@daveweigel Orange man evil, oyster man a colossal fuck-up who has promised to do better. Orange man wouldn't know "better" if he sucked its nipple raw.
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Steve Carrow
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Orange man bad, oyster man good
Politics & Poll Tracker 📡@PollTracker2024
Democrats have a one-word defense for supporting Graham Platner: Trump Platner’s backers in Maine say with Trump in office and Senate control on the line, the bar is low and the stakes are high: “Purity politics don’t get us anywhere.” Source: Washington Post washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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@Fritschner Ahhh. You’re right; that’s a pretty deep cut, but on the Trump Tour of Vindictiveness, no cut is too deep.
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Do you think Ralph Norman and Nancy Macy know the story about the frog and the scorpion
Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree
Trump puts his thumb on the scale of the South Carolina GOP race for Governor, endorsing Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, ignoring both Rep. Nancy Mace R-SC and Rep. Ralph Norman R-SC. The primary is June 9.
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No, I don't agree that nonconventional understandings of the nature of God are disqualifying for public office. I would think a member of a minority faith with a very distinct understanding of God, quite different from mine, would see the problem with that position.
Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee
There is no interpretation of the Bible that can support the Gospel of James Talarico God isn’t gender nonbinary Climate alarmism isn’t a biblical mandate It’s time for Republicans to unite behind Ken Paxton, who won tonight’s runoff in Texas Share if you agree
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@RobGeorge “He’s being misled” is the American version of “if only the Tsar knew.” But of course as I saw Brad DeLong write many times, the Cossacks worked for the Tsar. And this Tsar like the wannabe in Moscow, isn’t in least interested in hearing contradictory opinions.
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💯 BUT it is inaccurate to say Trump is being “misled.” By design, he has intentionally surrounded himself with people who will not push back against his instincts — whether on ill-considered policy or self-aggrandizement/enrichment pursuit. Either way ends in disaster for the party. But that’s where things stand.
Arc Govern@arcxGovernance
Republicans—at least those who want to be in majority or lead the party after Trump—need a Geoffrey Howe moment. Not a Never Trumper. But a Trumpist who recognizes that Trump is being mislead and is leading the GOP to electoral disaster. Otherwise, Dems win in November and 2028.
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@greggnunziata @TheDemocrats The true principled critics were ostracized by their own party. I mean, who are your examples? Collins? Murk? Cassidy? They’re probably the closest and they have all sold their souls for rock’n’roll. Face it, it’s cowards, opportunists and Klansmen all the way down.
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We don't talk enough about the fact that @TheDemocrats, smelling blood, targeted principled conservative critics of Trump for defeat and boosted the worst MAGA elements. And now they talk of Court packing.
Do we have a democracy to save? Or is this just the right/left fight?
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@DrewSav I disagree. It requires a trifecta anyway and the WI GOP was a trailblazer in ignoring norms, so if the reform is merely statutory, they’ll just change the laws. Now if you’re talking about the federal level, I’m listening…
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I would rather see a swing state like Wisconsin embrace redistricting reform. There is no guarantee Dems will be in power forever and letting Republicans gerrymander again someday is a bad idea.
Molly Beck@MollyBeck
Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairman Devin Remiker told @reidepstein he believes Dems could make a 6-2 Dem congressional map ahead of 2028 if Dems take control of state government. nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/…
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@Fritschner This is the point where one starts to look for reports of personal sightings and not just released statements.
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What would it have to be to acknowledge missing two months of work but not willing to say why
Riley Rogerson@riley_rogerson
News: Rep. Tom Kean Jr. will NOT be back on Capitol Hill this week, a staffer in his DC office told me and @Reporter_Mia. The NJ Republican has not voted since March 5. He said in a statement last month that he is addressing a "personal medical issue" and will "very soon" return. politico.com/live-updates/2…
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@Fritschner Asking for many friends: how difficult is the process of adding justices to SCOVA? Are there any state constitutional hurdles to overcome given sufficient will in the lege and Spanberger’s office?
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Would the Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court count? I know you are enjoying preening on your big day but this dunk isn’t as smart as you think it is
Ken Cuccinelli II@KenCuccinelli
Still waiting for all those K-mart lawyers that (you say) told you this process was legal and constitutional. Of course, you're a lawyer too @ssurovell ... (no comment on that :)
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@general_ben @StevieBeats_uk Which account is your real YT account? Thx.
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@StevieBeats_uk Thank you. It is a fake. Not me. I have reported it. I hope you will as well.
