Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore was found guilty Thursday of using money raised for a statue of a fallen police officer for personal expenses, The Hill reported. The Nevada Republican was convicted of one count of conspiracy and six counts of federal wire fraud, with each carrying a penalty of up to 20 years in jail.
Fiore, who once ran for Nevada governor, will be sentenced on Jan. 6 and will likely never serve in political office again. The 54-year-old was found guilty after taking funds raised for a statue that would honor Metropolitan Police Department Officer Alyn Beck, who the Las Vegas Review-Journal noted was killed in the line of duty in 2014.
A political action committee and charity set up for the purpose raked in tens of thousands of dollars for what donors thought would be a memorial. Instead, Fiore used the money for plastic surgery, rent, and to help pay for her daughter's wedding.
Federal prosecutor Dahoud Askar told the jury she "used a tragedy to line her pockets." The jury agreed with that assessment, finding her guilty on all counts after only two hours of deliberation.
In January 2020, the Alyn Beck Memorial Park was opened to the public. It included a statue in Beck's honor that was funded nearly entirely by Olympia Companies, the developer of the planned community where the park was located, as Fiore was well aware.
Nevertheless, Fiore continued to raise funds for the statue between January 2019 and February 2020. By the time her scheme had concluded, she had siphoned off most of the money, leaving just a few hundred dollars in the accounts.
Several individuals, including Gov. Joe Lombardo, were unwittingly caught up in Fiore's scheme. The Nevada Republican contributed $5,000 left over from his campaign to fund the project.
Michael Sanft, Fiore's attorney, attempted to equate Lombardo's donation of his campaign funds, which is allowed by Nevada law, with Fiore's scheme. Federal Prosecutor Alexander Gottfried rightfully pointed out that there's a "pretty big difference" between the two.
Bank records revealed exactly what Fiore did wrong. Prosecutors showed that donation checks deposited into the political action committee's account were then transferred straight to daughter Sheena Siegel, with dates and amounts that lined up perfectly.
Lost in the ugliness of Fiore's conviction is the fallen hero she used as a prop. Fox News reported that on June 8, 2014, a married couple walked into a restaurant where Beck and Officer Igor Soldo were having lunch and shot them in an unprompted attack.
The couple, Jerad and Amanda Miller, also killed one civilian in the process. The shooting spree ended after Amanda shot several rounds into her husband before killing herself.
The senseless violence was blamed on extremism as the couple had radical views. Unfortunately, these views led to the crime that took the life of Beck, who was 41 years old, and left his wife a widow and three children fatherless.
Soldo, just 31 at the time of his death, left behind a wife and a baby. His sister-in-law, Colleen Soldo, said he was a "great guy" and a good father to his child.
Fiore's crimes are unconscionable, and she deserves to spend every day in prison that the judge ultimately sees fit. Stealing is a terrible crime as it is, but doing so while benefitting from a tragedy in this way is disgraceful.
President Joe Biden was uncharacteristically emotional while receiving the Global Citizen award during the Clinton Global Initiative Summit, Breitbart reported. Biden gushed over presenters Bill and Hillary Clinton, telling the former first lady, "I love you."
Biden attended the summit with wife, Jill Biden, in New York City on Monday evening. He was not set to speak but was only there to support the first lady who had to witness her husband make such an overture to another woman.
The president made sentimental remarks on stage while accepting the award from the Clintons. "This is what you call being trapped," Biden said, lightly suggesting he was there against his will.
"Hillary, I want to thank you —and I maybe shouldn’t do this publicly — but thank you personally for the way you have helped me, the way you’ve spoken up for me with such passion. I can’t tell you — you can ask Jill. Anyway, I love you."
According to the New York Post, which shared a clip of the moment, Joe Biden wiped tears from his eyes after sharing his remarks. Hillary Clinton mouthed "thank you" in return.
The lovefest continued as the president also praised Bill Clinton, whose sordid past is well known, as a man of "decency" and "incredible intellect." Bill Clinton in turn had kind words for Joe Biden, arguably the worst president in modern history.
"He’s provided a playbook for getting things done," Bill Clinton said. Joe Biden continued with his high praise for Bill Clinton, calling him a person with "uncommon decency and goodness and grace.
