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Kamala Harris needed record margins out of Philadelphia and its collar counties to win. Her Philly (424, 260) and suburban (243,386) margins, however, were far below the Philly (492,339 for Obama in 2012) and suburban records (293,094 for Biden in 2020) penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

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If the three major winners on November 4, 2025 are Mikie Sherill, Abigail Spanberger and Zohran Mamdani, how do pundits categorize the night? Probably as a battle between progressives and moderates in the Democratic Party ahead of the 2026 midterms

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Just picked up a box set from my local library, time to address one of my blockbuster blind spots

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It's pretty notable that mainstream, establishment discourse never ever ever considers giving liberal politicians credit for crime reductions. It's almost axiomatic that if crime goes down under a center-left leader it's either unremarked upon, or must be driven by something else.

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In 19 of the past 20 Presidential elections, Erie County was a bellwether. Yet President Biden never visited Erie during his four years in the White House. Conversely, Donald Trump made Erie his first Pennsylvania stop of the 2024 election cycle penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

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The past three election cycles I've experimented with a comprehensive review that combines an analysis of the campaign with precinct-level maps of results in the ultimate swing state: Pennsylvania. I love working on these, so let me know what you think penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

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My latest for @PennCapitalStar: An in-depth look at how Donald Trump won back Pennsylvania, starting with the first developments in the invisible primary running all the way through to precinct-level election results. I highly encourage you to read and share penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

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In 19 of the past 20 Presidential elections, Erie County was a bellwether. Yet President Biden never visited Erie during his four years in the White House. Conversely, Donald Trump made Erie his first Pennsylvania stop of the 2024 election cycle penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

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Kamala Harris needed record margins out of Philadelphia and its collar counties to win. Her Philly (424, 260) and suburban (243,386) margins, however, were far below the Philly (492,339 for Obama in 2012) and suburban records (293,094 for Biden in 2020) penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

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My latest for @PennCapitalStar: An in-depth look at how Donald Trump won back Pennsylvania, starting with the first developments in the invisible primary running all the way through to precinct-level election results. I highly encourage you to read and share penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

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The past three election cycles I've experimented with a comprehensive review that combines an analysis of the campaign with precinct-level maps of results in the ultimate swing state: Pennsylvania. I love working on these, so let me know what you think penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

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Sounds to me like Josh Shapiro taking a shot at Gavin Newsom's excessive defense of Joe Biden's aging: "You can go back and look at the commentary I offered. I wasn't sort of rushing on TV like others to frankly say some things that were not maybe the most forthright" youtu.be/7hR7FJj0vZw?...

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I like the "results in major championships" part of JJ Spaun's Wiki page

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Checked in with Tim Walz spokesperson and as of three min ago, President Trump had not called him, according to the governor’s office

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The wife of a man suspected of killing a Democratic lawmaker and her husband was detained in a traffic stop after police discovered a weapon, ammunition, cash, and passports in the trunk of her car.

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Trump's economic numbers remain abysmal and if his tariffs cause a downturn later this year, the bottom's gonna fall out of his Presidency and he'll back back in the 30s, like he was in the worst days of his first term www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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"On the Upper West Side, Michael Wengroff, 79, a retired mortgage broker, said he ranked Ms. Adams first and Mr. Cuomo second. He does not like the rent freezes supported by Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Lander" www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/n...

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CNN and MSNBC covering the use of tear gas against protesters in L.A. while Fox News stays on Trump's parade

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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

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“It’s the gasoline depots that are exploding one after another, it’s loud and scary.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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Sen. Fetterman is tweeting about Iran but not the murders of Minnesota elected officials. For those he only retweeted Tina Smith

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This is indeed the same Elliot Abrams who was convicted on two counts of withholding information from Congress during the Iran-Contra scandal. George H.W. Bush pardoned him and he's gone on to serve in the George W. Bush and Trump Administrations www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

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#NoKings

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"To me, the structure and the content are inseparable" - Christopher Nolan describing Memento in 2000, and giving a preview of all of his future films youtu.be/FTnq3Jd3jas?...

