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[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

PERSONAL NEWS: I’ve started a new role at @POLITICO as a reporter for @playbookdc!

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[Ali Bianco @_alibianco]

NEW in @POLITICO: Gina Hinojosa’s win put Texas at the center of a political earthquake. It could bite Andy Beshear, the Kentucky governor who chairs the DGA.

At its heart is an intra-party bruise over a history of a lack of investment in Latino candidates and communities, especially in Texas. That sparked a standoff between Hinojosa’s Latino allies and the DGA in the campaign’s final stretch.

After Hinojosa’s victory her allies are vindicated. They’re also pointing their knives on the DGA, Beshear and his possible presidential ambitions — saying Texas isn’t his win to claim.

More from on the ground in Austin:
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[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW in @playbookdc: Democrats, ecstatic off Tuesday’s blue tsunami, are already dreaming of riding it to the White House in two years. But the party’s presidential bench has a message to everyone hopped up on hopium: We’ve got to work for it.
https://t.co/Bap1tM4qd9

[Greg Svirnovskiy @G_Svirnovskiy]

One last stop before it’s back to DC.
@iriesentner and I are at Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms’ campaign field office as she thanks volunteers and commemorates last night.

The incoming governor says even she didn’t expect to win so quickly last night.

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW in @playbookdc: Democrats made massive gains in the midterms among young voters who’d swung hard to the right just two years ago. Can they keep them?
https://t.co/wJvmK0kqXz

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW: Ken Martin, taking a victory lap tonight, told me he "absolutely" plans to remain DNC chair heading into the 2028 primaries.
https://t.co/IQJbbjXOWp

[Lisa Kashinsky @lisakashinsky]

NEW: Inside GOP efforts to stave off a ranked-choice headache for Sen. Dan Sullivan in #AKSEN as he faces a four-way field with a same-name challenger.

Mailers, wristbands, even a jingle urging voters to rank the senator — first or otherwise.

w/@iriesentner @politico https://t.co/Cx9l1C2lCe

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW: Dan Sullivan isn’t running away from President Donald Trump like so many other vulnerable Republicans. He’s betting that walking the line instead will help him reap reelection in November.

My dispatch from beautiful Girdwood, Alaska 👇
https://t.co/xZPL2mVpXP

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW: Trump trekked all the way to Wasilla, Alaska, to juice his base to turn out for Dan Sullivan. But strategists and voters here acknowledged that Sullivan faces a difficult path to reelection, despite Trump’s time investment and the outside money pouring in.
https://t.co/1D5SHjHKXR

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

SCOOP: Sen. Ruben Gallego’s leadership PAC has been subpoenaed as part of a federal investigation into the Arizona Democrat’s use of campaign cash to fund a luxurious lifestyle, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by POLITICO.
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[Taylor Lorenz @TaylorLorenz]

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[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

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[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW in today's @playbookdc: Grindr wants Congress to make it easier to make a baby.
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[POLITICO @politico]

The GOP midterm convention threatens to put the party’s general-election headaches on blast as candidates fear Trump will drag them down in November.

Our @wsteaks and @iriesentner unpack Republicans’ convention jitters on Playbook Podcast: https://t.co/PHvAE8NOLz

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

Always fun to yap with @wsteaks on the @playbookdc podcast! We discussed the convention, what’s wrong with this year’s polls, data centers and *that* Paxton ad 👇
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[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW: The polls are looking good for the Democrats — but some high-profile polling flops in the primaries are raising the specter of doubt. More in today's @playbookdc PM 👇
https://t.co/p70B9zsBVx

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

NEW: BREWER, Maine — Vice President JD Vance on Monday brought his anti-fraud crusade back to Maine, with a pitch for voters to elect Republicans because they’re bringing down prices for consumers.

But President Donald Trump is making that argument increasingly difficult — especially in this swing district inside a state where the economy is heavily linked to trade with Canada. w/ @drdesrochers
https://t.co/w5uQMzwMXQ

[Meredith Lee Hill @meredithllee]

Francesca Hong and state Sen. Kelda Roys - the progressive who cut into Hong’s margins - will attend WI Dems’ 11am unity brunch in Middleton

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[POLITICO @politico]

Francesca Hong took the stage at her election night party around 11:30 p.m. central with the Wisconsin governor’s primary still far too close to call.

“We are ready to keep fighting, and I feel confident,” she told the crowd. https://t.co/5DdjTyc9Af

[Irie Sentner @iriesentner]

Francesca Hong’s team is making press credentials for reporters at her election night party using sharpies and masking tape — an example of her insurgent campaign’s remarkable rise despite extremely limited resources.
https://t.co/OROnjAU0in

[Cameron Joseph @cam_joseph]

@iriesentner with my favorite blog post since I joined POLITICO:

https://t.co/DnjwWz1HHu