Another slate of Democratic candidates running in the midterm elections has rejected former Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; endorsement, underscoring the toxic brand her failed presidential campaign has left behind in key battleground states.
Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek on Wednesday flatly rejected the idea of Harris campaigning for him.
A <a href="https://www.c-span.org/program/campaign-2026/iowa-us-senate-candidate-josh-turek-d-ia-speaks-to-reporters-in-cedar-rapids/684486">reporter pressed</a> the Senate hopeful at a Cedar Rapids event about whether he would welcome the former vice president — and one of the Democratic Party’s top leaders — onto the campaign trail.
“No,” the state representative firmly said. 
Turek, a state representative and two-time Paralympic gold medalist, is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hegseths-iowa-trip-raises-early-questions-about-2028">challenging</a> Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), the Republican nominee for the open Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Joni Ernst. Polls show a competitive race in a state Trump won by double digits in 2024. 
Another Iowa Democrat, gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand, also rejected the idea of embracing Harris on the stump and even shot down the idea of her running for president again in 2028.
“No thanks. Let’s move on,” Sand told <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/08/26/iowa-governor-rob-sand-state-fair-01049432">Politico</a>. “We need some new leadership.” He also brushed off the idea of seeking former President Biden’s support. “No. Can he even do that right now?” Sand asked.
Sand, Iowa’s current state auditor and the most recent Democrat elected to statewide office, is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/razor-thin-governor-primary-snaps-trump-endorsement-streak">running against</a> Iowa farmer and businessman Zach Lahn, who narrowly defeated Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra to win the Republican nomination for governor in June.
The strategy of sidelining national Democrats is not limited to Iowa, as the Democratic Party’s brand remains deeply unpopular with voters nationwide.
Former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-AK) Senate campaign <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-senate-hopeful-runs-from-kamala-harris-support">made clear earlier this month</a> that it wants nothing to do with Harris’s message of support.
Harris’s Fight for the People PAC sent an email urging supporters to “stand behind Mary,” The New York Times reported. The PAC called the Alaska contest a “must-win race” for Democrats seeking to retake the Senate, declaring, “If there’s anyone who can flip Alaska and secure the Senate majority for Democrats — it’s Mary.”
The message directed donors to a page asking them to split their contributions between Peltola’s campaign and Harris’s political committee. Peltola’s team quickly pushed back, saying the campaign had not authorized the email and had no knowledge of it before it was sent.
“Mary isn’t seeking endorsements from anyone from the Lower 48 — her focus is and always will be Alaska,” the statement read, citing support she has received from several Alaska labor groups.
Peltola, a former congresswoman, is running against incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). In a state Trump won by 13 points, early polling shows a tight race with Peltola holding a two-point advantage, according to <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2026/alaska/peltola-vs-sullivan">RealClearPolitics.</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dan-sullivan-endorses-dan-sullivan-against-dan-sullivan-in-key-senate-race?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Dan+Sullivan+Endorses+Dan+Sullivan+Against+Dan+Sullivan+In+Key+Senate+Race">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported how the presence of two Dan Sullivans is confusing voters and complicating a race that could determine control of the Senate.
Republicans moved fast to connect the two. Nick Puglia, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/razor-thin-governor-primary-snaps-trump-endorsement-streak">said</a> Peltola had worked “hand in hand with Kamala Harris to put Alaska last, so it’s no surprise that Harris is backing Peltola.”

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Entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton is being remembered and mourned by Americans across the political spectrum today, from President Donald Trump to the radical Democratic Socialists of America, underscoring just how universally beloved she was.
Parton died Tuesday at age 80 following a short battle with cancer. The “Jolene” singer notably steered clear of partisan politics throughout her decades-long career, instead building a legacy defined by philanthropy, generosity, and joy that transcended the country’s deep political divisions.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday paid his respects to Parton online and ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the talent.
&#8220;Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away,&#8221; he wrote on Truth Social. &#8220;This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will. In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6:00PM. Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you.&#8221;
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On the very far-Left, the Democratic Socialists of America also honored Parton. &#8220;Democratic Socialists of America extends our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Dolly Parton, a hero of the working-class and an inspiration to us all,&#8221; a post on Instagram said.
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&#8220;We probably won’t ever see anything like this for the rest of our lives,&#8221; former CNN reporter Nathan McDermott <a href="https://x.com/natemcdermott/status/2092357856494223510">said</a> of the love for Parton that wasn&#8217;t confined by politics.
Folks from across the political spectrum offered words of praise for Parton when news of her passing broke. Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro <a href="https://x.com/benshapiro/status/2092330469685600664">posted</a>, &#8220;Perhaps the only thing that unites Americans: we all think Dolly Parton was awesome. RIP.&#8221;
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, <a href="https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/2092338062470557988">called</a> Parton &#8220;a true American icon.&#8221;
&#8220;All at once she was kind, modest, and funny,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;With her music, her philanthropy, and her style, Dolly was one of one. Doug and I send our prayers to her family, friends, and all those who have been touched by her magic. We will always love you, Dolly.&#8221;
Daily Wire host Matt Walsh <a href="https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2092453526186209305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">highlighted</a> how universally beloved Parton was.
&#8220;Many people have pointed out that Dolly Parton was probably the last universally beloved figure in American life. I think that&#8217;s true,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Who else is there? Alex Trebek (technically Canadian, but we claim him) was another one but he&#8217;s been dead for like six years now.&#8221;
Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt sounded off on Parton&#8217;s legacy, which he emphasized transcended politics.
&#8220;She easily could&#8217;ve been a billionaire, but she just kept giving away her money,&#8221; Pratt <a href="https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2092590780363706398">wrote</a>. &#8220;She gave over $600M to charity, without any fanfare. When Gatlinburg got decimated by wildfires, she didn&#8217;t give to an NPO&#8230;she paid $1,000 a month directly to families who lost their homes, totaling over $12M in direct cash aid to the victims. She also paid 100% of the tuition &amp; books for the kids of any of her 11K employees.&#8221;
&#8220;Dolly was the ultimate icon of American greatness: be great so you can do great,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;She simultaneously built a formidable business empire, and fostered a universally-beloved reputation that spans every clique in America. I&#8217;ve literally never heard a single disparaging word about Dolly from anyone.&#8221;
&#8220;I know everyone will try to &#8216;claim&#8217; her for their pet political issue, or whatever&#8230;but she transcended politics and petty partisanship her entire life, and we should honor that now that God has called her home,&#8221; Pratt added. &#8220;She was just a genuine blessing to our country, and perhaps the best example of what an American should aspire to be. Faithful. Great. Prolific. Kind. Generous. Humble.&#8221;
Parton was intentional about staying out of politics, instead focusing on bringing people together and helping as many people as she could.
“I don&#8217;t like to get involved in politics, because first of all, I have as many Republican fans as I do Democrats,” Parton told USA Today back in 2020. “I don&#8217;t want to offend anybody, I have a right to myself.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-dolly-parton-conquered-america?author=Lauren+Bair&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=How+Dolly+Parton+Conquered+America">How Dolly Parton Conquered America</a>

