AL-Gov: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Republican nominee, will stay in that position after a challenge to the Alabama Republican Party regarding his residency (he lives in Florida and has a tenuous connection to Alabama) fell flat yesterday.
If we keep saying it’s all hopeless and we’re living in the end days, that’s what will happen. We’d be giving the GOP what they want on a silver platter. We have to keep fighting if we want this to end, and it can end if we keep fighting. Trump’s approval rating is abysmal, and the pro-Dem energy is so great the GOP couldn’t even win by rigging the maps. Don’t give up yet. Besides, if it really is all hopeless, why are we posting here on an elections site? If it doesn’t matter, what would be the point?
About what I expected. The fraud scandal and memories of the 2023 Democratic trifecta spending spree will likely keep the Democratic wave from reaching the proportions in Minnesota that's expected nationally. With that said, Klobuchar only had high single-digits leads in most polls against Royce White in 2024 as well but ended up beating him by 16.
I'm loving that FL legislative seat flip that'll happen in November. You know, the one where GOP incumbent Paula Stark failed to qualify for the ballot (but the two Democratic candidates did).
AL-PSC: Incumbent Chris Beeker is expected to lose to former state auditor Jim Zeigler on Tuesday. Though both are Republicans, Zeigler supports the regulation of data centers and renewable energy sources, as Alabama deals with rising energy costs. He also gained notoriety as auditor for auditing the corrupt administration of Gov. Robert Bentley. And, FWIW, Beeker is running on his ties to Trump.
Judd Legum and staff did an article on Progressive Champions PAC in the Substack Popular Information. The ties to Republicans are more than apparent. We need to educate voters to see through these deliberately misleading names.
Question for posters here: excluding presidential races, what are the nastiest, ugliest, most bitter races you remember? Where the candidates were at each others’ throats, constant fighting and ads, etc.?
For me, I think of the Bowman-Latimer primary, along with some other races that I can’t quite recall. Which races, primary or general, do you remember being downright unpleasant?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he and his wife Jennifer were allegedly being investigated by the Department of Justice. He didn't specify what he was being investigated for but did mention a forbidden topic.
There was some talk of a pardon or commutation for Mike Madigan (the disgraced former Democratic Illinois House Speaker), as well as former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), from Trump, but I haven't heard anything about either of them being under consideration for a Trump pardon or commutation for many months.
Not surprising. Kilpatrick is one of the worst and became incredibly corrupt, which is a shame as he was in his early 30’s when he was elected as Mayor of Detroit.
So instead of passing a budget, NC Republicans are fast-tracking ANOTHER voter suppression omnibus bill, with votes to be held tomorrow and Wednesday. Carolina Forward actually got a hold on a copy this past weekend, so NC Democrats have had notice and a bit more time to look it over.
With the exception of extending the ballot cure period from 3 to 5 days, this bill is a wish list for Phil Berger to ram through before his sorry ass is out in January.
They must be expecting a bigger blue wave because this is brazen and corrupt AF.
So apparently State Sen. Robert Jackson brokered a meeting between Darializa Avila Chevalier (Espaillat’s challenger) and the Rev. Al Sharpton. A potential Sharpton endorsement of DAC is being speculated - apparently the black establishment in Harlem never forgave Espaillat for needling Charlie Rangel out.
Make of this information what you will. I know this primary is contentious here.
DAC would need a rather awkward coalition (at least compared to Mamdani's coalition in the Democratic mayoral primary last year) of anti-establishment leftists/progressives like herself and the Harlem machine (very pro-establishment and usually strongly opposed to anyone criticizing Democratic leaders from the left) to have any chance of winning.
Crazy how much the world changed over that time period.
Someone living through the 20s would see the rise of the individual car, near-universal home electrification, the invention of TV, color TV, the polio vaccine, space travel, satellites, home videos playback, the internet, computers...
The world has changed, so, so much in the time since WW1 and today.
MT-Sen: Independent Seth Bodnar gained endorsements from former Democratic Sen. Max Baucus and former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot. Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead also reiterated she would not drop out of the race.
