Kurt Bardella

Casting a nonwhite protestor as an illegal immigrant may be a “joke” to JD Vance and Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott, but they won’t be laughing when the Latino vote comes in on Nov 3rd.

DOJ & the FBI going after local election offices. A $100K pay-to-play allegation against Kimberly Guilfoyle. Democrats took 17 oversight actions last week. Read all of them in one place 👇 THE REPORT: thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-report...

Could AI have written this op-ed faster? Probably. But the dance is found in the writing. 🎸 My piece in the Tulsa World on Garth Brooks, AI & being imperfectly human: Link: tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

Fake polls. Family attacks. 11 days to go. New Party Lines Pod: Erin and I break down the midterms’ final stretch and what’s really behind the noise. 🎧 youtube.com/watch?v=uyx2BntTwto

If a contractor living off taxpayer dollars ignored the White House and the Pentagon, they’d lose that contract tomorrow. If that’s not happening with Musk and Starlink, something else is going on. On CNN's Laura Coates Live: Democrats should subpoena everyone at DOD who’s touched this. 🎥👇

“drain the swamp” worked because people across both parties felt DC wasn’t looking out for them. 10 years later, the swamp hasn’t been drained. Trump and his cronies are cashing in while families get squeezed at the pump. Dems=public defender for American taxpayers. @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social

For far too long, Democrats surrendered the playing field of "faith" to Republicans. But candidates like @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @abdulelsayed.bsky.social are proving that no one political party has a monopoly on faith. #Midterms2026

Raw Story picked up my sleeper pick for Election Night 👀 #TNGOV: @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social vs. #BeltwayBlackburn Blackburn has spent 20+ years in DC asking Tennesseans for a promotion, yet, she didn't crack 50% in her own primary. Don't sleep on this one. www.rawstory.com/marsha-black...

Former Republican operative Kurt Bardella says one race could deliver an Election Night surprise, and it's in deep-red Tennessee.

Gas prices are 🆙 Cost of food is ⬆️ Interest rates are 🆙 Utility bills are ⬆️ Economy is ⬇️ AI is ❗️ And the GOP message boils down to “so and so is a Muslim” and “so and so is gay” vote for us. Really hard to imagine why Dems are poised to run the table in 2 weeks.

Happy Wednesday! Coming up: social epidemiologist Dr. David Ansell, strategist @kurtbardella.bsky.social and poet @dwaynebetts.bsky.social. Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina ☎️ 866-997-4748 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social

Every time you drive by a gas station right now, it’s a billboard telling you this isn’t working for you. Meanwhile Trump’s family is making money hand over fist. That’s the corruption story, and it’s now a top-3 issue for voters. On @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social 👇

Gas, rent, borrowing, utilities: Americans are being asked to do more with less while Trump and his family make billions. When Democrats take back oversight, every hearing needs a price tag. New on The Watchdog Report: thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/every-hear...

Much like JFK was a nominee who happened to be Catholic, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is a candidate who happens to be Muslim. He will put the Constitution first, which is more than I can say for a great number of Republicans who currently occupy office and took oaths.

As someone who spends every Friday night watching football in #Texas - let me tell you @jamestalarico.bsky.social's #FridayNightLights ad strikes a real chord ... in Texas, football is religion!

Democrats have finally connected corruption to people’s wallets. Trump and his cronies are cashing in on side deals while you pay more at the pump and the register because of tariffs. That’s a cost-benefit analysis every voter understands. I broke it down on NewsNation.

In every election since 2016 that Donald Trump's name hasn't appeared on the ballot, GOP turnout has plummeted while Democrat turnout has surged. It's all about getting your side to stay motivated and to turn out. That's why @aoc.bsky.social is such a value-added on the trail. #MISEN

Democrats can't repeal Trump's tariffs. But they can subpoena them. In this week's THE AGENDA: the six trade investigations Democrats should open on day one, from secret exemptions to handshake "deals" nobody's seen in writing. Follow the tariff money thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-agenda...

Accountability is coming. Checks & Balances are returning. Corruption will be exposed. Subscribe to The Watchdog Report on Substack! thewatchdogreport.substack.com

The avalanche of GOP $$$ won't do anything to move the needle away from the calcification of the economy in the mindset of the electorate. No ad, no conspiracy theory, can undo the broken promises Trump & Republicans made about inflation, gas prices & wars.

Kimberly Guilfoyle makes THE LIST. Again. 📜 WSJ: Before her confirmation, the ambassador to Greece pressed a donor seeking favors from the administration to wire $100K to her Amex “so it won’t show up anywhere.” Subpoena the Signal messages. thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/kimberly-g...

Kushner's Israeli investments. Taxpayer-funded Trump ads before the midterms. A $ diamond ring nobody can locate. The 10-year Treasury at its highest since 2002. This week Democrats took 13 oversight actions. Here's every one, in one quick read 👇 thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-report...

$108M flying palace. A no-bid deal. Signed on her last day. Paid for by taxpayers. Kristi Noem and William Walters just made THE LIST. thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/kristi-noe...

A month to go and the strongest closing argument Democrats can make to lock this thing down is being delivered by ... Donald Trump! When Trump speaks, Republican numbers tank. Just ask Ken Paxton.

