Henry J. Gomez
National political reporter @BuzzFeedNews. Previously: The Plain Dealer, Crain’s, other places, and Cinnabon. [email protected]
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Right-wing hoaxers Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman hit with felony charges in Cleveland tied to multi-state voter robocall campaign
The charges stem from a series of robocalls in which a caller claiming to be connected to Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman falsely claims that information on mail-in ballots can be used to track down outstanding warrants, debt and implement vaccines.
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Henry J. Gomez
Right-wing hoaxers Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman hit with felony charges in Cleveland tied to multi-state voter robocall campaign via @cory_shaffer
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Ohio Democrats Want To Make Their Republican Senator The Next Susan Collins
The fallout over Rob Portman’s support for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is another example of how 2022 is beginning before 2020 ends.
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Henry J. Gomez
The fallout over Rob Portman’s support for Amy Coney Barrett is another example of how 2022 is beginning before 2020 ends.
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She’s A Biden Supporter. Trump Just Held A Rally Outside Her House.
President Donald Trump and thousands of his supporters rallied feet away from Tara Doyle's house on Monday. The rally felt different from inside.
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Henry J. Gomez
“‘Goddammit,’ he says, ‘We’re not taking the signs down.’”
@kadiagoba on the Biden supporters who found a Trump rally feet from their doorstep.
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The Pandemic Election Has The Two Presidential Campaigns Living In Different Universes
Donald Trump rallied in a town that canceled its beloved pumpkin festival because of the coronavirus. The biggest crowd Kamala Harris saw was a long line of voters.
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Henry J. Gomez
The presidential campaigns are operating in alternate universes when it comes traveling, rallying, and messaging in the midst of a pandemic. The scene in Ohio yesterday really hammered that home.
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Iconic Cleveland Eatery Sokolowski's Calls It Quits
Bernie Sokolowski says it's time to retire after decades of devotion to the family restaurant.
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Henry J. Gomez
Damn. The legendary Sokolowski’s University Inn in Cleveland is closing permanently.
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Cory Booker Is Trying To Keep Up With The News
This is one of the most bizarre weeks in US history. A day in the life of the senator who’s running for reelection, preparing for Supreme Court hearings, cohabiting for the first time in his life, and self-quarantining through it.
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Henry J. Gomez
“Twenty-three days from the election, it is an insane time to be a human in America. It is another kind of bizarre insanity to be experiencing the spiral of government from inside its main deliberative body...” @rubycramer talks to @CoryBooker
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Donald Trump Is Canceling TV Ads In Midwestern States That Made Him President
“I don’t think the spin is in any way congruent with the reality,” one Republican strategist said of the Trump campaign's messaging.
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Henry J. Gomez
“I think Ohio is kind of the head and neck of the Midwest. ... If I see Trump winning Ohio by 6 to 8 points, then I think it means he’s winning nationally. Obviously if he loses Ohio, it’s Bad News Bears all around.”
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All of this shows the cash crunch Trump is in. Meanwhile, Biden is making his most aggressive play in Ohio yet.
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Henry J. Gomez
Besides being dark in IA and OH, Trump campaign has canceled $2 million in ad reservations in both MI and WI since early September. And in MN, Trump has chopped about $5 million from the TV budget.
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When Did Trump Test Negative For COVID-19 Before The Debate? Now Officials Won’t Say.
Cleveland Clinic officials confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the candidates could have tested negative as early as 72 hours before the debate and still met the requirements.
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Henry J. Gomez
The question of when Trump last tested negative for COVID remains a mystery, with the White House contradicting itself and the Cleveland Clinic now saying it could have been as far back as Saturday, Sept. 26. With @kadiagoba
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Cleveland Clinic officials confirmed Tuesday that Trump’s campaign assured them he had tested negative at some point during the 72 hours before the debate. So Trump could've been tested as early as Saturday, Sept. 26, and still met requirements.
