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Trump asks Arizonans to vote in honor of Charlie Kirk

Trump spoke at a rally near the Arizona-Nevada border, the second stop of a three-leg western midterm tour; the ballot, it seems, now needs a dedication.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump told a rally in Arizona on Wednesday to vote Republican in honor of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and said, quote, let's have a big victory.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe was stumping for Congressman Andy Biggs and other Republicans near the Nevada border, the second stop on a three-leg tour across the West.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVoting in honor of someone is a beautiful idea, and I think every ballot should come with a little card you sign, like a sympathy bouquet for democracy.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA card. Right. And then somebody checks whether you honored him properly, and in Arizona that means a recount of your feelings, Vera.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish, because a group card is how you make sure nobody votes from the wrong place in their heart, and I'd happily organize it.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA group card.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThen it needs a rulebook, a deadline, and a man at a folding table checking the signatures against how sincere the pen looked.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the man at the table should be Hank, because he has the face of someone who's already checked everybody's pen.

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHank in a lanyard.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOkay, okay. The only honor I've ever given a ballot is finishing the pen.

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