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Democrat US House candidate ends campaign after allegedly going on boozy tirade at pre-teen slumber party
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An Oklahoma Democrat who got here beneath intense criticism for allegedly verbally attacking a number of pre-teen ladies whereas on the house of a buddy who was internet hosting a sleepover for the center schoolers has ended her marketing campaign.
Abby Broyles, a candidate for Oklahoma’s fifth Congressional District, went to a buddy’s home on Feb. 11 and have become more and more aggressive as she continued to drink via the evening, in response to NonDoc.com, which first reported the story.
Broyles allegedly insulted the women attending the sleepover after changing into intoxicated, in response to a number of folks interviewed by the information outlet, who stated that she allegedly stated one lady was an “zits f–ker,” and hurled a number of insults at different younger ladies as properly.
“Hispanic f–ker,” she allegedly stated to at least one lady, attending the sleepover and “judgy f–ker,” to a different. Broyles additionally allegedly vomited right into a laundry basket in addition to a lady’s shoe, in response to the report.
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A press launch on Thursday from Broyles’ group introduced that she is withdrawing her candidacy for Oklahoma’s fifth Congressional District, citing a mixture of things, together with “gerrymandering” and “current occasions” and “salacious right-wing clickbait.”
“Shortly after Abby introduced her candidacy for CD-5, the Republican legislature egregiously gerrymandered the brand new district to forestall any democrat from successful. That actuality mixed with current occasions that turned Abby into salacious right-wing clickbait have led the Broyles marketing campaign to make this tough choice and Abby to concentrate on her psychological well being,” the press launch states.
Broyles stated that she regrets mixing alcohol and the sleeping remedy.
“Final month, I made a mistake I deeply remorse,” Broyles stated. “As I admitted, I blended alcohol and a drugs I would by no means taken earlier than whereas beneath the identical roof as a gaggle of younger ladies who seemed as much as me, and for that, I apologize from the underside of my coronary heart.”
She additionally states {that a} mom went to Twitter and the media after the sleepover and made statements which can be “falsely accusatory.”
“A mom whom I’ve by no means met, went to Twitter and the media 5 days later to make accusations that not solely go in opposition to my core values and beliefs, however are falsely accusatory,” Broyles stated.
Sarah Matthews, a mom of one of many younger ladies who attended the sleepover, informed KFOR and NonDoc.com that Broyles had insulted a number of ladies on the occasion.
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Matthews was not current throughout the evening of the sleepover, and one other mother or father confirmed the account of Broyles’ actions based mostly on data from her daughter to NonDoc.com. The home-owner of the home the place the sleepover occurred additionally allegedly outlined and apologized for Broyles’ actions in textual content messages to a number of dad and mom obtained by NonDoc.com.
Broyles initially denied the allegations when contacted by NonDoc.com and stated that she was out of city, including that the allegations have been being “cooked up.” She additionally threatened to sue the information outlet.
“I noticed the tweets. I’ve been out of city on a fundraising journey, and they’re terrible and offensive and false,” Broyles stated to the information outlet. “I imply, I get trolled on Twitter on a regular basis, however I don’t know these ladies and I don’t know what’s behind this, however it’s simply not true.”
“I’m operating for workplace. You don’t assume it is a political assault? You don’t assume that is one thing they cooked up?” Broyles stated.
In a follow-up interview with KFOR, Broyles claimed that she was “misquoted” by NonDoc and stated she “by no means informed them that I wasn’t there.”
After the editor-in-chief of NonDoc.com let KFOR take heed to the cellphone name with Broyles, she stated that she was “caught off guard” by the decision. Fox Information Digital additionally listened to the recorded interview between a NonDoc reporter and Broyles.
“That cellphone name was terrifying and caught me off guard. I bear in mind listening to the accusations and simply repeating ‘no, no, no’ after which hanging up. I used to be joyful to be within the TikTok video with the women, which was apparent proof of my attendance,” Broyles informed KFOR.
