🚨 LEAD FLIP IN NC-03: Smith takes the lead!
735 new votes from Pitt County:
🔵 Smith: +507 (69.0%)
🔴 Murphy: +211 (28.7%)
⚪ Cavender: +17 (2.3%)
Smith nets 296 votes, turning Murphy's 41-vote lead into a 255-vote Democratic advantage.
@moonbeamer6 The example I just gave was of him dealing with immigration/ICE/rule of law, which voters just declared loudly that it matters to them.
Him having a position on Israel/Gaza does not automatically make it a liability (nevermind the fact that the public seems more aligned with it)
ngl, learning that Alani Bankhead said “I love LinkedIn! Yeah LinkedIn is my jam” clears any lingering wonders I had about how well she could have done with a clear shot at MT-Sen lol
People tend to forget about this, but the Abrego Garcia saga was the turning point in the popularity of Trump's immigration policy. We have Van Hollen to thank for that.
When Schumer was still in "duck and cover" mode after 2024, Van Hollen flew to El Salvador where Kilmar Ábrego García had been illegally sent to CECOT and did not stop until Trump was forced to follow the law.
This is the kind of voice that should be leading Democrats right now.
@shadeheffa@nikicaga@poorlywhoorly Respectfully, what does her religion actually have to do with Biden’s foreign policy?
At least with things like SoS they have a role in that, whereas this one just smacks of being a cop-out