GA-Sen: Mike, not Doug Collins, is running against Jon Ossoff. They are not related, though Doug ran for the other seat in 2020 and Mike's father Mac ran for it in 2004.
Another Indiana Republican primary race has now been decided, with the anti-redistricting candidate winning. An additional race between an anti-redistricting candidate remains open. Note that Jim Banks and Todd Rokita both supported the challengers. Banks and Rokita are gunning to be the power brokers of the Indiana Republican party.
Oh, it will. It'll be a combination of high gas prices, energized and enraged Democrats, and plenty of self-inflicted injuries like DOGE, ICE murdering Americans on the street, and his dementia fixation on tariffs.
Seriously. Some of the inflation stuff is baked into the system at this point, but he's actually directly responsible for gas prices being higher, so he gets no grace and (should) get all the blame. Like, all of it.
It's amazing the level of doublethink that the Trump base is willing to accept. He literally said that the war would cause gas higher prices, but would be "worth it". Still they don't think it's his fault? But Biden was 100% to blame for the post-covid gas price spike.
For some reason it didn’t occur to me that the Maine nomination could be wrapped up this past weekend. Was offline most the weekend and missed it. I saw it because CNN is out with a ridiculous hit piece against Jackson about throwing a water bottle at the ground.
Oh for shits sake. Unfortunately we may need to get ready for more of this if the WB Paramount merger goes through. I do not look forward to Bari Weiss’s CNN.
Anyway if anyone here is feeling particularly sadomasochistic, Politico is also attempting yet another hit piece on Troy Jackson. “Some people weren’t satisfied with the process or nominee!” Give me a break. He would have won a proper primary too. Who would Politico have picked? Shah? Mills again?
the hill ( a worse rag) is doing the same stuff, quotes from "progressives" that say they won't vote for jackson because he was pro-life before I could legally operate an automobile
are the voters of Maine so shallow that something like this would actually make a difference. pure acts of desperation in trying to save a Senator who is long past her prime and likely can not be saved.
IL-4 resident here - Would be shocked if Getty was particularly competitive against Patty Garcia, considering the district's demographics and that she has consolidated much of the Chicago/IL political class, plus both the state and city AFL-CIO behind her. I'll also note that, as someone who spends time in both the suburban and city parts of the district, I came in contact with petition signers from Garcia, Macias, and Sigcho-Lopez across the district but never Getty; I think Garcia's campaign is fine with Getty being on the ballot.
Chicago's progressive left is in rough shape heading into next year's mayoral and city council election. While they have a few strong electeds, none would strike me as compelling enough to oust Garcia, who is fairly equal to Rep. Delia Ramirez in terms of politics and reputation. The Chicago DSA is nowhere near as robust as NYC's.
Yes, Chicago still has strong ethnic voting, and this amount of chopping and cutting of the electorate seems unsuitable for keeping him out of the general. He can stitch together enough voters across regions, plus likely run up the score in the city's black neighborhoods to advance. General will be the question.
The powers that be clearly want Alexi--you don't raise $19m from small donors. We'll see if they can make the case. I don't think Mendoza or Quigley make it to February.
One of the problems is how early our primaries are. Garcia will likely be sworn in on January 3rd, and petitions for 2028 go out in August. With recesses and all, she won't have that many votes that are controversial, so the challenge comes down to relitigating 2026 and any scandal/misstatements that come up in the meantime.
Yeah, the lack of any petition challenge is telling. Not difficult to find irregularities and outright fraud, although the rules have loosened a bit in recent years.
GA-Sen: Mike, not Doug Collins, is running against Jon Ossoff. They are not related, though Doug ran for the other seat in 2020 and Mike's father Mac ran for it in 2004.
Another Indiana Republican primary race has now been decided, with the anti-redistricting candidate winning. An additional race between an anti-redistricting candidate remains open. Note that Jim Banks and Todd Rokita both supported the challengers. Banks and Rokita are gunning to be the power brokers of the Indiana Republican party.
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/challenger-drops-recount-of-14-vote-gop-primary-margin-for-state-sen-liz-brown/?utm_source=newsletters.indianacapitalchronicle.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=deportation-rally-set-for-fishers-recount-dropped&_bhlid=054f876094820b331b64a6b24aae71e3a4674002
Thank you. Not enough coffee this morning. I have corrected the original post.
