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Mark ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

@mark55.bsky.social

Nerd who knows too much about elections and Wikipedia pages. Giants and Mets fan. Troy McClure wannabe. Desperately seeking chicken parm. Instagram: Markirwin

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And Floridaโ€ฆ honestly given how that state is, the fact that a Black woman who is a DSA member is polling in single digits of an incumbent senatorโ€ฆ I donโ€™t think Nixon wins but I am actually beginning to think there may be a lane for Jolly in the governorโ€™s race.

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SC contโ€™d: itโ€™ll be interesting to see how she does in the Greenville metropolitan area. This is where Graham was the weakest vs Norman. SC is very inelastic so if sheโ€™s doing this well, probably is pretty strong black turnout and maybe some people who have recently moved to SC?

Thoughts: -thank god someone with a decent polling operation finally did MN. I think Flanagan will relatively underperform, but win and be a good senator. -SCโ€ฆ this race shouldnโ€™t be this close. If Andrews actually hits 48, sheโ€™s overperforming the typical Dem ceiling in SCโ€ฆ.

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I think the lesson from Lula is not never talk about the opposition; it's articulate a positive vision that's basically, We Can Just Do Things. That's why Mamdani-ism is so popular - voters have an intrinsic sense that their electeds have agency they're not using

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Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Kamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes arenโ€™t there. I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff doneโ€ฆ

If this environment is so bad that even Kimberly Yee loses, that would be absolutely insane.

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social

An Arizona pollster finds a fairly apocalyptic landscape for the state GOP. (Same as they did earlier this month.) It's Arizona High Grounds. They have Dems leading by double-digits for governor (52/39), SOS, and AG, & single-digits for treasurer and superintendent of public instruction.

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Detroiter Nicole Williams when asked if Abdul El-Sayed is โ€˜a bit too left wing to win in Michiganโ€™: โ€œAt this point what do we have to worry about? Anything but what we have. We're on our way to hell, so at this point: socialist, socialize, social, dont matter to me, lower my cost of living!โ€

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TIPPI HEDREN with one of the pet Tigers she lived with at her California home, in 1982. She later said she was โ€œstupid beyond beliefโ€ keeping such animals as pets and letting them have the run of her house. Yup.

In hindsight Nunn and Carterโ€™s performances were actually kind of impressive?

Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social

Yโ€™all. Iโ€™ve seen the heartbreaks of Michelle Nunn and Jason Carter. I felt the burn of a Stacey Abrams loss. And Iโ€™ve felt the energy before Biden, Warnock, and Ossoff victories. I can feel this one in my bones. Good things are coming to Georgia.

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One of the most effective things Obama could do for the party is let it rip like this all year long. He's so good, but he saves it for rallies a few weeks before elections like it's a severely-limited resource and that's just not how the modern communications environment has evolved.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

โ€œHow much time do you think this defense secretary spends looking in the mirror in the morning? These are not serious peopleโ€ โ€” Obamaโ€™s audience in Ohio is hanging on every word as he skewers Trump and Hegseth

So gross that they let Bryceโ€™s musty ass into this. Genuinely looks so gross. The raw milk vibes are off the charts. ๐Ÿคง

MLB@mlbbot.bsky.social

Take a look behind the scenes of Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, Jacob Misiorowski, Junior Caminero and Randy Arozarena in the exclusive Avengers: Doomsday preview that aired during the World Series ๐Ÿ‘€ Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters everywhere December 18

I donโ€™t think sheโ€™ll win but I do appreciate that the National party apparatus has actually done their share to promote and support Angie. It should be a no brainer but Iโ€™m just glad.

Angie Nixon@angieforfl.bsky.social

Today, Iโ€™m honored to share that President Obama is supporting our campaign for the U.S. Senate. President @barackobama.bsky.socialย & I both started as organizers in our communities, because we immediately understood that real changes come from regular folks joining the fight. #AngieForFlorida

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This is a neat trick from Ossoff. Note that times are unprecedentedly grim while remaining positive and aspirational. I think itโ€™s going to work for him.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: It is a privilege to live at a time when what we do matters so much