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Eric Bradner
@ericbradner
Senior national political writer . Based in Chicago. Golf nerd. Indiana native. Teach .
Chicago, ILBorn November 13Joined July 2009

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This year I've covered a lot of political stories that have bubbled up from cities, counties and statehouses. I'm going to start a running thread of some of the local reporters who I've learned a lot from — and who you should follow. #FF
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“HELEN GYM represents the coming of age of the progressive movement," said ⁦⁩. “She emerged as a community activist and organizer, she then sought political power, sought to bring movement politics into the political realm.” from PHILLY:
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So sad to hear this. Some of my favorite memories growing up are of watching Denny Crum waving his rolled-up program around from the Freedom Hall nosebleeds. Great piece from here:
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THE MAN WHO CAME TO STAY | Legendary Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum passed away this morning at his home at age 86. Incredibly sad day for Louisville, and many of us personally. But we're glad he has found rest wdrb.com/sports/denny-c
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Texas is the type of place where reporters need to be in the face of officials to get answers. My team and I drove 6 hours in the months after Uvalde to get answers from the head of the Texas DPS. They were surprised to see us. It’s just how it has to be sometimes.
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They knew for SIX hours that seven ppl were dead at the scene. And waited until 10 pm to give any info at all, then no questions. This is not public service. It's CYA. twitter.com/ShimonPro/stat…
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In the last week, you've seen more Republicans like Christie, Sununu, and Hutchinson willing to say that targeting individual businesses is bad politics, and Nikki Haley here seems to be joining them.
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Nikki Haley on Fox: "If Disney would like to move their hundreds of thousands of jobs to South Carolina and bring the billions of dollars with them, I’ll let them know I’ll be happy to meet them in South Carolina and introduce them to the governor and the legislature"
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“Rep. Zephyr is exactly what we want legislators to be like in Montana.” The latest on the battle in Montana’s House, where the Republican supermajority continues to silence the state’s first openly transgender lawmaker.
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New from CNN’s John Miller on Louisville shooter: The shooter left notes revealing that part of his goal was to show how easy it was in America for someone dealing with a serious mental illness to go out and buy an assault weapon. The AR-15 rifle was purchased 7 days before.
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The end of an era in Wisconsin, once the GOP “blueprint” state (like Florida today?)… now it’s all on the table, from Act 10 to abortion rights and gerrymandering:
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Wisconsin Democrats are newly optimistic about saving abortion access in the state, establishing a firewall against any Republican challenges to the 2024 elections and potentially redoing GOP-drawn state legislative and congressional maps. cnn.it/40Gg1hD
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Paul Vallas just told supporters he had called Brandon Johnson and conceded. “It’s critically important that we use this opportunity to come together, and I’ve offered him my full support on his transition,” Vallas said.
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Chicago voters elect Progressive Democrat Brandon Johnson as their next mayor, CNN projects, defeating moderate Paul Vallas in a campaign that highlighted race, crime, schools and more. Our man in the Windy City @ericbradner has more: cnn.com/2023/04/04/pol
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Pence repeats what is becoming a popular idea on the right, despite the fact that many of these perpetrators intend to die while committing these mass attacks.
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In response to the school shooting in Nashville, former Vice President Mike Pence says “it’s time” for federal legislation with the death penalty in mass shooting cases that claim lives cnn.it/3ZrjqiZ
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New: A group of US citizens who are sponsoring family members and others to come to the US under humanitarian parole are seeking to intervene in a case over the program which has been challenged in court by several Republican-led states.
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I have watched all the Uvalde body camera footage dozens of times. It is painful & sad. I watched the Nashville video and see officers moving and saying “let’s go. In uvalde cops went to the door in the moments after they arrived but then retreated out of fear and waited for swat
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10 months since these little humans, AJ & Jaydien, had to play dead under desks as a gunman remained inside their classroom for 77 minutes. The trauma they have suffered for every minute they remained inside will last a lifetime. Can’t wait to tell more of their brave stories.
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Guess I'm a St. John's fan now! Pitino with home games at MSG is perfect. #L1C4
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Story with ⁦@wojespn⁩: Rick Pitino agrees to 6-year deal with St. John's. Press conference tomorrow at Madison Square Garden. espn.com/mens-college-b
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It's only becoming harder to speak to any leadership in China. Two Sessions used to be rare chance to doorstop top leaders. After yesterday's plenary, literally had minutes to speak to delegates as they were walking out, majority refused (or some literally ran away)
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In which @CNN's @selinawangtv tries to door stop delegates at China's annual parliamentary meeting. edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2
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AZ Attorney General Mark Brnovich's investigators debunked all claims of widespread fraud in Maricopa County's 2020 election. The investigators tried to get Brnovich to announce this. He hid it instead. Excellent work, & .
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I play the TSR3 and agree it’s more forgiving than lots of other stuff because that sliding weight and flat setting are $. But that’s definitely not how Titleist markets it vs. the 2 and 1 models, or what folks on the golf forums say, etc., so I’d love to hear a deep dive on that
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EXCLUSIVE Uyghurs desperate for information on loved ones missing in the Chinese government crackdown in Xinjiang can access a new search engine of 100,000's of hacked police profiles. Watch as people discover for the 1st time how police reported on their families #China
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“Is she the problem or the victim here?” — a look at George Santos’s treasurer (and business partner?), who for years worked for Lee Zeldin, whose own campaign $$ filings are now getting a second look… ⁦⁩, ⁦⁩ + me:
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