

“Tommy left us a letter that said, 'Please forgive me. “First of all, God bless you, and it sounds like you are in good shape. I also thanked him for speaking out, and why he personally felt the need to go public with something so utterly heartbreaking. I opened up to Raskin and told him about my own experiences with suicide, how lucky I felt to be alive, and how I’ve written about my struggles. The issue of suicide can be very painful to discuss, particularly for someone like Raskin, who lost a child. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to talk to Raskin candidly about the issue.

It's far away from the party of Lincoln.”
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Most moderates have abandoned the party, and you have groups like the Lincoln Project, which are full of former party members. "Now I think the Republican Party is at a point of no return. “During the impeachment hearings in the Senate, I told Republican senators to vote for impeachment, not only as a way to save the republic and the Constitution but to do it for their own good and for their party, and in the process, help save the Republican Party however, they didn’t do it, and by not doing so, they have crippled their party," he continued.


He has a stranglehold over the MAGA base, but that’s it.” What it tells me is that his appeal runs very deep but only with a certain segment of the Republican Party and with a certain group of people. “That was exactly my reaction that he’s just further alienating moderates in the Republican Party and independent voters. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.“I did see it, and I completely agree with you,” he emphasized. Ben Cardin announced in May that would not seek re-election in 2024, leaving his seat up for grabs in the deep blue state of Maryland. Raskin also vowed to back the eventual Democratic nominee for Cardin’s seat. “We Democrats may not be perfect but we fight hard every day for the Constitution and the common good of the people.” “Nothing matters to me more in the 2024 cycle than winning a blowout victory for the party of democracy and freedom,” Raskin, 60, said in his statement Friday. In April, Raskin announced that he was in remission from the disease. Jamie Raskin announced Friday that he will not run for Senate in 2024 and will instead seek re-election to his current House seat. The Maryland progressive announced in December that he was diagnosed with lymphoma, and has taken to wearing a bandanna on Capitol Hill as he endures chemotherapy that has resulted in the loss of his hair. Raskin, who rose to prominence for his role on the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot and as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, was considered a top candidate to replace Cardin. “At this moment, I believe the best way for me to make the greatest difference in American politics in 2024 and beyond is this: to run for reelection to the House of Representatives in Maryland’s extraordinary 8th District,” Raskin (D-Md.) said in a lengthy statement on Friday.Ĭardin (D-Md.) announced in May that would not seek re-election in 2024, setting up what could be a heated primary fight in the deep-blue state. Ben Cardin’s open Senate seat in Maryland in 2024 and will instead seek re-election to his current House seat. Jamie Raskin announced Friday that he will not run for outgoing Sen. Republicans file appeal in New York redistricting dispute, bringing case to state’s highest courtįBI turns over docs on Catholic ‘extremism’ to Judiciary Committee amid contempt threat UFO whistleblowers to testify unknown objects are ‘far superior’ to US tech Ex-intel official claims feds ‘absolutely’ have UFOs, materials of ‘non-human’ origin during bombshell hearing
