Paxton Begs Voters to Turn Out for Him With Free Booze and BBQ: ‘Pray for Me’

The New York Times has a new piece out this morning that focuses on its conversations with Ken Paxton voters who were coaxed ...

Republican Senators Suggest They Will Refuse to Seat Peltola

A couple of Republican senators are looking ahead to January and suggesting they will refuse to seat Democrat Mary Peltola ...

A MAGA Rapper And ‘Conservative’ Democratic Dairy Farmer Are In A Tight Race In New York’s ‘North Country’

One of the races that could reshape the congressional map next week involves a rapper, a dairy farmer, and a would-be Trump ...
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Judge Blocks DOJ From Threatening Election Workers As Last Weekend of Campaigning Gets Underway

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‘Theobros’ Want to Strip Women of the Right to Vote—But Only After They Vote Republican in the Midterms

The midterms are going to be a fucking bloodbath,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) who lost a campaign for governor and is not running ...

Trump Defined the Senate Map Long Before The Midterms

It is a given of the 2026 midterms that a wave of still-uncertain magnitude is likely because of Donald Trump’s historic ...
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AZ House Candidate: Dems Are Busing Mexicans In To Vote Illegally (AUDIO)

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President Trump’s Closing Midterm Message Was Mostly About Proper Pool Maintenance

U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on November 02, 2026 in ...
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Obama: Eliminate The Senate Filibuster

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How Ditching Norms and Guardrails Was Trump’s Undoing

MORE LESS Two years on from Donald Trump’s 2024 second election to the presidency we can identify clear patterns separating ...
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Trash Talking Doug Ford and a Bit of TPM Lore

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More Good Times with Donald Sterling

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