Jacob Rubashkin

I cobbled together a quick and not at all-exhaustive list of elections reporters, analysts, operatives and analysts - if you're interested in this stuff please follow and share widely! go.bsky.app/A8RNWyo

One thing about Chris Van Hollen many might not know: he came up around these kinds of foreign endeavors. His father was a career FSO and US Ambassador, and his mother was a top analyst at the CIA and State Department. Van Hollen was born in Pakistan and grew up abroad.

🚨Democrat Derek Tran now leads GOP Rep. Michelle Steel in CA-45 — by 46 votes! This would be a Republican to Democratic flip in the House.

We aren’t talking enough about the rapid advancement in potato chip technology. Not too long ago all we had was plain, BBQ, or sour cream and onion. But today…

Something to keep an eye on: @aoc.bsky.social has quietly become far and away the best fundraiser in the House. She's always been strong — 7th in 2024, 10th in 2022, 5th in 2020 — but this year she's lapping everyone but the Speaker and could do than too by the end of the cycle.

This kind of thing is too cute by half and emblematic of what sank Mills in the first place. Not mounting a serious or energetic campaign and hoping people vote for you anyways because your name is there. Wasn’t enough to beat Platner and doesn’t speak well to a general either.

📺Coming up on @velshi.com at the top of the hour to talk the Texas Senate race with actual Texan @ktumulty.bsky.social — tune in!

New poll from Slingshot Strategies (D) for Texas Public Opinion Research Talarico 47 Paxton 44 Brown (L) 1 w/undecideds pushed Talarico 48 Paxton 45 Brown 2 Talarico 47 fav/40 unfav Paxton 38/57 Trump +10 electorate, R+19 on party ID 1670 LV, 5/27-28 drive.google.com/file/d/1lCia...

Looks like ActBlue has shut off Maureen Galindo’s ability to fundraise on their platform

Coming up on @cspanwj.bsky.social to talk tonight’s primaries at the top of the hour — tune in!

New Kansas poll released by the Patrick Schmidt campaign finds a surprisingly close general election vs. GOP Sen. Roger Marshall. Marshall 49 Schmidt 45 Trump fav/unfav 45/51 Marshall fav/unfav 35/42 500 LVs, 4/23-27, mixed mode Schmidt is running in a crowded Dem primary

🚨New Inside Elections Senate Ratings: 🔴Ohio (Husted, R) moves from Lean GOP to Tilt GOP 🔴Nebraska (Ricketts, R) moves from Solid GOP to Likely GOP 🔴South Carolina (Graham, R) moves from Solid GOP to Likely GOP