Simon Rosenberg

Simon Rosenberg

@simonwdc.bsky.social

Democratic political strategist, analyst, commentator. Hopium purveyor. More than 30 years in the fight. My primary political home is on Substack. Join me there too - https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/

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Monday morning early vote update via TargetEarly. Democrats continue to see very strong and encouraging early vote turnout from young, Black, and Hispanic voters compared to this day in 2022. Black voters ⬆️ 9% 18-29 yr old ⬆️ 20% Hispanic ⬆️ 38% 1/

He looks like shit.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president"

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Do you consider Russia to be an ally or an enemy of the United States? Registered U.S. voters: Ally 3% Friendly 7% Unfriendly 30% Enemy 48% The Economist / YouGov Poll

This DOJ does what Trump tells them to do, and they do it, regardless of its merits or legality.

Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social

No. The charges are already time barred. Under the relevant statute of limitations, an indictment must be filed within 10 years of the offense, which allegedly occurred on October 5, 2016. This DOJ is out of control.

Wow, this is great.

AG Andrea Joy Campbell@massago.bsky.social

NEW: I'm joining a coalition of AGs demanding answers from Meta for suspending the No Kings Coalition's Instagram during nationwide protests. Meta must protect legitimate political activity of its platforms. We won't let Big Tech censor activism ahead of Election Day.

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This is a rare moment of bipartisanship. And a reliable indication that Darline Graham is a horrible, inexperienced nepo-candidate.

Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree.bsky.social

Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

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More evidence of significant Hispanic backlash. Here's new data from Pew. Just 24% of Republicans saying they are voting Republican for Congress this year. Trump got 46% of the Hispanic vote in 2024. Trump has become Pete Wilson on steroids.

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Here's the updated Hispanic/Latino numbers from selected states. Sure appears we have a clear and documented backlash to Trump's cruel mass deportations policies on our hands. 2/

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Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

Here's the updated Hispanic/Latino numbers from selected states. Sure appears we have a clear and documented backlash to Trump's cruel mass deportations policies on our hands. 2/

Articles of Impeachment for Pete Hegseth need to be introduced on November 4th. Next Wednesday. bsky.app/profile/ronf...

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

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From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

Join us at 130pm ET today and let's rally for this great candidate who is leaving it all out there on the playing field for us!

Hopium Chronicles@hopiumchronicles.bsky.social

Today, Oct. 26, 1:30pm ET - @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social joins @simonwdc.bsky.social Watch along live here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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Kavanaugh stops in action: ICE tackled a non-verbal kid near his school, left him with injuries requiring surgery, and then left the scene when they realized he wasn't the person they were looking for www.independent.com/2026/10/23/i...

independent.comICE Detains Special Needs Student, U.S. Citizen Near Santa Maria High SchoolRapid Response volunteers witnessed the student being tackled and left with injuries requiring surgery.

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Dems also planning aggressive investigations into Trump's illicit prosecutions: Subpoenas on internal comms and on mid-level actors carrying out his corrupt orders. “Everybody involved from top to bottom will be subject to legislative investigation," Raskin says. newrepublic.com/article/2171...

Monday morning early vote update via TargetEarly. Democrats continue to see very strong and encouraging early vote turnout from young, Black, and Hispanic voters compared to this day in 2022. Black voters ⬆️ 9% 18-29 yr old ⬆️ 20% Hispanic ⬆️ 38% 1/

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Right-aligned pollsters have now released 81 polls into the Senate battlegrounds since Sept 10th. Given all the issues we've had with fake/manipulated polling would assume there would be more interest in learning about what this is. For this stuff is to polling what Fox News is to news. 1/

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Hungary - ✅ Serbia - ✅ Brazil - ✅ Machado back in Venezuela - ✅ PLEASE - Israel on Tuesday PLEASE - US midterms Nov 3 Boot all the corrupt, war-mongering, Trump-fawning, right-wingers out.

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Liberal democracy remains a towering achievement of humanity and it is worth fighting for.

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

Right-aligned pollsters have now released 81 polls into the Senate battlegrounds since Sept 10th. Given all the issues we've had with fake/manipulated polling would assume there would be more interest in learning about what this is. For this stuff is to polling what Fox News is to news. 1/

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Thank you early voters!!!!

