | Romney, Violence
McKay Coppins profiles Mitt Romney at The Atlantic: One Republican congressman confided to Romney that he wanted to vote for Trump’s second impeachment, but chose not to out of fear for his family’s safety. The congressman reasoned that Trump would be impeached by...