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FIRST ON FOX: The Democratic candidate for Mississippi governor crashed Republican Gov. Tate Reeves tour of tornado damage to campaign after storms ravaged the state and killed at least 25 people.

Reeves, alongside other invited officials that included federal lawmakers and Biden administration officials, traveled to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, to survey the damage caused by the deadly tornado last week.

Democrat gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley and his campaign staff also traveled to Rolling Fork outside of his official constituency as Northern District commissioner where his campaign staff took pictures of him and posted them to his campaign Twitter account.

RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE IN TORNADO RAVAGED MISSISSIPPI WHERE AT LEAST 25 WERE KILLED

Democrat Mississippi gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley's campaign staff take photos of him at the tornado survey that featured elected officials though he was not invited to attend, according to a source. (Fox News Digital)

"This morning, we toured Rolling Fork alongside [Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.,] and [Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas]," Presley wrote on his campaign Twitter account.

"The devastation here is beyond belief, but the resolve and toughness of the citizens of this town is even stronger," he continued. "#MississippiStrong."

According to a person who was on the scene as part of the states official response, Presley "was not invited to the survey by the official organizers."

"Local officials who were part of the response were confused and offended that he showed up to draw attention to himself," the source said. "He appeared to be talking with Congressman Bennie Thompson most of the time, and was likely tipped off by him about a good chance for a photo op."

"It was inappropriate, awkward and embarrassing for his campaign staff to be racing around catching photos while officials who are actually engaged in supporting Rolling Fork were trying to do their jobs," the source continued, noting Reeves "had no campaign staff there, and neither did any of the invited officials."

"The campaign staff identified themselves as a campaign official to a federal staffer who was bewildered why they were there," the source added.

According to a person who was on the scene as part of the states official response organized by Gov. Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Presley "was not invited to the survey by the official organizers." (Governor Tate Reeves)

The source also told Fox News Digital the "visit was organized and led by the Governors Office" and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), and that Presley and his staff "hung around the official press conference looking like he was trying to insert himself into that, until staff directed him and other bystanders to stand with the press."

A spokesperson for the Republican Governors Association (RGA) blasted Presley for campaigning off the death and destruction of the tornadoes.

"At a time when the rest of the state has come together to focus on helping their neighbors, Brandon Presley is focused on his own political ambition," the spokesperson said.

"He should be better than this," they added.

Presley's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

A spokesperson for the Republican Governors Association blasted Presley for campaigning off the death and destruction of the tornadoes. (Commissioner Brandon Presley Facebook)

The governor, meanwhile, has posted tornado recovery posts to his official Twitter account but has not posted anything to his Team Tate campaign account.

Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction for more than an hour across a long swath of Mississippi, even as furious new storms Sunday struck across the Deep South.

At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Mississippi as the massive storm ripped through more than a half-dozen towns late Friday. A man was also killed in Alabama after his trailer home flipped over several times.

"Everything I can see is in some state of destruction," said Jarrod Kunze, who drove to the hard-hit Mississippi town of Rolling Fork from his home in Alabama, ready to help "in whatever capacity Im needed."

A vehicle awaits removal Saturday, March 25, 2023, after getting destroyed by a Friday night tornado that hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Kunze was among volunteers working Sunday at a staging area, where bottled water and other supplies were being readied for distribution.

Search and recovery crews resumed the daunting task of digging through flattened and battered homes, commercial buildings and municipal offices after hundreds of people were displaced.

The storm hit so quickly that the sheriff's department in Rolling Fork barely had time to set off sirens to warn the community of 2,000 residents, said Mayor Eldridge Walker.

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"And by the time they initiated the siren, the storm had hit and it tore down the siren thats located right over here," Walker said, referring to an area just blocks from downtown.

The mayor said his town was devastated.

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An expected mass exodus from the New Jersey Legislature was formally set it motion Monday as the deadline arrived for Democrats and Republicans to file their candidacy for this years primary elections while another, stunning development was finalized.

