Democrats trying to unseat each other

[angelo]

Read and learn genius! I doubt you'd know if your arse was on fire!



Don Chipp
Former Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Description
DescriptionDonald Leslie Chipp, AO was an Australian politician who was the inaugural leader of the Australian Democrats, leading the party from 1977 to 1986. Wikipedia
Born: 21 August 1925, Melbourne
Died: 28 August 2006, Richmond
Party: Australian Democrats
Books: Keep the Bastards Honest, Chipp, MORE
Previous offices: Australian Senator (1978–1986), MORE
Education: University of Melbourne, Northcote High School
Siblings: Alan Chipp

Guess what? You're right. I thought you were referring to Cheryl Kernot as she is the politician most famous for saying the slogan, but it was Don Chipp who coined it. You're right and I was wrong.

Cheryl Kernot? You mean that woman who lost all or any credibility she had left by having an affair with a member of parliament from the enemy camp?

When will people learn that in politics most if not all politicians are in it to get their own snouts in the trough?

 

[Patooka]

Read and learn genius! I doubt you'd know if your arse was on fire!



Don Chipp
Former Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Description
DescriptionDonald Leslie Chipp, AO was an Australian politician who was the inaugural leader of the Australian Democrats, leading the party from 1977 to 1986. Wikipedia
Born: 21 August 1925, Melbourne
Died: 28 August 2006, Richmond
Party: Australian Democrats
Books: Keep the Bastards Honest, Chipp, MORE
Previous offices: Australian Senator (1978–1986), MORE
Education: University of Melbourne, Northcote High School
Siblings: Alan Chipp

Guess what? You're right. I thought you were referring to Cheryl Kernot as she is the politician most famous for saying the slogan, but it was Don Chipp who coined it. You're right and I was wrong.

Cheryl Kernot? You mean that woman who lost all or any credibility she had left by having an affair with a member of parliament from the enemy camp?

Yes, that one. She didn't coin the phrase "Keep the Bastards Honest" - it was Don Chipp, like you said. You are right. I misinterpreted your post. I was wrong. I thought you were referring to the politician everyone thinks when they hear the phrase, not the person who rightly deserves the credit. You were right and I was wrong. I'm sorry, I can't make it any clearer than that.

 

[angelo]

Cheryl Kernot? You mean that woman who lost all or any credibility she had left by having an affair with a member of parliament from the enemy camp?

Yes, that one. She didn't coin the phrase "Keep the Bastards Honest" - it was Don Chipp, like you said. You are right. I misinterpreted your post. I was wrong. I thought you were referring to the politician everyone thinks when they hear the phrase, not the person who rightly deserves the credit. You were right and I was wrong. I'm sorry, I can't make it any clearer than that.

I didn't ask or insist for any apology.

 

[Patooka]

Cheryl Kernot? You mean that woman who lost all or any credibility she had left by having an affair with a member of parliament from the enemy camp?

Yes, that one. She didn't coin the phrase "Keep the Bastards Honest" - it was Don Chipp, like you said. You are right. I misinterpreted your post. I was wrong. I thought you were referring to the politician everyone thinks when they hear the phrase, not the person who rightly deserves the credit. You were right and I was wrong. I'm sorry, I can't make it any clearer than that.

I didn't ask or insist for any apology.

Never said you did. I'm a bit confused as to what you point is, other than tit for tat.

 

[lpetrich]

Absentee Ballot Totals | NYC Board of Elections - schedule unchanged:

• Manhattan - AD 74, 75, 76 () (65-73)
• Bronx - AD's done
• Brooklyn - AD's done
• Queens - AD's done
• Staten Island - AD's done

Still no announcements about State Senate or US House districts and candidates.

Rashida Tlaib on Why She Won't Endorse Joe Biden

Sporadic polling on the race has been dizzying, with Tlaib first sharply up, then Jones zeroing in, and most recently, with the incumbent comfortably in the lead again. But with a large percentage of undecideds, an expected surge in absentee voting (which went poorly for Tlaib in 2018) and uncertainty about the impact of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement in a district that is 55 percent Black, the outcome is still too close to call, political observers say.

