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Friday, July 14, 2023

POLITICO Nightly: The Tucker Carlson primary

 


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BY CALDER MCHUGH

Tucker Carlson attends the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament.

Tucker Carlson attends the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament. | Seth Wenig/AP Photo

SHOW TIME — Tucker Carlson might be out at Fox News, but he’s still in a position to shape the direction of the 2024 Republican primary.

On Friday, Carlson is hosting a presidential forum in Des Moines, Iowa, sponsored by influential evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats. A few candidates will be missing but the roster includes six of the most prominent presidential contenders: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

The six have disparate relationships with Carlson that will go a long way toward determining how they prep for the event. No candidate has been on Tucker’s new show on Twitter. But their appearances on his Fox show before it was canceled gives us some clues into how Friday’s forum could go.

Ramaswamy is probably sleeping the easiest. He went on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” dozens of times, and the program helped turn him into a (semi) known entity within the party. When it came time to announce his candidacy for president, Ramaswamy decided he’d get the most reach if he went on Tucker’s show to do so. Finally, when Fox News canceled “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Ramaswamy made it known that he thought Carlson would be a “good addition” to the 2024 race himself.

At one point, DeSantis was in a similarly advantageous position. He was a regular on Carlson’s Fox program, and his consistent discussion of “woke” politics (he used the word “woke” six times in his announcement that he was running for president and hasn’t slowed down since) dovetails with Carlson’s political sensibilities, which tend to focus on cultural issues. But Carlson’s former employer Fox News has reportedly soured on DeSantis of late , concerned his campaign is leading nowhere. Whether Carlson agrees will be clearer after Friday.

After Carlson’s two former favorites, things get a little trickier. Scott was on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” just once in 2020, and the two don’t seem to have much of a relationship. Pence appeared on the show multiple times while serving as vice president, discussing topics like sanctions against Russia. More recently, though, Pence slammed Carlson’s portrayal of Jan. 6 and Carlson called Pence “delusional” and argued “[Pence] spent four years getting bossed around by Trump like a concubine.”

The final two candidates are likely the ones prepping the hardest for a rough ride with their host. Not long after Haley’s campaign launch, Carlson submarined her candidacy by saying, “Nikki Haley believes in collective racial guilt. She believes identity politics is our future. ‘Vote for me because I’m a woman,’ she says. That’s her pitch.”

As for Hutchinson, in 2021 he and Carlson got into a heated back and forth on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” about the then-governor’s decision to veto a bill that would have banned surgery for transgender youth. Hutchinson, who’s trying to carve out a moderate conservative lane in the primary, has also attacked Carlson for questioning America’s support of Ukraine .

Carlson himself remains one of the biggest wildcards in the Republican primary. Viewership for “Tucker Carlson on Twitter” has been in a nosedive since his first show . In response, he’s gotten even more unbridled than he ever was on Fox. He recently interviewed Andrew Tate, the former kickboxer who’s garnered internet fame for his crude comments about women (he is a self-described misogynist) and was arrested in Romania earlier this year on charges of rape, human trafficking and setting up a criminal gang.

With flagging numbers in tow, Carlson has an incentive to prove that he remains a force that shapes Republican Party thinking. The candidates at the forum will likewise have to make a calculation: what’s the best way to approach the latest iteration of the one-time most watched personality on cable news?

Hanging over the event, of course, is the front runner in the polls: former President Donald Trump. Trump, who is still courting the evangelical vote in Iowa, reportedly asked Vander Plaats if he could send surrogate J.D. Vance in his place . Vander Plaats refused. Instead, despite Carlson’s recent effusive praise of Trump, the former president will appear in Cedar Rapids next week at a town hall with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.

Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, recently called Carlson the “dad of the conservative movement” and “this generation’s Rush Limbaugh.” With six serious presidential candidates in the mix on Friday, Carlson will have a chance to prove if those descriptions still apply.

Welcome to POLITICO Nightly. Reach out with news, tips and ideas at nightly@politico.com . Or contact tonight’s author at cmchugh@politico.com or on Twitter at @calder_mchugh .

 

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WHAT'D I MISS?

