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Tim Nguyen's avatar

This whole MAGAs suddenly being outraged about Bondi not releasing the Epstein files debacle is so mind numbing. THIS is the final straw, of all the corruption and crime that Trump and his goons have committed? But sure let's go with the pedophilia angle. Were these idiots NOT aware of Trump Model Management agency, which had beauty pageants with girls as young as 14 paraded in swimsuits in front of rich men? Were they not aware of the countless reported cases of harassment, abuse and even some allegations of rape by models that worked under Trump's agencies, some while minors at the time? But let's forget even the Access Hollywood tape which has lines I won't utter here. How about Trump's good friend Putin, who not only has been trying to commit genocide against the Ukrainians, but committed countless war crimes, not least of all releasing countless sex offenders out to fight his war against Ukraine, many who have proceeded to commit acts of murder and rape against women, children and civilians. No because apparently up to this point, none of that mattered until now, notwithstanding the ties to Neo Nazis and terrorist groups among the plethora of countless other crimes. But I guess at least now some in MAGA came to their senses. It's a wonder that it took this much and this long.

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I'm interested in many, many races, but I'll highlight some in particular I'm curious about.

- This is a way's away, but Chicago's 2027 mayor's race interests me. What little I know of this race is that the mayor is extremely unpopular, including among fellow progressives (I've seen progressives on Bluesky complaining about him and the Chicago Teachers Union leadership "betraying his/their former allies", and my progressive sister who lives in Chicago is not a fan either and has told me he is not popular). I'm curious to see who might be able to challenge/succeed him while pissing off the least amount of people possible. I definitely do not want Paul Vallas, particularly after he apparently went to go work for Koch or Murdoch (I can't remember which). Alexi Giannoulias maybe? He had a record as a centrist but multiple progressive figures/groups backed his SoS bid, and I've heard he's been a good SoS. Not sure who else.

- Even further away, but Ron Johnson will be up in Wisconsin in 2028. I'll be curious to see who is shaping up to be a possible challenger.

- Moving back to sooner races, I'm curious to see who the Justice Democrats, or conversely AIPAC, may challenge next, and with who. Obviously both groups are quite fired up and active so I wonder who might be next to be taken on for either. Question -- has anyone who's in the know heard anything in their areas?

- For specific races, I have a strong feeling Pelosi is going to retire soon, either now or in 2028. Aside from Scott Weiner, who else may run? From the left? The center?

- Does Henry Cuellar still have a chance in his seat, after his scandals? Would he get primaried first? If he did survive a primary, would he make it through the general? I'm concerned the GOP may take that seat, much as I hate Cuellar.

- Assuming Utah's map does end up getting redrawn, I'll be curious to see which Dems are interested there in the event Salt Lake City gets a district. Ditto if this new Wisconsin lawsuit goes through and WI-1, WI-3, or even WI-8 get redrawn.

- Now that Peltola is probably running for Governor, do we have anyone who could run against Begich III in AK-AL? Or is the seat one we have no chance at anymore?

- There were rumblings a while back that Randy Fine could get a GOP primary challenge from the DeSantis camp in Florida. Now that DeSantis has been wounded by his scandal, could this still happen? I know Fine is personally unpopular with many Republicans, but sadly I have a feeling his Islamophobic tirade against Omar may help him among the GOP base. Is my thinking accurate?

- Speaking of Florida, are there any seats left that the Democrats could target in the House? Has the Latino swing-back to the Dems changed anything here?

- Finally, those in Los Angeles -- what is the mayor's race looking like there? Bass was really unpopular after the fires -- is this still the case? How have the ICE raids affected the race? Is Caruso still plotting a bid? Is another figure from the center or the left considering? (Kenneth Mejia is out I've heard -- he's running for re-election for City Controller.) On a related note, I've heard the City Attorney has a left-wing primary challenger with WFP backing -- Marissa Roy. Apparently the incumbent killed an affordable housing thing, among other problems. How might that race go?

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