Ben Petersen
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News you can use. National War Room Director @NRCC. Tweets are my own. RTs ≠ endorsements.
Joined November 2013
#BREAKING: New poll finds embattled Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs LOSING to a Republican, 40-44 (in today’s Politico Playbook) Half of all voters & half of Independents say “it’s time for someone new”
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Is it coincidental that @SpeakerPelosi is leaving the day after Marxist @ZohranKMamdani took over NYC? Of course not. She created this chaos and is leaving as soon it got messy! GROSS!
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Yesterday, I joined colleagues in DC to demand Senate Democrats end the shutdown. @SenateGOP have voted 14 times to open the government—@SenateDems 14 times to keep it closed. At 37 days and counting, this is the longest shutdown in US history. It is time to stop the madness.
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A 6-minute “goodbye” video today… but Nancy Pelosi’s career will always be defined by her out of touch ice cream show and tell of her $24,000 luxury fridge during the depths of COVID
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#BREAKING: New poll finds embattled Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs LOSING to a Republican, 40-44 (in today’s Politico Playbook) Half of all voters & half of Independents say “it’s time for someone new”
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🚨 Nancy Pelosi is QUITTING. Decades of enriching herself, shipping American jobs overseas & pushing a radical liberal agenda finally caught up with her Now far-left primary challengers force her out in disgrace as Socialist Zohran Mamdani takes over the Democrat Party
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A 6-minute “goodbye” video today… but Nancy Pelosi’s career will always be defined by her out of touch ice cream show and tell of her $24,000 luxury fridge during the depths of COVID
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Under threat from far-left primary challengers including Scott Wiener, Crazy Nancy Pelosi reads the tea leaves & calls it quits The Democrat Party is the Socialists’ now
BREAKING: NANCY PELOSI NOT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION
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You should retire too! Democrat Greg Landsman on Jared Golden quitting: “This is one of the most relatable things I’ve heard from a colleague ever” 🧐
This is one of the most relatable things I’ve heard from a colleague ever. Many of us will fully understand why he’s leaving, even if we’re disappointed he’s not coming back. He’s a really good guy. Congress and politics are broken. Staying in the fight to fix it is really
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RATINGS CHANGE | Maine 2: Tilt Democratic ➡️Likely Republican after Jared Golden bows out of reelection.
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RATINGS CHANGE | Maine 2: Tilt Democratic ➡️Likely Republican after Jared Golden bows out of reelection.
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The Mamdani effect! Republicans see a Golden opportunity in Maine.
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BREAKING: Jared Golden won't seek reelection in blow to House Democrats
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Golden cited "frequent threats" he receives and the "grim milestone" of the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
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Golden no more!! Jared is ~yet again~ ranked the third most vulnerable Dem. From a serious primary challenger to cratering poll numbers, Mainers are making it clear they’re done with @golden4congress 😮💨
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🚨GOLDEN OUT: Serial flip-flopper Jared Golden's exit says it all. He's turned his back on Mainers for years and now his chickens are coming home to roost. Republicans will flip this seat red in 2026.
After much deliberation, I’ve decided not to seek reelection in 2026. I’m confident that were I to run again, I would win. But recent events have made me reconsider whether the good I can do in Congress still outweighs the cost to my family. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished
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Congratulations to the progressive orgs that spent a bunch of time protesting Jared Golden earlier this year. https://t.co/pjz7b7udnV
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"What I could accomplish in this increasingly unproductive Congress pales in comparison to what I could do in that time as a husband, a father and a son."
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The Trump+10 district now likely R pickup. Only a Dem like Golden could hold it. Give Golden’s primary challenger a medal, or something =>
Newsy: Jared Golden says "after much deliberation, I have decided not to seek reelection in 2026." That puts a Dem-held tossup seat up for grabs https://t.co/cyFOPcASc7
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NRCC on Golden retirement: The panic is setting in. Vulnerable Democrats know they’re trapped defending a party run by left-wing extremists, and they want no part of it
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🍿🍿🍿 Democrats in Disarray!
Scoop: Democratic nominee in a key House election won't commit to backing Jeffries
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