— House intel committee pushing new legislation to help CIA sexual assault victims: After CIA employees told Congress that their cases of sexual assault at the agency were mishandled, the House intelligence committee is pushing new legislation that would make it easier for victims of sexual harassment and assault at Langley to seek assistance . The committee, driven by Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and ranking member Jim Himes (D-Conn.), is including the provision, details of which were obtained by POLITICO, in the Intelligence Authorization Act that was marked up this morning in a closed-door session. The provision creates an Office of the Victim and Whistleblower Counsel at the CIA to serve as a single point of contact for alleged victims and to provide them with legal assistance and advocate on their behalf as they try to get justice.

— ChatGPT faces consumer protection probe: The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether ChatGPT is violating consumer protection laws , a person familiar with the matter confirmed today. The 20-page investigation document, first obtained by The Washington Post, asks OpenAI to hand over documents for a probe looking at whether the company behind the popular ChatGPT chatbot has engaged in unfair or deceptive practices relating to consumer harm or privacy or data security practices. This includes documents and communications involving complaints involving people’s privacy and safety, in addition to instances of ChatGPT making inaccurate or disparaging comments about individuals.

— Biden ‘serious’ about prisoner swap for WSJ reporter detained in Russia: President Joe Biden today made his strongest public promise yet that the United States is “serious” about orchestrating a prisoner swap to secure the release of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia. “I’m serious on a prisoner exchange,” Biden said at a news conference in Helsinki. “And I’m serious about doing all we can to free Americans being illegally held in Russia or anywhere else for that matter, and that process is underway.”

— Begich challenging Peltola for House seat in Alaska: Republican Nick Begich announced today he would run for Congress again in Alaska , setting up a possible rematch against incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), the state’s only statewide elected Democrat. Begich, a Republican activist in the state, ran for Congress in both the August 2022 special election to succeed the late Rep. Don Young — the state’s longtime member of the House who died while traveling back to Alaska in March 2022 — and the November general election. He came in third, behind Peltola and Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee and Alaska governor, in both contests.

NIGHTLY ROAD TO 2024

LEAKY SHIP — An Iowa state senator who’d previously endorsed Donald Trump is flipping his support to Ron DeSantis just days after the former president attacked Iowa’s popular Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, reports POLITICO’s Alex Isenstadt.

Jeff Reichman, who is serving his first term in the state Senate, announced today that he is defecting to the Florida governor’s presidential campaign. In a statement, Reichman singled out praise for Reynolds, who Trump has targeted for her warmness toward DeSantis, his main rival for the GOP nomination.

“Iowa Republicans must be united if we are going to take our country back and reverse Joe Biden’s failures,” Reichman said in a statement. “Gov. DeSantis has achieved the same type of commonsense policy victories in Florida as we have in Iowa under Gov. Kim Reynolds, and he will deliver historic success for the conservative movement as president as well.”

SOUR TASTE — With Ron DeSantis stalling in the Republican presidential primary, some wealthy donors who’d hoped he could beat Donald Trump are now souring on DeSantis and giving Tim Scott a serious look , report POLITICO’s Sally Goldenberg and Natalie Allison.

Billionaire businessman Ronald Lauder, the Estée Lauder makeup heir who supported Trump in 2020, recently flew to South Carolina to meet with Scott, the state’s junior senator and longshot presidential candidate, according to three people aware of the late June meeting.

The meeting comes amid widespread angst among wealthy GOP backers about the emerging 2024 field, and DeSantis’ bumpy start in particular. Many high-dollar donors in Trump’s native New York City have tired of the former president and worry about his general election chances. But they say their faith in the Florida governor has been shaken by early campaign missteps and his hardline positions on abortion, transgender rights and other culture-war issues. They fear time is running out for anyone else to break through.

Now, several donors are starting to more seriously mull backing Scott — a more traditional Republican alternative to the populist and combative Trump and DeSantis.

AROUND THE WORLD

Spanish right-wing opposition party Partido Popular leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo delivers a speech today during an electoral meeting as part of Spain's general election campaign.

Spanish right-wing opposition party Partido Popular leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo delivers a speech today during an electoral meeting as part of Spain's general election campaign. | Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images

YOU’VE GOT MAIL — Spain’s conservatives have a new boogeyman: The postal service.

Ahead of next weekend’s national election, post offices across the country have been mobbed by voters seeking to sign up for mail-in balloting before the deadline for that option expires today. Spain’s center-right Popular Party, however, isn’t happy — and is accusing the postal service of meddling in the election, writes Aitor Hernández-Morales .

According to Correos, the state-owned postal service, a whopping 94,000 Spaniards filed for mail-in voting on Wednesday.

