Jess^2

Pro-life Puritan zealot

[Jess^2 @JessMatchopolis]

@DovorahDovorah1 Alas, but at least some of them lost their elections.

[Dvorah @DovorahDovorah1]

THIS was the man who would slammed dunked the midterm elections for Governor. Alas, the corrupted FlaGop robbed this man of his legitimate right to run. A man who would have led Fla as GOV in the event Ron DeSantis was physically unable to remain in office.

[Brian Jacobson @BrianHJacobson]

Putin sacrificed a generation of Russian men for absolutely nothing.

[Chris @LivemusicCJ]

The GOP spent years neglecting youth outreach, leaving a vacuum for Fuentes, Fishback, and Tucker to fill it with bigotry, misogyny, and grievance politics. Now they’re recruiting the next generation in their image. GOP leadership owns this failure

[Jay Collins @JayCollinsFL]

"Always take the offensive. Never dig in." — Gen. George S. Patton

[Chris @LivemusicCJ]

Earlier today I asked you to follow Polk County Young Republicans. A short time later they announced they’re hosting an event with James Fishback. I rescind my recommendation to follow this group and I hope you’ll unfollow as well.

I will not support or endorse bigotry

[Jess^2 @JessMatchopolis]

@CapitalYRs Yes, don't let this terminally online weirdo and his Palestinian bot Farm destroy our party even worse than the other terminally online dorks have.

[Capital Young Republicans @CapitalYRs]

Just to be clear, the Capital Young Republicans have established a moratorium on James Fishback speaking at any of our events.

[DeSantis Appreciation Society @KickboxerEsq]

Thank you to the TOUGHEST of the Tough, @JayCollinsFL who ran this bill in the Florida Senate.
TO THE COLLINS VIDEO VAULT

[Layla Collins @Collinslayla]

Florida leads the way. So proud that @JayCollinsFL ran this bill. It was an incredible effort after hearing a constituent and parent’s concern.

[Jess^2 @JessMatchopolis]

I was just scrolling when this got me all teary-eyed. This is something every single postpartum woman needs to hear. After having 3 babies, I remember every single postpartum time,. It is so hard.

Your body is no less valuable after you deliver the baby.

https://t.co/nqXCTLa0o3

[Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics]

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, a Green Beret who once performed emergency surgery on his own shattered arm in combat, is telling the Republican Party to treat its midterm losses the same way he treated a battlefield wound: stop the bleeding, get up, and fight.

Collins, dubbed the "Chuck Norris of Florida politics" by Gov. Ron DeSantis, says the GOP now faces a choice after what DeSantis called a "near extinction-level" midterm cycle. His prescription is Florida's playbook: stand firm on conservative values, but aggressively court no-party affiliated voters instead of only preaching to the base.

"Hard times happen. Warriors, leaders get up and fight," Collins says. "That's what we have to do now."

Full story here https://t.co/XHVzRHKFFZ

[Kashish Parpiani @kashishparpiani]

‘Wiles had booked an offsite at Camp David for Saturday, a day when Trump would be in Florida, the source said. The invitation list included White House officials and aides loyal to her.

The purpose was supposedly to work out how she would survive the week and stay in power, two sources told the Daily Mail. The trip was delayed and is now canceled.

Her other project this week was scapegoating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, sources say.

Wiles's allies spent the days after Tuesday night's drubbing trying to make Hegseth the public reason Republicans lost so badly, blaming his role in leading the Iran war, which has spiked the cost of living, three sources told the Daily Mail.’

https://t.co/IPYB0bQVAH

[Charles Gasparino @CGasparino]

Interesting anecdote: Someone I know met w Trump recently before the midterms and came away bewildered; he spoke a lot about the ballroom not a lot about stuff that matters. Is he losing it? People I know who know him say he’s a ball of fire, endless energy and is still sharp mentally. But he still might be losing it in this sense: He has no feel for what animates most voters. He is clueless about their real concerns and the concerns of most people outside his base who dont get off attending one of his rallies. It’s sad because he did a lot of great stuff IMHO; closed the border, ended the noxious cult of DEI. He made sure crypto wasn’t a target of endless lawfare; he cut taxes and regulations. Yet he’s losing his feel for what people care about. It was evident in small ways early on particularly when it came to the no win push for tariffs after being elected to make life more affordable for average people and then never fully reversing course. We have a strong economy according to top line numbers as we saw today. But an average people continue to get hosed not just at the pump but when they buy anything. Ditto for small businesses. And Trump never saw it coming

[Chris @LivemusicCJ]

After Tuesday’s blue wave and devastating Republican losses, there’s a reckoning the GOP can no longer ignore. Our friend Reese wrote a thoughtful reflection on how the party got here, the principles it’s abandoned, and what accountability should look like. Well worth your time.

[Jess^2 @JessMatchopolis]

Wait, you guys were still around? What exactly did you do again?

[Salon @Salon]

Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication. It has been an extraordinary privilege. https://t.co/a103i0aEKi

[Jess^2 @JessMatchopolis]

@podiatristdon @TampaFLPolitico @JayCollinsFL Oh wow, Color Me shocked that you come up with the most boring and predictable response as a reply further down in the comments.

Maybe you can come up with something better. We'll see.

[Jess^2 @JessMatchopolis]

@TampaFLPolitico @LivemusicCJ @JayCollinsFL Bro, Byron was on Fox News like every single day and still couldn't break 50% in the primary. With how much money he had and how much backing, the dude should have had like 70%.

[Jess^2 @JessMatchopolis]

@TampaFLPolitico @JayCollinsFL See, the thing is, I did not claim that I did not care. I found your reply childish and annoying and decided to comment; it is like a teenager saying, "I don't care, Mom!" and then, when somebody points out that the kid does care, the kid says, "Shut up!"

[Jess^2 @JessMatchopolis]

@TampaFLPolitico @JayCollinsFL You know, if you don't care for something, you could do this crazy thing where you scroll by. But it seems you do care, at least is it pertains to Jay Collins.

That's a sad commentary, and not on him.