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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mike Collins officially kicks off senate bid with Butts County rally
The Brief Rep. Mike Collins kicked off his Senate campaign in Jackson on Tuesday night. Collins received an endorsement from the mother and stepfather of Laken Riley. He faces a growing list of Republican competitors before challenging Jon Ossoff. BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. - Rep. Mike Collins officially launched his U.S. Senate campaign with a rally in Butts County on Tuesday night, aiming to unseat Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in next year's election. What they're saying He did so by emphasizing his allegiance to President Trump and conservative values, while attacking incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff as an out-of-touch liberal. "Y'all, I am unapologetically pro-God, pro-Trump, pro-Second Amendment," Collins told the crowd of about 150 in a Jackson barn-style event hall. "Jon Ossoff doesn't relate to the average Georgians. I mean, he's a trust fund kid. He's never had a real job," Collins said. What they're saying Collins is hoping to court Trump voters, emphasizing the passage of the Laken Riley Act, which he co-sponsored and was the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump in his second term. Allyson Riley and John Phillips, the mother and stepfather of Lake Riley, endorced Collins. "There is simply no one else in this race who deserves to be in the U.S. Senate more than Mike Collins. He is someone who says what he means, means what he says, and actually delivers results that matter," the couple said. Sen. Ossoff was among the 12 Democrats in the senate who voted for the act. At Collins' rally, Butts County Sheriff Gary Long also spoke in support of Collins, pointing to concerns over immigration enforcement. "One of my deputies stopped a car on the interstate. It was three illegals. It's not been that long ago. They all three had deportation orders, and they were trafficking in illegal narcotics," Sheriff Gary Long said. The other side A group of Georgia Democrats protested Collins' candidacy outside his district office in Monroe on Monday. They argue that Collins would take away social services. "As Mike Collins' constituents, we've seen firsthand how he's voted to rip away affordable health care, undermine our rural hospitals, gut jobs and jeopardize our economy," said Gareth Finley, a Democratic activist, in a statement emailed by a state party spokesperson. "We're doing everything possible to let other Georgians know that he cannot be trusted anywhere near the United States Senate." Meanwhile, Governor Brian Kemp has endorsed Derek Dooley, one of Collins' Republican competitors. FOX 5's Rob DiRienzo saw Georgia Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones quietly attend Collins' campaign launch, but he said he was not ready to endorse anyone in the race. What's next Collins joins three other Republicans who hope to defeat Sen. Ossoff next year: Activist Reagan Box, Rep. Buddy Carter, and former football coach Derek Dooley. Before Collins could face off against Ossoff, he must win the Republican primary in May. President Trump's endorsement would likely dramatically reshape the course of the race. Meanwhile, Collins' supporters called on party insiders to rally the base around him. "I invite you to call it Buddy and this guy named Dooley and say, 'Hey, I see what you're doing, but you'd be better off in our camp because this is a winning camp,'" Trump advisor Bruce Levell said to the crowd. The Source This article is based on original reporting by FOX 5's Rob DiRienzo who attended the Rally on Tuesday.
Wall Street Journal
08-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
What Anti-Woke Funds and ESG Have in Common
Investors hoping to abandon so-called woke principles might be looking in the wrong place. Some of them have turned to exchange-traded funds that promise an antidote to the liberal culture that has rankled many Americans. The American Conservative Values ETF ACVF -0.63%decrease; red down pointing triangle, for example, says it lets investors align portfolios with political beliefs and boycotts companies that are viewed as hostile to its values.
