Shem McConnell
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Shem McConnell
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Always a Seattle Sports Fan - Mississippi College





The 6D-5R congressional map in Virginia has been reinstated for the 2026 midterms by the Supreme Court of Virginia

In Indiana, Republicans spent money on intraparty payback that could have helped defend at-risk Republicans and defeat vulnerable Democrats, writes @KarlRove on.wsj.com/4db5TVA


Sad news. The GOP's Congressional Leadership Fund, the last surviving holdout among the Republican and Democratic House and Senate SuperPACs that have shed their full names in favor of acronyms (SMP, HMP, SLF), has succumbed to the times and has rebranded as CLF.

PRESS RELEASE: (Stop us if you've heard this one before.) Collins Dominates, Carter Craters. #gapol #gasen @MikeCollinsGA

New: President Donald Trump flexed his grip on the GOP base in Indiana on Tuesday, vanquishing a majority of the Republican state senators who had dared cross him on redistricting. It was a show of force in the year’s first major test of Trump’s power over the GOP. Trump aligned groups dumped millions against the eight GOP lawmakers who blocked his effort to gerrymander the state. And on Tuesday night, at least five lost reelection. politico.com/news/2026/05/0…




FLORIDA POLL - Governor (Donald's internal) 🟥 Byron Donalds: 54% (+9) 🟥 James Fishback: 9% (+5) 🟥 Jay Collins: 7% 🟥 Paul Renner: 2% (+/- vs January) —— @fabrizio_lee | ±4.79% floridapolitics.com/archives/79447…

Mike Collins turned his annual Surf & Turf event into a show of force in the GOP race to challenge Jon Ossoff. He cast himself as the MAGA candidate who can appeal to suburban voters who “just want somebody to get something done.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/…



PETE BUTTIGIEG: "What if we selected our President by letting the person who got the most votes take the office, instead of the Electoral College?"