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It’s no secret that Meghan Markle is an incorrigible social climber, but the scale of her ambition is just now coming to light. According to a new <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/us-news/true-scale-of-meghan-and-harrys-us-political-plans-revealed-from-request-for-biden-oval-office-meeting-to-eyeing-senate-seat/">report</a> from The New York Post, Markle had her sights set on the United States Senate.
This would be amusing enough if Markle were nothing but a D-list actress, which was true for years before she sank her claws into the rebellious British royal Prince Harry. Now that they’re married, her rumored political ambitions are even more ridiculous.
Markle was eyeing the U.S. Senate seat vacated by former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Post reported, citing a source. The former British working royal reportedly had a sit-down with California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom just weeks before the 2020 presidential election because she “wanted to be considered to be appointed,” a source told the outlet.
Newsom’s office has a record of the meeting, which at the time was pitched as a “welcome to California” chat. It remains unclear whether Markle was ever seriously considered.
A Sussex source denied the allegation that Markle was gunning for Harris’ vacant seat. Reps for The Duchess of Sussex did not immediately respond to The Daily Wire’s request for comment.
The royal couple has been associated with politicians before. In 2021, they allegedly requested a meeting with then-President Joe Biden and wanted to stay at Blair House, which is usually reserved for diplomatic leaders, the Post reported. That request was denied. 
In 2025, Markle <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSWpaFRvX6k&amp;t=10s">responded</a> to a question on her political ambitions, denying that she was interested in running for office. When pressed if she would really “never” run, the Duchess of Sussex replied, “I mean you could say, never say never &#8230;” then quickly repeated, “No. Never.” 
British royals traditionally don’t comment on American politics or endorse candidates, which is why so many followers were surprised when Prince Harry and Markle made statements that sounded like support for the Biden-Harris ticket in September 2020. 
“Every four years we are told the same thing, that this is the most important election of our lifetime,” Markle <a href="https://www.hola.com/us/royals/20200923frgleedf17/meghan-markle-prince-harry-voting-election-tv-appearance/">said</a> in their video message at the time. “But this one is. When we vote, our values are put into action and our voices are heard. Your voice is a reminder that you matter, because you do and you deserve to be heard.”
Prince Harry chimed in, saying, “This election, I’m not going to be able to vote here in the U.S. But many of you may not know that I haven’t been able to vote in the U.K. my entire life. As we approach this November, it’s vital that we reject hate speech, misinformation, and online negativity.”
It was just announced that the royal couple is moving back to the United Kingdom after living stateside for the past six years. This comes after several failed lifestyle and entertainment ventures, including an abandoned podcast and a nine-figure Netflix deal that was later downgraded to a less lucrative arrangement due to an extreme lack of interest.

