Monday, November 02, 2026
The Maine Women
Once upon a time Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were both senators from Maine. I'm not going to give Snowe much credit, either, but she was occasionally the moderate that Collins has long pretended to be, while Collins has only ever been a moderate when she was sure her vote wouldn't matter.
Collins has always benefitted from compliant journalists portraying her as she wishes to be portrayed. I am not going to place any bets against her tomorrow, but her losing would be satisfying!
Hopium
I don't know how good Larry's crystal ball prediction ever is, but there it is.
HOUSE: 239 at least Leans Democratic, 196 at least Leans Republican (D+24)
SENATE: 53 at least Leans Democratic, 47 at least Leans Republican (D+6)
GOVERNORS: 28 at least Leans Democratic, 22 at least Leans Republican (D+4)
The D Senate seat flips are: Maine, Ohio, North Carolina, Kansas, Texas, Alaska. No R flips.
Journalism
The final chapter was fun, but we shouldn't forget that there was precisely zero reason for the deep thoughts of Haley Stevens to be top stories on CNN and NYT for days.
Stevens was never a prominent Democrat. She was not an incumbent senator. She was a backbench member of Congress who lost a primary and such people are usually forgotten immediately.
She was only a story because many journalists are as Islamophobic as she is and were happy to platform her to get their own digs in.
Shooting The Dead
Important to understand everybody relevant in politics and journalism knew she was like this and yet somehow never said anything.
Sure Why Not
There a few buildings left standing in Gaza and the missiles are in them.
IDF officials assess that Hamas currently possesses hundreds of rockets, aided by smuggling from Israel. The developments come amid a diplomatic stalemate in Gaza, with officials saying Trump has lost interest in resolving the situation
Better safe than sorry!
Please Don't Let Me Hit The Ground
I won't claim I don't eye the polls, but I have detached myself from the emotional rollercoaster of them. As the election is tomorrow, here's some hopium.
Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate, New Polls Find
Democrats are up in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio, have an edge in Alaska and are effectively tied with Republicans in Iowa, new New York Times/Siena polls found.
Sunday, November 01, 2026
Welp
McMorrow's husband.
Go Over To The Dark Side
Haley Stevens is at a Mike Rogers event, at a church.
It is very very funny.
...top of the page news at both CNN and the NYT.
...Detroit News reporter:
...Semafor reporter:
On Their Own
I don't know if this is good or bad, by design or incompetence, but it does seem that, more than I can remember from past elections, Dem midterm candidates are out there doing their own things without some sort of unifying party message.
Just a mild observation, not a criticism of anything.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
LIVE UPDATE
More rebel scum: Haley's campaign spokesperson.
LIVE UPDATE
DREAMER OF ISRAEL and self-appointed Speaker For The Jews And Blacks, Haley Stevens, has faced a minor setback, as treasonous Mallory McMorrow has switched sides to support the rebel forces.
DARTH BASH has sent her elite siths to hunt her down.
Anything Else Happening These Days, CNN?
Top of CNN. Live updates!
Fierce fighting has broken out between the dominant pro-genocide wing of the party, and its anti-genocide rebels. Pro-genocide state media is very concerned and is doing its part to smash the rebels.
Friday, October 30, 2026
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