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Mark Robinson refused tech experts' offer to help him disprove CNN bombshell: report

Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (N.C.) was offered help from internet technology experts who were willing to look through the racist messages that he allegedly posted on a pornographic website to determine if they were genuine or were faked using artificial intelligence technology.

But Robinson denied their offers, and WRAL reported it on Monday, although the campaign also denied that the candidate was offered IT help of any kind.

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Project 2025 is less popular than socialism: poll

The guide for Donald Trump's second administration published by The Heritage Foundation has garnered so much negative attention and backlash that it is now less popular than socialism.

The Washington Post's Aaron Blake cited interesting data points in an NBC News poll published on Sunday. The pro-Trump policy plan consists of a lengthy list of policy proposals and personnel rules for a new government under Trump's leadership, including purging the executive branch of career civil servants and replacing them with right-wing loyalists.

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Mormon voters are showing clear cracks in GOP loyalty — and Dems are reaching out: report

The Mormon voting block might be experiencing a dramatic shift away from the Republican Party, a new report claimed Monday.

The Deseret News reported Monday that the conservative faith that is traditionally loyal to the GOP over social issues is showing signs of a fundamental change.

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‘Not the moment’: Key Republican dims Trump’s hopes of making Nebraska winner-take-all

LINCOLN — The Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes and boost former President Donald Trump ran into political reality Monday as a key lawmaker, State Sen. Mike McDonnell, announced he won’t support the change.

McDonnell, of Omaha, said he had heard from people passionate about the issue who live in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District. But he said he did not hear enough to move him off his original position against the switch.

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Ex-Trump aide taunts him for ducking second Harris debate: 'Lost his fighting spirit'

Donald Trump made it clear that he has no intention of participating in another debate after his poor performance against Kamala Harris — and now one of his former aides is mocking him for it.

Ex-campaign adviser and short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci told CNN last week that Trump wouldn't be able to resist and would do another debate.

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'You're going to jail!' Trump threatens overseas voters in angry Truth Social post

Former President Donald Trump accused Democrats of cheating in the presidential election because they encouraged Americans serving overseas to vote.

Trump claimed without evidence Monday that outreach to active members of the Uniformed Services abroad represented a cover-up plot to sneak foreign voters into the 2024 presidential election.

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Mike Lindell changes sale prices to '88' after finding out it's code for 'Heil Hitler'

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said he was changing all of his sale prices to include the number 88, a white supremacist code for "Heil Hitler."

Lindell lashed out at media outlets Monday after he was criticized for pricing a pillow at $14.88.

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'That's a fact': MAGA pollster says Kamala Harris 'leading by unbelievable numbers'

Right-wing pollster Richard Baris acknowledged mainstream polls that show Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by "unbelievable numbers."

During a Monday appearance on the War Room podcast, Baris sought to downplay Harris' suggestion that she was an underdog in the presidential race.

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'Tremendous opportunity': Analyst urges Harris to run with J.D. Vance's fumble

Sen. J.D. Vance just made a campaign fumble — dropping a ball the Democratic presidential nominee should pick up and run with, according to a new political analysis.

Former President Donald Trump's running mate's attempt to fill in the gaps of his "concept of a plan" to replace the Affordable Care Act included an unpopular policy his political foes should jump to disavow, MSNBC opinion writer James Downie wrote Monday.

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‘Impulsive and ill-informed’: Trump ‘unfit’ warn 741 NatSec leaders endorsing Harris

A bipartisan group of 741 national security leaders, including retired generals, admirals, ambassadors, and former defense secretaries, have joined to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for President and denounce her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, saying she "is prepared and strategic, he is impulsive and ill-informed."

"We are former public servants who swore an oath to the Constitution. Many of us risked our lives for it. We are retired generals, admirals, senior noncommissioned officers, ambassadors, and senior civilian national security leaders. We are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. We are loyal to the ideals of our nation—like freedom, democracy, and the rule of law—not to any one individual or party," their letter addressed to the American People, reads.

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'I am coming after CNN full throttle!' Mark Robinson rages at campaign event

Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina, threatened a "full throttle" attack on CNN after the network exposed controversial remarks it reported he made on a pornographic website.

Robinson lashed out at reporters during a Monday campaign event, focusing on his staff's en masse resignation instead of policies. The Robinson campaign spun the departures, which happened hours after CNN's report which broke Thursday, as planned "staff changes."

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Trump runs ads in Georgia the state — with pictures of Georgia the country: report

Former President Donald Trump made a glaring mistake in a new digital ad campaign targeted at Republican voters in Georgia, using imagery from the wrong Georgia, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"ATTENTION GEORGIA: I'm humbling asking you to stop what you're doing and check your voter registration status," said the ad, which is as of press time is still reportedly running for certain Facebook users in Georgia. "Only a handful of votes will decide this election. We can stop inflation, secure our borders, lower taxes, and make America Great Again!" The message is accompanied by an image of a vast, meadowed mountain range, overlaid with the words "REGISTER TO VOTE FOR TRUMP. CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION" which links to a registration portal.

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Trump-loving sheriff booted off election security duties after incendiary anti-Harris post

Portage County, Ohio Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski caused an uproar earlier this month when he posted on Facebook that his supporters should "write down" the addresses of local residents in the county who had signs supporting Vice President Kamala Harris on their lawns.

Now The Daily Beast reports that Zuchowski's department has been stripped of its election security duties after multiple residents expressed discomfort with giving him any oversight role in the upcoming presidential election.

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