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Trust in media is at an all-time <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/695762/trust-media-new-low.aspx">low</a>. Only 8% of Republicans have trust in newspapers, TV, and radio to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. This compares with a whopping 51% of Democrats who trust mass media.
Why the discrepancy? The short answer is that Democrats tend to pretend bias doesn’t exist, while Republicans tend to embrace it. Here is the long answer.
Right after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in 2024, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cnn-initially-downplays-trump-assassination-attempt-earning-conservative-lawmakers-ire">CNN</a> touted this headline: Secret Service Rushes Trump Off Stage After He Falls at Rally. And one from the <a href="https://x.com/AP/status/1812251472454689112">Associated Press</a>: Donald Trump has been escorted off the stage by Secret Service during a rally after loud noises ring out in the crowd. Soon after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/charlie-kirk-dead.html?fbclid=PAb21jcATgsbZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAacZrP00w7m69VnMWCb8GZHhxQl8WIb5Sh5wzkyUHNvSt7g8yMMEBLpZz_h7Pg_aem_9KZPoqFWgbCEd-NVQl7OpA">New York Times</a> published a story with this headline: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Force and a Close Trump Ally, Dies at 31.
The problem with these headlines is not that they are factually inaccurate, but that they are incredibly biased, leaving out critical information on purpose. These are the same newsrooms that <a href="https://www.judicial-discipline-reform.org/6TextAuthorities%20Cited%20toeC71/J%20Prof%20respon%20lawyrs%20journlis/22%20AP%20Statement%20of%20Values.pdf">claim</a> to only produce <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/editorial-standards/ethical-journalism.html">objective</a>, <a href="https://www.astrogrowth.com/blog/cnn/">unbiased</a> reports.
I investigated the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) in a summer project in 2024 with the National Journalism Center. <a href="https://campaignlegal.org/about">CLC</a> is a “nonpartisan legal organization dedicated to solving the wide range of challenges facing American democracy.” They are supposedly <a href="https://campaignlegal.org/about">focused</a> on “democracy, not particular political parties or electoral results.” Any ounce of research into the organization proves otherwise. In fact, on a call with a source who asked to remain anonymous, I was given a <a href="https://clc-fact-sheet.tiiny.site/">data sheet</a> proving the Center disproportionately attacks Republicans by a wide margin. They are almost completely partisan, and their website is lying.
The CLC is emblematic of many other liberal organizations — pretending to be nonpartisan and unbiased when they are not.
In direct contrast, many conservative outlets are completely unafraid to embrace their bias. Andrew Breitbart started <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2013/03/01/andrew-breitbart-and-the-true-meaning-of-war/">Breitbart N</a>ews with this exact intention: to combat Left-wing reporters pretending to be objective. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/about">The Daily Wire</a> “does not claim to be without bias. We’re opinionated, we’re noisy, and we’re having a good time.” <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/about/">National Review</a> was founded explicitly as an ideological project with the intention of sharing only conservative opinions. The Spectator’s <a href="https://spectator.com/about/?edition=us">motto</a> is: “firm, but unfair.” They make no “pretence at being impartial.”
There are, of course, exceptions to this rule. But generally, bias is embraced by Republicans and ignored by Democrats, and Trump’s election illustrates this exact point. Many talking heads dubbed the election “<a href="https://theweek.com/politics/podcast-election-harris-trump-media-voter-outreach">The</a> <a href="https://www.emarketer.com/content/2024-election-demonstrated-untapped-potential-podcast-advertising-beyond-politics">Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.thecurrent.com/media/political-presidential-election-2024-podcasts">Election</a>.” Trump’s three-hour Joe Rogan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBMoPUAeLnY">interview</a> garnered 62 million views and more than half a million comments.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s attempts to get on podcasts mainly resulted in embarrassment. Walz tried to be a man’s man but<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhpiCVYfj_M"> struggled to load his own shotgun</a>. Harris spent <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/09/media/harris-campaign-reportedly-spent-6-figures-on-call-her-daddy-podcast-with-episode-failing-to-break-1m-views/">six figures</a> for an appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast for a seven-minute <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KCRsjPCiCI">interview</a> that has now finally reached one million views. Harris was invited on Rogan’s show in exactly the same way as Trump. She <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve5UWT7DuVo">ultimately</a> declined, although ABC, of course, reported it was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve5UWT7DuVo">Rogan’s</a> fault she didn’t appear.
Trump garnered more <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/06/26/demographic-profiles-of-trump-and-harris-voters-in-2024/">young voters</a> in 2024 than in previous elections; Harris gained older voters — which is not typical of Republican and Democrat demographics. But these data aren’t surprising if you listen to the podcast (ironically) where Harris’ campaign chiefs explained how they blew through $1 billion dollars. &#8220;<a href="https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/11/harris-campaign-chiefs-give-pathetic-excuses-for-blowing-1-billion-to-lose-election/">We</a> put her on the Weather Channel. In part, because that’s where people were watching.” The last time I watched the Weather Channel was probably when I was helping out at a rest home. Unfortunately for Harris, the young kids are on TikTok and YouTube, and apparently, voting for Trump.
These reports are illustrative of a trend: conservatives want people who are honest about who they are, even if it means that person is incredibly biased. Whether or not the news they are reading and the people they are voting for are actually honest is up for debate — but they would rather have a wolf than a wolf in sheep&#8217;s clothing. Liberals want to believe that because most traditional, well-established news outlets side with their point of view and are often marked “center,” their view must be objectively true, unbiased, and bipartisan.
This trend pinpoints exactly why Republicans tend to trust the media far less than Democrats do. And for 2024, that’s more than half of voters who mistrusted The New York Times more than they mistrusted Rogan — even when, supposedly, Rogan is far more biased and subjective.
This is the lesson all journalists should learn from 2024: stop promoting unbiased and nonpartisan reporting. Yes, even for news outlets marked “center” by AllSides bias checker, a biased source in and of itself. Objective reporting doesn’t exist. It’s sterile. It’s not entertaining to read. It hides behind lies. And it will ultimately create more distrust and division in society because it is founded on deception.
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Ella Dawson is a freelance journalist and history writer living in Utah.

