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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I shared my thoughts with @danmerica.bsky.social (fantastic name for a reporter) and the Washington Post for this piece on Platner, the Iraq War as a 2026 campaign issue, and more. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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With campaign under pressure, Platner dials up criticism of Collins’s Iraq war vote
The Iraq War veteran is attacking Republican Sen. Susan Collins’s vote to authorize the war in his campaign to unseat her.
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Ence Morse @ence.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
In the first two months of this year, after big wins for Democrats throughout 2025, just two people cut six-figure checks to the DNC. The RNC had 50. Our latest on the DNC's top-dollar donor woes, w/ @danmerica.bsky.social & Hannah Knowles www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Line chart showing the number of donors giving $100k+ over time to the DNC and RNC, by year, where the RNC maintains a slight advantage until 2025 and 2026, when they record far more than the DNC.
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Nirvi Shah @nirvishah.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Democrats are turning Republicans’ arguments against them in midterm races washingtonpost.com/politics/202... #gaspricehike via @danmerica.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com
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Democrats are turning Republicans’ arguments against them in midterm races
Republicans won in 2024 by promising to cut the cost of living, but high gas prices are frustrating voters and providing a potent line of attack ahead of this year’s elections.
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Nirvi Shah @nirvishah.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Including off-year elections last year, Democrats have flipped 30 Republican seats since the start Trump's second term. @danmerica.bsky.social @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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What a GOP loss in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district says about the midterms
Including off-year elections last year, Democrats have flipped 30 Republican seats since the start of 2025.
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Nate Gilman @nrgilman.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
first Spirit post is live - digging into Adrián González's two main options at striker and what each choice on a given night might mean www.preseasonstreams.com/options/
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How Adrian González might be setting up the Spirit's depth chart at striker
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Nirvi Shah @nirvishah.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
President Donald Trump chose a mail-in ballot in a Florida election as he pushes a sweeping bill to reform nationwide balloting, including restrictions on mail-in voting — and derides vote-by-mail at events. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... via @danmerica.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com
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Trump just voted by a method he calls ‘mail-in cheating’
The president’s decision to vote by mail comes as he pushes a sweeping bill to reform balloting nationwide, including restrictions on mail-in voting.
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Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This is not the first time Trump has voted by mail while deriding the practice. “I can vote by mail," he told reporters in 2020 when pushed on how he reconciles his use of a practice he criticizes. "I’m allowed to.” @danmerica.bsky.social
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Trump just voted by a method he calls ‘mail-in cheating’
The president’s decision to vote by mail comes as he pushes a sweeping bill to reform balloting nationwide, including restrictions on mail-in voting.
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Nirvi Shah @nirvishah.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Special interest groups, including the pro-Israel #AIPAC, have sometimes veiled spending, using what appear to be unrelated organizations to support or attack candidates. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... via @ence.bsky.social @danmerica.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com
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Super PAC spending passes $200M, with some groups hiding their cause
Groups that include pro-Israel organizations obscured their spending in some midterm races to try to defeat candidates that oppose their cause.
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Ence Morse @ence.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
NEW: Outside spending on the 2026 midterms has passed $225 million — a March record. And some of the biggest spenders, including AIPAC, are masking their identities behind shell PACs that hide their donors until after the election. w/ @danmerica.bsky.social washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer’s remorse. Read @danmerica.bsky.social & @cqzakrz.bsky.social reporting from Charlotte www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer’s remorse.
They were a key part of the coalition that powered the president’s comeback, and their frustrations signal vulnerability for Republicans ahead of the midterms.
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Ence Morse @ence.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
AI-backed PACs have already spent over $10 million to influence this year's elections — and it's working. Of the 20 candidates backed by AI money in last week's primaries, only one lost. a deep dive w/ @danmerica.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Bar chart of spending by AI-backed PACs on US House primaries, where Alex Bores saw $1.9 million in spending against him, and almost $500k in spending for him. Four other candidates are also pictured
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Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Smart @danmerica.bsky.social @matthewchoi.bsky.social on why some Republicans are worried that their party's redistricting plan could backfire: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Why some Republicans are sweating their party’s redistricting plan
The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.
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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Why Republicans are sweating Tuesday’s special election in Trump country, via @danmerica.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Why Republicans are sweating Tuesday’s special election in Trump country
The surprisingly competitive race in Tennessee’s ruby-red 7th Congressional District is a high-profile test of voters’ attitudes about the president’s agenda.
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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Adrian Gonzalez didn't get that one right. The extended time with 10 while Hershfelt got treatment, having her come back on when her step was gone, it all led to that Gotham goal
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