On why she doesn't endorse Joe Biden, she says that one can oppose Trump without endorsing Biden.

Q: Would Nancy Pelosi prefer to have Brenda Jones in that seat?

Tlaib: I don't know. Two of my ideas for the pandemic relief bill, she's adopted. So I bring in that experience, and she's welcomed it with open arms consistently. We've had really thoughtful conversations, and I've heard her out and I understand her perspective. But she knows I represent the third poorest district, and I think she respects my passion. She knows that I'm there for the right reason.

 

[Harry Bosch]

Absentee Ballot Totals | NYC Board of Elections - schedule unchanged:

• Manhattan - AD 74, 75, 76 () (65-73)
• Bronx - AD's done
• Brooklyn - AD's done
• Queens - AD's done
• Staten Island - AD's done

Still no announcements about State Senate or US House districts and candidates.

Rashida Tlaib on Why She Won't Endorse Joe Biden

Sporadic polling on the race has been dizzying, with Tlaib first sharply up, then Jones zeroing in, and most recently, with the incumbent comfortably in the lead again. But with a large percentage of undecideds, an expected surge in absentee voting (which went poorly for Tlaib in 2018) and uncertainty about the impact of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement in a district that is 55 percent Black, the outcome is still too close to call, political observers say.

On why she doesn't endorse Joe Biden, she says that one can oppose Trump without endorsing Biden.

Q: Would Nancy Pelosi prefer to have Brenda Jones in that seat?

Tlaib: I don't know. Two of my ideas for the pandemic relief bill, she's adopted. So I bring in that experience, and she's welcomed it with open arms consistently. We've had really thoughtful conversations, and I've heard her out and I understand her perspective. But she knows I represent the third poorest district, and I think she respects my passion. She knows that I'm there for the right reason.

Wow, that's a shocker! Not. Again, as I've said many times in this thread, the "squad" is more interested in attacking democrats, not republicans. They seem to want to fight easy fights, not the tough ones. I'm not impressed.

 

[lpetrich]

The Establishment Is Gunning for Rashida Tlaib

Unsuccessful though it ultimately was, the primary against AOC created a basic template now being followed by the dark money–backed campaigns trying to knock off both Tlaib and Omar. Sending clear signals she belonged to the party’s “moderate wing” (read: the one that likes to cater to monied donors and corporate interests) and opposed “division” (read: stuff that said donors and interests dislike), AOC challenger Michelle Caruso-Cabrera sought to turn the incumbent’s national profile against her, portraying herself as a genuine local champion taking on an out-of-touch celebrity.

MCC: AOC is MIA - Missing in Action. MCC said in a CNN interview that AOC “wants to be a national star,” while “I want to be a congresswoman for the people of the Bronx and Queens.”

In remarkably similar fashion, Omar challenger Antone Melton-Meaux is running a big money–backed campaign with a decidedly vague message portraying the Minnesota congresswoman as disengaged from her district. The challenge being mounted against Tlaib is unsurprisingly following a similar blueprint, with an added dimension of bad blood.

On how BJ narrowly beat RT in a special election, then RT beat BJ in a primary, back in 2018.

Now, Jones is running to unseat the congresswoman with the backing of a super PAC called “Concerned Citizens of Michigan” that has contributed some $71,500 out of her $135,000 in total campaign funds. According to local media reports, the super PAC has spent tens of thousands of dollars on mailers emblazoned with false statements about Tlaib’s record and her tenure in Congress. Its core message echoes the one used against AOC and that is currently being weaponized against Omar (the mailer reads: “Has Rashida’s celebrity status on TV improved lives in your community . . . or just hers?”).

Shady super PAC attacks Rashida Tlaib in mailers that support opponent Brenda Jones | News Hits

Truth is, Tlaib signed a bill into law – no small feat with a Republican president and Senate – and has helped bring in hundreds of millions of dollars for local hospitals, Veteran Affairs services, student loan forgiveness, and utilities assistance, to name a few, largely through her very active neighborhood service centers. During the coronavirus pandemic, Tlaib has helped constituents navigate Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency.