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With control of the U.S. Senate hanging in the balance, Democrats are pushing to pick up seats anywhere they can — but reports out of Alaska suggest a storm may be brewing for Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s primary.
Peltola, according to several reports, will be going into Tuesday&#8217;s primary without her campaign manager, Anton McParland — who has been with Peltola since 2022 and previously served as her chief of staff.
The Alaska Landmine <a href="https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/saturday-night-massacre-mary-peltola-fires-senior-campaign-staff-days-before-primary/">reported</a> that several senior staffers were handed walking papers in what the outlet referred to as a &#8220;Saturday Night Massacre&#8221; — leaving other staffers wondering whether they might be next.
New York Times political reporter Kellen Browning <a href="https://x.com/Kellen_Browning/status/2089172446872055865">appeared to confirm</a> at least part of the Landmine&#8217;s story, writing on X, &#8220;This is true [a]nd Anton McParland, Peltola’s campaign manager and former chief of staff, is no longer with the campaign.&#8221;
McParland&#8217;s departure is particularly notable because of just how long — and how closely — he worked with Peltola. By her side since her breakthrough victory to land a U.S. House seat in 2022, he remained on her staff throughout her one term in Congress — first as her deputy chief of staff, then as her chief of staff.
After Peltola&#8217;s 2024 reelection loss, both she and McParland moved on to take roles at lobbying firm Holland &amp; Hart in March 2025. When she launched her U.S. Senate run, he managed her campaign.
Prediction markets have Peltola&#8217;s race — against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) — as a virtual dead heat, but losing a longtime adviser and campaign manager just hours before the polls open could hurt voter confidence.
Alaska is broadly viewed as a &#8220;must-win&#8221; state for Democrats, who need to pick up four seats in the upper chamber to gain control — and a major campaign shake-up going into Tuesday&#8217;s primary does not project the kind of strong message that Peltola needs to send.
Peltola also scrambled to do some damage control a few days prior, running away from the endorsement of former Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris&#8217;s Fight for the People PAC sent an email last Wednesday promoting Peltola, saying in part, &#8220;If there’s anyone who can flip Alaska and secure the Senate majority for Democrats — it’s Mary.&#8221;
Peltola&#8217;s campaign quickly dismissed the email as unsolicited and said no one on the campaign had been aware of it before it went out: &#8220;Mary isn’t seeking endorsements from anyone from the Lower 48 — her focus is and always will be Alaska.&#8221;
An <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-senate-hopeful-runs-from-kamala-harris-support">endorsement from Harris</a>, who performed poorly in Alaska in her 2024 presidential bid, is not expected to give Peltola any kind of boost — and being tied to Harris&#8217;s record and policies could put her at a disadvantage in the typically red state.
Thus far, it is unclear whether McParland&#8217;s exit is related to the campaign&#8217;s attempt to distance Peltola from Harris following that email.
But Peltola&#8217;s campaign shake-up is not the only complication dogging Alaska&#8217;s Senate race: incumbent Sen. Sullivan will be joined on the ballot by another candidate named Dan Sullivan — a retired 5th grade teacher who describes himself as a &#8220;pragmatic Republican.&#8221;
President Donald Trump and a number of others have suggested that his name on the ballot was an intentional move to confuse voters and damage the incumbent, but Democrats have denied any connection with his campaign.
Alaska&#8217;s &#8220;top four&#8221; primary — in which the top four candidates in every primary, regardless of party, advance to the general election — sets the stage for even more confusion in the general election, because both Dan Sullivans could see another face-off in November.

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Former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-AK) Senate <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/kamala-harris-mary-peltola-endorsement.html">campaign</a> made clear this week that it wants nothing to do with former Vice President Kamala Harris’s message of support.
On Wednesday, Harris’s Fight for the People PAC sent an email urging supporters to “stand behind Mary,” The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/kamala-harris-mary-peltola-endorsement.html">reported</a>. It called the Alaska contest a “must-win race” for Democrats hoping to retake the Senate and declared, “If there’s anyone who can flip Alaska and secure the Senate majority for Democrats — it’s Mary.” The message linked to a page asking donors to split contributions between Peltola’s campaign and Harris’s own committee.
Peltola’s team responded immediately. The campaign said it had not approved the email and had no knowledge of it before it went out.
“Mary isn’t seeking endorsements from anyone from the Lower 48 — her focus is and always will be Alaska,” the statement read, citing support she has received from several Alaska labor groups.
Peltola did not endorse Harris in 2024.
Peltola, a former congresswoman, is running against incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Limited polling thus far shows the race to be competitive, but Peltola would need to far outperform Harris’s 2024 showing in the state: a 13-point loss.
Republicans moved fast to connect the two. Nick Puglia, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Peltola had worked “hand in hand with Kamala Harris to put Alaska last, so it’s no surprise that Harris is backing Peltola.”
Nate Adams, speaking for Sullivan’s campaign, added, “No matter how hard Mary Peltola tries to hide from the endorsement, Alaskans can see exactly whose team she and Kamala Harris are on.”
This was not the first time Harris’s PAC has pushed Peltola. On January 12, the day Peltola announced her candidacy, the same group sent a similar appeal that read, “This is the race that may determine control of the Senate.” The latest message emerged just days before Alaska’s August 18 nonpartisan primary. Under Alaska&#8217;s odd voting system, the top four finishers in the primary advance to November, regardless of party.
State Representative Rebecca Himschoot, an independent, called the email “really dumb” and said Harris was “riding Mary Peltola’s coattails.” Himschoot noted that Harris is not currently running for anything and “didn’t do well here to begin with.” She described the overall swarm of outside messaging in the race as “tremendously manipulative.”
Harris has left the door open for another presidential run in 2028.
Alaska has not sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly two decades. Most voters in the state are politically unaffiliated. Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who often crosses party lines to vote with Democrats, won re-election in 2022 by defeating a Trump-backed challenger.
Another candidate named Dan Sullivan, a former elementary school teacher with no prior political experience, is also on the ballot. Republicans have accused the other Dan Sullivan of working with Democrats and Peltola’s campaign to confuse voters and siphon support from incumbent Sen. Sullivan. The Peltola campaign has denied any coordination. The second Sullivan successfully fought in court to remain on the ballot after election officials tried to remove him.