Broyles’ posted a tweet on March 2nd stating that she wished to kill herself, which was shortly after faraway from Twitter. She stated within the press launch that she made an try to finish her life that evening.
“On the morning of March 2nd, I made the try to take my life, however fortunately, God had higher plans for me. I’m at present present process psychological well being remedy for extreme nervousness and dependency on alcohol to manage,” Broyles stated.
The previous Congressional candidate stated that she’s going to ultimately make a return to politics.
“As soon as I work via my psychological well being challenges, I might be again to battle and defend our democracy, working alongside all of you – ladies, ladies and dealing households alike. I’m making this promise to you: I might be again stronger than ever,” Broyles stated.
Broyles additionally wrote a Medium publish explaining a lot of her life story, together with psychological well being points that she has struggled with, stating that she ought to have sought assist sooner earlier than getting into politics.
“I ought to have requested for assist sooner earlier than I wound up Twitter roadkill, particularly earlier than leaping into the cutthroat political area. I used to be recruited to problem longtime Senator Jim Inhofe as a result of I used to be pretty well-known, a younger skilled feminine, and an enormous distinction in each solution to the 85-year-old senator,” Broyles stated.
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With 30 days until voting starts, 'election season' kicks off sooner than you think
There are 90 days until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
But if Americans vote like they did in the last two election cycles, most of them will have already cast a ballot before the big day.
Early voting starts as early as Sept. 6 for eligible voters, with seven battleground states sending out ballots to at least some voters the same month.
It makes the next few months less a countdown to Election Day, and more the beginning of “election season.”
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States have long allowed at least some Americans to vote early, like members of the military or people with illnesses.
In some states, almost every voter casts a ballot by mail.
Many states expanded eligibility in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic made it riskier to vote in-person.
That year, the Fox News Voter Analysis found that 71% of voters cast their ballots before Election Day, with 30% voting early in-person and 41% voting by mail.
Early voting remained popular in the midterms, with 57% of voters casting a ballot before Election Day.
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Elections officials stress that voting early is safe and secure. Recounts, investigations and lawsuits filed after the 2020 election did not reveal evidence of widespread fraud or corruption.
The difference between “early in-person” and “mail” or “absentee” voting.
There are a few ways to vote before Election Day.
The first is early in-person voting, where a voter casts a regular ballot in-person at a voting center before Election Day.
The second is voting by mail, where the process and eligibility varies by state.
Eight states vote mostly by mail, including California, Colorado, Nevada and Utah. Registered voters receive ballots and send them back.
Most states allow any registered voter to request a mail ballot and send it back. This is also called mail voting, or sometimes absentee voting. Depending on the state, voters can return their ballot by mail, at a drop box, and/or at an office or facility that accepts mail ballots.
In 14 states, voters must have an excuse to vote by mail, ranging from illness, age, work hours or if a voter is out of their home county on lection day.
States process and tabulate ballots at different times. Some states don’t begin counting ballots until election night, which delays the release of results.
Voting begins on Sept. 6 in North Carolina, with seven more battleground states starting that month
This list of early voting dates is for guidance only. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes, and deadlines, go to Vote.gov and your state’s elections website.
The first voters to be sent absentee ballots will be in North Carolina, which begins mailing out ballots for eligible voters on Sept. 6.
Seven more battleground states open up early voting the same month, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Nevada.
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September deadlines
In-person early voting in bold.