It’s the first time that Spain is holding an election so late in the summer, when more than a quarter of registered voters are expected to be on vacation. From the beginning, record numbers of mail-in votes were expected, but far more electors than anticipated have gone this route.

By today, 2,456,826 mail-in applications had been registered, accounting for nearly 7 percent of all registered voters who are residents in Spain and more than doubling the 997,530 mail-in ballots filed in November 2019, when Spain last held a national election.

Although some of the postal service’s trade unions have complained that Correos was not showing sufficient alacrity to deal with the avalanche of applications, the entity insists the process is under control, in part thanks to the extended operating hours its offices are offering across the country in order to accommodate the procrastinating electors.

TOUGH TALK — Germany today accused China of “grave violations of human rights” in its first public China strategy , but took a softer line on economic measures like investment bans, write Hans von der Burchard and Peter Wilke .

The 64-page document calls China an indispensable partner but, increasingly, also a rival and competitor.

“Without China, we will not succeed in curbing the climate crisis, nor in achieving more fair prosperity in the world,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said as she presented the strategy at the MERICS China think tank in Berlin.

However, Baerbock also raised the need “to protect our European economy against unfair competition” from China, making an indirect reference to Beijing’s “Made in China 2025” industrial strategy and massive state subsidies for key sectors like electric vehicles.

The strategy describes such unfair practices as a “threat” to Germany’s “security, sovereignty and prosperity.” Concretely, the document warns that “China strives to create economic and technological dependencies in order to then use them to achieve political goals and interests.”

While Baerbock’s hawkish foreign ministry drafted a tougher first version late last year, the final version was softened — particularly regarding investments by German companies in China — reflecting Social Democratic Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s more moderate line toward Beijing.

 

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NIGHTLY NUMBER

$975,000

The amount of money that the U.S. government is paying now-retired Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser to settle a sexual assault case. Spletstoser in 2019 publicly accused retired Gen. John Hyten of sexual assault, according to court documents released today. Hyten has denied the allegations, and an Air Force investigation was unable to find evidence of wrongdoing. Spletstoser, who was Hyten’s aide while he served as head of U.S. Strategic Command in 2017, accused the general of unwanted sexual advances and inappropriately touching her in a hotel room during a prominent national security conference in California.

RADAR SWEEP

TRACING BACK — San Francisco has a persistent drug problem. But until now, no journalists have traced the source of many of those drugs so distinctly: to a small cluster of villages about 80 miles north of Honduras’ capital. There, as Megan Cassidy and Gabrielle Lurie reported for The San Francisco Chronicle, signs of San Francisco abound — from Golden State Warriors and San Francisco 49ers t-shirts to a house that pays homage to the Golden Gate Bridge. Through interviews with migrants, court documents and reporting trips, Cassidy and Lurie revealed the fascinating connections between the two places. Read their investigation here .

PARTING IMAGE

On this date in 1984: Two protesters take a drag on each other's marijuana joints during a "taste-in" sponsored by the Northern California Marijuana Growers in San Francisco. The growers' association was protesting for the legalization of marijuana.

On this date in 1984: Two protesters take a drag on each other's marijuana joints during a "taste-in" sponsored by the Northern California Marijuana Growers in San Francisco. The growers' association was protesting for the legalization of marijuana. | Eric Risberg/AP Photo

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: ChatGPT enters the legislative chat

 


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BY KELLY GARRITY AND LISA KASHINSKY

REGULATE AI? HERE’S WHAT THE AI HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT — Beacon Hill is wading into the artificial intelligence debate today as lawmakers hear testimony on a bill to regulate generative AI models.

The bill’s co-author? ChatGPT.

Proposed by state Sen. Barry Finegold, “An Act drafted with the help of ChatGPT to regulate generative artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT” would require companies to disclose their algorithms and data collection practices to the attorney general’s office, run regular risk assessments and program in a watermark to help prevent plagiarism.

To prepare for the hearing, Playbook asked the bot behind the bill to weigh its pros and cons. We fed the text of Finegold’s bill into ChatGPT and asked it to draft arguments to present to state lawmakers. Here’s some of what it spit out:

Pros:

— Protecting privacy and intellectual property rights: The bill would “ensure AI systems do not pose risks to public safety” and “emphasizes the importance of protecting individuals' privacy and intellectual property rights.”

— Preventing bias in AI systems: “By addressing concerns about algorithmic bias and discrimination, the bill seeks to promote fair and unbiased AI systems” … “to ensure equal opportunities and protect against the negative impacts of biased AI decision-making.”