Republican state Sen. Ed Durr, the once-little-known truck driver who made national headlines with a shocking upset over then-Senate President Stephen Sweeney two years ago, will face a GOP primary challenge from his former running mate in South Jerseys battleground 3rd legislative district.

State Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer, who joined Durr on a ticket in 2021 that also unseated Sweeneys two Democratic incumbent Assembly colleagues in a district that has gradually grown more red, is now running an off-the-line campaign to deny Durr the Republican nomination for a second term in the states June 6 primary.

It will be one of a few closely watched primaries as all 120 seats in the Legislature the body in Trenton that crafts New Jerseys laws and passes the state budget are on the ballot, slightly altered, in a redistricting year. In all, 258 people 135 Democrats and 123 Republicans filed petitions to run by Mondays 4 p.m. deadline.

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Durr, one of the most conservative members of the Democratic-led Legislature, originally seemed headed for a primary against Salem County Commissioner Mickey Ostrum. But Ostrom recently dropped out after Durr secured party support in all three of the districts counties.

Sawyer, though, is among a group of Republicans who have grown disenchanted with Durr as Democrats gun to regain those seats. The district mates have reportedly feuded since taking office together.

While it was rumored she might wage a primary bid against Durr in the Legislatures upper chamber which she herself denied in December Sawyer initially sought to run again for her Assembly seat on Ostrums ticket. That scenario has flipped.

The results of last years election demonstrated that candidates do matter, Sawyer said in a statement Monday, apparently referencing how Republicans didnt perform as expected in the 2022 midterm elections, highlighting division in the GOP.

Ed Durr has proven himself unsuitable for office and will not be re-elected, she added. If we let him run in November, he will pull the entire Republican ticket down with him. I have too much invested in this community to allow that to happen. I am the only candidate who can defeat the Democrats.

Durr told NJ Advance Media on Monday he is focused on doing the things I need to do for the people who elected me and that hes grateful and happy to receive party support.

My team and I look forward to getting out on the campaign trail speaking to our constituents and earning their vote, again, he added.

The state redraws its legislative districts after a new U.S. Census every 10 years, though this years was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Democrats are trying to keep control of both the Senate and Assembly under the new map, while Republicans, two years after gaining seven seats across the Legislature, are aiming to take a least one chamber for the first time in two decades.

Like the 3rd district, there will also be a Republican primary in the neighboring and similarly competitive 4th, as the party seeks to flip the Senate seat that currently belongs to Democrat Fred Madden. Two candidates are running for the GOP nod: Gloucester County Commissioner Nicholas DeSilvio, who received party support in Camden and Gloucester counties, and former Washington Township Councilman Chris DelBorrello, who has party backing in Atlantic County.

Assemblyman Paul Moriarty is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination in that district, which also grew slightly more Republican in redistricting.

Meanwhile, a pair of veteran Essex County Democrats, state Sens. Richard Codey and Nia Gill, will both vie for their partys nod in North Jerseys 27th district after redistricting shifted Gill into that area. Whoever wins is likely to take Novembers general election, too, since the district is heavily Democratic.

Overall, this will be an election year of change. At least 22 sitting lawmakers will be gone come January, when the next Legislature is sworn in, either by retiring, getting squeezed out by redistricting, or seeking offices outside of the Statehouse. Another six are running to move up from the Assembly to the Senate.

That represents nearly a quarter of the Legislatures members, guaranteeing the biggest turnover and biggest crop of newcomers in Trenton since 2007.

Were gonna see a big new class, said Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University. Thats gonna mean a learning curve. And it will mean those who do have the institutional knowledge will have an advantage.

Thats in part because of redistricting, with some lawmakers choosing to leave because they were placed in a different district, their district became more competitive, or party leaders supported another candidate they believe has a better shot of winning.

This years number of departing lawmakers is higher than those in the states previous two redistricting cycles. In 2011, 14 either retired or sought another office. In 2001, the number was 16.

