International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien pushed back on the suggestion he spoke at the Republican National Convention in July to endorse Republicans, maintaining he was there to “highlight” the importance of American workers.
For Democrats, Kamala Harris' Republican backers aren't just names on a page; they're also being invited onto the party's national convention stage.
Getting a speaking slot at a convention usually means your party likes you and wants to highlight you and invest in your future. Being invited to speak at the opposite party’s convention—well, that signals something altogether different.
John Giles, Republican mayor of Mesa, Ariz., took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to show his support for Kamala Harris.
A group of delegates to the Republican Party of Arkansas' state convention has filed a federal lawsuit against their state party chairman and Arkansas' secretary of state, calling on a judge to order the party's primaries be closed to non-Republican voters.
John Giles, the LDS Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, delivered a brief, targeted message Tuesday night to moderates and Republicans, urging them to join him in supporting Vice President Kamala Harris over their own party’s nominee.
For instance, any boost Trump enjoyed after the Republican convention may have also had to do with the attempt on his life two days before the convention or buzz generated by his selection of Vance as his running mate on the first day of the convention.
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, a night focused on fighting “for our freedoms,” from democracy to reproductive rights and more.
American political conventions will continue to both offend and excite those of us who follow politics closely as we consider the past, present and future of these critical events.
The former party chair, Kristina Karamo, who was ousted by party dissidents in January after less than a year in office, showed up at the Dort Financial Center and was soon escorted out of the building by security and local police.
"They’re not Donald Trump," Mesa Mayor John Giles said while speaking at a Republicans for Harris event. Giles spoke about the Republican party's changes over the years, saying he is more comfortable speaking in front of a room full of Democrats than he is in the Republican party.