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Dem Senate Hopeful Runs From Kamala Harris Support

In a move that bore striking similarities to the 2024 emergency coronation of former Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrat Party bosses in Maine hand-selected a new nominee to replace disgraced former U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner: Troy Jackson.
The party announced the decision on Saturday, saying that Jackson had been &#8220;formally&#8221; selected by the Maine Democratic State Committee — meaning that not a single Maine Democrat had cast a vote for him to be their nominee in that race.
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Maine Democrats officially handpick socialist Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner.
&#8220;The Maine Democratic State Committee formally selects Troy Jackson as the replacement nominee for&#8230;U.S. Senate.&#8221;
Troy Jackson received zero votes from Mainers. <a href="https://t.co/x7ddUTQT8V">pic.twitter.com/x7ddUTQT8V</a>
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&#8220;The Maine Democratic State Committee formally selects Troy Jackson as the replacement nominee for the Maine Democratic Party&#8217;s candidate for U.S. Senate n the 2026 general election ballot.&#8221;
Maine Democrats&#8217; Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson praised the move, claiming that it was just one more example of &#8220;democracy&#8221; working exactly as it should.
&#8220;Democracy, while sometimes really messy, is always, always worth fighting for…doing what is right is what us Maine Democrats will choose every damn time,&#8221; she said.
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Maine Democrats’ Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson: “Democracy, while sometimes really messy, is always, always worth fighting for…doing what is right is what us Maine Democrats will choose every damn time.”
Not a single Mainer voted for Graham Platner’s replacement. <a href="https://t.co/jgAoNJQcGG">pic.twitter.com/jgAoNJQcGG</a>
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/2081041462746026306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2026</a></blockquote>
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A number of critics pointed out the similarities between Jackson&#8217;s rapid ascent and the vote-free installation of Harris as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, arguing that the party with an often-stated goal of &#8220;saving democracy&#8221; had very little interest in putting it into practice.
The Republican Party&#8217;s New England communications director Kristen Cianci called them out on X, sharing a post from Thursday marking two years from the day from that Harris had been gifted the presidential nomination.
&#8220;History is repeating itself in Maine. Troy Jackson will be crowned by @MaineDems this weekend without a single vote being cast. Just like Kamala, voters will reject him when they finally get their say in November,&#8221; she said.
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History is repeating itself in Maine.
Troy Jackson will be crowned by <a href="https://x.com/MaineDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaineDems</a> this weekend without a single vote being cast.
Just like Kamala, voters will reject him when they finally get their say in November. <a href="https://t.co/HcSEHJja12">https://t.co/HcSEHJja12</a>
— Kristen Cianci (@kristencianci) <a href="https://x.com/kristencianci/status/2080425105046282380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Others, like the National Democratic Senatorial Committee, argued that Jackson offered little to no substantive difference compared to Platner.
&#8220;No tattoo. Same crazy,&#8221; the NRSC posted.
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No tattoo, same crazy. <a href="https://t.co/jfgTxXUNO7">pic.twitter.com/jfgTxXUNO7</a>
— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) <a href="https://x.com/NRSC/status/2081045608316436705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Democrat Party Bosses Crown New Nominee To Replace Graham Platner

