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GOPJane on Aug 23, 2022 1:06 PM
Let's reinforce our positive message for the country as we enter the midterm campaign season - support candidates who believe in secure borders, a growing economy, low regulation, low inflation and a powerful military. #GOP2022 See Comments
Sheila on Aug 21, 2022 1:13 PM
Senator Blumenthal is Biden’s puppet! Time to go, ten years too long See Comments
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Opinion

Democratic Attorney General Candidate Sends Violent Texts

October 31, 2025
Virginia Democratic Attorney General nominee Jay Jones is in well-earned hot water over vile texts he sent in 2022 regarding his Republican peers. The despicable messages in question, which centered… Read More

107 Days

October 31, 2025
Former Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released a memoir detailing her fleeting 2024 bid for the Oval Office, entitled 107 Days, and the reaction from within her own party may… Read More

Illegal FL Truckdriver Kills Three

October 31, 2025
The trump administration has paused all work visas for truck drivers in the wake of a devastating crash that killed three on a Florida Highway. Harjinder Singh, an Indian national, fled to California… Read More

First NYC Mayoral Debate

October 31, 2025
We are in the final stretch of the 2025 election cycle, and one of the most heavily anticipated outcomes in the nation will come for New York City, whose mayoral race will potentially change the… Read More

Charlie Kirk Assassinated

October 31, 2025
On September 10, 2025, one of the strongest and brightest voices of the contemporary political movement was tragically shot and killed. Charles James Kirk was assassinated while debating students at… Read More

Jimmy Kimmel Cancelled

October 31, 2025
Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel has effectively been cancelled as the ABC network pulled his talk show from the air, both immediately and indefinitely. The comedian addressed the assassination… Read More

Illegal Immigrant Truck Driver Kills Three

October 31, 2025
Another truck crash at the hands of an illegal immigrant has claimed the lives of innocent people, this time in Ontario, California. Four adults were killed instantly when 21-year-old Jashanpreet… Read More

Comey Under Scrutiny (Again)

October 31, 2025
Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional hearing after pleading not guilty. Comey was appointed director of the FBI… Read More
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Bethel Democrats Just Can’t Follow The Law Second Democrat Arrested in One Week - What’s Going On in Bethel?

August 1, 2025
Middletown, CT - Something is seriously wrong with the Bethel Democrats. In just one week, not one, but two prominent Bethel Democrats have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. First,… Read More

State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan Arrested Again for Shoplifting Chairman Ben Proto: 'It's Time for Accountability'

July 29, 2025
Middletown, CT - State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan has once again been arrested—this time on additional charges of larceny. Just weeks ago, Allie-Brennan was arrested for shoplifting… Read More

Statement from Connecticut Republican Chairman Ben Proto on Connecticut Children's Medical Center Ending Gender Affirming Care for Minors

July 24, 2025
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center’s decision to end “gender-affirming care” for minors raises important questions. In announcing they are “reviewing the long-term… Read More

Statement from Connecticut Republican Chairman Ben Proto on Senator Dick Blumenthal's Opposition to President Trump's Judicial Nominees

July 24, 2025
Once again, Senator Dick Blumenthal and his far-left allies are attacking President Trump’s judicial nominees-not because they lack qualifications, but because they don’t conform to the… Read More

Chairman Ben Proto Applauds Passage of President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' President Trump is Making Connecticut More Affordable

July 3, 2025
Middletown, CT - Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto today issued the following statement on the passage of President Donald J. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” marking a… Read More