JD Vance is Clear Favorite for 2028 Republican Presidential Nomination in CPAC Straw Poll

JD Vance is Clear Favorite for 2028 Republican Presidential Nomination in CPAC Straw Poll

JD Vance is Clear Favorite for 2028 Republican Presidential Nomination in CPAC Straw Poll
February 22, 2025

JD Vance was the overwhelming favorite for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination in the Conservative Political Action Conference’s annual straw poll on Saturday.

Vance won the vote with a 61 percent majority.

War Room host and former Trump advisor Steve Bannon came in second with 12 percent of the vote. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was third with seven percent.

The Hill reports:

Sixty-one percent of CPAC’s 1,022 attendees said they would support Vance as the future GOP standard bearer. Twelve percent said they would support Trump’s former adviser and right-wing media personality Steve Bannon, while seven percent said the same about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump’s UN ambassador nominee Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) each received three percent support. Donald Trump Jr., Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy, who is expected to launch a gubernatorial bid in Ohio next week, all got two percent support.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders (R), Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R ), Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Trump’s former GOP presidential primary rival Nikki Haley all received one percent support. Four percent said they were undecided.

The poll was given to CPAC’s 1,022 attendees.

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Author: Cassandra MacDonald

Germans Head to Polls on Sunday: While Voters Are Shifting Right in Droves, Globalist Establishment Guarantees Nothing Will Change With Mainstream ‘Conservative’ Merz at the Helm

Germans Head to Polls on Sunday: While Voters Are Shifting Right in Droves, Globalist Establishment Guarantees Nothing Will Change With Mainstream ‘Conservative’ Merz at the Helm

Germans Head to Polls on Sunday: While Voters Are Shifting Right in Droves, Globalist Establishment Guarantees Nothing Will Change With Mainstream ‘Conservative’ Merz at the Helm
February 22, 2025

Friedrich Merz, darling of the USAID media. A victory by his CDU may mean that things will remain the same in decadent Germany.

In the classic novel The Leopard (Italian Il Gattopardo) writer and minor Sicilian Prince Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa chronicles life and society during the unification of Italy. Lampedusa left us this memorable quote: ‘If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change’.

This seems to apply to Sunday’s German election.

After the collapse of dysfunctional and deeply unpopular coalition led by Olaf Scholz, a snap election was called, against the background or the surging of the right-wingers from AfD party.

But voters wanting to reshape the country’s political landscape are set to become frustrated by the usual dirty tricks by the German liberal-Globalist political establishment.

MSM proclaims that the man to become the next German chancellor is Friedrich Merz, leader of the ‘center-right’ Christian Democratic Union party – a Globalist political player if there ever was one.

Watch: Merz during the COVID ‘pandemic’, trying to enforce the deadly shots on everyone.

Some Polls are showing Merz’s CDU in the lead with 28% support.

CBS News reported:

“But it’s the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany party that has caught the attention of many analysts ahead of this election. The AfD has surged in popularity and is currently polling second, expected to take about 21% of the vote, while the liberal Social Democratic Party (SPD) is polling at 16%, and the Greens at 14%.”

Since no party will have majority of the seats in the Bundestag, a coalition will have to be formed.
And that’s where the Globalists rig the game.

So, in an election where the voters’ main political impulse is to reject Scholz’s SPD and the detestable Greens, it’s becoming clear that, because he is ‘not allowed’ to ally with the AfD, Merz will attempt to form a coalition the exact same forces that voters have repelled – a move that AfD’s Alice Weidel has called election fraud.

CDU’s Mers, ASfD’s Weidel.

Read: German Mainstream ‘Conservative’ and USAID-Media Darling Friedrich Merz Plays Tough to His Globalist Audience, Threatens Musk for Supporting AfD on February 23rd Election

“Despite their swelling popularity, all the mainstream German parties, including Merz’s CDU, have categorically ruled out forming a coalition with the AfD — which President Trump’s advisor Elon Musk has backed in the elections — citing the party’s links to far-right extremism. That exclusion means it is virtually certain that the AfD will not be part of the next government.”

Merz says he will revitalize Germany’s stagnating economy, lower taxes and tighten immigration policies. Talk is cheap.

Besides shilling for Big-pharma, Merz is also an ardent Ukraine fan – another Globalist obligatory trait – so we know he will try to get the war going.

