Tag: mike pence
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One of the biggest surprises at the DNC — all the Republicans | Vince Bzdek
One of the things that struck me most about the Democratic National Convention last week was the number of Republicans there, with prominent speaking roles. Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois spoke in prime time Thursday night. “I am proud to be in the trenches with you as part of this sometimes awkward alliance…
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Vince Bzdek: Will an attempted assassination finally shake us out of our violent rhetoric?
After years of sowing the wind, did we just reap the whirlwind? Did the coarseness and violence of political discourse in this country plant the seeds of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last week? “Unacceptable rhetoric makes unacceptable behavior acceptable — and for the dangerous, deranged among us, violence inevitable.” So said former…
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Not the presidential election most Americans want | Cronin and Loevy
The two central questions going into Thursday night’s CNN-sponsored presidential campaign debate between Donald Trump and President Joe Biden were: Is Biden too old and not agile enough for the job? Is Trump too dangerous and too prone to lying? Biden flunked. He stumbled on statistics and was often inaudible. He was continually on the…
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Federal judge orders John Eastman to explain why he should remain attorney on Colorado case
A federal judge in Colorado has ordered John C. Eastman, who devised former President Donald Trump’s plan to remain in office despite losing the 2020 election, to explain why he should not be removed as the plaintiff’s attorney in an ongoing civil lawsuit. Under the rules of Colorado’s U.S. District Court, an attorney cannot be in…
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In Colorado Springs and around the world, coronavirus dominated headlines in 2020
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 2019 novel coronavirus creeped undetected into El Paso County in early 2020 — likely in February, though state officials speculate it could have arrived in the state as early as January — and began spreading unchecked for at least a month. On March 13, Gov.…
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In Colorado Springs and around the world, coronavirus dominated headlines in 2020
The 2019 novel coronavirus creeped undetected into El Paso County in early 2020 — likely in February, though state officials speculate it could have arrived in the state as early as January — and began spreading unchecked for at least a month. On March 13, Gov. Jared Polis announced the first person to die of the…