51% of Americans blame Trump for high gas prices.
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-07-21-july-strength-in-numbers-verasight-poll
I still think that number should be higher.
Oh, it will. It'll be a combination of high gas prices, energized and enraged Democrats, and plenty of self-inflicted injuries like DOGE, ICE murdering Americans on the street, and his dementia fixation on tariffs.
Seriously. Some of the inflation stuff is baked into the system at this point, but he's actually directly responsible for gas prices being higher, so he gets no grace and (should) get all the blame. Like, all of it.
It's amazing the level of doublethink that the Trump base is willing to accept. He literally said that the war would cause gas higher prices, but would be "worth it". Still they don't think it's his fault? But Biden was 100% to blame for the post-covid gas price spike.
He channels their hatred of liberals and minorities, and that’s all they really want. It’s totemic, not rational
For some reason it didn’t occur to me that the Maine nomination could be wrapped up this past weekend. Was offline most the weekend and missed it. I saw it because CNN is out with a ridiculous hit piece against Jackson about throwing a water bottle at the ground.
Lol yeah they said he had a "temper" or something.
I'm a very anxious person that can be quick to anger and I don't think that is behavior that should be shunned.
Bad temper is not commendable, but throwing a water bottle on the ground is literally nothing.
Better than "stapler at head" story Klobuchar dealt with (and is still fit for office, clearly - though I wish she'd, like, not do that)
Not to mention the plane silverware story.
Ok, that one is so iconic I feel like I can't even be mad at her.
Oh no. Not the water bottle incident! He needs to drop out,
Oh for shits sake. Unfortunately we may need to get ready for more of this if the WB Paramount merger goes through. I do not look forward to Bari Weiss’s CNN.
Anyway if anyone here is feeling particularly sadomasochistic, Politico is also attempting yet another hit piece on Troy Jackson. “Some people weren’t satisfied with the process or nominee!” Give me a break. He would have won a proper primary too. Who would Politico have picked? Shah? Mills again?
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/20/troy-jackson-cruised-to-victory-in-maine-but-graham-platner-still-looms-large-with-voters-01004705
the hill ( a worse rag) is doing the same stuff, quotes from "progressives" that say they won't vote for jackson because he was pro-life before I could legally operate an automobile
are the voters of Maine so shallow that something like this would actually make a difference. pure acts of desperation in trying to save a Senator who is long past her prime and likely can not be saved.
IL-4 resident here - Would be shocked if Getty was particularly competitive against Patty Garcia, considering the district's demographics and that she has consolidated much of the Chicago/IL political class, plus both the state and city AFL-CIO behind her. I'll also note that, as someone who spends time in both the suburban and city parts of the district, I came in contact with petition signers from Garcia, Macias, and Sigcho-Lopez across the district but never Getty; I think Garcia's campaign is fine with Getty being on the ballot.
I’m curious to see if Garcia will get primary challenges in 2028 over this move. I could see someone like Byron trying then as a Dem.
Chicago's progressive left is in rough shape heading into next year's mayoral and city council election. While they have a few strong electeds, none would strike me as compelling enough to oust Garcia, who is fairly equal to Rep. Delia Ramirez in terms of politics and reputation. The Chicago DSA is nowhere near as robust as NYC's.
I don't see Johnson losing at this point since there's already so many challengers. But who knows.
Yes, Chicago still has strong ethnic voting, and this amount of chopping and cutting of the electorate seems unsuitable for keeping him out of the general. He can stitch together enough voters across regions, plus likely run up the score in the city's black neighborhoods to advance. General will be the question.
Not really relevant when there's a runoff. And I don't see Johnson getting 50% in the first round.
The powers that be clearly want Alexi--you don't raise $19m from small donors. We'll see if they can make the case. I don't think Mendoza or Quigley make it to February.
One of the problems is how early our primaries are. Garcia will likely be sworn in on January 3rd, and petitions for 2028 go out in August. With recesses and all, she won't have that many votes that are controversial, so the challenge comes down to relitigating 2026 and any scandal/misstatements that come up in the meantime.
Yeah, the lack of any petition challenge is telling. Not difficult to find irregularities and outright fraud, although the rules have loosened a bit in recent years.