Sept. 6
- North Carolina – Absentee ballots sent to voters
Sept. 16
- Pennsylvania – Mail-in ballots sent to voters
Sept. 17
- Georgia – Absentee ballots sent to military & overseas
Sept. 19
- Wisconsin – Absentee ballots sent
Sept. 20
- Arkansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah, Wyoming – Absentee ballots sent to military & overseas
- Minnesota, South Dakota – In-person absentee voting begins
- Virginia – In-person early voting begins
- Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia – Absentee ballots sent
Sept. 21
- Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington – Absentee ballots sent to military & overseas
- Indiana, New Mexico – Absentee ballots sent
- Maryland, New Jersey – Mail-in ballots sent
Sept. 23
- Mississippi – In-person absentee voting begins & absentee ballots sent
- Oregon, Vermont – Absentee ballots sent
Sept. 26
- Illinois – In-person early voting begins
- Michigan – Absentee ballots sent
- Florida, Nevada – Mail-in ballots sent
- North Dakota – Absentee & mail-in ballots sent
Sept. 30
- Nebraska – Mail-in ballots sent
October deadlines
Oct. 4
- Connecticut – Absentee ballots sent
Oct. 6
- Michigan – In-person early voting begins
- Maine – In-person absentee voting begins & mail ballots sent
- California – In-person absentee voting begins & mail ballots sent
- Montana – In-person absentee voting begins
- Nebraska – In-person early voting begins
- Georgia – Absentee ballots sent
- Massachusetts – Mail-in ballots sent
Oct. 8
- California – Ballot drop-offs open
- New Mexico, Ohio – In-person absentee voting begins
- Indiana – In-person early voting begins
- Wyoming – In-person absentee voting begins & absentee ballots sent
Oct. 9
- Arizona – In-person early voting begins & mail ballots sent
Oct. 11
- Colorado – Mail-in ballots sent
- Arkansas, Alaska – Absentee ballots sent
Oct. 15
- Georgia – In-person early voting begins
- Utah – Mail-in ballots sent
Oct. 16
- Rhode Island, Kansas, Tennessee – In-person early voting begins
- Iowa – In-person absentee voting begins
- Oregon, Nevada – Mail-in ballots sent
Oct. 17
- North Carolina – In-person early voting begins
Oct. 18
- Washington, Louisiana – In-person early voting begins
- Hawaii – Mail-in ballots sent
Oct. 19
- Nevada, Massachusetts – In-person early voting begins
- Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas – In-person early voting begins
- Colorado – Ballot drop-offs open
Oct. 22
- Hawaii, Utah – In-person early voting begins
- Missouri, Wisconsin – In-person absentee voting begins
Oct. 23
- West Virginia – In-person early voting begins
Oct. 24
- Maryland – In-person early voting begins
Oct. 25
- Delaware – In-person early voting begins
Oct. 26
- Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, New York – In-person early voting begins
Oct. 30
- Oklahoma – In-person early voting begins
Oct. 31
- Kentucky – In-person absentee voting begins
Politics
Column: After past disappointments, Harris shows courage in VP choice
Kudos to Vice President Kamala Harris. She didn’t do the blatantly political thing and select a popular governor from a key battleground state to be her running mate.
Instead, the Californian picked a popular governor from a blue state she was very likely to carry anyway — one who should have broad appeal in many middle America purple states.
Her choice of moderate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz doesn’t smack of a typical, predictable, ultra-safe political move. That alone seems refreshing in this overly polarized election year.
She took a risk. If Harris had selected Pennsylvania’s popular Gov. Josh Shapiro, she’d have probably locked up a vital battleground state she’ll need to win in November.
But Shapiro — like California Gov. Gavin Newsom — already is very active in his support of Biden administration policies and warning voters against the perils of a second Donald Trump presidency. And Shapiro has a very strong local following. So he may help Harris carry Pennsylvania anyway.
At a Pennsylvania campaign rally Tuesday where Harris and Walz appeared together publicly for the first time, Shapiro promised that “I’m gonna be working my tail off” for the Democratic ticket. We’ll see.
Another vice presidential possibility on Harris’ shortlist — Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona — could probably have also wrapped up his battleground state for the Democratic ticket. And Kelly has a great resume: fighter pilot, astronaut, gun control advocate and all-around solid guy.
But Walz is a better, more natural communicator — virtually unexcelled, as he demonstrated to a national TV audience Tuesday.
