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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 2m

Louisiana Senate race.

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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 10h

Trump is not on the ballot, but the completion of Project 25 is.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 3h

While I generally agree totally with this view, you occasionally get a couple of cycles where things have gone so far off the rails that they can be persuaded to actually do the right thing. Happened in 06/08 and 18/20. We could be entering another. @vivi5cents.bsky.social

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 16h

Not because she doesn't stand on her own merits, but because Ossoff has so deftly deflated the Collins balloon that a few Republicans might stay home.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 16h

I think he just might carry her across the finish line.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 16h

No, Ossoff by virtue of his background makes you feel the moral injury on the nation that is Trumpism. Being Jewish and a mentee of John Lewis is rather unique, but he excels at drawing that out of himself and making an audience feel it too.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 16h

People always want to find a magic bullet for this stuff, but give me a candidate who isn't trying to be who they aren't every time. Jon, Sherrod, Scott, Mary and Adam are all real and that shines through like a beacon. That plus luck plus a bad environment for incumbents gets you a real shot to win

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 16h

Ossoff, Brown, Colum, Peltola and Hamilton are each running very different campaigns, but the common element is a candidate who knows who they are and what they're good at and sticking to that. People looking too hard after election day are probably going to miss this, which is really basic stuff.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 21h

This is a great ad. Anyone know who's doing the Colum campaign's ads?

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 23h

Yeah, poor Martha Mitchell went through a lot...

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

⚠️👀 Loud booms heard near Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, sources say (RTRS) Some sources saying the HQ was on fire

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

west coast diesel prices are about to jump- with refinery maintenance season active and continued disruption of refining capacity globally, diesel prices in CA, AZ, NV, OR and WA could soon spike to fresh all-time records...

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Every shady industry you can think of is backing Republicans. Kratom, crypto, prediction markets, online betting, data centers and so forth are all pouring money into Republican campaigns. Why? Because Republicans will side with shady donors over the public interest every time.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

In today's episode of Stupid White People In Charge...

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Could be. Account seems to be pushing all the right buttons to sow discord. We'll see more of this over the next 3 weeks...

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I'm not altogether sure this account isn't a bot. Maybe one survived the Ukrainian drone attack on those Russian data centers...

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Or Christine O'Donnell that same year, or Todd Akin in 2012. The Republican Party has a penchant for nominating kooks and nuts for high profile races. Trump wasn't something new in that sense, he was a continuation of a prior problem, as is the poor crop of 2026 candidates.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Being a fluffer, flunky and cheerleader for a would-be authoritarian who's an incontinent former game show host with dementia doesn't attract the best people. Who knew? But candidate quality issues actually predate Trump. The crop in 2010 was pretty bad. How quickly Sharron Angle is forgotten...

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Again, one of the main reasons why "We can't give Ukraine all the weapons they need to defeat Russia now, lest NATO also end up in a war with Russia" was such an unserious view in 2022-23, is that NATO has already basically been in an undeclared war with Russia for years:

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Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn

Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

We need to disregard these calls, which come from the same people who have been sanewashing Trump and capitulating to his fascism. These people have been wrong over and over again. We need to be listening to those among us who have been consistently right over the past decade, not "elite" losers.

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elnoraoldschool.bsky.social @elnoraoldschool.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

If you have Election Jurisdiction DROP BOX--USE IT Don't trust the USPS

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

They *are* Nazis and neo-Confederates and deserve to be called out for it. Ossoff is right and Brooks can go fuck himself.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

We've been in a low-grade state of war with Russia since 2014.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Also, his opponent this year is the same as 2024. What might have changed in two years that an incumbent who won by 21 two years ago against the same opponent feels the need to run negative ads this cycle? Hmmm... 🤔🤔🤔

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Trump +21 district in 2024, Bergman margin similar.. Not the sort of district where Republicans have recently needed to do much, so spending here tells you a *lot*.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It was advice that might work in different times. With fascists, you beat them by any means necessary. Different rules.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

And working on how to kick them in the balls for good measure.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Between this and the public execution, it's a continuation of our descent into barbarism.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm surprised they aren't charging for it and diverting the funds from it to MAGA, Inc.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Trump won this district by 15 points two years ago.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Thank you. We may not be completely out of the woods just yet, but all the dooming is misplaced. The next two years are going to look very different than the past two. Trump can still be very dangerous with executive power, but his actions will have little public support, which matters a lot.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

He will probably try. But a beat down in the midterms, his 30% approval and his looming exit from office will leave him weakened politically. And Dem hearings on corruption and incompetence will weaken him further. It will be harder for him to accomplish his malevolent authoritarian goals.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This will not lower gas prices. Moreover, he's playing politics with the lives of our servicemembers, putting them in harm's way in order to try to win votes. They, and the nation, deserve a Commander in Chief who doesn't play politics with American lives.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Because Republicans cannot fail, they can only be failed by others...

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yes, and the idea is to try and win a few more of them. At a quarter of the electorate, even a small 10% gain is worth 2.5% overall. It's a big bloc of voters.

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Rep. Shontel Brown @repshontelbrown.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Happy heavenly birthday to our Rev. Jesse Jackson. 🤎 Rev. Jackson was a tireless champion for justice, equality, and opportunity. His life’s work opened so many doors for so many people, especially Black Americans like me who have been galvanized by his legacy time and time again.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This was an excellent piece. The point isn't to turn all evangelicals into Democrats. The point is that it's a large voting bloc -- 25% of voters -- and there are big political dividends to be had in picking some of them up at the margins. Dissatisfaction with Trump presents an opening with them.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There's a word for a good chunk of the center right these days: Democrats. Perhaps not in self-identification, but in voting behavior in opposition to what their former party has become.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Maybe we should focus on the common element linking the two: antisemitism.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This storm is really packing a punch...

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This. The Vance-Yarvin relationship really deserves a deep examination. Yarvin is uniquely awful.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

When you get to the end, some extra time is the most precious thing in the world and taking that away is a terrible thing.

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Taking "fuck them kids" to the next level...

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Matt Seyfang @mseyfang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Clinical trials are usually the last resort for cancer patients and their families. These cuts take away people's last hope. The cruelty of this Republican administration knows no bounds, even including kids with cancer. It's absolutely shameful.

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