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Colorado gun rights advocates who successfully recalled Democratic state lawmakers over gun legislation in 2013 may be running into difficulty this time as national gun control groups converge to defend a suburban Denver seat. Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Giffords, an organization started by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, are donating a combined $110,000 to stave off efforts to recall Colorado Rep. Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, the groups are announcing Tuesday morning. Colorado-based Moms Demand Action also pledged volunteers to go door-to-door and canvass on behalf of Sullivan, a freshman lawmaker whose son, Alex, was killed in the Aurora theater shooting. “Voters knew exactly who they were electing when they sent Representative Sullivan to the general assembly … ,” Everytown President John Feinblatt said in a statement. “We are proud to stand with Representative Sullivan in the face of this cynical effort to undermine the will of the people.” In 2013, two … [Read more...] about Gun rights group “not confident” about Tom Sullivan recall as help pours in for Democrat

HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) – On the eve of the Golden Globe Awards , the union representing actors called on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Sunday to increase the diversity of its membership. The statement from the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists comes one week after the Los Angels Times published a report detailing the fact that none of the 87 HFPA members who vote for the annual Golden Globe Awards is Black. The report further alleged that relatively few of the 87 members write regularly for major overseas outlets, though many are paid by the HFPA to write for the HFPA website and sit on committees. READ MORE: Man And Woman Shot To Death In Gardena Identified “SAG-AFTRA is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with our fellow creative industry guilds and unions, industry allies, and all inclusion advocates in calling on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to establish a more inclusive membership that truly reflects the … [Read more...] about SAG-AFTRA Calls On Golden Globes Group To Increase Diversity

What if President Donald Trump throws out the political playbook yet again and starts his own political party? Many conservatives believe the left stole the 2020 presidential election and hope to save the country from the socialist squad of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democrats don't trust GOP on 1/6 commission: 'These people are dangerous' Progressives fume over Senate setbacks Budget Committee chair pledges to raise minimum wage: 'Hold me to it' MORE (D-N.Y.). Would those conservatives join a new national political party? They just might. ADVERTISEMENT Don’t believe me? A recent Rasmussen poll found that 61 percent of Republicans agree that President Biden did not win the election fairly . This is an astonishing share for a viewpoint that our social institutions do not tolerate. It is a thought crime according to many in the mainstream media, social media, Hollywood and academia. The campaign to alter these Americans’ … [Read more...] about The GOP’s uncertain future

More than two-thirds of Republicans say the 2020 presidential election was invalid, according to a new survey. The poll from the R Street Institute, a free markets group, found that 67 percent of Republicans view the past election as invalid, compared to 23 percent who believe it was valid. About half of all Republicans said they believe their votes were counted, while 42 percent said the system is corrupt and that their vote “probably doesn’t get counted anyway.” ADVERTISEMENT “ President Trump Donald Trump Noem touts South Dakota coronavirus response, knocks lockdowns in CPAC speech On The Trail: Cuomo and Newsom — a story of two embattled governors McCarthy: 'I would bet my house' GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022 MORE ’s rhetoric seems to have had a profound impact on his base’s outlook on the election,” said a memo from the Tyson Group, which conducted the survey. “Across all regions, our participants by and large opposed alternative voting … [Read more...] about Majority of Republicans say 2020 election was invalid: poll

The Georgia state Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would require voters to submit a driver’s license number, state identification card number or a photocopy of an approved form of identification in order to vote absentee in the state. Senate Bill 67 passed the upper chamber in 35-18 vote on Tuesday and now heads to the state House for consideration, The Associated Press reports . The bill has already been met with opposition from Democrats and voting rights groups who say the legislation would make it difficult for voters who don't have a driver’s license or state identification card to vote absentee. According to the AP, absentee ballots are currently tallied using signature verification. ADVERTISEMENT State Sen. Larry Walker, one of the Republicans sponsoring the bill, said the bill would not affect about 97 percent of voters, according to the AP. The remaining percentage of voters, Walker said, could vote in person. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, … [Read more...] about Georgia’s GOP-led Senate passes bill requiring ID for absentee voting