This schmaltzy exchange seemed like a farewell from Joe Biden, who is serving out the last months of his term as a lame duck. Perhaps he is especially loyal to the Clintons because they stood by him as rumors swirled about his unfitness for president.
After a disastrous debate performance on July 28, Joe Biden caved to pressure and stepped down from the presidential race. However, the Clintons publicly pushed for donors to continue to support him right up until the day he pulled out.
As heavy hitters like former President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were trying to force him out, Hillary Clinton stood firmly behind Joe Biden. Even after the debate that all but sealed Joe Biden's fate, Hillary Clinton came out in his favor.
"The choice in this election remains very simple. It's a choice between someone who cares about you—your rights, your prospects, your future—versus someone who's only in it for himself," Hillary posted to X, formerly Twitter, in the immediate aftermath, The Hill reported.
"I'll be voting Biden." Unfortunately for her, Hillary Clinton's clout was not enough to save Biden from the coup staged by his own party to replace him with Vice President Kamala Harris.
These radical Democrats ruin the nation while slapping each other on the back for a job well done. The Clintons and the Bidens are awful politicians and even worse people, but they are brought together by having those facts in common.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged a question about the many thousands of illegal immigrants in the U.S. with criminal records, Fox News reported. Jean-Pierre claimed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement numbers were "misrepresented" when asked about it by Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy.
During Monday's White House press briefing, Doocy pressed Jean-Pierre about ICE figures that show "13,000 people who have been convicted of murder across the border illegally and are living among us." Jean-Pierre claimed that Doocy was flat-out wrong.
"That has been debunked on what has been falsely misrepresented, misrepresented here. So we have to call that out," Jean-Pierre claimed.
Doocy asked Jean-Peirre about ICE data making the rounds with GOP lawmakers about criminal records for illegal immigrants who are not currently detained by ICE but slated for deportation. One of those figures includes 13,099 who are convicted of homicide.
When Jean-Pierre said it was simply a "misrepresentation," Doocy pushed back on that claim. "Can you clarify what the misrepresentation is?" Doocy said.
"If we're going to report something, data that's out there, we got to do it in a way that is not confusing the American people and certainly not lying. If you look at the total returns and removal of the past year, that has been higher than every year under the previous administration since 2010," Jean-Pierre claimed, deflecting from the number still in the country.
Some media outlets have attempted to debunk the claims. The Department of Homeland Security softened the blow by noting the number included "individuals who entered the country over the past 40 years or more" and "many who are under the jurisdiction or currently incarcerated by federal, state or local law enforcement partners."
However, it doesn't change the fact that there are at least 647,000 illegal immigrants in the country who are convicted criminals or who have pending charges. Besides the murderers, there are convicted kidnappers, drug offenders, sex offenders, burglars, and other violent criminals.
While Jean-Pierre quibbles over the figures, the reality on the ground for many communities is that illegal immigration is bringing in more criminal activity. By definition, those who enter the U.S. without proper documentation are criminals, albeit nonviolent.
Still, communities where illegal immigration numbers ballooned, such as in Springfield, Ohio, note the destruction it brings. While many have tried to downplay reports of migrant behavior, the Washington Times reported that this community is suffering.
The population is about 58,000, but another 20,000 primarily Haitian immigrants have flooded in between 2020 to 2025. With this influx came "trash piling up on streets, dangerous driving, homelessness, people squatting on their properties, overstressed health care services, and a host of other issues you would expect from a sudden, unplanned, 34% population increase," the Times said.
Things are even worse in Aurora, Colorado, where Venezuelan gangs have the city under siege. Authorities don't have exact figures on the crime rate, but reports reveal that these gangs have taken over entire apartment complexes and broke down the doors of residents at will.
It's common sense that problems will follow when people enter the U.S. illegally. The fact that Doocy cited a statistic encompassing decades to make that point does nothing to change the underlying truth.
Tom Pearson, confidant and top adviser to embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams, resigned Monday, the New York Daily News reported. Pearson is one of several officials, including the mayor, who are caught up in a federal corruption probe.
