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I never pay full price for anything. Retired Money columnist for @SunSentinel, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

South Florida
Joined February 2009
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Doreen Christensen retweeted
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Democrats are planning to investigate if the 2024 Election was "RIGGED" by Elon Musk They want to know how Elon Musk Knew Trump won 4 hours before the 2024 election was called
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When I came to Congress in 1987, there were only twelve Democratic women. We made it our mission to change that. Today, we celebrate the election of more than 100 Democratic women to the House — a tremendous joy and source of pride. When women succeed, America succeeds!
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Doreen Christensen retweeted
Congratulations to Gov. Ken Griffin and Lt. Gov. Florida Power & Light
The results in Florida's statewide races are as much a story of money as voter registration. Florida Republicans outspent Florida Democrats more than 6-to-1. Byron Donalds alone raised and spent more than $160 million to win the governor's race.
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The Florida Legislature put Amendment 3 on the ballot because “people should have a say”. That was considerate. What do you say we put meaningful campaign finance reform on the 2028 ballot to get rid of all the corporate and PAC money we saw this cycle? You know, just so the people can have a say. 👍 @FLSenate @myflhouse
A Montana ballot initiative to ban corporate money in state politics has passed, according to the AP.
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Doreen Christensen retweeted
Yesterday, hundreds of us got to hear much of this in-person in Sarasota. I ask that you just take a moment to listen to @davidjollyfl and his closing message. It’s not the divisive, name-calling, fear-laden messaging repetitively shouted by Donalds to scare you into begrudgingly voting for him. David’s message one of hope and promise. His message is, and has been, one of a unified Florida working together for a better future. Please, for all our communities and all our residents, get out on November 3 and vote for David Jolly and @GwenGraham as our next Florida Governor!
We'll never make America great again if we don't first make America good again. Two days. Let's go change the world!
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Doreen Christensen retweeted
New: Contractors erecting a second border wall along the southern boundary of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona have bulldozed a path for equipment, uprooting plants and unearthing Native American remains. propub.li/4zmKUci
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Doreen Christensen retweeted
Great summary. "Choosing David Jolly over Byron Donalds does not turn you into a Democrat. It makes you a Floridian who weighed the options and chose the best candidate. That's all." - @Vincinnatus
I voted for David Jolly. My principles survived the experience. I've written about why: constitutional checks, Florida’s resources, and the quaint expectation that a governor exercise his own judgment. The Conservative Case for David Jolly ↓
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Doreen Christensen retweeted
Darline Graham admits she doesn’t want to be a US Senator and blames her dead brother for putting her in the position of having to run: “When I get to heaven one day, I am just going to choke Lindsey.” nytimes.com/2026/10/30/us/da…
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Great closing message!
Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.
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Doreen Christensen retweeted
The Republican Party of Florida just disclosed its genera election donors. Florida Power & Light alone has put $7.75 million into the party since September. FPL is planning to announce a major data center project in Florida sometime before the end of the year...
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We want to help you stay informed this election season. For a limited time, all midterms coverage is free in the @NYTimes app. Download the app here: nytimes.com/app
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The trip highlights the remarkable relationship between a son of the US president and a tycoon with a criminal record who has close ties to Vladimir Putin’s personal security service. Intelligence experts say such connections are ripe for manipulation. ft.trib.al/p0LBRYI
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Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.
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Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández credited our reporting as the catalyst for the Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act. We revealed that 500+ U.S. citizens have been detained in warrantless arrests since Trump returned to office. propublica.org/article/ameri…
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Doreen Christensen retweeted
Republican campaign operatives worry that a series of damaging stories have contributed to voter concerns about alleged government corruption less than two weeks before the midterm elections on.wsj.com/4i4CWyx
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Republicans control every branch of government and what did they give you? Higher gas prices. Higher cost of living. Higher healthcare costs. Higher inflation.
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Kushner also failed to disclose himself as an agent of a foreign government, having been paid nearly $2 billion in total by foreign leaders. trib.al/OTkGEv6
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Political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security wanted CISA, an agency that protects election systems, to acquire and hack a voting machine, which shocked staffers. “This goes against everything CISA represents,” a former official said. propublica.org/article/cisa-…
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