Rasmussen said a number of legislators are set to leave now because of age which he said is similar to the 2007 shakeup or family reasons.

Ben Dworkin, director of Rowan Universitys Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship, said you always expect there to be some new faces when you have a new map.

I think its always a good thing, Dworkin said. Youre losing a certain amount of experience, but turnover can also be healthy.

Experts say its possible these elections could also help make the Legislature more representative of New Jerseys diverse population. Currently, its largely white, male, and over 50 despite women making up 51% of the states population and white people making up 55%.

The new legislative map was the result of a rare redistricting compromise. Democrats see a path to keep their grip on both the 40-member Senate and 80-member Assembly, while Republicans see a shot to gain more ground in South Jersey where the 4th district, like the 3rd, has become more red and possibly elsewhere.

As for the contentious primaries? Each of the Senate contenders in the 3rd, 4th, and 27th districts have their own running mates seeking Assembly seats, as well.

While Sawyer ditched Durrs ticket in the 3rd, Durrs other running mate from the last election, Assemblywoman Bethanne McCarthy Patrick, is sticking with him. Hopewell Township Committeeman Thomas Tedesco has replaced Sawyer on Durrs slate.

Sawyer is running with one Assembly candidate: Joseph Collins Jr., the nephew of former Assembly Speaker Jack Collins. Sawyer said she will support McCarthy Patrick for the districts other Assembly seat.

On the Democratic side, Sweeney declined to run this year to regain his former Senate seat from Durr.

Instead, former Assemblyman John Burzichelli, a veteran lawmaker who was ousted alongside Sweeney by Durrs slate two years ago, is running for the Democratic nod. Burzichelli will face Mario DeSantis, a teacher, in the partys primary.

Sweeney is still expected to run for governor in 2025.

Rasmussen said the Durr-Sawyer race is one of those situations where if youre a local Republican, this is your time to capitalize on disarray on the other side.

But you cant do that because youve got disarray on your side, too, he added.

About an hour north, Codey, a former governor and the longest-serving legislator in New Jersey history, has the support of the local Democratic Party in the 27th district. He has been a lawmaker since 1974.

But hell face a primary challenge from Gill, whose hometown of Montclair was put into Codeys district. She has been a lawmaker since 1994.

Anytime you have two established incumbents facing off against each other, its going to be a very interesting race, Dworkin said. In these kinds of intra-party fights, it often comes down to who has more friends.

Whoever loses the Durr-Sawyer and Codey-Gill races will both be ousted from the Senate.

Though Sawyer and Gill are also incumbents, theyre likely to be the underdogs in their races. Its difficult in New Jersey to win a primary without your partys endorsement, known as the county line.

At the same time, former Assemblyman Craig Stanley, a Newark Democrat, will attempt a comeback to the Legislature 15 years after leaving office by running his own off-the-line campaign for Assembly in the 27th district.

In North Jerseys redrawn 25th district, Republican incumbents Brian Bergen and Jay Webber will have a primary challenge from former Assemblywoman Bettylou DeCroce, who is trying to return to the chamber two years after being bounced from office.

One other Senate race of note: Former Congressman Michael Pappas, a Republican, launched a rematch against Sen. Andrew Zwicker, D-Middlesex, in Central Jerseys competitive 16th district. Pappas lost to Zwicker in 2021.

In all, 17 lawmakers seven in the Senate, 10 in the Assembly are not running for re-election and will instead retire:

Three lawmakers are seeking a post outside of Trenton:

(Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, D-Essex, was appointed last week to the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield board or directors.)

Six lawmakers are running to move from the Assembly up to the Senate:

All other incumbents are seeking another term.

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Dover's mayoral election got even more crowded this weekend with two Democrats joining a field that already includes incumbent Mayor Carolyn Blackman and the man she ousted four years ago in a bitter contest.

First Ward Alderwoman Sandra Wittner formally entered the race last week, announcing a "Dover Forward" slate that also includes three candidates for the town's governing board. She hopes to become the first Latina to serve as mayor in a town with a population where 68% of the population is Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census.

