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The Alaska GOP is weighing whether to take action against Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who broke with Republicans by moving to halt Kavanaugh’s nomination. The state party could withdraw its support of Murkowski, though she doesn’t necessarily need the help. In 2010, she became the first senatorin more than 50 years to win via write-in campaign.
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North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp might’ve signed her political career’s death warrant by voting against Kavanaugh. Heitkamp, a Democrat running in a state Donald Trump won, was already polling an average of about nine points behind Republican Kevin Cramer, and her vote likely won’t help. This week, Cramer called #MeToo “this movement toward victimization.” Heitkamp’s response: “Did he really say that?”FYI: Heitkamp still isn’t giving up her Senate seat without a fight, as her latest, meta TV ad made clear.
Elizabeth Warren is already spending like a presidential hopeful. The Massachusetts Democratic senator recently announced that she’d take a “hard look” at 2020, but as of mid-September, she’d spent at least $2.4 million on cross-country digital advertising, the Boston Globe reported. Only Beto O’Rourke — who’s running a highly competitive race for Ted Cruz’s Texas Senate seat — and Trump have spent more.FYI: If you’re confused about why the Democratic Party doesn’t seem that excited about Warren’s all-but-inevitable presidential run, you’re not alone.Women in highly watched races are still announcing mind-boggling fundraising hauls.
Jacky Rosen raised $7.1 million in her race against Nevada Sen. Dean Heller, who’s perhaps the most vulnerable Republican in the Senate.
New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill garnered $2.7 million in her race for the state’s likely swing 11th Congressional District.
Kathleen Williams — running for Montana’s single at-large district and to become its only female representative in Congress — wasn’t far behind, with a take of $2.1 million.
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“If lawmakers, who are making these laws for everyone else, aren’t following these same laws, then I think it stands to reason that the rest of the country is gonna look at it and say, ‘Well, if they don’t have to follow these laws, then neither do we.’”
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“Yes, I made some bad choices as a young man.”
“I don’t remember this happening. I am not that same person.”
“I don’t deserve to have this much power. Nobody like me deserves to have this much power.”