In his resignation letter, Pearson said his last day would be Friday. He said the reason was so that he could "focus on family, self-care and new endeavors."
However, this move comes just days after Adams was indicted on bribery charges and nearly a month after Pearson had his devices seized. It also follows a spate of resignations of those surrounding the mayor, including New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, who have stepped down amid the scandal.
“I've decided to focus on family, self-care, and new endeavors, I have decided to resign, effective Friday, October 4, 2024.”
Resignation letter from Mayor Adams Senior Aide Tim Pearson #mayoradams @fox5ny pic.twitter.com/whNwjgcKo3
— Linda Schmidt (@LSchmidtFox5) October 1, 2024
Pearson used his resignation letter and as an opportunity to tout his achievements while ignoring the scandals. "I played a critical role in ensuring quality assurance for migrant services and security issues, with particular oversight of shelter sites and migrant contracts, with a focus on keeping costs down for the city," Pearson claimed.
The New York Post reported that Adams similarly glossed over the accusations in a statement about Pearson's resignation. "Tim has had a long career in both the public and private sectors, where he has spent over 30 years keeping New Yorkers safe," Adams said Monday.
The mayor's longtime friend is under investigation for his actions serving in the Economic Development Corporation and later heading a new unit Adams created called the Municipal Services Assessment Division. Here, he allegedly received kickbacks and engaged in influence peddling in exchange for New York City government contracts.
Beyond the federal probe, Pearson is the subject of four separate lawsuits. One of the lawsuits pertains to his activity in the mayor's office and includes an incriminating comment Pearson allegedly made about his position.
"People are doing very well on these contracts. I have to get mine. Where are my crumbs?" Pearson allegedly said, revealing his motives.
The mayor's aide has a history of legal problems beyond the current scandal. In 2022, Pearson was employed with Resorts World Casino in Queens while receiving a city salary for his full-time job there.
He avoided further problems by simply resigning from the casino. However, trouble would find him again in October 2023 when he got into a physical altercation with two security guards at a migrant shelter.
The security guards were arrested, but Person was later under scrutiny for allegedly starting the incident and shoving a female guard. He also has a history of throwing his weight around when he's backed into a corner.
In March, Roxanne Ludemann sued Pearson for sexual harassment. Then, her two witnesses, Sgt. Michael Ferrari and Lt. George Huang, initiated their own lawsuit after Pearson allegedly retaliated against them for supporting Ludemann.
While the mayor has yet to resign, Pearson has done the right thing by leaving his post as the accusations pile up. If any of these allegations are true, the people of New York City deserve to see justice done and better leaders in place.
The Kentucky Supreme Court suspended an attorney in the state from practicing law for three years after he attempted to harass and intimidate other lawyers during a custody dispute involving his children.
Ben Dusing has been temporarily suspended from practicing law in the state since 2022, when a profanity-filled 2021 Facebook message he sent to opposing attorneys in his custody case came to light.
Dusing used the word "f***" almost 50 times in his 9-minute online tirade and threatened to blow up the attorneys.
He has since apologized to the court for his actions, claiming that he was advocating for court reform and fighting alleged "corruption" in the process.
His contentions were dismissed by the justices, who said that the video was “incredibly disturbing and threatening.”
Chief Justice Laurance VanMeter and Justices Debra Lambert, Kelly Thompson and Michelle Keller voted for the three-year suspension, while Justices Angela McCormick Bisig and Robert Conley thought Dusing should be permanently disbarred.
The justices also said that Dusing had a “history of engaging in frivolous litigation” during family court proceedings.
“Dusing failed to use the law’s procedures for legitimate purposes and instead intentionally sought to harass and intimidate others,” the ruling stated.
During the case against him, Dusing tried to get the judge recused and filed over two dozen appellate motions. He also tried to get the opposing attorney disqualified prior to the start of the case.
He spent seven days in jail last year for failing to abide by restrictions in communication with his ex-fiancee.
Dusing used to represent high profile clients as a federal prosecutor in the state.
He prosecuted former Cincinnati City Council member Jeff Pastor on a corruption charge, for example.
Dusing spent the last year in Ukraine as an aid runner while appealing his sentence.
