Jmmelon
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#TexasSenate Texas Scorecard: Texas State Representative Jolanda Jones (D) accused James Talarico of “giving out money to white GOTV organizations and White infrastructure” instead of Black organizations Jones said that Talarico is “unwilling” to listen to Black Democrats and has thus far declined to endorse him
#TexasSenate Texas Scorecard: Texas State Representative Jolanda Jones (D) accused James Talarico of “giving out money to white GOTV organizations and White infrastructure” instead of Black organizations Jones said that Talarico is “unwilling” to listen to Black Democrats and has thus far declined to endorse him
GOP Rep. James White (Maine) points out that Troy Jackson may not legally be eligible to be the nominee for Senate.
It’s amazing how much can change in just 10 years
Farmington school board member Angie Smith says she’s backing Stevens because she believes she will represent everyone, “not just one race… You have to know how to work the room, don’t just come in here speaking Arabic, don’t come out with your Arabic music on.”
GOP Rep. James White (Maine) points out that Troy Jackson may not legally be eligible to be the nominee for Senate.
Can Troy Jackson legally run for U.S. Senate after already running for Governor? There is a serious legal question under Maine election law. Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A, §331(3)(A) states that a person "may not file... as a candidate for more than one federal, state or county office at any election." The same limitation is repeated in Title 21-A, §351(1), which states that a person may not file as a candidate for more than one federal, state, or county office at any election. Troy Jackson filed and ran for Governor in the Democratic primary. After losing that race, he was selected to fill the Democratic vacancy for the U.S. Senate nomination. The legal question is whether losing the first race erases the original candidacy. The statute does not say that it does. It says a person may not file for more than one office at the same election. The vacancy process allows a party to replace a withdrawn nominee, but it does not specifically create an exception allowing someone who already filed for another office to pursue a second office in the same election cycle. Maine law lists exceptions, and a failed gubernatorial candidate becoming a Senate nominee is not one of them. If the Legislature intended to allow this, it could have written that exception into the law. Until then, the question remains: does Maine's "one candidate, one office" rule apply equally to everyone, or does the vacancy process create an exception that the statute never clearly states?
🚨 BREAKING — The 2028 Democratic presidential primary calendar has been set by the DNC Rules and Bylaws committee.
Rev. Al Sharpton slams the idea of moving the first-in-the-nation Democratic primary from South Carolina. "“You don’t forget who showed up for you when nobody else would... Black voters have shown up for the Democratic Party again and again."
NEWS — The DNC Rules and Bylaws committee chooses South Carolina as the South’s state to go early in the 2028 primary calendar, over GA, NC, TN, and VA.
NEWS — The DNC Rules and Bylaws committee chooses South Carolina as the South’s state to go early in the 2028 primary calendar, over GA, NC, TN, and VA.
South Carolina Democratic Party Chairwoman Christale Spain if Nevada goes first before South Carolina in the primary calendar “If Nevada gets elevated over South Carolina, it would be because of their Latino vote.” “So you would then be telling Black voters that you matter less than brown voters. And I refuse to believe that our party wants to send any type of message like that.” Source: NYT