Associated Press
28-05-2025
- General
- Associated Press
Ohio Supreme Court's Pat Fischer launches 2026 bid to oust court's lone Democrat, Jennifer Brunner
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters will again see two sitting Ohio Supreme Court justices pitted against each other in 2026, after Justice Pat Fischer announced a bid Wednesday to unseat Justice Jennifer Brunner with two years left on his current term. The seven-member high court holds final sway over the fate of many state laws and constitutional issues, dealing with everything from abortion, religion and LGBTQ+ matters to schools, election administration and redistricting. At 67, Fischer, a Republican, would be ineligible due to constitutional age limits from running by the time his six-term term expires in 2028. He said he'll instead face off against the 68-year-old Brunner, the only justice up for reelection next year and Ohio's only Democratic statewide officeholder. The formula worked last year for Republican Justice Joe Deters, who was initially appointed to the court. Rather than run for the remainder of his existing term, he chose to run against incumbent Democratic Justice Melody Stewart and won. His decision created an open seat on the high court, one of two also won by Republicans — leaving Brunner as the court's lone Democrat. In his written announcement, Fischer described himself as 'a reliable Christian Conservative.' He was first elected to the court in 2016 and was reelected in 2022. 'Ohioans deserve a Justice who will fight for Conservative values, respect the Constitution and not legislate from the bench,' he said. 'I have a record of this and look forward to once again earning the support of the Ohio Republican Party and all Ohioans.' Brunner, a former Ohio secretary of state who's served on the court since 2021, filed suit in 2023 against a new Republican-backed state law that requires certain judicial candidates to declare their party affiliation on ballots. The law was passed as the state was tilting increasingly Republican but as Ohio Democrats were having some success in high court races. 'In a Brunner vs. Fischer race the differences will be stark and obvious,' she said in a texted statement. 'Party affiliation should be our last concern as judges. It's clear this is the primary aim in my colleague's approach — and that's unfortunate.'
CBC
27-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Separatists say Alberta's culture is rooted in traditional values. Many say those values don't define them
Social Sharing Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said earlier this month that if Alberta were to separate from Canada, it would first have to define itself as a nation with a distinct culture. "I am not certain that oil and gas qualifies to define a culture," Blanchet quipped at a media conference. Alberta separatists are trying to make the case that Alberta, like Quebec, does have a culture that's distinct from the rest of Canada — one rooted in traditional conservative values. But recent polling, and many people living in Alberta, paint a more complicated picture. Many Albertans feel the separatists' definition of Alberta culture leaves them out of the conversation, and one researcher says that could be driving people away from the movement. Republican Party of Alberta leader Cameron Davies, who calls himself an Alberta nationalist, says Albertans prize family values and freedom from government intervention. He says Alberta's culture is driven by risk-taking, entrepreneurial spirit and resilience, dating back to its early settlers. He says Alberta conservatives are distinct from Eastern Canada, but acknowledges they have "a lot in common" with neighbouring Saskatchewan. "I would challenge you that a Doug Ford conservative is not a conservative from Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills. We have very little in common," Davies told CBC News. Davies also takes many cultural positions similar to U.S. Republicans, such as eliminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies and taking education about sexual and gender diversity out of schools, and says he believes a "vast majority" of Albertans share these views. The Alberta Prosperity Project, the group driving a petition to force a separation referendum, has a section on its website outlining similar "cultural and identity factors" for leaving Canada. The party lists bilingualism among its cultural grievances, as well as, "The Federal Government's support of wokeness, cancel culture, critical race theory, the rewriting of history, and the tearing down of historical monuments." Albertans 'build community for themselves' But plenty of Albertans don't fall in line with those values. Rowan Morris, a transgender man living in Alberta's oil capital Fort McMurray, knows all about the risk-taking, entrepreneurial Alberta spirit, and mythos around building a better life through hard work and sacrifice. His parents moved their family to Fort McMurray from Nova Scotia when he was 14, and his dad took a job in the oilfield. He says that "sacrifice for good" is something that's inherently Albertan. "That also applies to newcomers to Canada. Also applies to Indigenous folks on this territory. It also applies to queer and trans people," he said. "What I see in Fort McMurray is people who move here have no friends or family, and build a community for themselves." That's about as far as his agreements with the separatists go. Morris says the talk of "family values" is not inclusive of all families, and the crusade against "wokeness" leaves many Albertans behind. He also finds the idea of separating from Canada disrespectful to the authority of Indigenous governance systems and values. "When we are contorting freedom into being something restrictive or something