Bob McDonald

Bob McDonald

@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

@angelofmusic27.bsky.social's hubby. @horizoneroundtable.com head honcho. Wrote a couple of books. Broken toy. I don't like being told what side I'm on. I'm already mad. I don't need your help. bobmcdonaldwrites.com

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Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

Damn. RIP

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

A reminder, a little more than a week before the elections:

Bob McDonald@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

And stop sharing Ex-Bird Site screenshots. We know those people are assholes. I don't need a daily reminder of it. Otherwise, I'd still be there.

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

There's no chance this tour doesn't end without at least one fist fight.

David DeWitt@daviddewitt.bsky.social

Ohio Republican Party bus tour begins today w/Vivek Ramaswamy and the GOP ticket joining him amid a now-notorious week in Ohio politics. Husted and the statewide candidates for Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Sec. of State, Ohio Supreme Court are all listed as participating.

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

I guess it's appropriate they're all doing this, seeing as how thanks to Ramaswamy and Husted's terrible campaigning, they all may end up going down together.

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

Nobody asked for this. Plus, this show is cursed.

Pop Base@popbase.tv

🚨 A ‘GLEE’ revival has been officially ordered at Disney+ and Hulu. No cast members are currently announced to return.

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

May your dumb ass drag every other GOP candidate downballot with you, Vivek. Jackass.

The Downballot@the-downballot.com

Vivek Ramaswamy has not only confirmed the commercial with Amy Acton's estranged mother was made by his campaign, Axios also reports he's now spending $4 million to air it.

axios.comExclusive: Ramaswamy doubles down on explosive ad featuring rival's mother, despite backlashRamaswamy is gambling that the deeply personal attack by Amy Acton's mother will resonate with voters.
Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

Hoo buddy. There's a lot to unpack. Ramaswamy being a piece of shit, though, isn't one of those things. That was already baked in this crap cake.

The Rooster@rooster.info

Wrote last week on The Rooster about Conman cutting an ad with Amy Acton's estranged mother as his "October surprise." Well, here it is. Polling on it just went out.

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

I dunno, guys. Maybe Bluesky outsourcing the job of attracting new users to us wasn't such a great idea.

John Gramlich@johngramlich.bsky.social

NEW: The latest @pewresearch.org study about social media use in the US YouTube: 84% of adults use it Facebook: 70% Instagram: 51% TikTok: 37% WhatsApp: 33% LinkedIn: 31% Snapchat: 26% Reddit: 25% Nextdoor: 18% X (Twitter): 18% Truth Social: 4% www.pewresearch.org/internet/fac...

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

I'm taking this poll and any polls out of OH-15 with a big grain of salt, but it would be amusing to see where the gerrymandering the Ohio GOP did to try and net two extra seats blows up and they LOSE three seats instead.

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HoriZone Roundtable
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The new episode is up! Listen here or where podcasts are available! https://horizoneroundtable.com/2026/10/18/get-a-glimpse-into-the-future/

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Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

When your crowd plant faceplants... I'm sure the right-wing Borg will take this L gracefully... ...oh wait. They're the Dish It Out But Can't Take It folks. Let me know when their crashout ends.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

thehandbasket.co'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist tiesThomas Teepell is the son of a former long-time Bobby Jindal staffer who's close to Sean Feucht.
Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

It was pretty clear from the outset that dude was coming in too hot to be a genuinely concerned citizen. Maybe in the future, don't select someone straight out of Angry White Guy central casting?

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

So, are we replacing the Scaramucci (10 days) with the Zacharia (5 days), or are we just adding the Zacharia as another unit of measure? Inquiring minds want to know.

Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

I might have missed one or two preseason polls, but I got nearly all of the big ones.

HoriZone Roundtable@horizoneroundtable.com

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Bob McDonald
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Now, we're talking...

Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social

I’m coming for you, Ohio! Join me in Cleveland on October 24 for a rally to support @amyactonoh.bsky.social, @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social, and Democrats up and down the ballot. Hope to see you there:

mobilize.usFighting for Ohio Rally with President Barack Obama · Ohio WinsJoin President Barack Obama, Sherrod Brown, and Amy Acton as we fire up Ohio voters and kick the final stretch of the 2026 election into high gear. On Saturday, October 24, we’ll be in the heart of E...
Bob McDonald
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I mean, I know only 2 or 3 of you ever click on anything from the Roundtable, but can't blame a guy for trying.

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Bob McDonald
@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

No idea why I bookmarked this, but this is obviously relevant today.

Bob McDonald@bobmcdonaldwrites.com

If you're confused by the US celebrating a guy who never set foot on our land, was Italian but was laughed out of his own country for his crackpot ideas, and was, by all accounts, a shitty person, so am I. I'm very sorry about that.

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Demetri
@demetri.bsky.social

I wish you could stop getting political ads on streaming if you voted early but that would be an incentive to vote and we don't like democracy here