"This town is crying out for leadership," said Wittner, an anesthesiology technician with the Atlantic Health System who was first elected to the town board in 2018.

Here's a look at the field, which also includes 11 candidates seeking four seats on the eight-member town board.

Wittner was one of three mayoral candidates who spoke on Sunday before the Dover Democratic Committee. Despite her pitch, the committee voted to endorse another mayoral contender former Third Ward alderman Edward Correa and his "Dover First" slate.

The endorsement means Correa will receive the coveted "party line," the top ballot position in the Democratic primary which often gives candidates an advantage. In solidly Democratic Dover, the June 6 primary is likely to be decisive in the municipal races.

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Correa received 12 votes in the closed committee balloting, followed by five for Wittner and two for Blackman, the incumbent. Former three-term Mayor James Dodd, who Blackman unseated in 2019, has also announced he will run, but did not enter the committee race.

Correa said he is running on a platform that includes "public safety, modern and responsible development, effective and responsive government and making Dover an arts and cultural destination in northern New Jersey."

Wittner and Blackman were both part of the Dover First team that unseated Dodd supporters on the board in 2018 and then Dodd himself the following year. Correa was also part of the Dover First leadership and was appointed to replace Blackman as the Third Ward representative in 2020 when Blackman took the mayor's office.

Since then, conflicts within Dover First led some Democrats to create a rival faction, Dover Forward, that does not include Blackman and Correa. With Wittner playing a lead role, Dover Froward candidate Karol Ruiz unseated Correa in last year's primary.

With Dover First, "we won the battle and removed Jim Dodd and his enablers from office," Wittner said. But "instead of change, we got more of the same. Instead of unity, we have even more division. Instead of openness, we've had lies and secrets. Things cannot continue this way."

Wittner touted the accomplishments, experience and youth of her running mates. T.C. McCourt, running in Ward 1, would be Dover's first openly gay alderman. Jennifer Podesta would be the first Latina woman to represent Ward 2. Filling out the slate is Isaiah Strickland in the Third Ward. Well-known in the community as professional DJ who goes by the name DJ525, Strickland would become the first Black man ever to serve on Dover's governing board.

With an average age of 35, "This is likely the youngest slate in Dover history, but don't let our youth fool you," Wittner said. "We have the experience needed to lead this town and give a voice to those who currently feel their government isn't listening to them."

Rather than run a candidate in Ward 4, Dover Forward will encourage supporters to vote for incumbent Alderman Arturo 'A.B.' Santana," Wittner said.

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Correa touted the experience of his Dover First slate, which also won the party committee's endorsement. The ticket includes Jessica Cruz in Ward 1; Cindy Isaza in Ward 2; incumbent Michael Scarneo in Ward 3; and former Ward 4 Alderman Carlos Valencia, who is seeking his old seat back.

"We are at a crossroads right now," Correa said. "We need strong compassionate and experienced leadership to address the priorities impacting our community."

Correa would become the first Latino Democrat to serve as mayor, and first Latino to hold the office since Javier Marin in 2004 to 2008.

Blackman, speaking during the convention, spoke of her accomplishments. They include addressing a financial crisis that blamed on Dodd's mismanagement and leading the town through the COVID pandemic.

She said people ask her why she wants another term in office in such a politically volatile town.

"Dover is my home," she said. "I have been a resident for over 50 years and raised my family here. I have dedicated over 36 years of public service to the town of Dover. Although many people are power hungry for the mayor's position, I've proven I can represent all the residents."

Wittner disagreed.

"Our town is angry with us and rightfully so," she said during Sunday's convention. "The fact that they are even considering a rerun to the Dodd years should shake all of us to our core. I believed in the mission of Dover First but the leadership was clearly more interested in power and revenge than actually following through on any of our promises."

