(1) Kamala Harris, the gift that keeps on giving:

Democrats and their national apparatus, namely the Democratic National Committee (DNC), have been hampered this entire midterm election cycle by a debt incurred during the last election cycle. … Democrats became severely cash strapped when they elevated Kamala Harris to be their presidential nominee in July of 2024. Her campaign, which famously lasted only 107 days, spent more than $1.5 billion to get an electoral thrashing from Donald Trump.

Who’s the frontrunner for 2028? According to Polymarket, it’s Newsom, with AOC and Ossoff more or less tied for second and Harris third. This article says that CNN’s “data guru” believes that Ossoff is gaining on Newsom. All of this is, of course, very very early and subject to enormous change.

(2) Maricopa County seems to be doing better with the process of counting votes.

(3) Israelis – especially pro- and anti-Netanyahu politicians and pundits – don’t usually unite to defend him. But who has accomplished the feat of getting them on the same page as Netanyahu? Why, Mamdani has:

One of Netanyahu’s political rivals, Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister, wrote on X, “Mayor Mamdani, your antisemitic libels against Israel’s prime minister, its commanders, and its soldiers place you on the wrong side of history – alongside those who deny October 7th and protested on campuses on October 8th in support of genocidal Hamas. You’re continuing a long tradition of attacking Jews and condemning us for defending ourselves.” …

Another person running against Netanyahu for prime minister, Gadi Eisenkot, said, “The remarks by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are a reckless distortion of the truth. They are pure antisemitism, with no basis in fact. They are dangerous, inflammatory, and have no place anywhere – certainly not in 2026. … The IDF operates according to clear values and in accordance with international law, with a deep conviction in the justice of its cause.”

Another of Netanyahu’s political rivals, Benny Gantz, declared, “Mayor @ZohranKMamdani — political theater at the expense of every day New Yorkers is one thing. But parroting Hamas lies on starvation, sympathizing with terrorist[s] who murdered and raped innocent Israelis on Oct. 7, libellously claiming IDF targeted journalists and aid workers, and deceitfully repeating calls of ‘genocide’ are not only blatant lies — but a moral stain on yourself and the office you hold. Focus on New York, Mayor.”

(4) Speaking of Mamdani, a group of landlords in NYC are suing to stop his rent freeze, calling it an abuse of power:

“If allowed to stand, Order #58 will impose severe, irreparable harm” on the plaintiffs “and similarly-situated landlords (who stand to lose their properties), while setting a dangerous precedent that the RGB’s [Rent Guidelines Board’s] independence can be cast aside by Mayoral fiat,” the suit states.

One landlord who is part of the suit, Violet Zharku, said the amount of money she makes from renting her 50 units will no longer keep up with the costs of running and repairing the apartments, forcing her family to look for other income streams to keep the three fully stabilized buildings in minimum shape.

“Freezing the rent does not freeze my mortgage, property taxes, insurance, water and sewer bills, utility costs or the cost of repairs,” she said.

That, of course, is the point – to drive them and kulaks like them out of business. There’s always the possibility that Mamdani and the Board members flunked math, as well.

(5) Republican House member Brandon Gill strikes again:

Unlike many colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Gill isn’t high on theatrics. The 32-year-old politician simply reminds far lefties of their own words or the policies their organizations have promoted.

(6) Here are the four military members who were killed recently in the Middle East. RIP. One man was killed by a “controlled detonation” rather than enemy fire, and an investigation into why this happened has been launched:

The use of controlled detonations is a common practice among trained explosive ordnance disposal teams to neutralize hazardous devices. Those procedures were refined over two decades of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, where roadside bombs were a persistent threat to coalition forces. While the disposal of munitions is inherently dangerous, one U.S. official explained, fatal incidents are relatively rare.

(7) Evidence of Act Blue donation fraud:

In one notable example, an 88 year old woman who lives in a trailer and has no computer is listed as having donated over $150K to Dem campaigns. Including 47 times to @AbdulElSayed‘s Senate campaign.

Where is this money really coming from?