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🚨 Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek calls out Republican Ashley Hinson over what he describes as a $400,000 campaign bus and a request for gas money. “I'm just in a small car just driving around Iowa.” “That is a Marie Antoinette level of ‘let them eat cake’ disconnect.”

Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek says even longtime Trump voters are approaching him on the campaign trail. “I'm a two-time Trump voter. I'm a three-time Trump voter. You've got my support because you're one of us.”

One thing we really need to bring back: Shaming people, publicly & loudly. Look, we all get stuff wrong. I literally do it all the time. But we've gotta stop letting people spout off complete brainworms like this & letting them come back as if nothing happened. I intend to haunt them. Daily.

Missouri’s GOP seems to have given up trying to defeat Proposition A, which would repeal their (suspended) new congressional gerrymander. They’ve reported raising no large donations since July—opponents have raised millions. If voters also pass Amendment 6, the GOP couldn’t re-pass the map in 2028

An emotional moment between Ben Meiselas and Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek. Turek: “Thank you for reaching out to my sister... going through an enormous amount with cancer.” Ben: “Your sister, such a beautiful and amazing person.” Turek: “These are the people I'm fighting for.”

Hot take, we don’t think a racist should be in charge of Americans health ?? #science #news #politics #rfkjr #stem

Nebraska Polling: Senate: 🔴 Ricketts: 47%* ⚪ Osborn: 46% Governor: 🔴 Pillen: 47%* 🔵 Walz: 40% Echelon / Oct 23, 2026 (Republican Pollster)

Georgia - Governor Polling: 🔵 Bottoms: 49% 🔴 Jackson: 48% Echelon / Oct 23, 2026 (Republican Pollster)

Nevada - Governor Polling: 🔵 Ford: 49％ 🔴 Lombardo: 45％ Hart Research / Oct 25, 2026

Texas Polling: Senate: 🔵 Talarico: 50% 🔴 Paxton: 45% Governor: 🔴 Abbott: 48%* 🔵 Hinojosa: 46% YouGov/Univision / Oct 21, 2026

there's a country that knows how to deal with election denial

Re-upping this for absolutely no reason whatsoever

One of the many incredible things Pedro shared was how Meta's AI bot within WhatsApp refused users' asks to make a poster for Lula but granted it for Flavio and when asked to make mock poster for, say, a dog they added Flavio's electoral number - as in vote for #22. In Brazil, vote is by #.

The best case for how House expansion could combat gerrymandering is by also making redistricting reform or proportional representation much easier to adopt without a ton of incumbents losing their seats. They wouldn’t dilute their own power by several times though. Maybe a ~50% increase instead

You don’t have to be on the ballot to be in the fight. I’m committing another $25,000 from Dirt Road Democrats PAC to SCDP to help BREAK the GOP supermajority. That brings my commitment this cycle to over $300,000 for SC Democratic candidates, our party & Democratic messaging. Let’s finish strong

This guy is now head of Policy Planning at the State Department. After being responsible for the deaths of millions, he has failed up for sure.

But of course…..Trump is pulling out the stops to help Putin. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...

Talarico: "If you've seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you've gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you've received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos. That was Elon too."

❗️❗️Bloomberg reported that the estimated gross value of Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports reached $2.76 billion in the week ending October 25, 2026—the highest weekly total since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. That figure rose by roughly $430 million from the prior week.

Texas now over 60% of its 2022 *total* vote. Hidalgo County (large 92% Hispanic border county) is over 70%

The FEC compiles campaign finance data. It plays zero role in administering elections

I think what’s going on here is that Trump is sending lists of names that sound immigranty to state election officials and claiming - with no evidence - they’re non-citizens as a pretext to seize ballots.

Michigan’s Red Flag Law has saved lives. Doug Lloyd’s plan to get rid of it is unconscionable. I am proud to support @esavit.bsky.social to be our next Attorney General. Eli is someone who understands the impact of these laws and knows that there is still so much more work to do.

NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.

One guess as to who will exploit this one.

Trump's political theater — dramatic arrests, last-minute lawsuits, helicopters, armed agents, press conferences, and propaganda — are desperate attempts to convince the public his false allegations of widespread voter fraud are true. But voters are staying clear-eyed heading into the midterms.

🚨BREAKING: We have moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enjoining Trump from continuing to unconstitutionally impose themselves upon election administration procedures that the Constitution and federal law assign to the States.

The good news is that we are winning in court. The bad news is that we have to win every case. Trump only needs to subvert one election to break democracy.

🚨BREAKING: Democrats asked a federal judge Monday night for a restraining order and temporary injunction to halt President Donald Trump and his administration from interfering in the upcoming midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEW: A federal judge expedited Democrats’ effort to dismiss the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) preemptive legal challenge to Alaska’s Senate election results. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

These people are just weirdo cultists who make jokes like this then do real harm to actual LGBTQ+ people. Vote them all out. They suck ass and they're weird.

Your daily reminder that progressive Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny is an American citizen and MAGA lunatic Nicki Minaj is not.

TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)

And so is stunning win for democracy in Brazil. Whatever junk they try will only strengthen the Resistance. Over 34M have voted early . Keep at it folks !

I'm disturbed to learn of Brent Taylor’s pattern of sending unsolicited nude photos to multiple women. The fact that he would dismiss his behavior as “youthful indiscretions" despite it happening recently, in his fifties, & while he held government office is ridiculous. More⬇️

Career politicians like Brent Taylor and billionaires like Donald Trump have been abusing their power and getting away with it for far too long. This is the type of predatory behavior that needs to be rooted out of our society and politics. www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

Tennessee deserves leaders who respect women—not sexually harass, expose their genitalia to, or take advantage of them.

Today, we honor and remember the eleven innocent lives taken in the antisemitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh eight years ago. May their memories be a blessing. We must always stand firm against antisemitism and hate in all forms.

The contra argument is that Russian economic collapse might tempt them into using tactical nukes, but I like the thinking here...

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Dog days are over. Time to vote by November 3rd. Time to win.

House expansion by a plausible number would do very little to mitigate gerrymandering by itself. State legislatures with multiple times as many districts are still very gerrymandered. Expansion may have other benefits, but it needs pairing with redistricting reform or proportional representation

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Generic Ballot Polling: 🔵 DEM: 52% 🔴 GOP: 41% YouGov / Oct 26, 2026

Every time I feel pangs of concern about voting for Abdul, Rogers will do something unbelievably stupid & awful to remind me of why I did so.

🔔 We’ve got a new Bolts video up highlighting our guide to the 35 states that will be deciding their chief elections officials this fall. Read the full guide, compiled by @taniel.bsky.social, @burness.bsky.social and @camillesquires.bsky.social: boltsmag.org/guide-to-con...