No great loss – except to Al Green. This is an example of the effect of redistricting. Green would have almost certainly been a shoe-in if he was running in his old district. But he can’t do that, because his … Continue reading →
The recent primaries in several states have been framed as a test of Trump’s power. But it’s a test he would be failing no matter what happened, according to the MSM, the Democrats, and other assorted Trump-haters. If his picks … Continue reading →
Yesterday I heard a discussion of the Massie defeat in Kentucky’s 4th, and I was alarmed to hear that the only age group Massie didn’t win was those over 65, who turned out in great numbers. I also heard that … Continue reading →
Raffensperger lost his Georgia primary for the governorship: Raffensperger, who is well known for rebuking the president’s push to overturn the 2020 election, came in dead last in a field of three candidates vying for the GOP nomination for Georgia … Continue reading →
I’m just “asking questions.” But the question originates with this news about Galindo, running for Congress is Texas’ 35th District, and the current Democrat frontrunner although she faces a runnoff: Controversy-tarred congressional candidate Maureen Galindo this week pledged to transform … Continue reading →
In Kentucky’s Fourth District: Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein defeated longtime Rep. Thomas Massie in what turned out to be the most expensive House primary in U.S. history, one which pitted some prominent Republican figures against each other. … Gallrein, who … Continue reading →
CNN characterizes the endorsement as “upending Senate GOP plans”: Cornyn has spent over a year courting Trump’s support, while Paxton has run to Cornyn’s right and pitched himself as a stronger ally of the president. Cornyn and Senate GOP leaders … Continue reading →
After spending a decade calling Trump a coarse and vulgar misogynist, bigot, and Nazi, it’s somewhat ironic that Democrats are about to nominate a truly coarse and vulgar misogynist, bigot, and Nazi – in Maine. Also a self-described Communist, although … Continue reading →
I confess I was unaware of Steve Cohen before a couple of days ago, despite the fact that he’s been representing Tennesse’s 9th district in the US House for 19 years. The 9th has been a majority-minority district, but now … Continue reading →
Republicans got more serious in 2024 about trying to block the opportunity for fraud in the elections. This effort will be ramped up even further in 2026. At least, that’s the plan: Under former co-chairs Lara Trump and Michael Whatley, … Continue reading →
One reason is that the gap between the parties has grown in terms of goals and policy, and so there are few areas of agreement anymore. But that brings up another question: why has that happened? I think it was … Continue reading →
I think they were counting on winning in court, which is one of the reasons they originally backed the idea that the court allow the vote to occur before issuing a ruling, which is an accord with Virginia precedent. Now … Continue reading →