Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn of Nebraska joins Morning Joe to discuss his race against incumbent Republican Senator Pete Ricketts. Osborn talks about being a lifelong independent and also unveils his latest campaign ad on the show and argues his grassroots campaign is a stark contrast to Ricketts, a billionaire who he says is not looking out for the needs of voters in Nebraska.
Charles Barkley used a sit-down interview with Smerconish to tear into CNN's partisan programming format and a political system he says has left Americans "brainwashed", a critique that landed harder because he works for the network. The former NBA star and current sports personality didn't hold back. Barkley, who has previously voiced support for Democrats […] The post Charles Barkley rips CNN and the two-party system in blunt on-air rebuke appeared first on American Almanac .
Charles Barkley used a sit-down interview with Smerconish to tear into CNN's partisan programming format and a political system he says has left Americans "brainwashed", a critique that landed harder because he works for the network. The former NBA star and current sports personality didn't hold back. Barkley, who has previously voiced support for Democrats and whom CNN recently trusted to lead a primetime talk show, turned his frustration on the very network signing his checks, and on a political culture he says forces Americans to pick a side whether it makes sense or not. His core complaint: the entire system is rigged to benefit the people already at the top, while ordinary Americans get sorted into partisan teams that serve no one's…Open
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D), facing a tough reelection fight, chooses former mayor John Giles, a lifelong Republican who recently became an independent.
The move by Cindy Burbank could clear a path for Dan Osborn, an independent candidate backed by her party’s leadership. But Republicans have cried foul, and her effort could face obstacles.
The same couple that helped recruit Graham Platner to run for Senate in Maine also recruited Dan Osborn, an independent candidate for Senate from Nebraska who is widely backed by the state’s Democrats, according to reports. In a video obtained by Townhall , a woman they identified as a member of Osborn’s campaign staff named Colleen claimed he recruited Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. She alleged Osborn kicked off a move to recruit “working class candidates” for elections but declined to name anyone else. However, strategists Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan helped recruit and guide both Platner and Osborn, Politico reported in December. Osborn rejected the claims in the video in a statement to the Daily Caller.…Open
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced Monday evening that she's ditching the Republican Party, following conservative commentator Tucker Carlson out the door. Why it matters: The former Trump loyalist is part of a growing group of conservatives who believe the president's foreign policy has gone astray . What they're saying: "Tucker is not the only one who is done supporting the Republican Party," Taylor Greene wrote in a post on X Monday. - "There is A LOT of us that are absolutely fed up and will not support a party that betrays its voters and country. That does not mean we are turning into Democrats either." - "But we are DONE with the America LAST Republican Party," she said. Catch up quick: Carlson said during a…
Carlson, who has been a Republican for 35 years, clarified that he would not be supporting Democrats moving forward and was not sure who he would be voting for in future elections.
