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You can now find me on Bluesky: https://t.co/e1cksRp1W5

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@SenLouiseLucas Any comment on this? https://t.co/469BtJYs3l

[Margaret Barthel @margaretbarthel]

Sen. Majority Leader Scott Surovell, just now on Politics Hour, suggested that a two-seat Dem pick-up is possible if Virginia redraws its congressional maps but "after that, it gets difficult."

Also said it's too early to be talking about maps - voters have to weigh in first

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@SenLouiseLucas Notably, Ferguson has claimed that a new map could harm Black representation. The exact opposite is true: Maryland Democrats could easily increase the number of majority-Black districts from two to three. Perhaps you could ask him why he hasn't done that yet.

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@admcrlsn I love this infobox but I am very curious to understand why you've grouped Orthodox and Conservative Jews together. Conservative Jews are very close to Reform Jews in their politics (Pew, 2021) and very different from Orthodox—almost a 100 point net dif! https://t.co/OPGpYKgDpy

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@NTWQ2 Thanks for the additional info!

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@allymutnick The person who heads the group that sponsored the poll: https://t.co/yaf6okQ3ZU

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@JacobRubashkin (Just a note that the cmte did dismiss two of the allegations against SCM.)

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@comments_007 @joshgerstein From the linked order:

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@metzgov There's audio of him saying that in a WI Dems ad they released a few days ago https://t.co/jSVrUiybgA

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@SenatorHeinrich @SenatorLujan How will you vote on cloture?

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@JacobRubashkin this blog is small do not give them a platform

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It's been quite a year for us, leaving our old home to launch a brand-new site. I'm so grateful to everyone who believed in us & made it all possible. We still have a ways to go before we're sustainable, so if you support our mission, I hope you'll consider a donation. Thank you.

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As we wrap up 2024, we wanted to express our deepest gratitude to our readers. Launching The Downballot was a momentous step for us, and your support is why we're here today. We hope you'll consider donating to our end-of-year fundraiser. https://t.co/y7coR1QKmA

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On our final podcast of the year, we're presenting a very special ceremony: the Second Annual Downballot Awards! Categories include:

• Best Performance by a Losing Candidate
• Most Embarrassing Use of AI
• The Iron Bladder Award

And many more! https://t.co/1N4jwMJcyU

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@gspeth @atrupar Sorry for not seeing this sooner, but the answer was both! Subscribers of either newsletter get notified when we go live. I hope you were able to make it, but if not, the next one will be Jan. 9 and we'll be doing them once a month!

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Going live at 2 PM ET: My video chat with @atrupar.com of Public Notice! We'll be taking your Q&A on all topics political and electoral. You'll need the (free) Substack app to participate. Grab it here! https://t.co/lvy8GkzXGh

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It's been a good news/bad news week for Dems and democracy in North Carolina: Allison Riggs was confirmed as the winner of a *second* recount, but the GOP just passed a flagrant power grab. We discuss it all on this week's episode of The Downballot podcast https://t.co/8MUAP76kBQ

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A second recount has confirmed Allison Riggs won the North Carolina Supreme Court race, but Democrats have reason to fear the GOP could overturn the result. We explain why in our newest Digest https://t.co/LShF2JUvYc

[Howard Mortman @HowardMortman]

For swearing-in w/ Kamala Harris, Sen Adam Schiff uses 1490 edition of Maimonides Mishneh Torah -“a monumental legal code and one of the most organized, comprehensive, and influential works of Jewish law.” The edition was published by Gershom ben Mosheh ish Sontsino (h/t @kampeas

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@BryanRAnderson Statute says a second recount may be requested "within 24 hours of the completion of the first recount." Doesn't seem like the first one is complete though. https://t.co/SIwiA5EYaQ