Could Cheney, along with other prominent Republicans on the outs with the party because they have withheld fealty to the former president, mount their next election bids as independents—or even
Portland third-party candidate withdraws, throws support behind town clerk
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Shaun P. ManningContributed photo / Hearst Connecticut Media
Curley, the 34-year-old town clerk, announced his candidacy March 26, just days after nine-term incumbent Susan S. Bransfield announced that she would not seek a 10th term.
Manning ran on the Back2Basic ticket, which he formed during the 2019 election.
Two days after Curley announced his candidacy, Manning followed with his own announcement on Facebook and in a letter to the Rivereast. There matters stood, until the last week of April, when Selectman Edward H. “Rick” Shaar, a Republican, announced he would not seek reelection.
Sussman: Trump plays on white fright
Mike Sussman
Guest Columnist
NEWARK - I am not inclined to blame former President Trump for the insurrection that occurred at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. I believe that Donald Trump is only the titular leader of the white supremacy movement in the country.
This movement is nothing new for our country. It was evident during the reconstruction period and then moved on to the strong presence of the Klan in the period prior to World War II. Next, white supremacy was powerful at the height of the demise of the segregation period ending in the 60s. George Wallace carried five states for the American Independent Party in the presidential election of 1968.
10 Insidious Villains Of American Political History
American political history is remembered mostly for its heroes George Washington, Thaddeus Stevens, the Roosevelts but it is also ripe with villainy. Some historical wrongdoers, of course, have earned infamy, such as Jefferson Davis, William “Boss” Tweed, and Joe McCarthy. Others, like those on this list, have faded from the collective consciousness of the American populace.
10 Henry Styles Bridges
A Republican senator from New Hampshire from 1937 until his death in 1961, Henry Styles Bridges was an uncommonly ardent anticommunist and a steadfast defender of the more famous Joseph McCarthy. Bridges is one of the few to have voted against McCarthy’s censure in 1954. He also supported the “witch hunts” which took place during the second “Red Scare” as well as the persecution of gay civil servants during the so-called “lavender scare.”