The "pro-business" mantle is sitting unclaimed in the middle of the field. Democrats should pick it up. My op-ed today in @latimes.com 👇 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

The bottom line is Donald Trump is the GOP's biggest liability. Especially here in Texas. Especially with the Latino vote. His strongest issue in 24, immigration, is now his greatest vulnerability. Trump makes EVERYTHING about himself, now they'll all pay the price.

Sequence of events at FHFA: • Political mortgage-fraud referrals • Acting IG fired • IG budget cut 64% Each step has an excuse. Together, they leave no watchdog. thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-report...

Fannie and Freddie back about half of America's mortgages. Taxpayers bailed them out with $191B. The one independent office policing fraud there is now being gutted by the official it oversees. New via The Watchdog Report thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-agenda...

The next time a Republican tells you they're the party of homeland security, remember this: $20 million in Customs and Border Protection money is paying for TV ads glorifying Trump. New The Watchdog Report AGENDA 👇 thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-agenda...

Subpoena power shouldn't be used for revenge. It should be used to hand the American people the bill. The Watchdog Report's THE AGENDA on why every Trump investigation needs a price tag 👇 thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-agenda...

COMING UP on "Mornings with Zerlina": Nat'l security and nuclear expert @joecirin.bsky.social, Fmr. Rep. @joecunninghamsc.bsky.social and Democratic strategist @kurtbardella.bsky.social. Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina ☎️ 866-997-4748 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social

A campaign ad paid for by the U.S. Treasury isn't a "public service announcement." It's a campaign contribution. New AGENDA via The Watchdog Report on the oversight Democrats need to launch before Nov. 3 👇 thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/the-agenda...

The normalization of The Big Lie has created a permission structure for voter suppression. Here in TX, the 3rd largest county just voted to shutter 90+voting locations. It was just revealed that there is a 100k+ voter registration processing backlog . @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social in Dallas

Dear GOP: Please put Donald Trump on every stage, in every battleground district, next to every candidate. Sincerely, Me.

TX is tight and it has been for a while now. @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running aggressive campaigns and have had an open runway for the entire summer. The avalanche of $ coming in for Paxton is too little too late.

When the economy is good, Republicans are successful at hijacking’s the debate with fear-mongering and culture wars. BUT when gas is $4.50 a gallon, inflation is rising, a war with no end in sight, the “strategy” of saying be scared of Abdul El Sayed ain’t gonna work.

Have you seen all the Republican campaigns and ads promoting Donald Trump’s big midterms convention promise to give voters $5k if they win? Oh wait. That’s right. No one believes it’s going to happen. #TrumpLies

No Republican running in a competitive race wants to share a stage with Donald Trump or put him in their ads. Republicans promised no more wars, no more inflation, lower gas prices, and historic economic prosperity. They set the expectations, in Nov they’ll be held accountable.

Meet the top aide to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee who "solicited cash gifts from Israeli citizens to celebrate his upcoming wedding..." #TheList thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/david-mils...

The Fed’s new interest rate hike is the economic nail in the coffin for Republicans midterms hopes … rising interest rates + rising inflation + rising cost of gas & food = Blue Wave!

Happy Monday! Coming up: Prof. Jason Stanley, strategist @kurtbardella.bsky.social and CEO of the American Business Immigration Coalition Rebecca Shi. Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina ☎️ 866-997-4748 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social

The clock is running out for Republicans. Americans aren’t gonna shut the delusional happy talk about how things like prescription drugs are going down because of Mr Art of the Deal when gas prices are at $4.50 a gallon.

Republicans up and down the ballot from coast to coast are doing everything they can to avoid Donald Trump. None of them wanted to even risk going to the so-called midterm “convention” in Dallas. Folks like Maria Elvira Salazar can pretend they’re not Trump cronies but their record says otherwise.

10 MILLION VIEWS ... special thanks to Donald Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr for making this happen! #StableGenius Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE... @jamestalarico.bsky.social

When he was effectively running DHS, Corey Lewandowski was allegedly also trying to get contracts from foreign interests ... on the list of potential subpoena recipients coming from house Dems, he's near the top of #TheList via The Watchdog Report thewatchdogreport.substack.com/p/corey-lewa...

Fixed it for you...

NEW Party Lines: Did #JDVance Just Win the 2028 Republican Primary? Erin Maguire and Kurt break down Trump’s midterm messaging strategy, James Talarico’s counterprogramming, and the Dallas convention’s winners and losers. @kurtbardella.bsky.social Watch: youtu.be/KkXMFTNEZxg

TGIF! Coming up: Author of "The Watchdog Report" @kurtbardella.bsky.social, Fmr. EPA Assistant Admin. Dr. Lynn Goldman and Democratic nominee for Fl. Gov. @davidjolly.bsky.social. Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina ☎️ 866-997-4748 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social

#TXSEN candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social stands with #Epstein survivors in Dallas and calls on AG @KenPaxtonTX to get #JusticeForEpsteinSurvivors @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

Let's be clear, Trump is (shocked face) lying his a** off about the benefits of the Venezuelan oil "deals" he's making ... Americans won't see a penny of relief at the pump for this anytime soon. New episode of the Practically Political Pod now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzbX...