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A George Soros-backed political group has thrown more than $100,000 behind a candidate for prosecuting attorney in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to online records.
Appeal. he has ties to the trump organization and the trump circles, and he was recruited by republicans in the state. but interestingly enough, dr. oz, the celebrity name in all of this, just one vote, chuck. so while he does have a lot of name recognition here, it doesn't seem like he's being taken seriously by the state party at this point. then, of course, you've got the democrats, lieutenant governor tom fetterman running as a more progressive candidate, congressman lamb more moderate. it's going to be a hot one to watch, chuck. >> it sure is. always interesting to see outsider candidates...
In this mayor's race as well. i feel like there is something of a mixed message coming from the mayor's race in all this. >> yeah. you know, it's hard to draw big conclusions, but you are right to note, you saw earlier this year in the new york city mayoral primary how eric adams positioned himself in the more moderate lane, even though he is clearly an aggressive, not as some of his opponents, in new york last night he won overwhelmingly, now you have mayor elect adams that represents the nation's largest estimate but you had a mayoral contest up in boston, where the more progressive candidat...
Their private health insurance. they worked very hard for those rights. so that could also be a problematic for a more progressive candidate. >> bishop. >> i disagree with that. i think there's one thing we are overlooking and it's actually turnout for a democratic candidate when you talk about the base. look at 2016 and look at 2018, the individuals that turned out in historic numbers were african-american women, that is the base of the democratic party. in 2018 they turned out at 55% for eligible voters. that was 6% over the national average. so if you actually focus on these issues that int...
President who can do that. who can gather up those pieces and bring the american people together. >> reporter: while others present themselves as fighters. >> when i got into the race for president, i know what i'd be fighting for. i knew who i'd be fighting for. >> reporter: with just 52 days to go before voting starts, candidates are in a fierce debate about what america will need in a post-trump world. >> what we need to do right now is galvanize, not polarize. >> butt jeej takiigieg taking a elizabeth warren. >> we will fight when we must fit but i will never allow us to get so wrapped up ...