She is good at bringing home the bacon, though as a Muslim she might prefer some other meat product.

Back to the Jacobin article.

An investigation by the Intercept found that Jones, who will attempt to unseat Tlaib on August 4, once took funds from donors doing business with the city of Detroit — in violation of state political financing rules. In 2017, Jones also took contributions from interests with ties to billionaire Dan Gilbert, Michigan’s wealthiest man and the CEO of a company that received a quarter billion dollars from Detroit City Council. Two years later, Tlaib joined calls for an investigation into whether Gilbert’s political contributions played any role in the awarding of lucrative tax breaks he received on developments in the city.

“This is yet another example,” she said in a statement, “of how corporate greed and the influence of billionaires have infected our government like a disease.”

So it looks like BJ has some big grudges against RT.

 

[lpetrich]

(on Rashida Tlaib)
On why she doesn't endorse Joe Biden, she says that one can oppose Trump without endorsing Biden.

Wow, that's a shocker! Not. Again, as I've said many times in this thread, the "squad" is more interested in attacking democrats, not republicans. They seem to want to fight easy fights, not the tough ones. I'm not impressed.

Easy fights? Primarying a 20-year moneybags incumbent and party boss is not something I'd call easy.

Also, I doubt that the "Squad" wants the Democratic Party to be a Republican-Lite Party just so it can eke out a few victories here and there.


Michael McDonald on Twitter: "Got the NJ absentee ballot file for the July 7 primary and it is not pretty. Of the 1,313,275 ballots received, 940,013 still have no processing status other than being noted as "Received". Of the 373,262 that have been processed, 27,135 were rejected, a rejection rate of 7.3%" / Twitter

NYC’s Absentee Ballot Woes Are Political Ammo for Trump

“Rigged Election, and EVERYONE knows it!” he tweeted over the weekend, citing a news story on the city’s absentee ballot woes.

“It talks about the dark omen for November and the absolute catastrophe in New York City," White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said last week. “And, in fact, what they found is 19 percent of ballots have been rejected in Queens, 28 percent rejected in Brooklyn. There are questions about mail, mass mail-out voting.”

KME seems sober compared to Trump with his bellows of rage.

In NY-15, Ritchie Torres is now ahead of Michael Blake by at least 7,800 votes, more than what he said was the 4,000 invalidated ballots in the district. In-person difference: 4516 votes. Count from RT's Twitter pictures of unofficial absentee vote counts: 8,541 votes.

In NY-12, Carolyn Maloney is now ahead of Suraj Patel by at least 3,300 votes, but SP says that the district contains 12,500 invalidated ballots. In-person difference: 648 votes.

“If we can’t get this right as Democrats in New York, then just think about what Trump and red-state governors are going to do when partisanship and control of the House and of course the presidency hang in the balance," Patel said.

 

[lpetrich]

It finally happened. For all 5 NYC boroughs, all the State Assembly districts are now done. This means that all the presumably-valid absentee ballots are now on hand.

Patel refuses to concede as Maloney's lead grows by 3,700 votes in contested congressional race - amNewYork - Incumbent Carolyn Maloney vs. Suraj Patel in NY-12

“The Congresswoman is delighted, now that the Board of Elections has finished their preliminary scans of absentee ballots, to have a decisive winning margin of over 3,700 votes,” a statement from Maloney said. “Both she and the campaign are thankful and appreciative of all our volunteers and supporters, whose hard work and perseverance have made this possible.”

...
“Today, six weeks [after the primary] — and with more than 12,000 ballots rejected in our single district alone — the Board of Elections’ initial count of the record 95,000 votes in our race has been completed, and while no candidate secured a majority, we accept the result that has the incumbent ahead by less than 4%,” Patel said. “Unfortunately, in ours, thousands of voters never received their ballots, and for those who returned their ballots by mail, nearly 25% were rejected. This is not just slightly above the norm compared with other states. It’s 100 times the rejection rate of Wisconsin.”

