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Democrats Make Progress Even in Deep Red Tennessee Last Night www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Democrats Make Progress Even in Deep Red Tennessee Last Night
For some unexplained reason, Tennessee decides to hold its primary elections on Thursdays. While everyone was watching Rep. Andy Ogles get defeated in a primary election, I was watching contests even…
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In addition to its primaries, TN held a bunch of general elections for local office on Thursday. In Trump+40 Wilson County just outside of Nashville, Democrats celebrated their first wins in decades -->
Boosting Future Leaders Onward@boostingleaders.bsky.social · 3h agoWhat a great day in Wilson County, TN as our team traveled there to help our endorsed candidates and the Wilson County Democrats flip red seats blue AND WE DID! Congrats to Robert Moxley and Aaron Wilson on winning your seats, the first Democrats elected in Wilson County in more than 20 years!
Abdul El-Sayed says he raised more than $2.3 million in the first two days after securing the #MISen Dem nomination
Veteran Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii may be about to become the the seventh House Democrat to lose a bid for renomination this year. State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, who has gone after Case for backing the SAVE Act, has a new poll showing him beating the incumbent in Saturday's primary.
Morning Digest: Another 70-something House Democrat could lose on Saturday
Centrist Rep. Ed Case is the latest to face a younger, more progressive challenger
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Final results in the Knox County, TN Mayor Election: Betsy Henderson (R)- 52.5% Beau Hawk (D)- 47.5% Five point loss for the Democrats in a Trump+20 county!
PROJECTION: Democrats have flipped control of the Knox County, Tennessee, Board of Education, which serves a county of over half a million residents.
@kamalaharris.com was one of the few political figures I saw noting the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act today. When did the civil rights & voting rights of Black, Hispanic, and other Americans become such an afterthought for people?
The Hawkeye State of Play: Key Iowa Races www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
The Hawkeye State of Play: Key Iowa Races
If you aren’t from the state, when was the last time you thought about the politics of the state of Iowa? Since the demotion of its first in the nation status in the Democratic nominating contest…
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BREAKING: Davey Hearn case formally DISMISSED. More to follow....
April Fools Joke: 'It's Fine' Meme
Alt: April Fools Joke: 'It's Fine' Meme
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Financial Times@financialtimes.com · yesterdayBreaking news: Scientists in the US have for the first time used artificial intelligence to create viruses unknown in nature, a milestone that promises advances in healthcare but also raises important biosafety and biosecurity concerns. ft.trib.al/Uk6VCRG
Sixty-one years ago, the Voting Rights Act became the law of the land after generations of Americans refused to accept that the right to vote should depend on who you are.
Candidates who win primaries should seek to understand fellow Democrats who voted against them rather than expect their votes by default. More from former Chair of Michigan's Dem Party, Lavora Barnes:
Vote Like A Black Woman
Showing up gets us a seat at the table, so we don't have the luxury of sitting out elections when our ideal candidate do
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Republican candidates have beaten Trump's picks in primaries before. But Tom Smith this week became the only person we know of to ever beat Trump's pick without actually being a candidate.
Morning Digest: Republicans spurn Trump's pick and nominate candidate who dropped out
Islamophobia may have just led the GOP to fumble away a race for a swing district
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On today's first anniversary of the 1965 signing of the federal Voting Rights Act since the Supreme Court's latest weakening of the landmark law, Delaware's Democratic Gov. @mattmeyerde.bsky.social is set to sign the newest state-level voting rights law — the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly
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More than half of young adult women who grew up as Latter-day Saints have now left the church. Many are reacting against politics, purity culture and powerlessness.
Jana Riess: Why are so many young women leaving the LDS Church?
More than half of young adult women who grew up as Latter-day Saints have now left the church. Many are reacting against politics, purity culture and powerlessness.
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Two Republican mayors from the reddest parts of Georgia are breaking ranks to back Sen. Jon Ossoff’s reelection bid, telling the @ajc.com that the Democrat’s work for their communities outweighs partisan differences. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Why 2 GOP mayors are crossing party lines for Jon Ossoff
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson and Tifton Mayor Julie Smith aren’t household names, but their willingness to cross party lines signals a weakness for Mike Collins.
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Predictably, the collapse of local news is leaving a gap being filled by propaganda in news drag. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Senate Republicans launch network of fake news sites
One Nation, the Senate GOP's primary dark money group, is producing propaganda masquerading as journalism.
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Dozens of company and trade group PACs refuse to say whether they’ll ditch — or defend — Rep. Max Miller.
Max Miller’s Corporate Backers Go Silent on Embattled Congressman
Dozens of company and trade group PACs refuse to say whether they’ll ditch — or defend — the Ohio Republican.
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The AP has called the #MISEN Democratic primary for Abdul El-Sayed, and it projects Donavan McKinney has defeated Rep. Shri Thanedar in primary for safely blue #MI13. Check out our cheat-sheet for a rundown of Tuesday's action, as well as the races still undecided. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Thought we were done with primaries till next week? Think again! Tennessee holds its nomination contests on *Thursday*, and The Downballot previews the key races to watch in the Volunteer State.
Why Democrats want this scandal-plagued Republican to survive his primary
No one knows why Tennessee has Thursday primaries, but we've previewed all the top races
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Republican Rep. Max Miller refuses to drop out as his scandal worsens, with the House Ethics Committee now investigating him over accusations of “domestic violence and abuse or illegal drug use.”
Morning Digest: Max Miller now faces an ethics investigation. Will he stick around?
Some Republicans want him to drop out, but Trump hasn't demanded it
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Embattled Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards is ending his reelection campaign for North Carolina's 11th District, he announced on X at 3:32 AM ET. GOP will pick a new nominee to take on farmer Jamie Ager, a Democrat who has run a strong campaign to flip a western North Carolina seat Trump won 54-45.
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation over harassment claims
“After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign,” Edwards, R-N.C., said early Wednesday after mounting pressure over his conduct toward two female staffers.
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NEWS — Embattled Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards has withdrawn from the NC-11 race. He says he will serve out his current term.
State Sen. Jeremy Moss wins Dem primary for safely blue #MI11, Haley Stevens' seat. He'd be Michigan's first LGBTQ member of Congress.
Two more GOP amendments go down to crushing defeats, both in MO. #4 would have made future ballot initiatives impossible to pass by requiring winning a majority statewide *and* in each congressional district. #5 would have eliminated the state income tax.
NEW: Voters have rejected Republicans' scheme to unseat the Kansas Supreme Court's Dem-appointed majority and overturn abortion rights. Amendment 1 would have let the GOP replace the system of a nominating commission, gubernatorial appointment, and retention elections with direct partisan elections
NEW: Missouri voters have rejected Amendment 4, which Republicans had passed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments effectively impossible. It would have required initiatives to pass in every congressional district—not just statewide—giving the overwhelmingly red districts a veto