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A bitter fight is brewing within the Democratic Party as black and Hispanic leaders battle over which voting bloc should wield the greatest influence in choosing the party&#8217;s 2028 presidential nominee. 
The &#8220;racially fraught&#8221; debate, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/23/democrats-black-latino-feud-2028-primary">reported by Axios</a>, centers on whether South Carolina or Nevada should hold the first competitive Democratic presidential primary, a decision that could shape which of the party&#8217;s leftist contenders gain an early advantage in what is expected to be a crowded field.
Black voters have long been the Democratic Party&#8217;s most loyal constituency, while the party leaders are also eager to rebuild support among Hispanic voters after steep losses in 2024. According to Axios, Democratic leaders remain divided over which state should go first. 
Rev. Al Sharpton recently <a href="https://scdp.org/press-release/rev-al-sharpton-stripping-south-carolina-of-its-first-in-the-nation-primary-would-be-a-slap-in-the-face-to-black-voters/">blasted</a> chatter to strip South Carolina of its first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary, warning that doing so would betray the party&#8217;s most reliable voting bloc. 
“You don’t forget who showed up for you when nobody else would,” Sharpton said. “Black voters have shown up for the Democratic Party again and again.” 
“To turn around now and push South Carolina to the back of the line would be a slap in the face to the very voters who&#8217;ve kept this party alive,&#8221; Sharpton added. “This isn’t about one state’s ego. It’s a test of whether the Democratic Party actually means it when it says black voters are the backbone of this coalition, or whether that’s just something we say during election years and quietly walk back once the votes are counted.”
South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain echoed that concern.
&#8220;If Nevada gets elevated over South Carolina, it would be because of their Latino vote. So you would then be telling black voters that you matter less than brown voters. And I refuse to believe that our party wants to send any type of message like that,&#8221; she told The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/politics/south-carolina-nevada-democrats-2028-presidential-calendar.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">New York Times.</a>
At the same time, a coalition of Latino groups has launched an 11th-hour campaign to move Nevada to the front of the presidential calendar, where nearly <a href="https://naleo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1_23_24_-_NEF_Release_NV_Primary_Profile_-_FINAL.pdf">one in five</a> registered voters identifies as Latino, arguing the state better reflects the Democratic Party&#8217;s changing coalition. 
&#8220;The committee&#8217;s decision on which state will vote first in the 2028 Democratic presidential nominating process is a profound opportunity for the Democratic Party to better engage the voters who reflect the diversity of our nation, including Latinos,&#8221; the heads of Voto Latino and the Latino Victory Project wrote to the DNC, according to Axios. 
The Democratic Party&#8217;s shift away from Iowa and New Hampshire, which are overwhelmingly white, toward more diverse states like South Carolina and Nevada, marks the party&#8217;s continued embrace of identity politics. On Wednesday, a New Hampshire primary poll pointed to an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-new-2028-poll-just-shook-up-both-parties?author=Jacob+Wheeler&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=A+New+2028+Poll+Just+Shook+Up+Both+Parties">early shake-up</a> in the 2028 presidential race, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a Hispanic, leading the Democratic field. 
Conservative political consultant Ryan Girdusky argued South Carolina would ultimately benefit establishment-backed candidates over far-Left figures.
“I’ve been saying this for months, they are going to pick South Carolina because black voters in the Deep South are going to reject a DSA-style candidate, and they’re not going to risk picking a Mamdani/AOC type,” Girdusky <a href="https://x.com/RyanGirdusky/status/2080273527559569551?s=20">warned</a> on X.

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A new New Hampshire primary poll points to an early shake-up in the 2028 presidential race, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leading the Democratic field while Secretary of State Marco Rubio gains ground on Vice President JD Vance among Republicans.
<a href="https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1982&amp;amp;context=survey_center_polls">The Granite State Poll,</a> conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, shows the Democratic socialist leading the hypothetical Democratic field with 22% support, narrowly ahead of former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at 21%. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) placed third with 9%. 
Notably, the quarterly survey showed support slipping sharply for several other potential Democratic contenders, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Newsom&#8217;s support in the Granite State fell from 15% in February to just 8% in July. Harris, the failed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, also saw her support cut in half, falling from 10% in February to 5% in July. 
“Nearly half of socialists and one-third of progressives support Ocasio-Cortez, while pluralities of liberals and moderates support Buttigieg,” the polling report said. 
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New Hampshire poll of Republican primary voters on 2028 has shifted a lot since February, when it was 53% JD Vance to 7% Marco Rubio.
It is now 36% JD Vance to 26% Marco Rubio. <a href="https://t.co/kuYmt317j4">pic.twitter.com/kuYmt317j4</a>
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New Hampshire remains one of the nation&#8217;s most closely watched political battlegrounds, with its early primary serving as a crucial measure of presidential candidates&#8217; viability on the national stage. 
On the Republican side, the poll showed support for Vice President Vance slipping significantly. About 36% of likely GOP primary voters backed Vance, down sharply from 53% in February. Rubio appeared to capitalize on the shift, more than tripling his support from 7% to 26%.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley tied for third place at 8%. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finished fifth with 6%, followed by former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard with 4%. 
Despite his decline, Vance enjoyed the highest favorability rating among New Hampshire Republican primary voters. The survey found GOP voters overwhelmingly want the party&#8217;s next nominee to build on President Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda, while only 28% said they preferred a candidate who would take the party in a different direction.
Neither Vance nor Rubio has publicly announced a presidential campaign. Still, Trump&#8217;s endorsement could prove decisive. More than 40% of Republican primary voters surveyed said his backing would significantly influence their vote.

