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Post by Admin on Oct 31, 2020 19:26:03 GMT
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign canceled a Friday event in Austin, Texas, after harassment from a pro-Trump contingent. Texas has emerged as a battleground state in Tuesday’s presidential election, with polls showing the typically Republican stronghold now only marginally favoring President Donald Trump. The Biden campaign scheduled a Friday event in the state, in a bid to drum up last-minute support. But when the Biden campaign bus drove to Austin, it was greeted by a blockade of pro-Trump demonstrators, leading to what one Texas House representative described as an escalation “well beyond safe limits.” The cancelation comes amid national anxiety about voter intimidation, a tactic the Trump campaign has implicitly endorsed. Historian Dr. Eric Cervini was driving to help with the Biden campaign stop when he filmed a line of pickup trucks along the highway, many of them flying Trump flags. The drivers were “waiting to ambush the Biden/Harris campaign bus as it traveled from San Antonio to Austin,” Cervini tweeted. “These Trump supporters, many of whom were armed, surrounded the bus on the interstate and attempted to drive it off the road,” he alleged. “They outnumbered police 50-1, and they ended up hitting a staffer’s car.”
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2020 3:33:59 GMT
http://instagram.com/p/CGp_hsjAMUU Selena Gomez has not been afraid to be open and vulnerable about her mental health journey and in a recent Instagram video, she revealed that her struggles with mental health actually kept her from voting in the 2018 midterm elections. “I can be brutally honest, I was dealing with a lot of mental health issues and I didn’t get the opportunity to vote,” Gomez said. http://instagram.com/p/CG7vYvUjk1D Gomez said it was “difficult” for her not to vote but rather than focus on the past, she found that it put a fire under her “to be more active than I’ve ever been and to never miss a beat and to make sure I take time to do that.” http://instagram.com/p/CG-oe3UDtJf “So as hard as that is to admit, it’s something that I’ve learned a huge lesson with,” Gomez explained. Now, with the 2020 election just days away, the beloved pop star and actress isn’t just making sure she gets to the voting booth, she is working hard to encourage others to make an effort to vote as well. Just Thursday, she spoke with vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and shared the chat with her 195 million Instagram followers.
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2020 1:39:19 GMT
And in a video uploaded to Instagram this weekend, Selena opened up further about why she didn't vote in the last election, and said she learned a "huge lesson" from sitting it out. http://instagram.com/p/CG-oe3UDtJf "I can be brutally honest," the 28-year-old performer says in the video. "I was dealing with a lot of mental health issues and I didn't get the opportunity to vote." "That was really difficult for me," she went on. "But that actually put a fire under me to be more active than I've ever been, and to never miss a beat, and to make sure that I take time to do that." "So as hard as that is to admit, it's something that I've learned a huge lesson from." "Voting is something we should make time for," she concluded in her caption. "And it's never been more important. Take a few minutes today and make a plan to vote with When We All Vote."
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Post by Admin on Nov 8, 2020 19:37:32 GMT
Selena Gomez has joined the sea of Hollywood stars to have stepped out and celebrated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' win at the US elections. The singer has been urging fans to vote while showing her support to the duo for weeks now. With the results out, the Come and Get It hitmaker stepped into a car with her friend and played Miley Cyrus' hit track Party in the USA to jam on the song. The singer flashed her contagious smile in the video. However, Selena revealed she was moved to tears when the news of the Biden and Harris' win broke. "I was moved to tears tonight by @joebiden & @kamalaharris. Feeling so hopeful. Tonight was about kindness and compassion. We can have differences but still be kind," she said. Speaking about Harris' historic win, Selena said, "Seeing @kamalaharris make history was long overdue but what a beautiful moment. So grateful for her and for @staceyabrams and @michelleobama. They inspire me with their perseverance, selflessness & grace."
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