Both CM and SP plan to sue the Cuomo administration for voter disenfranchisement about the ballot rejection rate.

 

[lpetrich]

Breaking News: Homophobic Bronx Councilman Ruben Diaz Will Not Seek Re-election After Embarrassing Defeat in Run for Congress - Welcome2TheBronx™

One of the last cogs in the Bronx Democratic political machine has finally fallen.

The misogynistic, homophobic former New York State Senator turned NYC Councilman Ruben Diaz will not run for re-election next year.

This comes after an embarrassing defeat on the June 23rd democratic primaries for congress, despite being considered the front runner in a crowded race, where over 80% of the voters said no to Diaz by voting for other candidates.

Even when he ran for City Council and won he wasn’t wanted by the electorate as the majority of voters in the district overwhelmingly voted for anyone but Diaz.

He has finally come to terms that he is persona non grata in The Bronx.

He won his City Council seat because of his opponents' vote splitting, and he was considered likely to win in NY-15 because of his opponents' vote splitting there also.

In his weekly and infamous What You Should Know newsletter, Diaz wrote, “I remained steadfast and brought many projects and programs. I did so, with my head held high, defending those in need regardless of race, sexual orientation, political orientation, nationality or religion, regardless if they resided in my district or not, my office welcomed and served all.

“After serious analysis, of which I spent in prayer with God, family, ministers and after a political analysis, I have made the decision to follow the example of my two sons. My biological son Ruben Diaz Jr., and my political son Marcos Crespo.”

 

[angelo]

I didn't ask or insist for any apology.

Never said you did. I'm a bit confused as to what you point is, other than tit for tat.

You're not alone there buddy! Most if not all leftists are confused! Most want their cake and eat it too!

 

[angelo]

What has to be remembered is the fact most wannabee politicians [ from all sides] would kill their aunt Betty for a chance to be able to get the sizable snouts in the publicly funded troth.

 

[Harry Bosch]

Easy fights? Primarying a 20-year moneybags incumbent and party boss is not something I'd call easy.

Also, I doubt that the "Squad" wants the Democratic Party to be a Republican-Lite Party just so it can eke out a few victories here and there.


Michael McDonald on Twitter: "Got the NJ absentee ballot file for the July 7 primary and it is not pretty. Of the 1,313,275 ballots received, 940,013 still have no processing status other than being noted as "Received". Of the 373,262 that have been processed, 27,135 were rejected, a rejection rate of 7.3%" / Twitter

NYC’s Absentee Ballot Woes Are Political Ammo for Trump

“Rigged Election, and EVERYONE knows it!” he tweeted over the weekend, citing a news story on the city’s absentee ballot woes.

“It talks about the dark omen for November and the absolute catastrophe in New York City," White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said last week. “And, in fact, what they found is 19 percent of ballots have been rejected in Queens, 28 percent rejected in Brooklyn. There are questions about mail, mass mail-out voting.”

KME seems sober compared to Trump with his bellows of rage.

In NY-15, Ritchie Torres is now ahead of Michael Blake by at least 7,800 votes, more than what he said was the 4,000 invalidated ballots in the district. In-person difference: 4516 votes. Count from RT's Twitter pictures of unofficial absentee vote counts: 8,541 votes.

In NY-12, Carolyn Maloney is now ahead of Suraj Patel by at least 3,300 votes, but SP says that the district contains 12,500 invalidated ballots. In-person difference: 648 votes.

“If we can’t get this right as Democrats in New York, then just think about what Trump and red-state governors are going to do when partisanship and control of the House and of course the presidency hang in the balance," Patel said.

Yea, I just don't care about republian lite. I don't even know what that means. I know that I see a government that doesn't care about the environment, doesn't follow science, is wreckless, destroying alliances, doesn't care about voting, is trying to divide the country, sowing division in my hometown, unstable, and wanna be dictator! I'm sorry, but the choice isn't really Trump vs Biden, it's more that it's Trump vs. non-Trump. We have to change the direction of the Trump empire. So, as far as I'm concerned, the Squad is undermining Biden. They are helping Trump just like the violent protestors by giving Trump an excuse to send in the feds.