As someone whose political fortunes were arguably impacted in negative fashion by big tech censorship in the last presidential cycle, Donald Trump has just made a bold statement about his intentions should he reclaim the White House.
Trump has signaled his intention to prosecute Google if he prevails in November, citing what he says is strong evidence that the company's search engine prioritizes only unflattering coverage of him and his campaign in order to boost his rival's electoral prospects, as the New York Post reports.
In the wake of the release of a study claiming that Google was taking active steps to bury website search results for the Trump campaign while simultaneously boosting the performance of Kamala Harris' campaign site and other coverage favorable to the VP, the former president held forth on actions he would like to take against the firm.
Taking to Truth Social to make his position clear, he said, “It has been determined that Google has illegally used a system of only revealing and displaying bad stories about Donald J. Trump, some made up for this purpose while, at the same time, only revealing good stories about Comrade Kamala Harris.”
Trump went on, saying, “This is an ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, and hopefully the Justice Department will criminally prosecute them for this blatant interference of Elections.”
He did not stop there, adding that if the DOJ resisted the notion of charging Google for the alleged offenses, he would “request their prosecution at the maximum levels” if elected to another term in the Oval Office.
Trump's concerns stemmed from a Media Research Center study that reviewed the outcomes of two distinct Google search attempts, namely, “Donald Trump presidential race 2024” and “Kamala Harris presidential race 2024.”
The search that involved Harris' name yielded results more favorable to the Democrat's campaign, placing it just below articles about her bid pulled from left-leaning media outlets.
When Trump's name was used, his campaign site came in far lower in the rendered results and appeared underneath articles from outlets critical of the former president.
According to Brent Bozell of the Media Research Center, this is clear evidence of Google “trying to stack the deck in favor of Kamala Harris.”
Bozell continued, “Google's search engine pushes left-wing media articles favoring Kamala Harris and slamming Donald Trump,” and he warned media consumers not to trust the search results they receive from the company.
In response to the criticisms from Trump and Bozell, a Google spokesperson attempted to downplay the significance of the findings.
According to The Hill, a spokesperson for the tech behemoth said, “Both campaign websites consistently appear at the top of Search for relevant and common search queries.”
“This report looked at a single rare search term on a single day a few weeks ago, and even for that search, both candidates' websites ranked in the top results on Google,” the representative added, but whether that explanation will carry any weight with Trump -- or millions of media-skeptical Americans who tend know bias when they see it -- only time will tell.
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) called for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign following his indictment, The Hill reported. Adams is facing corruption charges stemming from a federal investigation.
Adams was served with a five-count indictment that included charges such as bribery, wire fraud, and foreign contribution on Thursday. Adams maintains his innocence and has insisted he is staying in office for the duration.
This has become a problem for lawmakers like Nadler who see Adams as a burden to the city. "My belief is that the Mayor has lost the ability to effectively lead the City of New York, and therefore, he must resign," Nadler said in a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter.
My statement on Mayor Eric Adams: pic.twitter.com/pAovO99Gkn
— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) September 27, 2024
Nadler isn't alone in calling on Adams to resign from office amid the scandal. Still, Nadler's statement was careful to clarify that Adams has the presumption of innocence.
"While the criminal charges outlined in the indictment by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York are very serious, Mayor Adams deserves the right to due process and to be treated as presumed innocent until proven guilty," Nadler stated. "However, there are questions of whether the Mayor can continue to effectively lead our City as Mayor at this time," he added.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) similarly demanded that Adams step down for the good of the city. "I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City," Ocasio-Cortez said in her post to X on Wednesday.
"The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening gov function. Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration. For the good of the city, he should resign," she added, referring to other officials around Adams who also have been implicated.
I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City.
The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening gov function. Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration.
For the good of the city, he should resign.…
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 25, 2024
Adams didn't respond directly to Nadler but previously reiterated that he has no plans to leave office. "From here, my attorneys will take care of the case so I can take care of the city," Adams told reporters.
"My day-to-day will not change. I will continue to do the job for 8.3 million New Yorkers that I was elected to do and the 300,000 plus employees of our city government will continue to do their job because this is what we do as New Yorkers," he claimed.
