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2026-06-03 · News quote · augustafreepress

Ben Cline, ‘Dopesick’ and Hollywood: The real story isn’t the one he’s telling

5.3

She’s been able to raise more money than I have. And that’s OK. She can have Hollywood. I’ll take the voters of the Sixth District on my s…

Cline is drawing a contrast with an unnamed electoral opponent (likely a Democratic challenger), framing her as backed by 'Hollywood' money versus his grassroots support from Sixth District voters.

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2026-06-03 · News quote · augustafreepress

Ben Cline, ‘Dopesick’ and Hollywood: The real story isn’t the one he’s telling

3.7

She has Hollywood support on her side,

This fragment appears to dismiss an opposing figure's support as merely coming from 'Hollywood' — a common rhetorical device meant to frame…

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2026-05-18 · News quote · augustafreepress

Ben Cline, bravely, now that the court stuff is out of the way, announces re-election bid

0.7

Our Commonwealth has been under attack by Democrat leaders who prioritize political power, illegal aliens, and environmental radicalism over the needs of American citizens,

This statement targets Democrat leaders as a monolithic bloc, accusing them of prioritizing 'political power, illegal aliens, and environmental radicalism' over American citizens' needs.

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2026-05-18 · News quote · augustafreepress

Ben Cline, bravely, now that the court stuff is out of the way, announces re-election bid

1.3

Despite Democrats’ efforts to silence nearly half of the state and erase our community’s values through illegal gerrymandering, we are still here, and we are still standing strong for our shared common-sense, conserv…

The statement targets Democrats as a bloc, accusing them of trying to 'silence nearly half of the state' and 'erase our community's values'…

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2026-04-23 · News quote · augustafreepress

Ben Cline breaks his silence on failure to save his job from the gerrymander

5.0

…ady know: Virginia’s current map correctly reflects the politics of our Commonwealth, not a gerrymander that reduces the voices of rural Virginians to a meager 9 percent,

Cline is criticizing what he characterizes as a Democratic-drawn gerrymander of Virginia's electoral map, framing his side's preferred map as the accurate reflection of the state's politics.

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2026-04-23 · News quote · augustafreepress

Ben Cline breaks his silence on failure to save his job from the gerrymander

4.3

…onday, and hope that justice prevails, and the Court makes the right decision to overturn this ham-fisted attempt at a Constitutional Amendment,

Cline is commenting as lead plaintiff in a court case challenging a proposed constitutional amendment, expressing hope the court will…

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2026-03-05 · News quote · wfir960

Rep. Ben Cline Launches Statewide Grassroots Effort to Defeat Redistricting Referendum

4.0

… must be a statewide effort. And I am confident that our fair-minded citizens will reject this unconstitutional redrawing of district lines to benefit one political party over the other,

Cline criticizes an unnamed 'one political party' for an 'unconstitutional redrawing of district lines' — in context (a Virginia Republican…

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2026-03-05 · News quote · wfir960

Rep. Ben Cline Launches Statewide Grassroots Effort to Defeat Redistricting Referendum

4.0

Abigail Spanberger specially promised not to gerrymander Virginia, but now she’s behind this plan to disenfranchise nearly half of the law-abiding people i…

The statement is a targeted attack on a specific opposing-party member, Abigail Spanberger, criticizing her for allegedly breaking a specific promise and supporting a specific redistricting plan.

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2026-03-05 · News quote · wfir960

Rep. Ben Cline Launches Statewide Grassroots Effort to Defeat Redistricting Referendum

1.3

This illegal, partisan power grab must be stopped, and we the people are the ones who will have to stop it,

The statement is a targeted attack on an unnamed opposing action, described in maximally delegitimizing terms ('illegal, partisan power…

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2026-03-05 · News quote · wfir960

Rep. Ben Cline Launches Statewide Grassroots Effort to Defeat Redistricting Referendum

1.3

Just as they lied about keeping the cost of living low but now are rushing to raise taxes and electricity rates in Richmond, Virginia Democrats are lying about what this plan will do,

The statement targets 'Virginia Democrats' as a bloc, accusing them categorically of lying—twice.

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