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End of an Age Vibes as the DC GOP Hegemony Begins to Buckle talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/end-o...
End of an Age Vibes as the DC GOP Hegemony Begins to BuckleThe 2006 midterm is often viewed today as the ur-wave election. Indeed,...talkingpointsmemo.com
Michigan primary is closer than people expected but I’m not surprised. Clyburn doesn’t put his weight behind people who are going to get blown out. He uses his juice to get his preferred candidate over the line in high stakes situations. Doesn’t mean she wins but it means it wasn’t dire.
Former Rep. Tom Perriello will win the Democratic primary in Virginia's 5th Congressional District, CNN's Decision Desk projects. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4wbZT6y
Honestly - I haven’t spent too much time thinking about primary elections this year as I find all the back and forth debate/fighting usual and predictable narratives exhausting. That said - just remember kids: Vote blue no matter who. 🌊🤘🏼
Rep. Wesley Bell defeats progressive Cori Bush for second time
Rep. Wesley Bell defeats progressive Cori Bush for second timeIt’s a significant win for the pro-Israel lobby, which spent millions to boost Bell in Missouri’s 1st District.dlvr.it
The numbers coming out of Detroit are not enough for Stevens. It’s a bloodbath
Expect her minions in DC media and Maine media to dutifully portray this as a bold move when it's the same old story if Thune needed her, he'd have her. See, for example, Brett Kavanaugh Any Hill reporters who uses "🚨 Breaking News" on an expected Collins vote is pretty much on her comms team
Collins WatchSusan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics
I say this in the context of trying to get people to rally around El-Sayed since he’s almost certainly winning tonight. But I was reminded of something this morning when an ES supporter said ‘well we’re tired of nominating centrists again and again and having them keep losing.’ And it occurred to …
Between the lines of this morning piece is that I'm sort of dreading the reality that whatever happens tonight, and then whatever happens in November, we may be talking about Michigan for years and years. A sort of Senate-level version of the 2016 Democratic primary and presidential race.
Tuesday’s Big Contest in Michigan, and a Lower-Profile One in KansasTwo Elections to Watch Tonight One critique of Democrats that has stuck...talkingpointsmemo.com
Each of these incidents in a heavily Jewish Queens neighborhood was alarming to learn about. Now the same person has been charged in both — one of them as a hate crime — putting the speeding-vehicle death of journalist Cara Trager in a new and chilling light.
Man charged in car crash that killed Jewish journalist vandalized a Jewish business days beforeA fatal car crash, an unsolved murder and attacks on Jewish establishments have put a Queens community on edgeforward.com