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In the good old days, we used to think that in a democracy we should have a level playing field. This meant that candidates made their case to voters and did everything they could to get supporters to vote. The elections were hard-fought and often unpleasant, but the idea was that the person who could get the most votes would win. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t think that will work for him. It seems he needs the power of Florida government to help him advance his political career. This is the story of his battle with the Walt Disney Co….

Issued on: 13/05/2023 – 12:44Modified: 13/05/2023 – 12:43 Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will lead Saturday prayers at Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia mosque, ahead of a battle for his political life against a powerful secular rival. The 69-year-old will emulate a ritual Ottoman sultans performed before leading their men to war as he prepares for Sunday’s parliamentary and presidential vote. Erdogan has never faced a more energetic or united opposition than that led by retired civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his disparate alliance of six parties. The Turkish leader excelled at dividing his rivals and forging unlikely…

ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkish politicians were holding final rallies Saturday in the final hours of campaigning, on the eve of pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections that could significantly shape the NATO member’s future. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who faces the toughest challenge in history in his two decades in power, was speaking at neighborhood rallies in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. His rival — Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the pro-secular, center-left Republican People’s Party, who is the joint candidate of six opposition parties — held his final rally in the capital, Ankara, in pouring rain on Friday. On Friday, Erdogan dismissed speculation…

FILE – Washington Chiefs offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas (78) tries to intercept Minnesota Vikings linebacker Za’Darius Smith (55) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 6 of 2022, in Landover, Maryland, in Cleveland. The Browns have agreed to acquire three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Za’Darius Smith in a trade from the Minnesota Vikings, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday night, May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, Dossier) CLEVELAND – The Browns’ defensive line has gone from disappointing to perhaps dominant. Cleveland, which has spent the offseason improving a unit that…

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) head to Iowa on Saturday for dueling events that underscore the growing rivalry between the two leading contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. DeSantis has been scheduled for weeks to headline Rep. Randy Feenstra’s (R-Iowa) annual family picnic in Sioux Center, Iowa, and to speak at a state fundraiser in Cedar Rapids, while the Trump campaign announced last week that would hold a demonstration. in Des Moines. The competing commitments are expected to illuminate the increasingly contentious and bitter showdown between DeSantis and Trump, who has tried to freeze…

Polls used to be unreliable, but now they are almost completely useless, thanks to a proliferation of politically motivated polls, some funded by vested special interests. PR firms like Democratic consultant Doug Rubin’s Northwind Strategies and organizations like the conservative Mass Fiscal Alliance are conducting polls now as the 2024 Senate race pits Elizabeth Warren against Charlie Baker. Unsurprisingly, these polls produced very different results, with the Mass Fiscal poll showing Baker ahead and the Northwind poll putting Warren in the lead. And a recent poll by a super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis surprisingly showed DeSantis ahead of…

There will be rockets, soldiers and mustachioed men in underpants who will slaughter Vladimir Putin as a “crocodile psychopath” – and that’s just the crusader act. One of the most stridently political Eurovision grand finals in recent years takes place in Liverpool on Saturday night against the backdrop of a war in Ukraine that shows little sign of ending. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s request to make a live speech during the four-hour broadcast was denied because organizers were concerned it would risk politicizing the contest. There will be little subtlety, however, in the 67th edition of this ritual outreach event….

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the top two names in the 2024 GOP presidential primary field, will be in Iowa this weekend, marking the first time both will be in critical condition simultaneously this year election cycle The former president will hold a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday evening, while DeSantis will participate in two events in different parts of the state. DeSantis’ first event will be Saturday morning in Sioux Center, where the governor will attend an annual family picnic hosted by Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa. Later in the evening, the governor will…