Cons:

— Potentially stifling tech innovation: The bill “may introduce bureaucratic burdens that stifle innovation … impede progress, limit experimentation, and discourage investment in AI research and development.”

— AI advancements could outpace regulations: “Outdated regulations may lag behind emerging risks or fail to leverage new opportunities presented by AI advancements, requiring ongoing efforts to ensure regulatory frameworks remain effective and relevant.”

Playbook read some of the highlights generated by ChatGPT to Finegold. He seemed impressed: “I think it’s done a pretty good job arguing both sides.”

But Beacon Hill doesn’t seem to be in any rush to regulate AI. Outside groups’ advocacy efforts appear to be more focused these days on a different aspect of tech regulation: data privacy. And, Finegold said, there’s an onus on the feds to create the guardrails for AI. If they don't, a patchwork of state laws might emerge that Finegold believes could make ChatGPT and its brethren “almost impossible to regulate."

“AI is everywhere now and it’s in every aspect of our lives,” the senator told Playbook. “So I just think people are trying to put their arms around it.”

A computer screen with the home page of the artificial intelligence OpenAI web site, displaying its chatGPT robot, is shown,

OpenAI's ChatGPT | Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Are you using AI at the State House? Tell us how it’s going: kgarrity@politico.com and lkashinsky@politico.com .

TODAY — Gov. Maura Healey is in Atlantic City for the National Governors Association annual meeting. Acting Gov. Kim Driscoll is at Greenfield Public Library at 10 a.m., visits Natural Roots Farm to survey storm damage at 10:45 a.m. in Conway and holds a press conference on MassHealth redetermination at 1:30 p.m. at the MassHealth Enrollment Center in Worcester. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu visits Robert A. Georgine Towers at 10 a.m. in Charlestown and WHOOP HQ at 4 p.m. in Kenmore Square.

 

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DATELINE BEACON HILL

— TRAVEL LOG: Gov. Maura Healey ’s travel itinerary for the rest of the week keeps growing. She’s in Atlantic City today for the National Governors Association annual meeting. She flies to Michigan tomorrow to meet with the Michigan Women’s Commission and “fellow governors,” per her office. She plans to return Sunday. That will bring the total number of nights Healey has spent outside of Massachusetts since being sworn in to 31.

— SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMER: Representatives have a budget to vote on today, just not the one we’re all waiting for. House Democrats introduced a $693 million supplemental spending plan yesterday that would send $180 million in “urgently needed” support to struggling hospitals and give the DPU the flexibility to approve updated contracts for the New England Clean Energy Connect hydropower project. It would also extend the state’s horse race simulcasting authorization for five years. More from the Boston Herald .

— PRINCE OF DARKNESS REIGNS: Secretary of State Bill Galvin has been named eastern region VP for the National Association of Secretaries of State. He’ll hold the post through summer 2024.

— “Biz groups push back on $20 minimum wage proposal,” by Christian M. Wade, Eagle-Tribune: “A report released by the National Federation of Independent Businesses estimates that a legislative proposal seeking to raise the state’s wage floor from $15 to $20 per hour by 2027 would cost an estimated 23,000 jobs — or 0.5% of the state’s employment base — many of them among small business owners.”

— “Campbell cautions against headlong rush to online lottery,” by Michael Jonas, CommonWealth Magazine.

MIGRANTS IN MASSACHUSETTS

— “State to expand ‘welcome centers’ for homeless and migrant families amid influx of new arrivals,” by Samantha J. Gross, Boston Globe: “As more homeless and migrant families in need of shelter and other assistance arrive in Massachusetts, the state’s Office for Refugees and Immigrants is planning to open more central entry points ‘in the coming weeks’ to allow more families to receive resources.”

FROM THE HUB

— “Before crashing into Jamaica Plain house, police say Councilor Lara was driving double the speed limit,” by Danny McDonald and Emma Platoff, Boston Globe: “Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara was driving at least 53 miles per hour on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain when she crashed an unregistered, uninsured car into the front of a house on a Friday afternoon last month, according to police documents obtained by the Globe Wednesday. The report also revealed that Lara has not had a valid Massachusetts driver’s license since 2013, when it was suspended after she failed to pay a fine for not wearing a seatbelt.”

— NEW NEWSROOM INCUBATING: Yawu Miller , former managing editor for the Bay State Banner, and Claudio Martinez will build a local news operation for communities of color in Greater Boston as part of the American Journalism Project’s news incubator .