 

[angelo]

Easy fights? Primarying a 20-year moneybags incumbent and party boss is not something I'd call easy.

Also, I doubt that the "Squad" wants the Democratic Party to be a Republican-Lite Party just so it can eke out a few victories here and there.


Michael McDonald on Twitter: "Got the NJ absentee ballot file for the July 7 primary and it is not pretty. Of the 1,313,275 ballots received, 940,013 still have no processing status other than being noted as "Received". Of the 373,262 that have been processed, 27,135 were rejected, a rejection rate of 7.3%" / Twitter

NYC’s Absentee Ballot Woes Are Political Ammo for Trump

KME seems sober compared to Trump with his bellows of rage.

In NY-15, Ritchie Torres is now ahead of Michael Blake by at least 7,800 votes, more than what he said was the 4,000 invalidated ballots in the district. In-person difference: 4516 votes. Count from RT's Twitter pictures of unofficial absentee vote counts: 8,541 votes.

In NY-12, Carolyn Maloney is now ahead of Suraj Patel by at least 3,300 votes, but SP says that the district contains 12,500 invalidated ballots. In-person difference: 648 votes.

Yea, I just don't care about republian lite. I don't even know what that means. I know that I see a government that doesn't care about the environment, doesn't follow science, is wreckless, destroying alliances, doesn't care about voting, is trying to divide the country, sowing division in my hometown, unstable, and wanna be dictator! I'm sorry, but the choice isn't really Trump vs Biden, it's more that it's Trump vs. non-Trump. We have to change the direction of the Trump empire. So, as far as I'm concerned, the Squad is undermining Biden. They are helping Trump just like the violent protestors by giving Trump an excuse to send in the feds.

Destroying which alliances? With China, Iran, and every anti American, anti democracy dictator and tin pot shit hole? I would have thought that was a good thing!

 

[Harry Bosch]

Easy fights? Primarying a 20-year moneybags incumbent and party boss is not something I'd call easy.

Also, I doubt that the "Squad" wants the Democratic Party to be a Republican-Lite Party just so it can eke out a few victories here and there.


Michael McDonald on Twitter: "Got the NJ absentee ballot file for the July 7 primary and it is not pretty. Of the 1,313,275 ballots received, 940,013 still have no processing status other than being noted as "Received". Of the 373,262 that have been processed, 27,135 were rejected, a rejection rate of 7.3%" / Twitter

NYC’s Absentee Ballot Woes Are Political Ammo for Trump

KME seems sober compared to Trump with his bellows of rage.

In NY-15, Ritchie Torres is now ahead of Michael Blake by at least 7,800 votes, more than what he said was the 4,000 invalidated ballots in the district. In-person difference: 4516 votes. Count from RT's Twitter pictures of unofficial absentee vote counts: 8,541 votes.

In NY-12, Carolyn Maloney is now ahead of Suraj Patel by at least 3,300 votes, but SP says that the district contains 12,500 invalidated ballots. In-person difference: 648 votes.

Yea, I just don't care about republian lite. I don't even know what that means. I know that I see a government that doesn't care about the environment, doesn't follow science, is wreckless, destroying alliances, doesn't care about voting, is trying to divide the country, sowing division in my hometown, unstable, and wanna be dictator! I'm sorry, but the choice isn't really Trump vs Biden, it's more that it's Trump vs. non-Trump. We have to change the direction of the Trump empire. So, as far as I'm concerned, the Squad is undermining Biden. They are helping Trump just like the violent protestors by giving Trump an excuse to send in the feds.

Destroying which alliances? With China, Iran, and every anti American, anti democracy dictator and tin pot shit hole? I would have thought that was a good thing!

Nato. Canada. The Kurds. He's the worst foreign policy president that we've ever had. At Putin's directive, he's destroying our "soft power". No country or group will ever believe future American administrations as he's stabbed the Kurds in the back.

 

[angelo]

Destroying which alliances? With China, Iran, and every anti American, anti democracy dictator and tin pot shit hole? I would have thought that was a good thing!

