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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 3h

Scott campaigned for Douglass a bunch during the leadup to his 2024 Senate win (which also led to Vermont Republicans nearly flipping the State Senate), so this is pretty notable

Also continuing to prove that wave elections can elect some pretty weird/terrible candidates
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Kelly Miller @sqirlgirly.bsky.social · 5h

Gov. Scott is calling on Republican Vermont State Sen. Samuel Douglass to resign after polarizing messages from a national group chat were leaked.

Douglass is allegedly in that chat and contributed to conversations involving racial stereotypes. #Trump #GOP www.mynbc5.com/article/scot...

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 9h

There aren't many Democratic pickup opportunities in New Jersey this year, but #AD21 is the biggest one by far.

While the Republicans have held on here for the last few cycles, the Dems are mounting a strong challenge here this year. Will it be enough?

RATING: Toss-Up

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 1d

New Jersey's #AD11 in Monmouth County has been a major state legislative battleground in The Garden State over the last few cycles, with both parties trading control of the two Assembly seats.

The incumbent Democrats are in a decent position to hold on here.

RATING: Lean D

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 2d

Ethan will swing between posting interesting election stats and being the most smugly confident wrong person ever like it’s clockwork

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 2d

The New Jersey Democrats flipped one of the two seats in #AD08 in 2023 for the first time since Watergate and now they're aiming to win the second seat.

The Republicans aren't going down easy though and are hoping to reclaim a seat they shockingly lost in 2023.

RATING: Toss-Up

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 3d

Cubs lose, America wins

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 3d

Most of the vote is in for the New Orleans Mayoral election and City Council President Helena Moreno has only expanded her lead. She's going to win this thing outright:

Helena Moreno (D)- 55.5%
Royce Duplessis (D)- 22.1%
Oliver Thomas (D)- 18.2%

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 3d

Early/Absentee vote just dropped in the New Orleans Mayoral Race:

Helena Moreno (D)- 55.4%
Royce Duplessis (D)- 23.9%
Oliver Thomas (D)- 17.8%

Only hope for Duplessis/Thomas is that the e-day vote is less Moreno-friendly, because she wins outright if she stays above 50%.

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 3d

Remember when Kevin McCarthy was going to finance a bunch of primary challengers to the Republicans who voted to oust him?

And then remember when none of them succeeded and like half of them didn't get any money from McCarthy?

Yeah this is Kevin McCarthy in a nutshell

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 3d

How it started vs How it's going: Kevin McCarthy Edition

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 3d

New Jersey's #AD04 was the state's top battleground district in 2023, with the Democrats managing to hang on to a district that's been trending away from them.

They'll be put to the test again this year, so expect a very close race in south Jersey.

RATING: Toss-Up