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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe nytimes now needs a smashing editorial piece to counter Tom Cotton's facist Opinion article.....
Tom Cotton's Opinion article in nyt"
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142506898
A better piece to encourage public scrutiny would have been about how a U.S. Senator tried to get a fascist's wet dream published, and why that's bad.
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Celerity
(42,661 posts)Why Does the nyt print Tom Travis bickel Cottons manifestos.
jimfields33
(15,462 posts)No wonder he feels so entitled. I cant believe there is not one democratic politician in the whole state of Arkansas that could at least make him sweat a little.
Celerity
(42,661 posts)Democratic Party
Josh Mahony was the only candidate to file for the Democratic Primary, however he dropped out on November 12, 2019. Because he dropped out after the filing deadline, the Democratic Party of Arkansas can only nominate a replacement if the candidate dies, becomes seriously ill, leaves the state, or files for another office. Alex Gray, an Arkansas attorney who works on state election issues, believes this means the Democratic Party of Arkansas will not be able to fill the vacancy. The Arkansas Democratic Party announced on November 25, 2019, that they would not be able to field a new candidate to replace Mahony. A memo from the Cotton campaign to supporters details a strategy of sitting on opposition research regarding Mahony's employment history until after the filing deadline had passed.
Withdrawn
Josh Mahony, nonprofit executive, former chair of the Fayetteville Airport Commission, and nominee for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district in 2018
Declined
Pat Hays, former mayor of North Little Rock and nominee for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in 2014
Greg Leding, state senator
Mike Beebe, former Governor of Arkansas
Wesley Clark, retired General, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
Joyce Elliott, state senator and former state representative
DinahMoeHum
(21,737 posts)Celerity
(42,661 posts)not that he has a remote chance of winning, but at least people can vote against Cotton in some fashion
rockfordfile
(8,682 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)Too bad for his supporters. They do try.
jimfields33
(15,462 posts)I suspect hell hate being in the minority and even though hes only 37, I doubt hell stay in the congress as a minority member for 30+ years. I think once we take back the senate, thats it for them. It will be many decades if that for them to get it back. Arizona, Georgia and Texas will have blue senators in the next decade. Arizona will already have two in January.
dalton99a
(81,068 posts)Cotton is a dangerous, power-hungry fascist
pecosbob
(7,507 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)The infamous MAJOR Halloween 2016 article immediately before the election was a news divisions summary to the electorate. It reported that the FBI investigation into Trump-Russia hadn't found anything significant and intimated it was closing the investigation (actually revving up, with hundreds of agents).
The journalists whose original story was completely rewritten to help throw the election to the Republicans, by denying Trump's probable treason, protested but remained with the Times, last I looked anyway.
And of course the Times is still at it.
dalton99a
(81,068 posts)practically invented the Hillary email scandal and gave it daily coverage, and for the last three years has been trying to normalize Trump
ProfessorGAC
(64,421 posts)That was clearly posted by a lackey with a better vocabulary.
Celerity
(42,661 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,421 posts)The last tweet was Dump Trump. I only saw Trump.
Mi dispiace.
Celerity
(42,661 posts)lame54
(35,138 posts)Not everything has 2 sides