It was the plainspoken Walz, after all, who came up with arguably this election cycle’s most effective adjective — a potential game-changer — calling Trump and his running mate JD Vance simply “weird.”
“Weird” is easily understandable and, in Trump’s case, practically undeniable — as opposed to years of Democrats labeling the former president a “threat to democracy,” an abstract notion that needs too much explanation. “Weird” has much more immediate sting.
Such a wordsmith who doesn’t need pollsters and focus groups to tell him what to say is priceless.
Referring to Trump and Vance at the rally, Walz told the cheering arena audience: “These guys are creepy and, yes, just weird as hell.”
As for Trump’s running mate, Walz said — like he really meant it — ”I can’t wait to debate the guy.”
Harris reportedly was attracted to the 60-year-old, balding governor’s “authenticity” — presumably his down-home, folksy manner that constantly emits sincerity. A regular dude. And Americans — let’s hope — are ready for normality.
He helped coach a small high school’s football team to a state championship and taught social studies. He spent 24 years in the Army National Guard, rising to the unlisted rank of sergeant major. The Democrat was elected to Congress from a purple district that historically went Republican. And he spent 12 years in the House working both sides of the aisle.
“I learned the art of compromise without compromising my values,” he said at the rally.
We need more elected officials like that who can get things done.
He’s a crack rifle shot and a hunter — but strongly supports gun control. “In Minnesota, we believe in the 2nd Amendment,” he said. “But we also believe in commonsense gun laws.”
Harris also reportedly was impressed with Walz’ “happy go lucky” demeanor. He’s positive and upbeat — not habitually negative and spewing hate like Trump and now Vance. Voters may be ripe for humor and smiles.
He thanked Harris for “bringing back the joy” to presidential campaigning.
All this aside, Harris did seemingly follow her unfortunate California pattern as state attorney general in one regard: By not picking Shapiro, she dodged a confrontation with a major labor group — in this case, public school teachers.
Shapiro supports school vouchers — public money to help students attend private schools — which is anathema to teachers unions.
But Harris was right on this one: The nation’s leading Democrat can’t be suspected of favoring so-called school choice — spending tax money on private classrooms.
By passing over Shapiro, Harris also didn’t risk alienating pro-Palestinian voters — particularly in battleground Michigan — by teaming with a Jewish running mate who has strongly supported Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
So Harris was a bit risk-averse in her selection of Walz. But that’s savvy politics.
In tapping Walz, Harris also seemed to be making a play for the white old guy vote — trying to put the species at ease. Inclusion. Smart.
The first Black and Asian American female vice president already has awakened young voters and people of color.
Trump must be nervously squirming.
The GOP nominee immediately called Walz “a dangerously liberal extremist.”
But Walz with his broad smile, rural roots and common-man demeanor doesn’t look or sound dangerous. He seems to be out of an old Norman Rockwell painting. The evidence points to his extreme competence — as an officeholder and a campaigner.
As one who has been critical of Harris on previous occasions, I say that this time she deserves congratulations for making an outstanding move.
Politics
Video: Harris and Walz Hold First Campaign Rally Together
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Harris and Walz Hold First Campaign Rally Together
Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly announced running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, went on the attack against the Trump-Vance Republican ticket during a raucous rally in Philadelphia.
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“To his former high school students, he was Mr. Walz. And to his former high school football players, he was Coach. And in 91 days, the nation will know Coach Walz by another name: Vice President of the United States.” “Thank you, Madam Vice President, for the trust you put in me, but maybe more so, thank you for bringing back the joy. Now, Donald Trump sees the world a little differently than us. First of all, he doesn’t know the first thing about service. He doesn’t have time for it because he’s too busy serving himself. Like all regular people I grew up with in the heartland, JD [Vance] studied at Yale, had his career funded by Silicon Valley billionaires, and then wrote a best seller trashing that community. Come on. That’s not what middle America is. And I got to tell you, I can’t wait to debate the guy.”
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