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Roger Marshall charged his patients 18% annual interest on their unpaid bills. His bakery bill for $678.75 was due six years ago. At 18% interest compounded annually, the total he'd owe would be at least $1,800. Marshall just paid the bakery $1,300—far less than what his patients would owe.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

when your campaign is going awesomely

David Nir

@davidnir.com

Marshall himself set the 18% annual interest rate he charged clients. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...

David Nir

@davidnir.com

Here's our recent writeup on this shockingly competitive race

the-downballot.comMorning Digest: Republicans abandon North Carolina—and race to rescue KansasAnd in Georgia, "It's about making the patient comfortable," says one GOP operative

David Nir

@davidnir.com

I should add that, thanks to inflation, $678.75 in 2020 would be $873.55 today. So Marshall is only paying double in nominal terms, not in real dollars.

10/10/26, 10:15 pm13 reposts163 likes

Packy Anderson

@packyanderson.bsky.social

Please. Don't you know that modern politicians don't pay their bills? Paying bills is for chumps. Not paying bills makes them smart.

Andrea Horbinski

@horbinski.bsky.social

It's not even double in nominal terms! $678.75 x 2 = $1357.50!