Dodd's ticket in the June Democratic primary includes current Fourth Ward Alderman Santana; Claudia Toro, owner of the First Ward business Toro Taxes; Sergio Rodrigues in Ward 2; and Jhon Londono in Ward 3.

"This town is in a stalemate because no one from Dover First or Dover Forward has the courage to make difficult decisions and we the taxpayers suffer from it," he said.

William Westhovenis a local reporter for DailyRecord.com. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community,please subscribe or activate your digital account today.

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UPDATED: MARCH 27, 2023 AT 4:56 PM

FILE - Proud Boys members Zachary Rehl, left, and Ethan Nordean, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump, Jan. 6, 2021. Federal prosecutors disclosed Wednesday, March 22, 2023, that a witness expected to testify for the defense at the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four associates was secretly acting as a government informant for nearly two years after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a defense lawyer said in a court filing. Carmen Hernandez, a lawyer for Rehl, asked a judge to schedule an immediate emergency hearing and suspend the trial until these issues have been considered and resolved. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS

SALT LAKE CITY Democrats and Republicans live in the same neighborhoods and work the same jobs. However, political extremists have hijacked the dialog and are pitting people who would otherwise agree with one another to contempt for the other.

During the first stop on the statewide, 29-county Connecting Utah tour, Gov. Spencer Cox stopped at Tooele High School.

Republicans are wrong about Democrats, and Democrats are wrong about Republicans, he said.

What were doing now is were only listening to the most extreme voices in those parties. So Republicans are only listening to the craziest Democrats and assuming that all Democrats are like that. Democrats are only listening to the craziest Republicans and assuming all Republicans are like that when the difference between the average Democrat and the average Republican really isnt that big, Cox said as reported by Deseret News.

Boyd Matheson, host of Inside Sources, joins co-hosts Dave & Dujanovic to take a deeper plunge into that statement on political division.

Boyd said the similarities between the two political parties never make the headlines, but the differences between the two drive the narrative of politics and drive the wedge of anger between them.

If you look at a basic Democrat and a basic Republican, they live in the same kind of neighborhood, with the same kind of family structure, with the same kind of job, so theres actually very little difference in terms of their everyday lives, he said.

The only Republicans we hear are the 10% most extreme, Dave Noriega said. The only Democrats we hear from are the 10% most extreme.

Boyd said he thinks the number is more like 3% on each extreme.

We amplify them in our own conversations. We amplify them in the media, and we amplify them on cable news, Boyd said.

By amplifying the extremists in politics, their bad behavior is rewarded, and that continues to drive the wedge, which keeps the non-extremists of both parties (center-left and center-right) from having the needed conversations where there is agreement.

Also, the political extremists go beyond only disagreement; they drive the wedge to reach contempt of the other.

Contempt is that belief in the worthlessness of another person because they disagree with you, Boyd said. And so if I disagree with Dave, and I have contempt for Dave, I can say anything I want about Dave.

I can blow up his social media. I can melt down his Facebook. I can attack his Twitter, and I can still sleep at night, go to church on Sunday and feel good about myself because hes evil.

Okay, so if we are agreeing with the governor where he says, Republicans are wrong about Democrats, and Democrats are wrong about Republicans [then] where do we come together? Dave asked.

While working as chief of staff for Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Boyd said he was baffled how quickly both parties came together on immigration.

We sat in a room and everybody agreed. Democrats, Republicans, everybody agreed. Everyone knows we need to have a border because we are a country. So we need to have a secure border. We need to have a way to tell who comes in and who who goes out.

If Disneyland can tell you, Dave, where your kids are at any point in time in the park for a three-day period, surely, the greatest country on Earth can figure out who comes in and who leaves the country, Boyd said.

But the road to agreement on immigration (or Medicare and Social Security) starts with the courage to try to understand the perspective of the other side, he said.

Dave & Dujanovic can be heard weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon. on KSL NewsRadio. Users can find the show on the KSL NewsRadio website and app, as well as Apple Podcasts and Google Play.

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