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Is It Dangerous To Have More Debates?
Two of the most important people in the world stood in an enclosed room for hours. Now one has the coronavirus. Will there be any more debates?
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Henry J. Gomez
Notable silence today from the Commission on Presidential Debates, and some shifting, incomplete answers from the Cleveland Clinic, which hosted the first debate and is the CPD's health adviser for the next ones.
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A Steelworker Who Sat In The Debate Hall On Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test: “It’s Frustrating”
"I just literally heard about it when I looked at my newsfeed on my phone about an hour ago."
I was a Republican governor of Pa. I'm voting for Joe Biden | Opinion
Former Gov. Tom Ridge: This will be my first vote for a Democratic candidate for president of the United States.
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Henry J. Gomez
Tom Ridge for Biden is not the most surprising development. But he’s the third Republican former swing state governor — joining Kasich and Snyder — publicly opposing Trump and explicitly endorsing Biden.
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Joe Biden Said There's "No Doubt" The Next President Should Nominate Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Replacement
“In the coming days, we should focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy,” Biden said soon after news broke of the Supreme Court justice's death.
Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor blasts her party, Ohio GOP, for ‘irresponsible’ criticism of judge
Shortly after Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard Fry, a Democrat, ruled Tuesday that Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s rule to limit the number of ballot drop boxes in each county was arbitrary, the Republican Party made public a...
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Ohio’s Chief Justice — a Republican and former lieutenant governor — absolutely blistered the Ohio Republican Party for attacking a Democratic judge’s ruling in a voting access case.
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Joe Biden’s Push For Florida Is Locking In On A Key Group: Puerto Ricans
Biden’s visit to Florida this week came with a new plan for Puerto Rico, and policies aimed directly at one of the state's most crucial groups.
Here’s Why BuzzFeed News Is Calling QAnon A “Collective Delusion” From Now On
QAnon is much bigger — and more dangerous — than other conspiracy theories.
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Henry J. Gomez
"QAnon is a *collective delusion*, and that's what BuzzFeed News will be calling it from now on."
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Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in tracking poll of Ohio likely voters
Trump leads Biden by 5 percentage points in the latest figures released by Morning Consult.
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Henry J. Gomez
Biden doing better with men and Trump doing better with women in Ohio are a couple of surprising data points here.
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Joe Biden’s Most Direct Case Against Trump: The President Is A "Toxin"
Biden scrapped his go-to "soul of the nation" speech, at least for a day, to characterize Trump as a leader who only deepens the crises of the moment.
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Henry J. Gomez
Something notable about Biden's speech today: Not one mention of the "soul of the nation." This was an argument framed around a similar idea, but in a much more direct and explicit way — that Trump is a dangerous, poisonous president.
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Joe Biden Promised A Way Out Of The Darkness — And The Coronavirus Crisis — As He Accepted The Democratic Nomination For President
Biden’s acceptance speech at a party convention stripped down because of the pandemic made a tight, forward-looking case for his candidacy.
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Henry J. Gomez
.@JoeBiden promised a way out of the darkness — and the coronavirus crisis — as he accepted the Democratic nomination tonight. The BuzzFeed take from me & @mollyhc
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Pete Buttigieg And Andrew Yang, Unknown Two Years Ago, Help Shape Democrats’ Future
The two former presidential candidates say they understand why Joe Biden won. And they’re ready to help him take the party forward.
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Henry J. Gomez
Two years ago, no one knew @PeteButtigieg and @AndrewYang. Tonight they'll speak on the closing night of the Democratic convention. I talked with both about what they learned from their campaigns, about Biden, and about the future.
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Joe Biden's Virtual Convention Is Preparing Democrats For A Virtual Campaign
“It’s like a broader democratization of the DNC in a way,” said one digital strategist.
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Henry J. Gomez
New from me: Democrats embrace a virtual campaign and convention as “the great equalizer.”
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