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'Desperate' Republicans in 'panic mode' as new attack line fails: report

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Republicans are turning to an insult Democrats used against them two years ago as their midterm chances droop. MS NOW reported that top Republicans have started slurring rivals as "weird," which Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz deployed in July 2024 against Donald Trump, JD Vance and other Republicans. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) called Democrats "dangerous, radical, and weird" three times in a speech of less than 10 minutes at the Republican convention in Dallas this month, and Vance called Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed "evil" and "weird." The president has repeatedly called Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico "weird." On Friday, the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA, Inc. released an ad that opens by calling Talarico "weird — very weird." The Republicans are leaning on the insult while the political landscape turns against them. Trump's approval ratings are historically low, inflation hasn't gone away, gas prices remain above $4 a gallon, and the war in Iran has passed the sev

First report: MAGA Inc. Turns Democrats’ Favorite 2024 Attack Back On Talarico — dailywire.com, 2d