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Comedian Bill Maher scorched Democrats — former Vice President Kamala Harris chief among them — for ignoring and even mocking the idea of patriotism until they needed to win elections.
Maher, during his Friday broadcast of HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Real Time,&#8221; scolded Democrats who were refusing to celebrate the United States as it passed it&#8217;s 250th anniversary, arguing that they were only making themselves look petty and small in their efforts to attack President Donald Trump.
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Bill Maher on America’s 250th Birthday: &#8220;I’m NOT DOWN with this attitude of ‘Well, we’re having a party, but if Trump’s going, I’m not.’ That’s so high school it should be in the Epstein files.” 
⁰“Go to the party; it’s a big celebration. You probably won’t run into him. This… <a href="https://t.co/u0rlUhmOsc">pic.twitter.com/u0rlUhmOsc</a>
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&#8220;This is about America. He isn’t America. He’s a temporary caretaker of America, America’s employee. And the message should be that America isn’t actually his and that no one’s side gets to own being psyched about the country,&#8221; Maher argued.
&#8220;So I’m not down with this attitude of ‘Well, we’re having a party, but if Trump’s going, I’m not.’ That’s so high school it should be in the Epstein files,&#8221; he added, drawing laughs from the audience. &#8220;Go to the party; it’s a big celebration. You probably won’t run into him. This country’s 3.8M square miles, and that’s without Greenland.&#8221;
Maher went on to argue that a lot of the dire events Democrats had predicted had failed to materialize — not the least of which being their fear that Trump would barricade himself in the White House and refuse to leave after losing in 2020 — before he turned on the former vice president.
Jabbing at Harris&#8217;s 2024 call for Democrats to &#8220;take back the flag,&#8221; he pointed out that eleventh-hour conversions would never be convincing.
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💥NEW: Bill Maher *ROASTS* Kamala Harris🤣🇺🇸
“Every election year, Democrats seem to remember patriotism for about an hour at their convention when they&#8217;re trying to win back swing voters. The whole message of Kamala&#8217;s speech in 2024 was: ‘Take Back the Flag.’”
“That&#8217;s why she… <a href="https://t.co/xYubuHowij">pic.twitter.com/xYubuHowij</a>
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) <a href="https://x.com/JasonJournoDC/status/2068467326903861419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Harris, during her speech, claimed that the &#8220;pride of being an American&#8221; was truly the &#8220;greatest privilege&#8221; anyone could even experience — but Maher was not buying it.
&#8220;The message that most threatens authoritarians isn’t America sucks. It’s America is ours too. Every election year, Democrats seem to remember patriotism for about an hour at their convention when they’re trying to win back swing voters. The whole message of Kamala’s speech in 2024 was take back the flag. That’s why she talked about America like a pageant contestant,&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;Hard to believe she lost, huh? Well, you can’t take back the flag in an hour if the rest of the time you treat patriotism as something vaguely embarrassing.&#8221;

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris provided her own peculiar definition of hope, adding to a growing list of rambling and confusing responses from the 2026 presidential candidate.
&#8220;I really, truly believe this. We each have light inside of us,” Harris <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtCee1K0kh4">told</a> former CNN anchor and podcast host Don Lemon on Friday. “And we need to know that that is what inspires our hope as much as anything external to ourselves.&#8221; 
The former vice president’s attempt to inspire Lemon’s audience when confronted by challenges and failures seemingly fell flat, if not face-first. 
Harris was not finished, though. 

&#8220;And when we feel that and not allow an election or an individual to dampen that light, and instead light, let that light kind of carry us in particular through moments of darkness, that we not only act on that hope, but we inspire that hope in each other,&#8221; she added. 
Harris has quite the word salad catalog. When asked why the Biden administration didn’t release the Epstein files in 2025, Harris <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-serves-up-word-salad-when-asked-about-epstein-files-during-jimmy-kimmel-appearance">offered</a> late-night host Jimmy Kimmel the following response: 

“To give you an answer that will not satisfy your curiosity, I will tell you, perhaps to our damage, um, but we strongly and rightly believed that there should be an absolute separation between what we wanted as an administration and what the Department of Justice did. We absolutely adhered to that, and it was right to do that.” 
“The Justice Department would make its decisions independent of any political or personal, uh, vendetta or concern that we may have and that’s the way it worked,” she finished, before Kimmel was forced to cut to commercial. 
In 2024, the then-presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-serves-up-a-fresh-word-salad-about-democracy">offered</a> the following bit of insight on the nature of democracy:
“Our election is about understanding the importance of this beautiful country of ours in terms of what we stand for around the globe as a democracy,” Harris said. “As a democracy,” she repeated, “we know there’s a duality to the nature of democracy. On the one hand, incredible strength when it is intact.”
In her most recent interview, Lemon asked Harris if she planned to run for president in 2028. In classic Harris fashion, she offered the following answer: 

&#8220;I’ve been spending a lot of time traveling the country [and] listening to folks,&#8221; she replied. &#8220;I think that people want a leader who is willing to take risks, as opposed to just doing what is popular. I think people want to know that they are being seen and heard, and that their leaders — whether they’re at the local, state, federal level or in the White House — are looking first at the people. You know, not looking at themselves in the mirror.&#8221;