avoidant or punitive, that isn't truly freedom," he said. "I think the values that are Albertan, or what is Albertan culture, is a willingness to explore and a willingness to embrace the new and to challenge yourself. And those are things that I do see echoed in the root of what folks are talking about on this other side," he said, referring to the separatists, and adding that he feels their anger is misdirected. Morris believes Alberta does have a distinct culture, but he says it's part of a broader pan-Canadian one, rather than a separate national identity. Separatists are 'projecting their own values': researcher In many ways, Morris is not an outlier in today's Alberta. Jared Wesley, a political scientist at the University of Alberta who studies the province's political culture with his Common Ground research team, says the ideals expressed by separatist groups don't represent the average Albertan in 2025. "They're absolutely dead wrong, and they're projecting their own values on the rest of Alberta society," he said. Wesley and his team have interviewed thousands of Albertans. In an April 2024 article for Policy Options, a magazine from the Montreal-based Institute for Research on Public Policy, he noted that they found Albertans are, by and large, socially progressive and fiscally conservative — or, more specifically, tax-averse. "Alberta is one of those unique places right now where the broader political culture, who we see ourselves to be, just does not align with public opinion," he told CBC News. In surveying thousands of Alberta residents, researchers found that they often have a "distorted view" of their own political culture, believing their fellow citizens to be significantly more conservative than they actually are. The researchers noted that ultimately, those surveyed had an image of the "average Albertan" that doesn't match the actual demographics of the province. WATCH | Albertans discuss sovereignty: Alberta separatism is in the spotlight. Not everyone is sold on sovereignty 5 days ago Duration 8:11 Alberta is increasingly ethnically diverse. The province's 2021 census found that more than a quarter of Albertans identify as racialized, and noted that Alberta had the third highest population proportion of racialized groups in Canada behind Ontario and B.C. Additionally, just under seven per cent identify as Indigenous, which is the fourth largest proportion among provinces, behind Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador. Wesley's research has found that Albertans identify strongly with both their province and their country. Even among separatists he spoke with, Wesley says fewer than half feel Alberta has its own distinct culture within Canada. In the survey, when Albertans were asked to select all the political identifications that applied to them, most chose at least two, with the most common being "progressive" and "conservative." And while the federal Conservatives won 63.5 per cent of Alberta's popular vote in April's federal election, the provincial NDP still captured 44 per cent of the popular vote in the 2023 provincial race, suggesting Albertans are anything but a conservative monolith. Wesley says he doesn't believe the leaders of the separatist movement truly think of Alberta that way, either. "The political strategy is to paint yourself as being far bigger than what you actually are, or your ideas as being far more popular," he said. "I mean, that's at the heart of politics." What polling reveals Recent Angus Reid polling suggests 19 per cent of Albertans would "definitely" vote to leave Canada if it were put to a referendum, while another 17 per cent are "leaning toward" wanting to leave. A majority, 52 per cent, said they would "definitely" vote to stay, with eight per cent "leaning toward" voting to stay. By perpetuating a narrow, traditional idea of what it means to be Albertan, Wesley says separatists are turning off a large portion of the province's population. He says the separatist movement may end up being a "flashpoint" where Albertans realize this disconnect between their public image and their true values. "A march towards the referendum is going to have people questioning, 'Who are we as Albertans?' " he said. "And I'm not sure the separatists are prepared for the answer that Albertans are going to give them." The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released its own polling last week that pushes back against separatist narratives. The survey, done by polling firm Environics in April, found Albertans overwhelmingly support causes like raising the minimum wage, rent controls and price controls, as well as the full implementation of universal child care, pharmacare and dental care. In a statement, AFL president Gil McGowan said the poll was initially for in-house use, but the union decided to release it to counteract the public focus on separatism. "This polling is a rebuttal to right-wing stereotypes of Albertans," McGowan said. Young Conservative wants to bridge gap with separatists Some Conservatives in the province are also pushing back against separatism. Ahmed Ibrahim, 21, former president of the University of Lethbridge campus conservative club, spoke with CBC News over the phone while working in a canola field just northeast of Lethbridge, in southern Alberta. Ibrahim was born and raised in Saudi Arabia, and came to Alberta in 2023 to work in agriculture. "I came here for the Alberta advantage," he said, noting that the province has an opportunity to grow, and he feels that "growth is something everyone deserves." Still, Ibrahim says he doesn't view Alberta as a separate nation, and believes strongly in the idea and principle of Canada. Though separatists are a minority in the Conservative movement, he notes that "they have the right to be listened to."
