Democratic lead breaks 7 points in the Real Clear Politics generic congressional ballot average for first time this year, now at +7.2 Buoyed by +11 in new NYT poll Dem RCP lead at end of 2018: +7.3 www.realclearpolling.com/polls/state-...

Trump and Toxic Tom Tiffany are causing inflation, and they will not fix it. 📰 https://civicmedia.us/news/2026/05/14/us-grocery-prices-rose-in-april-but-gas-spikes-werent-the-only-reason

America, let’s do this.

Every week or so I think about the fact that the cops/government shot a white man, Alex Pretti, in cold blood and nothing has happened to his murderers. The murderers still have their jobs and the unarmed white man is a cautionary tale for white people to not challenge the white supremacist state.

GID issues Tornado Emergency [tornado: OBSERVED, damage threat: CATASTROPHIC, hail: 2.00 IN] for Thayer [NE] till 7:30 PM CDT Link

Dangerous fire weather conditions are expected across the southern High Plains. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected in the central Plains into the Upper Midwest. See the latest Key Messages for these hazards.

Should be a bigger part of the story.

🇺🇸 🔥 @aoc.bsky.social in Alabama: “It wasn’t until the Voting Rights Act was passed that we even had a democracy in this country — they’re afraid of us coming together… Alabama, Tennessee, etc. is the crucible… what they thought was the final blow is actually just the opening salvo.”

I think it’s time for Republicans to accept that Donald Trump will control their party for the rest of his life. And that is a very dangerous proposition for the GOP for two reasons: 1. They only do well when he’s on the ticket. 2. Once he goes…party support from his followers will go, too.

Bill Cassidy could have chosen to live in reality and recognize that he’d never win re-election and instead do the honorable things when they counted most. Instead he clung to delusion and ego, and single-handedly inflicted RFK Jr. upon us for a likely 3rd-place finish. I have no sympathy for him.

UPDATE: AIPAC and the Israel lobby have now spent >$15 MILLION boosting Ed Gallrein and attacking Rep. Thomas Massie in #KY04.

A key thing to understand about Georgia Republicans is they truly believe Georgia remains a solid red state and the Biden 2020/Warnock/Ossoff wins were flukes and Dems will never have an advantage in the state. There is nothing you can do to convince them otherwise.

Just another normal day at DOJ where they have to withdraw a filing in New Hampshire that was intended for Minnesota.

🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - PENNSYLVANIA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 196🚨 Democrat: Ron Ruman Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, MAY 19TH🗓️ Area: West of York Notes: Tough red seat, but I/m curious to see what kind of overperformance Dems can muster in a state with so many House districts up for grabs.

🔥🔥🔥 Increasingly sounds like a 2028 presidential candidate in waiting

C-SPAN Trump Voter: “Before he went to war the strait was open and gas prices were beautiful… he put up gold statues of himself… I drank the kool-aid— when are people gonna wake up?” (From @nowthisimpact.bsky.social )

The first time he said this, Trump accidentally stepped on a rake. This time he purposely jumped on it.

Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

WATCH — @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “Trump made $3 BILLION last year… there is a ‘FOR SALE’ sign on the White House.” (H/T @Acyn)

Get in loser, we’re done with the chaos.

You have Trump saying “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation.” $4.50/gallon gas or even higher? Jim Jordan says “That’s life.” Republicans CAUSED the high prices you’re seeing today yet couldn’t be bothered to care.

The story of the Trump administration: They get richer. You pay more.

Severe storms are in the forecast today through at least Monday. Take a look at these key messages and stay up to date with the latest at spc.noaa.gov and at weather.gov.

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @andertoon.bsky.social )

So embarrassing

Your official reminder that early voting for these two Georgia State Supreme Court general elections - as well as the primary - ends THIS FRIDAY, May 15th. After that, your in-person ballot must be cast on Election Day (May 19th). PLEASE cast your ballot early if you can!

Also worth flagging that 6.1% of the 2022 Republican voters who have voted in this election so far are pulling Democrat ballots. That's 20,376 people so far.

My main takeaway here is that polls with RV crosstabs are going to struggle to see what's going to actually happen in November and polls weighting to the 2024 electorate will similarly be off. Turnout differential among young voters is going to be wild I think.

Like I stated in the past: the young generations (particularly Gen-Z and Millennials) are going to drive the incoming blue wave/tsunami of 2026, just like we almost single handily turned the expected/ forecasted red wave/tsunami of 2022 into a red puddle…

This exchange is kinda hilarious, and Gillibrand's frustration is something we can all identify with. But as we get further and further away from the Biden Admin, Rs are taking a big risk blaming him for everything they've f-ed up. It didn't work in 2025. It definitely won't work in 2026.

A phenomenal breakdown of the bias in how the NYT treats the Trump family’s corruption vs how it has treated Democrats in the past

Make no mistake: We’re just getting started in this crucial midterm year.

This week’s episode of “Republicans Lying” is just another re-run.

Reminder: Ashley Hinson voted to spike rural Iowans’ health care costs.

Renee Good and Alex Pretti should be alive today. Because of ICE, they’re not. That’s the reason why.

This has been the GOP’s problem the entire Trump era which is why they’ve fared very poorly in midterm years when Trump isn’t on the ballot even though Trump squeaked out 2 of the last 3 presidential elections at the same time Exhibit 101 on exactly why not to base your entire party around a cult

Our democracy is at risk if election deniers like Andy Biggs in AZ, Tom Tiffany in WI, or Stacy Garrity in PA win governorships. It’s more important now than ever to elect Democratic governors.

“There’s no cameras where Tom is.” Ummm okay. The mystery deepens, indeed. #NJ07 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/n...

Old man, stumbling in the dark, banging into things, has no idea where he is, while doing enormous harm to the country, with his Congressional allies cheering him on.

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Even stronger Democratic turnout in Georgia today. Roughly 67,000 people voted in the Democratic primary today, and roughly 45,350 in the GOP primary. (And 1600 pulled a nonpartisan ballot.) That’s a Dem turnout advantage of 19% today. Early voting ends tomorrow.

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SCOTUS in 2022: Five months before Election Day is too late for Louisiana to redraw its GOP House map that harms Black voters. It must wait until 2024. SCOTUS in 2026: Louisiana may cancel its imminent primary—where >40,000 already voted—to enact basically the same old map that harms Black voters

Republican Senate candidates are dismissing concerns about skyrocketing costs — and this November, voters will hold them accountable.

Announcing this move to screw over Georgia’s already-angry black voters 6 days before a primary where Dem turnout is already gangbusters - and where 2 Georgia State Supreme Court Justice elections are on the line - is a choice.

The AA population in Mississippi is 40% (highest of any state). In 2023, a Dem came *thisclose* to beating incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves. In 2027 #MSGov will be an open seat. Economic conditions may still be bad. But throw in an angry black electorate, and hoo boy are MS Rs playing with fire here.

“Mixed Mark”?!? Is this article serious?!? No Wisconsin politician of this generation has been more damaging to the city of Milwaukee than Robin Vos. He has stood in the way of progress, been dismissive and destructive and downright punitive toward Milwaukee. What horseshit

Connect the dots.

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