Jacob Smith

@jacobfhsmith.bsky.social

Poli Sci Asst. Prof. Congress-watcher. Elections junkie. Fan of coffee, running. Swiftie. Breads Bakery and Zabar's enthusiast. Ossoff '28. he/him. NYC. 🏳️‍🌈 rs≠ e, personal account, views my own.

Troy Jackson isn’t flashy but he got some damn good lines out going by the clips of the debate, Collins walked into traps he didn’t even seem to intentionally set, & Collins gave him a lot of free ad material & looked like she was in bad shape. If any of it matters tonight should help him a lot.

New YouGov polls of 7 gubernatorial races TX Hinojosa 48%, Abbott 47% OH Acton 48%, Ramaswamy 44% FL Donalds 47%, Jolly 45% NE Pillen 44%, Lynne Walz 43% MI Benson 48%, James 45% KS Masterson 47%, Holscher 44% NH Ayotte 49%, Warmington 40% (Links upthread)

New YouGov polls of 7 Senate races TX Talarico 50%, Paxton 44% OH Brown 49%, Husted 45% KS Hamilton 48%, Marshall 45% MI El-Sayed 49%, Rogers 48% NE Osborn 48%, Ricketts 47% NH Pappas 51%, Sununu 43% FL Moody 49%, Nixon 44% (Links in reply)

The NYT dropped 5 major Senate polls this morning — and they tell you exactly why the GOP is freaking out about the Senate. Alaska: Peltola up 50/43 Texas: Talarico up 51/45 Ohio: Brown up 49/46 Kansas: a 45/45 tie Iowa: Hinson up 48/47.