Bodnar should've just ran as a Dem. Tester put up a respectable performance despite the brutal margin at the top of the ticket in 2024 and probably would've survived in an environment like this year so why can't someone running as a Democrat?
Why no AG candidate when all other positions have one?
Yeah think at a convention they could find someone for it.
Georgia. Insider Advantage has Jackson up 49-46 and Collins up 48-46.
https://insideradvantage.com/note-due-to-brian-kemps-endorsement-in-the-governors-race-and-donald-trumps-endorsement-in-the-senate-contest-we-will-post-another-georgia-gop-survey-tomorrow-evening-races-narrow-jackson-l/
(In the GOP primary runoffs)
Congeals with my prediction.
They mentioned given the weekend endorsements from Trump and Kemp, they will release a final poll today. Lol
Ig the correct winners. The margins should be larger than that.
Who do we want here?
https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/gop-rules-for-tommy-tuberville-in-residency-case-ex-coach-remains-republican-gubernatorial-nominee.html
AL-Gov: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Republican nominee, will stay in that position after a challenge to the Alabama Republican Party regarding his residency (he lives in Florida and has a tenuous connection to Alabama) fell flat yesterday.
This has got to be your best headline ever. We *are* living through the end days, and we have Trump to guide us. I need a drink…
If we keep saying it’s all hopeless and we’re living in the end days, that’s what will happen. We’d be giving the GOP what they want on a silver platter. We have to keep fighting if we want this to end, and it can end if we keep fighting. Trump’s approval rating is abysmal, and the pro-Dem energy is so great the GOP couldn’t even win by rigging the maps. Don’t give up yet. Besides, if it really is all hopeless, why are we posting here on an elections site? If it doesn’t matter, what would be the point?
I was going for sarcasm with the end-of-days comment. The headline is hilarious; it reads like the title of a cheesy, 1950’s sci-fi horror flick.
Ah, got it. Sarcasm is infamously hard to detect online. On Reddit people often append /s to the end of a post to denote sarcasm.
Agreed. My bad
That’s been the way of Daily Kos as well for a long time.
Texas has a flesh-eating parasite attacking it. It also has a screwworm infestation.
I see what you did there
Go KLOB https://x.com/Mwilburn123/status/2066522187016618180?s=20
If she doesn't Klobber Demuth by more than 55%...
About what I expected. The fraud scandal and memories of the 2023 Democratic trifecta spending spree will likely keep the Democratic wave from reaching the proportions in Minnesota that's expected nationally. With that said, Klobuchar only had high single-digits leads in most polls against Royce White in 2024 as well but ended up beating him by 16.
I'm loving that FL legislative seat flip that'll happen in November. You know, the one where GOP incumbent Paula Stark failed to qualify for the ballot (but the two Democratic candidates did).
https://tuscaloosathread.com/alabama-primary-runoff-elections-3/
AL-PSC: Incumbent Chris Beeker is expected to lose to former state auditor Jim Zeigler on Tuesday. Though both are Republicans, Zeigler supports the regulation of data centers and renewable energy sources, as Alabama deals with rising energy costs. He also gained notoriety as auditor for auditing the corrupt administration of Gov. Robert Bentley. And, FWIW, Beeker is running on his ties to Trump.
I wonder if the partisan makeup will reflect congressional districts, with a 6-1 Republican majority (per the new map).
Anti-democratic commission packing.
Wasn’t Ziegler a past SoS candidate backed by the MyPillow guy’s wacko coalition? Seems there’s some intra-MAGA tensions going on.
Judd Legum and staff did an article on Progressive Champions PAC in the Substack Popular Information. The ties to Republicans are more than apparent. We need to educate voters to see through these deliberately misleading names.
Question for posters here: excluding presidential races, what are the nastiest, ugliest, most bitter races you remember? Where the candidates were at each others’ throats, constant fighting and ads, etc.?
For me, I think of the Bowman-Latimer primary, along with some other races that I can’t quite recall. Which races, primary or general, do you remember being downright unpleasant?
Howbrad Shberman will never leave my brain
"Sherman-Berman" reminded me of the occasional character on the '90s sitcom Coach named "Shirley Burleigh."