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Despite Republican inroads with working-class voters, major union leaders across the country continue their top-dollar spending almost exclusively backing Democrats in ways that are out of step with many of their more MAGA-minded members. 
A new <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/1049015205/International-Brotherhood-of-Electrical-Workers-IBEW-AAF-MAGA-Membership-Union-Leadership-Misalignment-Report?_gl=1*kjoj68*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTAxNjcwOTU1Ni4xNzgxMDE2OTk4*_ga_Z4ZC50DED6*czE3ODEwMTY5OTckbzEkZzEkdDE3ODEwMTcwMDEkajU2JGwwJGgw*_ga_8KZ8BV0P5W*czE3ODEwMTY5OTckbzEkZzEkdDE3ODEwMTcwMDEkajU2JGwwJGgw">report</a> from the American Accountability Foundation obtained by The Daily Wire found that the majority of political committee spending from 2017 to 2024 by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers benefited Democrats. The watchdog organization found that the nation’s largest electrical worker union uses its funds for partisan spending, six-figure salaries, and golf outings. 
“While the broad support for the Trump-Vance agenda by industrial union members has been widely reported on, news of this nearly decade old re-alignment has apparently yet to reach the leadership of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union whose dues-paying members repeatedly cast ballots for President Trump,” the report said. 
The report comes as some elected Republicans have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-latest-pro-union-move-has-some-conservatives-sounding-the-alarm?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=8&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Republicans%E2%80%99+Latest+Pro-Union+Move+Has+Some+Conservatives+Sounding+The+Alarm">adopted</a> more pro-union rhetoric and positions. One pro-union bill set to soon get a vote in the House would allow either side in a labor dispute to bring in federal negotiators after 90 days, which is expected to be more advantageous to unions. 
The watchdog said that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which represents some 887,000 electricians, has “a love of partisan political activism and wasteful spending that is disconnected from the views and lifestyles of most of its rank and file members.”
Union President Kenneth Cooper has <a href="https://x.com/KennethWCooper2/status/1347124874163183620">called</a> Trump one of the “worst” presidents in American history and <a href="https://x.com/KennethWCooper2/status/1329750586196193281">accused</a> Trump of “killing America” over his claims of election fraud during the 2020 election. 
Examining the spending reports required for labor unions, the American Accountability Foundation found that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers spent $222,000 on political spending between 2017 and 2024, giving to Democratic Party groups while none went to Republican groups during the same time frame. 
Spending on party committees follows a similar pattern. The report found that about 98% of the $11,188,454 given to party committees went to Democrat organizations. When looking at candidate contributions, roughly 87% went to Democratic candidates. 
“When the dollars are aggregated, the imbalance is not marginal,” the report found. “It is structural.”
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On an individual level, high-level officials with the union also contribute their funds to Democrat candidates. Ricky Oakland, the chief of staff at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers national headquarters, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Ricky+Oakland">gave</a> $155 to Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue earmarked for the Kamala Harris campaign in the closing months of the 2024 election. 
The spending disparity should come as no surprise when looking at the union’s endorsement track record. In 2024, IBEW <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9uwzrruBXc/">backed</a> then-Vice President Kamala Harris claiming that she has “listened to us, and we stand confident that she will continue this administration’s extraordinary pro-worker record.”
Throughout the campaign, the union <a href="https://x.com/IBEW/status/1851639011128869103">mobilized</a> for Harris and <a href="https://x.com/IBEW/status/1853798521972891659">issued</a> several calls to action leading up to and on Election Day for its members to vote for the Democratic ticket. Before the election, IBEW Secretary-Treasurer Paul Noble joined the liberal panic about “Project 2025” and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Lqk8rPwsB/">claimed</a> that electing Trump would be a “direct threat” to “progress” made by the union. 
After the election, the union has publicly attacked Trump&#8217;s economic policies on <a href="https://x.com/IBEW/status/1978105884950548654">energy,</a> including the administration&#8217;s pivot from so-called green energy sources.
At the same time, the union has continued to support Democrats. It announced that it was endorsing Democrat Sherrod Brown’s campaign against incumbent Republican Senator Jon Husted of Ohio. The IBEW <a href="https://x.com/IBEW/status/1957408941027016936">described</a> Brown as “one of the closest friends Labor and the working families of Ohio have ever had.”
Charlyce Bozzello, communications director at the Center for Union Facts, said that a massive divide existed between union members and their leaders.
“The divide between the interests of rank-and-file workers and the agenda of union bosses has never been more apparent,” she told The Daily Wire. “Members deserve to know when their dues are funding bloated executive salaries and partisan political advocacy rather than advancing priorities that actually matter to workers.&#8221;
The American Accountability Foundation flagged other expenses it found through a review of spending records. 
“While IBEW funds should be invested in improving their members&#8217; lives and careers, they are instead wasted on unnecessary items and events,” the report found. “IBEW’s use of funds includes extravagant spending on swag, events, and a shocking amount [of] golf.”
A review of union spending records filed with the Department of Labor found over $1.5 million spent on golf-related expenses between 2017 and 2024 by the union and its offshoots. 
At the same time that the union spends big money on golf and other entertainment expenses, a major salary discrepancy exists between the average electrician represented by the union and those at the top of the union. 
While Cooper <a href="https://unionfacts.com/union/International_Brotherhood_of_Electrical_Workers/leadership/KENNETH/COOPER/">earned</a> a gross salary $1,135,609 in 2025, the average salary of a union electrician is $83,000. Union leadership salaries across the board come in higher as well — a review by the American Accountability Foundation found that 30% of the union’s national headquarters staff make more than $200,000, and 78% make over $100,000. 
Previous reports from the American Accountability Foundation exposed Left-wing bias at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers.

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