learned that Brian Poindexter who unseated Max Miller went to John Marshall HS in Cleveland which means he was probably the only white guy in his graduating class.
it's always funny when someone says because if you remove NYC+surrounding county vote totals for both candidates Hochul **still** wins the state
https://t.co/QiXpYtU9kz
Rural conservatives in deep-blue states are effectively governed without consent. In New York, Republicans win most counties yet still lose statewide by 20 points because dense urban and suburban voters in New York City and its suburbs cast the decisive ballots and vote overwhelmingly Democratic. The result is that rural and upstate communities pay the taxes, live under the regulations, and absorb the costs set by politicians they consistently reject. Same story in California and Illinois. Population density has become a veto over the rest of the state.
In 2024, Lauren Boebert made the unusual move to switch from representing the more competitive CO-03 to run in CO-04, Colorado's reddest seat.
Ironically, she is now an underdog to win in 2026, while her successor, Jeff Hurd (R), is probably a favorite to hold on.
Obviously, people have no memory of politics at all before Trump — but it’s just like literally look up the first administration of George W Bush after flipping Texas red in 1994.
👀 AOC was distracted dealing with Haley Stevens drama that she left in her hair gloss too long, turning her hair black
AOC spoke with Stevens for 25 minutes working to convince her not to flip on El Sayed, as @playbookdc reported