THE RACE FOR CITY HALL

— “Progressive councilors facing challengers,” by Yawu Miller, Bay State Banner: “Michael Flaherty’s sudden announcement that he would not seek re-election to the City Council — little more than a week after signatures were due — has cast a spotlight on the race for the four at-large seats on the 13-member body. With candidates in at-large and district races bringing a broad spectrum of ideologies — from a pair opposed to vaccines to a democratic socialist — the ideological balance of the council could shift radically when the new members are seated next year.”

— “Baker endorses FitzGerald as District 3 successor,” by Gintautas Dumcius, Dorchester Reporter.

— “Five people have stepped forward to run for Pittsfield's mayor. How many of them will make the ballot?” by Meg Britton-Mehlisch, Berkshire Eagle: “Candidates for Pittsfield city offices have just nine days to pass the first hurdle between them and the ballot box. As that deadline draws near, one of the biggest names in the city's mayoral races has yet to pass that obstacle: [former City Council vice president] John Krol.”

 

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WARREN REPORT

— “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unconstitutional, legal group tells high court,” by Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald: “Bay State Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s brainchild is coming under attack. A Massachusetts-based civil rights organization has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional as established, too powerful, and must be reined in under congressional control. According to an amicus friend-of-court brief filed by the New England Legal Foundation with the high court, the fact that the agency wields such ‘extraordinary’ power without needing to go through Congress for funding is plainly at odds with the law.”

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

— READY, SET, GO: The Daily Item sent four reporters racing from Lynn to Boston on four different transportation modes to see which one would get them to North Station the fastest during the Sumner Tunnel shutdown. The Commuter Rail won.

DAY IN COURT

— “Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty against men charged in Whitey Bulger’s prison killing,” by Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press: “Federal prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty against two men charged with the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, according to court papers filed Wednesday.”

FROM THE 413

— “Healey visits Western Mass. to see communities impacted by heavy rain, flooding,” by Josh Landes, WAMC: “The severity of the rain and subsequent flooding made North Adams one of the Massachusetts communities forced to declare a state of emergency. With upwards of 20 streets washed out, countless overloaded culverts, and the city’s flood control system pushed to its limit, [Mayor Jennifer] Macksey estimates that it will cost at least $2 million for the cleanup. ‘Governor, we just need help,’ she told Healey.”

Despite all the damage , it’s unclear whether Massachusetts will cross the $12.4 million threshold needed to qualify for federal disaster aid. Healey, who arrived by helicopter to survey the storm damage, said the state’s emergency management agency is still assessing the extent of the destruction that’s washed out roads and wiped out crops.

THE LOCAL ANGLE

— “Dangerous complications are increasing for pregnant patients in Mass., report finds,” by Priyanka Dayal McCluskey, WBUR: “State officials are tracking an alarming increase in health complications related to pregnancy and birth in Massachusetts, especially for Black patients. The rate of these unexpected, life-threatening complications nearly doubled in a decade, from 2011 to 2020, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.”

— “School officials likely violated campaign finance laws, Town Counsel says,” by Sam Mintz, Brookline News: “Several Brookline school officials likely violated campaign finance law by sending out emails to parents with information about ballot questions ahead of the May election, according to Brookline town counsel Joseph Callanan.”

HEARD ‘ROUND THE BUBBLAH

TRANSITIONS — Mike Cusher is now director of external affairs for the Department of Transitional Assistance.

— Christian Kelly joins the Mass Cultural Council’s public affairs team as PR and events manager.

— ​​Cyndi Roy Gonzalez will succeed Olivia Mathews as executive director of Girls on the Run Greater Boston on July 18.

— Barbara Hayes has been named the new executive director of The Boston Club .

— WCVB president and general manager Kyle Grimes is now VP of New England for Hearst Television .

— Anna Duffy starts as highway deputy chief of staff at MassDOT’s Highway Division on July 17. She most recently was comms director for state Rep. Jim O’Day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY —  to Amanda Hunter , executive director of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, Nick Newburger and Barry Posen.

NEW HORSE RACE ALERT: BALLOTS FIRED!!! — State House News Service's Chris Lisinski joins hosts Jennifer Smith and Lisa Kashinsky to break down some potential ballot questions for 2024, including legalizing psychedelics. Plus, Maura Healey wades into the gubernatorial troll wars. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud .

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