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Embattled GOP Senator caught fundraising on the Supreme Court within minutes of RBG’s death: report

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RED BARBLUE BARJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday night.For many Americans, the death was so troubling that .But for embattled Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), the death was apparently an opportunity to raise campaign cash, according to the local political website Iowa Starting Line.Ernst is being challenged in November by Democrat Theresa Greenfield. The Des Moines Register newspaper is set to release new poll results on the race on Saturday.ADVERTISEMENTShortly after that, Ernst's campaign sent out a fundraising email with the headline of BREAKING and the Supreme Court. A text message may already have been scheduled. This, however…— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine)… then let us make a small request. The COVID crisis has cut advertising rates in half, and we need your help. Like you, we here at Raw Story believe in the power of progressive journalism. Raw Story readers power David Cay Johnston’s DCReport, which we've expanded to keep watch in Washington. We’ve exposed billionaire and uncovered White House efforts to . We’ve revealed , and legal efforts to harm workers exploited by . And unlike other news outlets, we’ve decided to make our original content free. But we need your support to do what we do.Raw Story is independent. Unhinged from corporate overlords, we fight to ensure no one is forgotten.We need your support in this difficult time. Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Invest with us. , or… then let us make a small request. The COVID crisis has cut advertising rates in half, and we need your help. Like you, we believe in the power of progressive journalism — and we’re investing in investigative reporting as other publications give it the ax. Raw Story readers power David Cay Johnston’s DCReport, which we've expanded to keep watch in Washington. We’ve exposed billionaire and uncovered White House efforts to . We’ve revealed , and efforts to harm workers exploited by . We need your support to do what we do.Raw Story is independent. You won’t find mainstream media bias here. Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Invest with us in the future. , orReport typos and corrections to: .Two Republican members of North Carolina's State Board of Elections on Wednesday abruptly resigned in what they claimed was in protest over being "misled" by Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein over a deal they reached on mail-in ballots. that Republicans Ken Raymond and David Black resigned just one day after the board came to a unanimous agreement about rules for accepting mail-in ballots.According to CNN, the settlement reached by the board "would allow voters to fix absentee ballots with missing information" and would also allow "ballots postmarked on Election Day to be received six days later."Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in November should alarm every American. “You know that I have been complaining very strongly about the ballots,”&nbsp;. “Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very peaceful — there won’t be a transfer frankly. There’ll be a continuation.” It was Stalin-esque.It’s been pretty&nbsp;&nbsp;that Trump knows he’s losing, and his plan to cling to power rests on getting more Democrats to vote absentee than Republicans, claiming that those mail ballots are inherently fraudulent and then waging a scorched earth campaign to prevent them from being counted or, perhaps, to&nbsp;. Chaos and uncertainty are necessary ingredients.&nbsp; As President Donald Trump looks to left open by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he and other Republicans want to on the nation’s highest court for many years to come.They have tried to do this in the past, but it hasn’t worked out, because Republicans have repeatedly nominated justices who have after they were confirmed.&nbsp;&nbsp;Comments:

RED BARBLUE BARJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday night.For many Americans, the death was so troubling that .But for embattled Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), the death was apparently an opportunity to raise campaign cash, according to the local political website Iowa Starting Line.Ernst is being challenged in November by Democrat Theresa Greenfield. The Des Moines Register newspaper is set to release new poll results on the race on Saturday.ADVERTISEMENTShortly after that, Ernst's campaign sent out a fundraising email with the headline of BREAKING and the Supreme Court. A text...

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