David Weigel

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[David Weigel @daveweigel]

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[Adam Carlson @admcrlsn]

For those speculating, no he can’t transfer it all to other Democratic Senate (or House) candidates. Limit is $2K per campaign.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Good list and I’d add Shri Thanedar, who introduced impeachment resolutions to eye rolls from the Dem who went on to beat him https://t.co/t7aWyftL9U

[Holly Otterbein @hollyotterbein]

This has not been a good year for Dems like Vindman whose national brands were built around Trump's impeachment fights. https://t.co/sIR4c46fF1

[Andrew Solender @AndrewSolender]

The Boston Globe is endorsing Rep. Seth Moulton over incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in #MASen: https://t.co/B9CxKgXU3B

[Scott Colom @scott_colom]

Part of the lesson here, which I pray isn’t missed, is that someone convinced Vindman all he had to do was outspend Nixon on TV.

Voters want authenticity. They want candidates willing to show up, listen, and actually earn their trust the old fashioned way. Nixon did that in spades. Vindman did TV.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Fairshake lost this one; Gilbert won.

[Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer]

It's a big night tonight for Fairshake, which spent $2 million to try and block an anti-crypto Democrat in Florida.

[Paul Kane @pkcapitol]

Kudos to @MikeHaridopolos @realannapaulina for endorsing against Mills. He's obviously immoral, unworthy of Congress.
When @reesejgorman asked @SpeakerJohnson last fall, MJ repeatedly said Mills was "faithful".
A description no one else would use.

[Niles Francis @NilesGApol]

Looking more and more like one of the most impressive electoral results of the entire century

[Nick Reynolds @IAmNickReynolds]

Graham was asked about this response in the spin room after the debate after it began gaining traction on social media.

South Carolinians are more "worried about their pocketbooks more than they're worried about the South China Sea, quite honestly," she said.

[Hunter📈🌈📊 @StatisticUrban]

Utterly insane spending disparity in Florida. 36 to 1.

[Grace Chong, MBI @gc22gc]

BARIS: Fishback won every college campus precinct, every single one. He won both young precincts at the UTampa overwhelmingly. He won 89% in the FSU precinct. Oh my God.

There just weren’t enough of them that came out.

[Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL]

"I REJECT SOCIALISM:" Florida Democrat gubernatorial nominee David Jolly distances himself from the DSA member at the top of his ticket, Senate Democrat nominee Angie Nixon

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Meanwhile, a 20-vote gap in tonight's PA special (in a Trump +19 seat) https://t.co/mZVfxAQNJV

[Garrett Herrin @GarrettHerrin]

James Fishback is winning every college campus precinct VoteHub has examined tonight.

[Maxwell Alejandro Frost @MaxwellFrostFL]

SCHOOL BOARD SLATE: WON. GOODBYE MOMS FOR LIBERTY. We knocked doors all summer in these districts.

[Andrew Solender @AndrewSolender]

Schwartzel was one of the few candidates in #FL19 who was undeniably local and hadn't run for or served in office in another state, a fact he very much leaned into:

[Zachary Donnini @ZacharyDonnini]

Another small sample, but Fishback won 89% of the vote in the Florida State University precinct. We'll aggregate results across these campus precincts tomorrow for a broader look at his performance with younger voters.

[Matt Dixon @Mdixon55]

Donalds is upholding the DeSantis legacy in one regard. Reporters told they can’t mingle with the election night crowd

First time I’d ever heard that was DeSantis elex night 2018

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Would slide in Diana DeGette, whose campaign touted her work as an impeachment manager.

Rs have been smart to ditch their "Dems will impeach Trump on day one" message for the "communism incoming" message. Dems have learned that impeachment doesn't do anything!

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

It's kind of been a rough set of primaries for Heroes of the Resistance 1.0 between Vindman losing tonight, Dan Goldman losing his seat (although there were other issues there) and George Conway getting only 6% of the vote in NY-12. People want to move on.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Not bad - eventual margin was 47-34 for Elijah.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Capital Strategic Partners poll | 8/14-8/15

US House 2026 | Florida’s 7th congressional district Republican primary

🟥Ryan Elijah 44%
🟥Cory Mills 27% (incumbent)

(Trump +12 | 2024)

https://t.co/jdQgFxm4mT

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Maybe not...

[Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer]

Alex Vindman to Nantucket next week #FLSEN