Nato. Canada. The Kurds. He's the worst foreign policy president that we've ever had. At Putin's directive, he's destroying our "soft power". No country or group will ever believe future American administrations as he's stabbed the Kurds in the back.

The US aint the enemy of the Kurds. Turkey's Erdogan is. Canada has a semi socialist government. Nato was funded almost solely by the US while nations like Germany hiding behind the defensive wall against Russia provided by Nato was shrinking it's responsibilities and proper funding. Again, A good America first policy. And you're still going on about a ' Russian collusion" that's been proven not to have a shred of credibility, otherwise the Demos would have had a ball! The support of the only democratic nation among a sea of terrorist at worst or theocracies at best, Israel will come to an end under a semi socialist, pro Islamic administration, run and owned by Democrats, will spell the end and perhaps another genocide of Israeli Jews. The Iranian mullahs are at this moment rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect!

 

[Patooka]

Destroying which alliances? With China, Iran, and every anti American, anti democracy dictator and tin pot shit hole? I would have thought that was a good thing!

Nato. Canada. The Kurds. He's the worst foreign policy president that we've ever had. At Putin's directive, he's destroying our "soft power". No country or group will ever believe future American administrations as he's stabbed the Kurds in the back.

The US aint the enemy of the Kurds. Turkey's Erdogan is. Canada has a semi socialist government. Nato was funded almost solely by the US while nations like Germany hiding behind the defensive wall against Russia provided by Nato was shrinking it's responsibilities and proper funding. Again, A good America first policy. And you're still going on about a ' Russian collusion" that's been proven not to have a shred of credibility, otherwise the Demos would have had a ball! The support of the only democratic nation among a sea of terrorist at worst or theocracies at best, Israel will come to an end under a semi socialist, pro Islamic administration, run and owned by Democrats, will spell the end and perhaps another genocide of Israeli Jews. The Iranian mullahs are at this moment rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect!

1) Trump threw the kurds under a bus. This is known to everyone.

2) Not only has Trump lied consistently about how much the US funds NATO, Germany has always met its obligations to the Treaty. Trump can't even publicly support Article V, which is a huge fucking deal.

3) The Russian collusion resulted in 34 people being prosecuted, seven prominent Trump Staffers pleading guilty, five people being sent to prison and civil forfeitures to the extent that the Meuller investigation not only paid for itself, but made a fucking profit. You implying that it was fake is just downright moronic.

4) That you think a nation equipped with nuclear and chemical weapons is somehow in danger of being wiped out is as idiotic as one can get when it comes to foreign policy. How fucking stupid to you have to be to believe that?

 

[angelo]

The US aint the enemy of the Kurds. Turkey's Erdogan is. Canada has a semi socialist government. Nato was funded almost solely by the US while nations like Germany hiding behind the defensive wall against Russia provided by Nato was shrinking it's responsibilities and proper funding. Again, A good America first policy. And you're still going on about a ' Russian collusion" that's been proven not to have a shred of credibility, otherwise the Demos would have had a ball! The support of the only democratic nation among a sea of terrorist at worst or theocracies at best, Israel will come to an end under a semi socialist, pro Islamic administration, run and owned by Democrats, will spell the end and perhaps another genocide of Israeli Jews. The Iranian mullahs are at this moment rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect!

1) Trump threw the kurds under a bus. This is known to everyone.

2) Not only has Trump lied consistently about how much the US funds NATO, Germany has always met its obligations to the Treaty. Trump can't even publicly support Article V, which is a huge fucking deal.

3) The Russian collusion resulted in 34 people being prosecuted, seven prominent Trump Staffers pleading guilty, five people being sent to prison and civil forfeitures to the extent that the Meuller investigation not only paid for itself, but made a fucking profit. You implying that it was fake is just downright moronic.

4) That you think a nation equipped with nuclear and chemical weapons is somehow in danger of being wiped out is as idiotic as one can get when it comes to foreign policy. How fucking stupid to you have to be to believe that?