Even when it came time for Thursday's arrangement, NBC News reported that Adams was still maintaining his innocence. He pleaded not guilty before a judge and dug in his heels about remaining in office.
"We are not surprised. We expected this. I ask New Yorkers to wait to hear our defense before making any judgments," Adams said after his indictment.
Adams needs to think of the people of New York instead of himself. Even if he is innocent, Adams will have to spend valuable time and resources defending himself, which will distract him from his duties.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped into CNN's Jake Tapper when he asked her about former President Donald Trump's comments that Vice President Kamala Harris has "cognitive problems," The Hill reported. Trump made the remark Tuesday at a Savannah, Georgia, rally.
"I’m sure that you hear from progressive voters, Democratic voters who say...why don’t they talk about Donald Trump’s cognitive problems?" Tapper said to Pelosi on the network Tuesday. “Well, Donald Trump talked about that just a second ago, and I want to get your reaction," Tapper said before rolling the clip.
In the clip, Trump said they "laugh at us all over the world" because Harris has a chance of becoming the president. "You talk about cognitive problems – she’s got bigger cognitive problems than he has, in my opinion," Trump said of President Joe Biden and Harris.
The clip of Trump set Pelosi off on a tangent. "Why would you even cover that?" Pelosi chided Tapper.
"This is a person who is not on the level. He is their nominee for president. He is incompetent," she added.
"Let’s not even talk about the silliness of it all, and the weirdness of it all and the assault on women that it is," Pelosi said, throwing out all the leftist buzzwords that she thought might stick. "We’re not going to talk issues. Incompetent," she raged.
"The only thing he did as president. The only thing he did as president when he had the majority was to pass a bill – tax cuts – that gave 83% of the benefits to the top one percent, adding $2 trillion to the national debt," Pelosi continued, visibly upset.
"The worst job creation record of any president since Herbert Hoover," she claimed. Shockingly, Tapper added that it was "because of Covid," with which Pelosi sharply disagreed.
Pelosi's reaction to Tapper reeked of desperation. Democrats know they are in trouble with Harris as their last-minute pick for president, and they have routinely tried to attack Trump in any way they can as a coping mechanism.
One of the most transparent of these attempts came from Pelosi herself even before the deal was done with Harris. While everyone with a shred of honesty was concerned about Biden's obvious cognitive decline last summer, Pelosi was trying to say it was Trump who had the problem.
"There are health care professionals who think that Trump has dementia. If we’re just talking about mental acuity, let’s be fair about it," Pelosi said in June on CNN, according to the UK Independent.
Meanwhile, leftist publication The New Republic attempted to cover for Pelosi with their account of the exchange with Tapper. The title "Nancy Pelosi Snaps After CNN Airs Nonsensical Trump Smear of Harris" and the subheading calling Trump's remarks "absurd" can't change the fact that Pelosi is still bothered by Trump.
The leftists are starting to behave like they know they're losing the fight. Pelosi's outsized response to Trump's throwaway remark says more about the Democratic Party's worries than it does about Trump.
Former first lady Melania Trump blamed the Democratic Party and establishment media for the "toxic atmosphere" that led to the assassination attempts against her husband, the UK Daily Mail reported. Trump sat down for a rare interview with Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt, which aired on Thursday.
Melania Trump spoke from her perspective as the wife of GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump. She shared her feelings about the assassination attempts against him and about the couple's son, Barron Trump, among other personal topics.
The usually tight-lipped first lady will release her memoir "Melania" on Oct. 8. She has been in the press on a publicity tour promoting the book that will drop less than a month before Election Day.
Donald Trump has survived two assassination attempts in as many months, which Melania Trump chalked up to divine providence. "And, I think both of the events, they were really miracles," she said.
"Like, that much and he could, you know, he could not be with us," she said, holding her index finger and thumb closely together to describe how close the July 13 attempt came to succeeding. "I think something was watching over him. It's almost like country really needed him," the former first lady added.
Melania Trump believes that both assassination attempts stem from this rhetoric against Donald Trump. "Is it really shocking that all this outrageous violence goes against my husband?" the 54-year-old former first lady said.