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Democrats need to have a honest conversation about why their consultants really go into politics. A decade of public service doesn't entitle one to a decade of lucrative work for a vile corporation. Too many Obama alums follow this Clinton tradition www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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“'Everyone likes a winner and striking first usually gives you a big advantage.'” Benjamin Netanyahu wrote that in his 2022 memoir"

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Hegseth's Chief of Staff is basically Miles Bron, Ed Norton's character from Glass Onion nymag.com/intelligence...

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Interesting nugget: Future Forward PAC found the best way to appeal to Latinos and Asian Americans (who are rapidly moving away from Dems) is to not use targeted ads at all. "Those populations were best moved by the same ads as the rest of the country" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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In September 2024, the Harris campaign broke from their top Super PAC to pivot from an economic message to a return to Biden's 'Trump is a threat to democracy' message. They were primarily worried about Trump's post-Butler bump in approval ratings www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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"The document noted that ads focused “on Trump’s fitness as disqualification alone, without tying to voter impact” were among their worst-testing" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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"At the beginning of 2024, the group secretly commissioned 154 ads for Biden and tested them from February to April. The results suggested that the single worst ad it tested echoed the threat-to-democracy themes that Biden’s team had embraced" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The Working Class President www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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"James Gunn locked his final cut of the long-awaited Superman last week, and Warner Bros. has started showing the $225 million reboot to talent and their reps during the past few days" puck.news/why-a-superm...

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Reminder:

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Tammy Duckworth will be on Colbert Monday, Maxwell Frost next Thursday www.interbridge.com/lineups.html

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NBA Finals are so devoid of star power that Taylor Swift actually chose hockey instead

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Worth just pointing out the simple reality: Absolute chaos at home and abroad less than five months into Donald Trump's second term

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The Trump-ification of the NFL: They're supporting his ridiculous Birthday parade. Plus: "NFL lobbyists have been trying to get the new tax hike on sports team owners excised from the tax reconciliation package moving through Congress"

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If Israel attacked Iran while someone else was President, then Donald Trump would absolutely assert "This never would've happened if I was President"

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Democrats need to have a honest conversation about why their consultants really go into politics. A decade of public service doesn't entitle one to a decade of lucrative work for a vile corporation. Too many Obama alums follow this Clinton tradition www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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"A man was arrested after he lunged toward Mamdani at a news conference and berated him about his positions on Israel. In a subsequent scuffle, police officials said, the man bit the hand of one of Mamdani’s volunteers. Mamdani now travels with security" www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...

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The 68-win 2024-25 Thunder could join this list 73: 2015-16 Warriors, Lost NBA Finals 68: 1972-73 Celtics, Lost Conference Finals 67: 2015-16 Spurs, Lost Second Round 67: 2006-07 Mavs, Lost First Round 66: 2008-09 Cavs, Lost Conference Finals 65: 2017-18 Rockets, Lost Conference Finals

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"But in the United Kingdom, Butler said, a dogged publicist named Derek Taylor arranged for listening sessions for prominent musicians — including his former clients John Lennon and Paul McCartney — ginning up press interest and leading “Pet Sounds” to greater success" bsky.app/profile/nick...

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“When it was released in the United States,” said Jan Butler, a senior lecturer in popular music at Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom, “it did pretty well, but for the Beach Boys, it was considered a flop.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/a...

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“Thunderbolts*” needed to make $425 million worldwide to break even, a figure that seems unachievable" variety.com/2025/film/bo...

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Updated presidential issue approval ratings chart (YMMV) reveals a dip in Trump's immigration approval over the last week. Due mainly to a couple of big negative polls. This is the trend to watch over the next week www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data

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JFC. I know Nick knows this, but if anyone else isn't sure: no, Governors don't have the power to remove and replace U.S. Senators. Not for this reason, not for any reason. What a weird thing for the article to suggest as an option.

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