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@general_ben How you seen this channel claiming to be you? Sorry if Im mistaken
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@daveweigel "South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum" is as true today as it was in 1860.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who is speaking at Jim Clyburn’s annual (2028-coded) fish fry this month, on the possibility of Rs nixing Clyburn’s district:
“Jim Clyburn has been a generational leader for South Carolina and the Democratic Party, and I am proud to be with him later this month. If the Republicans use this terrible Supreme Court decision to move forward with a gerrymander designed to eliminate his seat, the entire House of Representatives will be worse off without his experience. It would also be an own-goal for South Carolina, who would lose someone who has used his tremendous influence to deliver for his people for decades.”
Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree
Here is the new GOP map being floated in South Carolina, which would take that state's delegation from 6-1 to 7-0 for Republicans.
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@ArmandoNDK Yep it’s a milder version of the limitless oppo available on the presumptive Maine Dem Sen nominee. My belief is best get it out in the primary. I think the ‘carpetbagger’ argument is way overblown: WV is the most clannish state in the Union & keeps electing a guy from Frederick.
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Rogers would hammer it whether Stevens did or not.
Personally I think McMorrow is more electable than Stevens this cycle, but politics isnt tiddlywinks.
Deal with the reality. If she’s good, she will find a way to deal with this. If she can’t better to know now
Stephen Robinson (Bluesky at @playtyperguy.com)@SER1897
Haley Stevens is not John Fetterman (Thank God!) but I will note that Fetterman *hammered* Oz on being a "fake" Pennsylvanian. It's also likely that Rogers would consider this a gold mine if McMorrow's the nominee.
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@magi_jay Also I’m sure that the autopsy could not have been written without ignoring some of the elephants 😂 in the room. These pachyderms in large part relate to the common clay of the new West and their attitude towards their current sheriff.
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The document is most certainly as useless as all post-2024 analyses were useless, particularly now that we have real electoral data. Nobody was even thinking about it until these Democratic-pain parasites decided to try to reignite it.
The Monkey, or The Plywood Violin?@DrCsC51
@magi_jay My suspicion is they aren't releasing the autopsy bc it would cause yet another pointless shit-throwing contest between the progressive wing and the "wants to win" wing. (Probably the conclusion favors "wants to win," which would cause more conspiracy theories about evil DNC)
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@amyewalter @CookPolitical The real kicker: the GOP are all MAGA-coded in the minds of the voters.
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My colleague, Carrie Dann, on the catch-22 for R’s in swing CDs. Their voters want MAGA-style candidates; indies don’t. In fact, indies would pick a progressive-aligned Dem over a MAGA-coded GOPer. From the @CookPolitical Battleground Survey. cookpolitical.com/analysis/surve…
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@DrewSav You already know this but it’s a desperate search at Faux News for good news as WV “heritage Dems” who have voted GOP at least since the black guy was elected are finally catching their registration up to reality.
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Unsure why Fox News is covering party registration shift in West Virginia as if it's newsworthy. foxnews.com/politics/thous…
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Funny, I don't recall GOPs protesting the new map in Texas, where one fun feature is that it splits the Houston metro area up between 11 different congressional districts.
Greg Price@greg_price11
Today, Virginia gets to find out if Fairfax will have five Democrat members of Congress that all live within 20 miles of each other and represent towns that are further drives from them than New Jersey.
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@RinainDC I'm not sure how much the precedent matters when Republicans have already proven they will use whatever power they hold for maximum advantage.
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So many of us campaigned far too hard in 2020 for an independent redistricting commission set-up via constitutional amendment.
Setting a precedent for the commission to be overridden & for any party to get “temporary” changes is very bad.
That’s why “No” made most sense today.
Patrick Ruffini@PatrickRuffini
4 of the 7 wealthiest counties in the U.S. are in Northern Virginia. This measure is a power play by the Rich Men North of Richmond that transfers political power from the people who need it most to the people who need it least. Vote No.
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And yet, would we be better off with President Vance? We need to solve the very real problems we face here.
TheHillOpinion@TheHillOpinion
Trump’s gone too far: Invoke the 25th Amendment, before it’s too late tinyurl.com/396v8fth
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@DrewSav Did those party switches happen early in the term? Though I checked outta politics for a few months after the election, I remember a fair bit of wailing and gnashing of teeth about the supposed long-term realignment.
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In Kentucky, South Carolina, and South Dakota three Dem legislators each switched from the superminority to supermajority.
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Despite the usual political headwinds of a midterm four Democratic legislators have become Republicans under Trump term two. Cochran is the only one to switch into the superminority though. All others joined the majority party.
Chaz Nuttycombe@ChazNuttycombe
Almost certain career-ending party switch in the Hawaii House. State Rep. Elle Cochran (Maui) is a Democrat-turned-Republican and represents a Harris +16 seat (she ran behind Harris's margin by 3 pts). The switch is due to her frustrations with the DEM House Caucus
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@OurShallowState @TheRealDon85 I asked a similar question on the other one and one response used a wonderful phrase: “glass closet.” I am SO stealing that!
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