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Marjorie Taylor Greene declines 2026 Senate bid; wishes Jon Ossoff 'good luck'
The Brief Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will not run for U.S. Senate in 2026, criticizing the Republican Party's elite donor class and establishment. Greene expressed dissatisfaction with the Senate's structure, claiming it obstructs the will of the people and fails to advance Donald Trump's agenda. She remains loyal to Trump and the conservative base, hinting at a possible run for governor while warning party insiders of her commitment to fight for genuine conservative values. ROME, Ga. - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Friday she will not run for U.S. Senate in 2026, ending speculation she would challenge Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. The Republican congresswoman from Georgia's 14th District made the announcement in an open letter posted on social media, titled "My Thoughts on the 2026 Senate Race." It came two days after she told FOX 5 Atlanta that she was still considering a bid for higher office, including a possible run for governor. What they're saying "I love my home state of Georgia so much," Greene wrote. "The people here may not be rich with the world's riches, but they are overflowing with kindness, love, family values, and a deep sense of joy, whether they're sitting on the front porch or the tailgate of a pickup truck. These are the people I fight for." Greene's letter focused less on Ossoff and more on blistering criticism of what she described as the Republican Party's elite donor class, political consultants, and party leadership in Washington. She took aim at a recent retreat on Sea Island, accusing wealthy GOP donors of trying to handpick a Senate candidate more palatable to the establishment. "We all know how these elite retreats work," Greene wrote. "Many of the attendees hate Trump, backed DeSantis, look down on MAGA, and refused to fight when our election was stolen in 2020." While claiming she would easily win both the Republican primary and general election, Greene said she decided against a run because the Senate is structurally ineffective. "The Senate doesn't work," she wrote. "It's designed to obstruct the will of the people and protect the Uniparty's grip on power. Nearly everything requires 60 votes to pass, and even when we have a majority, a pack of Republican Senators always votes 'no' on the bills that matter most." Greene accused Senate Republicans of failing to advance Donald Trump's agenda, singling out GOP leaders and committee chairs she claimed supported President Joe Biden's nominees while sabotaging MAGA policies. "Beating Jon Ossoff? That would be easy," Greene wrote. "But it's not about crushing the establishment again or flipping a seat just to help the Republican Party. It's about the job itself." The congresswoman also criticized the influence of polling firms, political consultants, and super PACs, calling the election system a "scam" controlled by wealthy interests. "They're trying to carefully select someone who can dress up in MAGA just enough to trick the grassroots into thinking they're one of us," she said. "These are the Republicans who see Trump as a speed bump." Greene concluded her announcement by reiterating her loyalty to Trump and the conservative base, while issuing a warning to party insiders. "To the elite retreaters, the consultants, and the establishment: consider this your warning," she wrote. "If I'm going to fight for a team, it will only be a team willing to lay it all on the line to save this country." As for Ossoff, Greene added directly: "Jon Ossoff, you can stop with the fundraising emails and campaign ads claiming I'm your opponent. I'm not running. Good luck." What's next Greene told FOX 5 earlier in the week she was still exploring a potential run for governor and asserted she would win the Republican primary if she chose to enter that race. SEE ALSO: MTG's Gulf of America Act passed by U.S. House, moves on to Senate Marjorie Taylor Greene talks 2026 run, women's sports bill, gulf name change Catholic group calls for Marjorie Taylor Greene's censure over Pope Francis comments Some of Marjorie Taylor Greene's most controversial statements, claims Marjorie Taylor Greene makes controversial X post following Pope Francis' death The Source This article is based on a social media post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting was also used.
