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Rachel Bitecofer

@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social
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National political analyst/forecaster/strategist. Read election analysis from a real expert at The Cycle on Substack 🦆🏈 “The malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous.” -Winston Churchill

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike Johnson's midterm pitch: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already"
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump’s fascist, taxpayer-paid ad is airing during football and it’s straight out of Germany circa 1933.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
James Talarico calls Ken Paxton to invite him to a debate on Fox News. Paxton does not pick up.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jake Tapper: Trump's advisors are reportedly urging him to declare martial law before the midterms
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jake Tapper: Trump's advisors are reportedly urging him to declare martial law before the midterms
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Before Hitler rose to power, Germany had thousands of competing newspapers. Then the Nazis learned how to control who could be a journalist, what could be reported—and eventually, what counted as news. Here’s why Trump's press purge matters. thecycle.substack.com/p/how-to-kil...
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How to Kill a Free Press
How the Nazi’s took over Germany’s news
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NORM EISEN: “This is shocking… ProPublica reports that Collins told the company ‘You’ve seen me deliver’ and then a six-figure sum, according to ProPublica, also moved to the Collins super PAC... This has to be investigated, these are very serious allegations of corruption.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Before Hitler rose to power, Germany had thousands of competing newspapers. Then the Nazis learned how to control who could be a journalist, what could be reported—and eventually, what counted as news. Here’s why Trump's press purge matters. thecycle.substack.com/p/how-to-kil...
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How to Kill a Free Press
How the Nazi’s took over Germany’s news
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Signs of life from the media. ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News. All five have agreed to suspend presidential TV-pool coverage. Fox itself confirms that.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On the day Biden left office, inflation was down to 2.9%, gas was $3.12 a gallon, and diesel was $3.63. Now inflation is 3.4%, gas $4.44 and diesel is $6.40 because of tariffs and the Iran war.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump’s war on modern art looks ridiculous—until you learn who did it before. From Hitler’s “Degenerate Art” purge to Trump’s Kennedy Center and Smithsonian crusade, this is what happens when a leader decides culture should serve the state. thecycle.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
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The Art of Control
Donald Trump’s campaign to bring American culture under his ideological control
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
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Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Q: Trump's son accepted a gift from a Russian oligarch who's a friend of Putin. Are you going to investigate if everything was appropriate? Blanche: Am I investigating what?
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump’s war on modern art looks ridiculous—until you learn who did it before. From Hitler’s “Degenerate Art” purge to Trump’s Kennedy Center and Smithsonian crusade, this is what happens when a leader decides culture should serve the state. thecycle.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
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The Art of Control
Donald Trump’s campaign to bring American culture under his ideological control
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New Talarico ad today on Paxton’s sweetheart deal with a child predator.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Don Jr complains of “enriched elites” who benefit while normal people suffer
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
No wonder the Grindr app is crashing in Houston 🤣
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The crowd to open the GOP midterm convention … 📸 Liz Landers
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨Want to Know What Happens in November? The Cycle’s Final 2026 Midterm Forecast👇 It's free, but pass it on! thecycle.substack.com/p/want-to-kn...
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Want to Know What Happens in November?
The Cycle’s Final 2026 Midterm Forecast
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
GA GOP Senate Nominee Mike Collins: "Get off of Social Security, get back into the workforce." x.com/rachelbiteco...
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GA GOP Senate Nominee Mike Collins: "Get off of Social Security, get back into the workforce."
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
That was nice of Trump to become a billionaire for us.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
That was nice of Trump to become a billionaire for us.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨Some maga lunatic just tried to assassinate Dem Gov candidate Amy Acton in Ohio. Her and her husband are safe but there are reports of injuries. www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...
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Ohio candidate Amy Acton attacked at fair, spokesperson says
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton was attacked at a campaign stop by an armed person, according to a campaign spokesperson.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If you are not currently tying your Republican opponent to Trump’s price rising tariffs, the time to start is right now and here’s a map share.google/g6orxPHtg0Uv...
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The State Tariff Tracker - TRADE PARTNERSHIP WORLDWIDE, LLC
The State Tariff Tracker ("Tracker") is a first-of-its-kind database that provides a comprehensive estimate of tariffs paid by state on all imports from all countries. The Tracker breaks down imports ...
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is what the map of the world really looks like in case you don’t believe in structural racism. apple.news/AODIAaO73RA2... apple.news/AODIAaO73RA2...
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
James Talarico: Flock cameras have no place in Texas.
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Vernster™️ @vernster.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Libbie Zorden @libbyzorden.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fantastic piece here!
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
FLOCK YOU! Left, right, and center, Americans unite against Trump’s surveillance state Look at the map accompanying this piece. Those red dots aren’t Starbucks. They’re cameras. thecycle.substack.com/p/flock-you?...
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FLOCK YOU!
Left, right, and center, Americans unite against Trump’s surveillance state
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hammie has a rainbow on his head 🌈
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The Terminator was a documentary
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I’ve just never seen anything like this before
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Here’s how to create direct mail that competes with how the GOP does it: Every D candidate at every level will be pictured with D villains- from Mandami to Sanders -using a tactic called guilt by association. The image is the core message and is delivered in a glance.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Conman. Huckster. Swindler. New Amy Acton ad hitting Vivek where it hurts.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Wedge Flock cameras and AI data centers Wedge Flock cameras and AI data centers Wedge Flock cameras and AI data centers Wedge Flock cameras and AI data centers
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Democrats are on the verge of flipping another deep red state legislative district in what is a massive warning sign for Republicans everywhere.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I am certain about two things: 1. Ds are about to win a lot a seats 2. Rs are going to try to refuse to certify some of them
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
PSA: If you have any kind of visa, stay the fuck away from airports Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. (Gift Article)
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Finally crossed paths with Oregon Democrats famous friend Caesar the No Drama Llama and his faithful best friend Larry McCool- a last name to envy. He’s a therapy llama. ❤️
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Too good to be stuck on Twitter
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wife of a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln: My husband is appalled at the conditions on this ship. This is the worst deployment that he's ever been on. The food is appalling ... it's not just the quality, it's the quantity, it's the rationing.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wife of a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln: My husband is appalled at the conditions on this ship. This is the worst deployment that he's ever been on. The food is appalling ... it's not just the quality, it's the quantity, it's the rationing.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Trump voters are starting to be honest to pollsters about Trumps shitty economy. That’s big news It took the 2008 economic collapse for R approval of GWB to show honest assessment of performance
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🚨🚨🚨Trump on proposal to declare a fake national emergency to steal the midterms: “Stranger things have happened”
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Actual headline banner: Trump: U.S. will make Strait of Hormuz a US territory
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Trump: For you to pay a tiny, little bit more for your gas, just remember it's so that an evil country cannot have a nuclear weapon. Remember that when you have to pay a little bit more. You're at $4. It's okay. I'll never apologize. I did the right thing.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What a creeper trump: these young beautiful girls! these young beautiful girls! these young, these gorgeous girls
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Talarico: He Won’t Steal Your Pen I knew if we unleashed the talent on D comms it would create wonders and this is wonderful.
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT DSCC
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We finally know what they are hiding behind the Kennedy Center curtains. Trump is having “Restored and Renovated by Donald J Trump added to the The John F Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts And no, I’m not joking.
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