How about Shelly Berman?
https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/20665857789821668
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he and his wife Jennifer were allegedly being investigated by the Department of Justice. He didn't specify what he was being investigated for but did mention a forbidden topic.
Supermax for Todd Blanche in Jan 2029
At this point, is there a Democratic politician which DOJ won’t investigate?
Fetterman!
Hahaha.
Well, do we know if Fetterman would ever do anything to not piss Trump off?
Trump pardoned people like Henry Cuellar and Rod Blagojevich.
He also commuted Kwame Kilpatrick’s sentence. I feel like there was another one I can’t remember.
There was some talk of a pardon or commutation for Mike Madigan (the disgraced former Democratic Illinois House Speaker), as well as former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), from Trump, but I haven't heard anything about either of them being under consideration for a Trump pardon or commutation for many months.
Not surprising. Kilpatrick is one of the worst and became incredibly corrupt, which is a shame as he was in his early 30’s when he was elected as Mayor of Detroit.
Those Democrats technically don’t count as they are corrupt but I get your point.
Nothing to see at the link now.
So instead of passing a budget, NC Republicans are fast-tracking ANOTHER voter suppression omnibus bill, with votes to be held tomorrow and Wednesday. Carolina Forward actually got a hold on a copy this past weekend, so NC Democrats have had notice and a bit more time to look it over.
https://www.wral.com/news/nccapitol/nc-election-law-changes-legislature-north-carolina-june-2026/
With the exception of extending the ballot cure period from 3 to 5 days, this bill is a wish list for Phil Berger to ram through before his sorry ass is out in January.
They must be expecting a bigger blue wave because this is brazen and corrupt AF.
NY-13:
https://bsky.app/profile/reginageorgebush.bsky.social/post/3moe7rb3ss22e
So apparently State Sen. Robert Jackson brokered a meeting between Darializa Avila Chevalier (Espaillat’s challenger) and the Rev. Al Sharpton. A potential Sharpton endorsement of DAC is being speculated - apparently the black establishment in Harlem never forgave Espaillat for needling Charlie Rangel out.
Make of this information what you will. I know this primary is contentious here.
DAC would need a rather awkward coalition (at least compared to Mamdani's coalition in the Democratic mayoral primary last year) of anti-establishment leftists/progressives like herself and the Harlem machine (very pro-establishment and usually strongly opposed to anyone criticizing Democratic leaders from the left) to have any chance of winning.
A+ headline
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/15/politics/dan-sullivan-challenger-ineligible-ballot-alaska-senate
AK-Sen: Republican Dan Sullivan, not the incumbent, was taken off of the ballot after a push by Lt. Gov/Secretary of State Nancy Dahlstrom.
He can appeal. I hope he does.
https://www.ctpf.org/news/ctpf-mourns-passing-jane-addams-living-legacy-award-recipient-bea-lumpkin
Obituaries: Communist activist and union organizer Bea Lumpkin has died at 107 after a 93 year career in organizing.
She voted in every election from 1940 to 2024, and gained notoriety in 2020 after showing up to vote in PPE.
Wow. She was born before the end of the First World War.
She started her career in 1933 at the age of 14 distributing pamphlets at a factory, a few months before Hitler was inaugurated Führer.
Crazy how much the world changed over that time period.
Someone living through the 20s would see the rise of the individual car, near-universal home electrification, the invention of TV, color TV, the polio vaccine, space travel, satellites, home videos playback, the internet, computers...
The world has changed, so, so much in the time since WW1 and today.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/politics/montana-democrats-senate.html
MT-Sen: Independent Seth Bodnar gained endorsements from former Democratic Sen. Max Baucus and former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot. Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead also reiterated she would not drop out of the race.
Racicot’s opposed to the Citizens United decision as well.
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/03/01/governor-marc-racicot-rebuked-montana-republican-party/
Bodnar should've just ran as a Dem. Tester put up a respectable performance despite the brutal margin at the top of the ticket in 2024 and probably would've survived in an environment like this year so why can't someone running as a Democrat?
Could she have done what Sanders does? He runs in the dem primary and then declines it to run as an independent.
Alternatively, Tester should have also recruited someone to serve as a Dem nominee who everyone could trust would drop out, like they did in Nebraska.