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social

AM early vote update. We continue to see a significant surge of blacks, young people, & Hispanics voting in this year's early vote. Here's % increase compared to 2022 on same day: 11% Black 25% 18-29 42% Hispanic/Latino As polls show D margins at 2022 or better it's encouraging stuff.

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In which the Speaker of the House learns the concept of polling for the first time.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson: "When I'm in these big arenas, I ask for hands -- 'Show me your hand if you've answered a poll in the last six months.' There will be like three hands among 300 people. I'm telling you, these polls are off. All of them."

AM early vote update. We continue to see a significant surge of blacks, young people, & Hispanics voting in this year's early vote. Here's % increase compared to 2022 on same day: 11% Black 25% 18-29 42% Hispanic/Latino As polls show D margins at 2022 or better it's encouraging stuff.

It's pretty clear that one of the big stories of the early vote so far is the enormous surge of Hispanic/Latino voters across the country. Here's more detail on what we are seeing:

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Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

This was like his 3rd glitch during the speech where he just randomly stops mid-sentence and makes a weird noise or, in this case, just opens his mouth and freezes for 3 seconds while saying nothing, then continues. Pretty sad that TV networks refuse to cover this situation.

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With over 100,000 doors knocked during the first week of GOTV, DFLers are reaching more Minnesota voters than ever before. Today, you turned out in Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Lino Lakes, Minneapolis, Moorhead, Shakopee, Stillwater, Winona and so many more spots. Sign up for a shift at dfl.org/gotv!

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Building on @tbonier.bsky.social's terrific analysis below it is pretty clear now we are seeing a national surge of blacks, young people, and Hispanics in the early vote across the country (all data via TargetEarly):

Tom Bonier@tbonier.bsky.social

As turnout in Texas nears 3 million votes, Hispanic turnout is now exceeding presidential levels. More Hispanics have voted than did at this point in the 2024 presidential election. What's driving this huge increase? Young voters.

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From Hopium: - We can now clearly see an encouraging surge of blacks, young people, Hispanics voting in the early vote - "Elections are decided in November, but won in October" - As Trump's desperate f-ckery escalates be prepared, not scared 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/more-signs...

hopiumchronicles.comMore Signs Of Trumpian Unraveling And Decline, On Alaska: “I’m The One That Said Do It,” More Encouraging Early Vote Data, We Are Prepared Not ScaredWe need to have a big weekend all for “Elections are decided in November, but they are won in October”

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Oh. 👀 They're selling her "wonderful relations with the Kremlin." One of my favorite conspiracy theories is that she's been his handler all along. Not saying I believe it, I have no idea, but it really wouldn't surprise me.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Here's Melania Trump's senior advisor Marc Beckman turning up on Kremlin TV's Вести program to tout Melania's miraculous brokering of peace between Russia and Ukraine so that a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city could be resupplied. He says that Melania has "wonderful relations with the Kremlin," too.

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Say @marypeltola.com? Did YOU know that Trump is stealing Alaska's oil and giving it to Russia?

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

Trump said he had to takeover Greenland to keep China and Russia out. And then he snuck Russia onto the North Slope. Literally just ... inviting them in. www.ft.com/content/e9cf...

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Nothing is a more convincing admission that you know your entire administration is corrupt than giving criminal pardons to EVERYONE.

Jeff Stein@jeffstein.bsky.social

Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

From Hopium: - We can now clearly see an encouraging surge of blacks, young people, Hispanics voting in the early vote - "Elections are decided in November, but won in October" - As Trump's desperate f-ckery escalates be prepared, not scared 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/more-signs...

hopiumchronicles.comMore Signs Of Trumpian Unraveling And Decline, On Alaska: “I’m The One That Said Do It,” More Encouraging Early Vote Data, We Are Prepared Not ScaredWe need to have a big weekend all for “Elections are decided in November, but they are won in October”

Building on @tbonier.bsky.social's terrific analysis below it is pretty clear now we are seeing a national surge of blacks, young people, and Hispanics in the early vote across the country (all data via TargetEarly):

Tom Bonier@tbonier.bsky.social

As turnout in Texas nears 3 million votes, Hispanic turnout is now exceeding presidential levels. More Hispanics have voted than did at this point in the 2024 presidential election. What's driving this huge increase? Young voters.

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The 5-year cancer survival rate is up to 70% SIDS deaths have decreased by over 50% 89% decline in tornado deaths All thanks to federal investment in science and OUR tax dollars at work!

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?