memeorandum: Trump-backed Kari Lake endorses antisemitic GOP candidate who said ‘Jews will go to hell’ (Misty Severi/Washington Examiner)

4:30 PM ET, August 20, 2022

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Romy Ellenbogen / Tampa Bay Times:

DeSantis touted their arrest. But ex-felons say they weren't told they couldn't vote. — DeSantis said 20 people across the state were arrested for voter fraud. Those arrested worry what it'll do to their livelihood. — When Romona Oliver registered to vote in early 2020 …

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Miami Herald:

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Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:

Trump-backed Kari Lake endorses antisemitic GOP candidate who said ‘Jews will go to hell’ — Republican candidate for Arizona governor Kari Lake has endorsed a conservative antisemitic candidate for the Oklahoma state Senate who once said that Jewish people “will go to hell.”

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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:

Arizona GOP candidate melts down after being confronted for endorsing lawmaker who says ‘Jews will go to hell’ — This week, GOP Arizona gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake caused controversy when she endorsed Jarrin Jackson — an Oklahoma legislator who has proclaimed that “the Jews” …

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Jim Small / Arizona Mirror:
Kari Lake endorsed an antisemitic Oklahoma Republican who says ‘the Jews’ are evil

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

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Vanessa Romo / NPR:

The woman accused of stealing Pelosi's laptop gets to attend Renaissance Faire — Here ye! Here ye! — When Riley Williams, who is accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection, was released from jail last year, the judge ordered that Williams …

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Associated Press:

Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party? — In a leaked video, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin is seen dancing and singing with friends at a private party. The 36-year-old leader poses for the camera. She sits on her knees, hands behind her head. She's entangled in a group hug.

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Yelena Dzhanova / Insider:

GOP candidate and anti-abortion advocate running for Michigan governor said rape victims find ‘healing’ by being forced to have a baby — Tudor Dixon, the GOP nominee for Michigan governor, said rape victims and a child born of rape could form a “bond.” — She used this argument …

Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
GOP Gov. Hopeful Tudor Dixon Says She Opposes Abortion for Child Rape Victims Because of the ‘Bond’ Between Mother and Resulting Baby

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Matt Phillips / Axios:

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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:

Where Are All the Manhattan Voters in August? Try the Hamptons. — A late August congressional primary in New York has candidates scrambling to find far-flung voters who tend to summer in places like the Hamptons. — AMAGANSETT, N.Y. — In the lush town green here one recent morning …

Carter Walker / LancasterOnline:

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CBS News:

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Washington Post:

Chinese leader asked Biden to prevent Pelosi from visiting Taiwan — The trip exposed tensions between the House Speaker and administration officials, who had warned of China's potential response. Pelosi felt the trip was an important statement to make. — Just days before House Speaker …

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