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NBC: Trans people could be disenfranchised when trying to vote
You've likely already heard all of Stacey Abrams' complaints about minority voter suppression, despite Black Georgians once again breaking records for early voting this year. But racial minorities aren't the…
Support for Democrats among women “collapses”: WSJ
Ed has a terrific post on the Wall Street Journal poll that came out yesterday morning. Both the poll and Ed's analysis are must reads if you want to understand the state of play in this election, and perhaps more…
Tim Ryan fails miserably to explain his flip-flopping on abortion in Fox town hall
Fox News Channel hosted a town hall event for Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan. The two men are in a squeaker of a race, with J.D. Vance pulling head of Ryan, but just barely. The town hall was hosted by…
WaPo wonders: Why did the Capitol police bungle Pelosi’s security?
How did an intruder make his way undetected to the home of the House speaker long enough to break into it and attack her husband? The Capitol police provide security for Congress and especially for its leadership, including…
Here come the pollsters: CNN, NPR/Marist show GOP suddenly soaring
Republican momentum, or pollster accountability? I know which way I'd bet.Read More
Mass Gov tells Biden “urgent assistance” needed because of all of these migrants
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker wound up sounding a lot more like a Republican this week than he normally does. On Monday, Baker publicly called on President Biden to send "urgent assistance" to his state to…
Red tsunami watch: Biden to rally Democrats in … Chicago
Just how bad are Democrats' prospects in next week's midterms? Apparently so bad that they feel the need to shore up their GOTV efforts in the Windy City with some presidential gasbaggery.Read More
Supreme Court rules that Lindsey Graham must testify in Georgia Trump probe
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will have to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia later this month. A week ago, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocked the grand jury from compelling Graham to…
POLITICO: Republicans “targeting transgender kids”
Uh, no. Just no.Read More
NY Times opinion: It’s a shame liberal comedy is not as popular as it once was
The author of this opinion piece is an academic from the the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her basic argument is that ironic liberal comedy isn't as popular as it once was and that's bad news for…