Yet Mueler couldn't lay a finger on the Trump despite years and millions of dollars wasted on a witchunt.

As for NATO funding.........................https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44717074
Nearly 70% of total spending on defence by Nato governments is accounted for by the US.

But the US is a global superpower, with military commitments around the world, and not just in Europe.

In terms of its gross domestic product (GDP) (the total value of goods produced and services) the US spent roughly 3.4% on defence in 2019, according to Nato estimates, while the average in European Nato countries and Canada was 1.55%.

 

[angelo]

4) That you think a nation equipped with nuclear and chemical weapons is somehow in danger of being wiped out is as idiotic as one can get when it comes to foreign policy. How fucking stupid to you have to be to believe that?

Have you ever looked at a map of the only Jewish state on Earth? Apparently not. One properly aimed nuke from a nuclear armed Iran could wipe it off the map.

 

[lpetrich]

New York Board Of Elections Finishes Counting Absentee Ballots Over A Month After June Primary – CBS New York

Maloney expands NY-12 lead, but Patel won’t concede until lawsuit resolved — Queens Daily Eagle
For NY-12, 95,000 ballots have been counted, with Rep. Maloney's lead expanding from 648 votes to some 3,700 votes -- 1.6% to 4%.

Still no officially-released count, however.

The Trailer: The 'squad' gears up for two tough primaries - The Washington Post

Brenda Jones on Rashida Tlaib referring to Trump as a "motherfucker":

“How often have you, as a reporter, heard someone speak like that?” Jones asked. “Even when you disagree with someone, there is a professional manner of disagreeing with them. I am a professional legislator. I am a professional worker. And I think that professionalism is important in doing the job of representing the people.”

Currently, in fundraising, RT has over $3 M, while BJ has less than $140 K.

It's another story in Minnesota, where the official Democratic Farmer-Labor Party has rallied behind Omar, but her challenger is set to outspend her in the final stretch. Melton-Meaux, an attorney who'd never run for office, trailed in fundraising until the last few months before the primary. But he established himself a credible competitor. Since March, Melton-Meaux has brought in millions of dollars, most of it from Minnesotans, and nearly half a million of it bundled by the pro-Israel NORPAC and Pro-Israel America PAC.

The money has funded a steady stream of direct mail and TV ads against Omar. The ads don't focus on the incumbent's position on Israel. Instead, they portray Omar as “aggressive” and corrupt, emphasizing some fundraising controversies that made as much news in national conservative media as they did in Minnesota. One involves a misuse of funds for travel, which Omar paid a 2019 fine to settle; one is more personal, accusing her of funneling campaign money to her husband's firm.

As to why big-money donors are rallying behind IO's opponent AMM and not RT's opponent BJ, one can only speculate. Will RT's district get broken up in 2022? Is IO a bigger villain to right-wingers?

In this race, Omar has emphasized her leadership role in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and her support for Medicare-for-all; Melton-Meaux said he favors other health-care reforms but would support Medicare-for-all “if it were to come across my desk.” She’s also questioned Melton-Meaux’s résumé as an attorney with an emphasis in workplace mediation whose old law firm helped companies fight union drives. “There's no evidence that this mediation is something that's ever been deployed in bringing people together in our community,” Omar said. “On the contrary, I have a track record of being a coalition builder.” Asked about his legal work, Melton-Meaux said that he had no role in anti-union work at a “multinational firm that does a lot of different things.”

She has also tried to paint Melton-Meaux's backers as Wall Street cronies and Republicans, like telecom executive and Trump donor Howard Jonas. “Look at the sheer amount of money that is coming from people who funded Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell,” Omar said in an interview, recalling the cries to “send her back,” an insult directed at the two Muslim members of Congress, who, in Omar’s words, have been “othered.” “They're giving to a man who agrees with the sentiment that we shouldn't be in Minnesota, that we shouldn't have representation in Congress, that our voices and visibility in the halls of Congress is an inconvenience.”

Thus implying that AMM is just like AOC's opponent MCC, who got big money from Wall Street. But fortunately, AOC clobbered MCC nearly 3 to 1.