Biden campaign brings on alums of N.H. write-in effort
Alex Seitz-Wald
While the Biden campaign and White House pretended like last week’s Democratic primary in New Hampshire did not exist, they were clearly pleased with the results. They’re hiring two people who were involved with the write-in effort on his behalf.
Biden’s name was not on the ballot Tuesday because the primary was held in violation of Democratic National Committee rules. But he was buoyed by the write-in campaign self-organized by a group of New Hampshire Democratic officials. With no input or funding from the DNC or Biden HQ, they helped the president win 65% of the vote as a write-in.
Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., the 55-year-old Talenti Gelato co-founder, finished second with 20%. Self-help author Marianne Williamson finished third with 4%. Both had decided to place their names on the ballot.
Fresh off the win, the Biden campaign announced Sunday it is hiring Aaron Jacobs and Liz Purdy, who helped run the write-in effort, the Union Leader first reported.
Jacobs was one of only two paid staffers on the official write-in campaign, serving as spokesperson. It was a critical role since the shoe-string campaign could not afford TV ads and depended on generating free media attention.
Purdy aided the allied super PAC, which ran digital ads and sent direct mail to likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters explaining how to write-in Biden’s name on the ballot.
As Kyrsten Sinema negotiates on border, potential Arizona opponents have their say
Alex Tabet
PHOENIX — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona hasn’t yet said whether she will run for re-election in 2024. But the Democrat-turned-independent’s potential opponents are chiming in with their views on the big border deal Sinema is trying to negotiate.
Republican Kari Lake is staunchly against it. Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego said a bipartisan compromise is a good idea and used the proposal as an opportunity to hit out at former President Donald Trump, who is against the idea — and with whom Lake has closely aligned herself since she jumped into politics in recent years.
The full details of the bill to reduce migrant crossings and change the asylum system haven’t even been released yet. But the battle lines getting drawn in Arizona illustrate the dynamics of a potential three-way Senate race there in the fall.
Haley reveals new details of the ‘awful’ swatting incident at her home
Summer Concepcion
Carly Roman
Haley on Sunday revealed new details of the recent swatting incident that occurred at her home in South Carolina.
During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Haley said that while she was not home when the incident occurred, her parents, ages 87 and 90, along with their caregiver were in the house.
“I will tell you that the last thing you want is to see multiple law enforcement officials with guns drawn pointing at my parents and thinking that something happened,” the former South Carolina governor said. “It was an awful situation.”
Trump takes credit for strong stock market, rails against potential border deal
Rebecca Shabad
Trump took credit for the strong stock market, claiming on Truth Social that it’s performing well because “investors are projecting that I will win” the 2024 election.
“And that will drive the market up — everything else is terrible (watch the Middle East!), and record setting inflation has already taken its toll. Make America Great Again!!!” the former president wrote in all caps.
Inflation has slowed, however, in recent weeks and the economy has improved.
He also blasted the potential compromise on legislation to address the border crisis, saying that a bill “is not necessary to stop the millions of people, many from jails and mental institutions located all over the World, that are POURING INTO OUR COUNTRY,” repeating a claim he has made regarding the mental health and…
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