"Especially that we hear the leaders from the opposition party and mainstream media branding him as threat to democracy, calling him vile names. They only fueling a toxic atmosphere and all of these people that they wanted to harm - this needs to stop," Melania Trump urged.
"This needs to stop. The country needs to unite, and I encourage everybody to read my letter that I wrote on July 14th again. Because that cannot continue," she added.
Melania Trump fiercely protected her and her family's privacy during her husband's first candidacy and term as president. However, something has certainly changed, as the former first lady opened up to Earhardt.
The former first lady called her husband "a family man. He loves his country. And all he wants is to build better. And prosperous." Melania Trump said she was happy just having one child, Barron, who has begun his first year at New York University this year.
"He wants to be New York and study in New York and live in his home. And I respect that. And he's incredible, young man. I'm very proud of what he grow up to. His strength, his intelligence. His knowledge. His kindness," she said the son she shares with Donald Trump.
The former first lady also recalled what it was like to come home to their Mar-o-lago residence after it was raided by the FBI in August 2022. "I saw unpleasant stuff that nobody wants to see. And you get angry because, you know, nobody should be putting up with that kind of stuff," Melania Trump said.
The Trump family has faced much adversity since Donald Trump first announced his run for president. Melania Trump has been by his side the whole time, and now she is ready to tell her side of the story.
Kentucky voters will choose a new justice for the state's 5th Supreme Court district this November, the Kentucky Lantern reported. Democrats and Republicans are sharply divided on the candidates despite their lack of official political affiliation.
The court will have a vacancy after Chief Justice Laurance VanMeter announced he would not seek another term. Early voting begins on October 31, with the candidates facing off for the position on the court.
Eight counties encompassing Central Kentucky will participate in the election, with the culmination of the race on Election Day. The candidates are attorney Erin Izzo and deputy chief Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Pamela Goodwine.
In Kentucky, judges are nonpartisan. However, Izzo has received backing from local Republican groups and an endorsement from the Clark County Republican Party. Goodwine has received a nod from Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and other prominent Democrats.
Judges are prohibited from giving their opinions on cases in advance, but the support they're receiving from the respective parties makes it clear where they stand. "I have been a registered independent since I became a judge, and I am known for continually displaying a strong work ethic along with honesty and integrity to ensure justice for all," Goodwine claimed.
"My strong reputation for upholding these values along with my 25 years of dedicated service as a judge has earned me respect from all parties. I have staunch supporters from all parties and welcome and accept invitations from all parties to participate in their events," she added. Still, her strongest supporters are Democrats and their donors.
Meanwhile, Izzo has courted support from voters of all stripes, noting she thinks it "would be dangerous for Kentucky" to add partisanship to the judge's race. "I think as a candidate, there’s not much I can do with my supporters in terms of who’s going to give endorsements and who’s not," Izzo said.
"It doesn’t surprise me, honestly, that Beshear came out and endorsed her given her political leanings. And it doesn’t surprise me that the Clark County Republicans came out and endorsed me because of their political leanings," Izzo added.
Izzo has also promised to be an originalist in her jurisprudence. "I look at how things are, what the intention of the founding fathers were with our Constitution, and that kind of carries over to what legislative intent was when a law was adopted," Izzo said.
While it's important to hear from Izzo, what's more telling is what her enemies say about her. On Planned Parenthood's voter information website, they smear Izzo because for her "extremist" support.
"The end of Roe v. Wade was just the beginning for those determined to take away our control over our bodies and medical choices. But this election, we have the power to push back," the abortion provider claimed.
"We need leaders who are unapologetic and unafraid to join us in the fight to take back control of our families, our bodies, and our future. This election, we decide," Planned Parenthood went on.
"Erin Izzo has a history of supporting extremist organizations that oppose same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ rights, and reproductive freedoms, including abortion and in vitro fertilization (IVF)," the organization charged. Of course, this sounds like a list of her greatest achievements to actual conservatives.
The people of Kentucky will get to choose what kind of court they will have. Either they will elect an originalist like Izzo or someone like Goodwine, who the state's leftist governor endorsed.