David Weigel

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[David Weigel @daveweigel]

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[Joe Khalil @JoeKhalilTV]

BREAKING- Democrat Scott Colom expands his lead in the Mississippi Senate race over Cindy Hyde Smith by more than 600 votes in the latest vote drop

[Acyn @Acyn]

Manu Raju: Are you supporting Jeffries?

AOC: The race is unopposed. Yeah

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Maps... they don't love you like I love you. https://t.co/0OmfCaep8U

[Paul Mitchell @paulmitche11]

In my entire career, I’ve drawn one partisan map.

It worked.

I don’t ever want to draw another one.

Gift article link:
https://t.co/NtabgzHsht

[Kevin Kiley @KevinKileyCA]

It’s clear the Texas redistricting scheme accomplished nothing more than giving Gavin Newsom an excuse to re-gerrymander California (and perhaps contributed to Gov. Abbott’s defeat). Similar schemes failed or backfired in other states.

Meanwhile, the legislators in Indiana and South Carolina who refused to join the redistricting war actually saved their party seats. I doubt the two sides will end this plague on our democracy anytime soon. But reasonable people of both parties should at least be working on a solution for after the next Census.

[Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu12]

new - Progressive Democrats are trying a tricky feat as their party takes power: endorsing Medicare for All while quietly pushing for smaller steps toward it.

w/ @davidalim

https://t.co/bckfB7Vmfy

[Benjamin S. Weiss @BenjaminSWeiss]

Minnesota Rep-elect Matt Little on TikTok: “You guys have to quit it. I am not Nathan Fielder. I am a real person.” https://t.co/mkreObmoVr

[umichvoter @umichvoter]

Ossoff won the old GA-06 (the district he lost in the high 2017 special election to Karen Handel) by 28 points (64% to 36%)

Keisha Lance Bottoms won it by 11 points

[Adam Carlson @admcrlsn]

The biggest shifts from 2024 President ➡️ 2026 House in these districts:

1) Henry Cuellar (TX-28) — 90% Latino
🔴 Trump +10.4 ➔ 🔵 D+36.2

2) Bobby Pulido (TX-15) — 78% Latino
🔴 Trump +17.9 ➔ 🔵 D+24.6

3) Randy Villegas (CA-22) — 70% Latino
🔴 Trump +1.8 ➔ 🔵 D+36.2 (89% reporting)

4) Nellie Pou (NJ-09) — 39% Latino
🔴 Trump +1.1 ➔ 🔵 D+34.9

5) Leticia Gutierrez (TX-09) — 59% Latino
🔴 Trump +19.8 ➔ 🔵 D+15.2

[Michael Scherer @michaelscherer]

Who rolled blue shirt sleeve up better?

[Will Ragland @citizenwillis]

Here's the "legislative purpose"... CAP's anti-corruption and legislative roadmap and agenda out this morning.

https://t.co/v5asc8QKyH

[Mary'sAltofDivas @MarysDivacupalt]

It ended up being TN-04

[Sam Stein @samstein]

The case for why Democrats do NOT have to descend into a factional, self-defeating fight over Medicare for All, as brought to you by the smartest health care reporter in the business, @CitizenCohn

https://t.co/Fm4mrkT4C0

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

This is very bad news for Eileen Laubacher and Democrats. (seriously)

[Mini Racker @MiniRacker]

.@Teresa4Nevada has taken a "number" of calls from likely 2028ers since winning, per Politico.

She said she's focused on bringing investments to #NV02: "I’ll be talking to any and everyone who can help me move resources and levers to make that happen."

https://t.co/L3Tf6VPbe5

[Emily Jashinsky @emilyjashinsky]

It's funny because he really has been a Democrat for years, but figuratively put on a MAGA hat like much of Silicon Valley in 2024 and — like all great crony capitalists — benefitted enormously from it!

[Max Cohen @maxpcohen]

Garcia rejects the idea that his “lawyer up” tweet was a mistake

“I don't know how thin-skinned you have to be. I don't know if anyone ever reads the president's Truth Social messages. I mean, give me a break. I mean, they cannot take any sort of heat at this moment.”

[chyea ok @chyeaok]

There may very well not be a desire for it. The thing I like about Pete is that, despite the picture many try to paint of him online, he has always been v earnestly pushing for institutional reforms and fighting against kicking the can down the road (again and again).

[Washington Monthly @monthly]

The closure of The Washington Post's Book World was a gut punch for book lovers. We're proud to announce that the Washington Monthly’s new standalone book review, The Reader, is stepping into the breach.

On November 15, The Reader will begin publishing five new books-related pieces each week—mostly reviews of nonfiction, where the lack of books coverage is most severe, but we’ll tell you about important new fiction, too.

The Reader’s list of contributors includes more than thirty Pulitzer Prize winning authors, as well as marquee journalists, critics and novelists. Among our eclectic list are Jelani Cobb (@jelani9), Amy Bloom (@AmyBloomBooks), Ian Frazier, Michael Lewis, Susan Orlean (@susanorlean), and Nora Krug (@nbkrug).

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