Read more:

German AfD’s Weidel in Fiery Exchange With BILD: Merz Refusing AfD Alliance for Greens Is ‘Voter Fraud’ – Wants To Have Good Relations With Russia – Mass Deportation of Illegals

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Author: Paul Serran

Texas DPS Arrest Multiple Illegal Aliens and Smuggler After Traffic Stop – K9 Unit Tracks in Brush After Several Flee Truck (VIDEO)

Texas DPS Arrest Multiple Illegal Aliens and Smuggler After Traffic Stop – K9 Unit Tracks in Brush After Several Flee Truck (VIDEO)

Texas DPS Arrest Multiple Illegal Aliens and Smuggler After Traffic Stop – K9 Unit Tracks in Brush After Several Flee Truck (VIDEO)
February 22, 2025

Texas DPS pull over truck for traffic violation full of illegal aliens on 2/12/25. Posted on 2/21/25

Texas DPS stopped a tractor-trailer for a traffic violation on South Zapata Highway in Laredo.

After the truck pulled over, numerous passengers, along with the driver, ran away into the brush. DPS K9 unit went on a 2.6 mile search along with support from other agencies to track and capture 7 illegal aliens and the smuggler who was driving.

All 7 illegals who were from Mexico and Guatemala, were handed over to the Border Patrol. The smuggler, Junior Adalid Montoya-Alvarez, was arrested for human smuggling. He was originally from Honduras but was legally in the United States according to the DPS. He was also wanted in Harris County for sexual assault.

Watch:

Texas DPS has been very successful using their Brush Team to capture illegal aliens trying to evade law enforcement.

TGP reported earlier this week of the DPS arresting 4 illegals after crossing the Rio Grande in Hidalgo County.

Watch:

The Border Patrol recently deputized over 300 Texas National Guard soldiers to help them keep the border secure. Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States Government is working with the State level to increase protections for the nation.

Watch:

Rule of law is back.

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Author: David Greyson

Iowa Republicans Advance Bill to Make Bringing Children to Drag Shows a Felony

Iowa Republicans Advance Bill to Make Bringing Children to Drag Shows a Felony

Iowa Republicans Advance Bill to Make Bringing Children to Drag Shows a Felony
February 22, 2025

Iowa Republicans have advanced a bill that would make bringing children to drag shows a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine between $1,025 and $10,245.

House Study Bill 158 also states that businesses could be fined $10,000 for allowing minors to attend drag performances, including “story hours.”

Anyone over 18 who brings a minor to a drag show would be guilty of a class “D” felony. A parent or legal guardian bringing a child to a drag show may face civil action of $10,000 to $50,000 for each violation of the law.

Opponents of the bill argued that the language is too vague and could make it a crime for someone who identifies as “transgender” to speak in front of anyone under 18.

The bill defines a “drag show” as any performance where the performer “exhibits a gender identity that is different than the performer’s gender assigned at birth.” This will include clothing, makeup, or any “other gender signifiers.”

The law will apply to any performance where “The performer sings, lip-syncs, dances, reads, or otherwise performs before an audience for entertainment, whether or not performed for payment.”

Dozens of protesters gathered outside during the vote on Tuesday, with many chanting “trans rights” and “drag is not a crime.”

Republican Rep. Helena Hayes said the bill will be tweaked so children are not banned from genuine art performances.

“You cannot say that if we want to address the content of drag performances, that automatically makes us anti-trans,” Hayes said, according to a report from the Des Moines Register.

“This is not about banning drag shows for adults,” Oliver Bardwell, with Iowans For Freedom, said. “It’s not about stifling freedom of expression. It’s about keeping adult content where it belongs: With adults.”

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Author: Cassandra MacDonald

“Journalist” Susan Glasser Tries to Play Race Card Against President Trump But Forgets One Key Fact

“Journalist” Susan Glasser Tries to Play Race Card Against President Trump But Forgets One Key Fact

“Journalist” Susan Glasser Tries to Play Race Card Against President Trump But Forgets One Key Fact
February 22, 2025

The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser tried to play the race card over President Donald Trump’s firing of Air Force General CQ Brown Jr. as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The Gateway Pundit reported on Brown’s ouster on Friday.

In a post on X, Glasser floated the idea, via a quote without attribution, that claimed Brown was fired because he is Black.

Glasser conveniently failed to acknowledge that Brown was nominated by him for Chief of Staff of the Air Force during his first term.

Users on X were quick to point out Glasser’s embarrassing omission.

One user shared a proposed Community Note for Glasser’s post.

Proposed Community Note for Glasser’s post on X.

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Author: Margaret Flavin