I'll leave this here. This quote from Thomas Massie explains perfectly why the GOP is the way it is today.

*Hypothetical* timeline, starting today -Trump endorses Paxton -Massie wins primary -R establishment sees both and decides its time for a gradual break from Trump -More Rs start subtly defying Trump & surviving primaries -Midterm is an R rout, including Talarico winning

Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, is seeking to survive a primary challenge fueled by President Trump on Tuesday in what has become the most expensive congressional primary in recent history. Follow live updates.

Races I'll be watching tomorrow and Tuesday: LA Senate (R) GA Gov (D+R) GA Senate (R) GA-11 (D) GA Supreme Court KY-04 (R) PA-07 (D) Any others I missed?

This could have been written by @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Big redistricting news: NOTUS reports Maryland Senate leader Bill Ferguson could be reconsidering after he blocked Dems from passing a new map to flip a GOP House seat earlier this year. It could be be too late for 2026, but Dems could at least put a measure on November's ballot for a new 2028 map

The big race to watch today is #NE02 on the Democratic side. Keep an eye on the Republican primary for #WV01 though; incumbent Carol Miller put in a lackluster primary performance in 2024 and has been a weak fundraiser

Happy primary day to voters in Nebraska and West Virginia! Here’s what we're watching: punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Deal Island, Maryland Pop: 371 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_Island,_Maryland Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61918126 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115434509 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62271092

Big news in race for #MD05: Del. Adrian Boafo has secured endorsements from both Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks in Democratic primary to succeed Rep. Steny Hoyer (who also endorsed Boafo at the outset of the campaign.)

Governor Moore has released a large slate of endorsements for races across the state. wesmoore.com/governor-moo...

A game of inches Even in the 2:1 shellackings in Indiana state Senate primaries, the margins are *thousands* of votes, not tens or hundreds of thousands (And hoo boy that Deery vs Copenhaver race)

Nicole Williams is out of the #MD05 race.

This line in particular makes me feel ill: "The dissent would require that the 2026 congressional elections in Louisiana be held under a map that has been held to be unconstitutional." SCOTUS' Republican majority has long required elections to be held under illegal maps—when it hurts Dems.

This is partisanship at its rawest. SCOTUS has clamped down on lower courts for rulings that could alter maps many *months* before an election—even when those maps have been judged illegal. Here, it's rushing to let the Louisiana GOP change a map *while an election is underway.*

A terrible decision.

Layla Law Gisko sounds like a character from Skyrim.

Queen Anne, Maryland Pop: 870 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne,_Maryland Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56161292 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56161289 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56161308

ALSOBROOKS: I have the recording. I can play it RFK Jr: I do not believe that every Black kid should be re-parented on a wellness farm and I have never believed it ALSOBROOKS: Well you said it, sir, I have the video RFK Jr: I'd have to see the transcript

"In addition to filling the courtroom gallery and two additional overflow rooms, hundreds of protestors rallied outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Baltimore before the case was set to be heard..." marylandmatters.org/2026/04/15/h...

Senator Angela Alsobrooks has endorsed former Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary for Howard County Executive. #MDpolitics

Harris is a key to understanding why President Trump sees Orbán as a role model for dismantling a liberal democracy with attacks on immigration, globalization and “woke” liberalism. So why does an eight-term congressman from the Eastern Shore care about Hungary? www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...

Lawmaker seeks to expel Del. Christopher Eric Bouchat after weeks of missed votes www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

But probably the biggest indicator: in 2018, 34 Republicans announced they would not run for re-election. This cycle, 36 Republicans said they won't. That's the highest number of Republicans retiring since the Great Depression. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Tomorrow, tune in for the first two songs from the opening night of the Springsteen & E Street Land of Hopes & Dreams American Tour, live from Minneapolis, MN. The livestream will be free on YouTube, as well as for subscribers in the nugs app.

Los Corralitos, Texas Pop: 69 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Corralitos,_Texas Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54706396 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54687952 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=142542891

Where I was today. Quite a crowd.

Pleasant Hills, Maryland Pop: 3,765 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Hills,_Maryland Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91765497 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91765517 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35240573

I'm doing an #AMA If you're on r/VoteDem this Wednesday from 12-3, I'll be answering questions live. I hope to see you all there! www.reddit.com/r/VoteDEM/s/... #reddit #VoteDem

Just in time for Crossover Day, my latest article for @ggwash.org takes a look at some of the best and biggest urbanist bills in #MDGA26 hoping to advance on towards the Governor's Desk. Check it out! ggwash.org/view/102817/...

Gas prices are up in every state and the biggest increases are hitting key political battlegrounds. States with competitive races like Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan have seen price jumps of at least $1 per gallon. How it's impacting midterms: politi.co/3PmAxDp

ICYMI: Maryland Republican lawmakers want to suspend the state’s 46 cents-per-gallon gas tax, to give drivers relief from rising prices at the pump. But Democrats are not jumping on board. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Gas prices have shot up more than 90 cents a gallon since the war with Iran started. Today’s national average is $3.88/gal according to AAA. On Feb 27 (day before war starts) it was $2.98/gal

Majority of Canadians say it’s better to depend on China than on the US under Trump. In other key allies - Germany, UK, France - a plurality say the same. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Eleventh hour #IL09 drama.

This is going to be the keynote house race on Tuesday; Kat Abughazaleh has run an unconventional campaign focused on community outreach and reaching voters where they receive information. Polling has had her trailing narrowly, but primaries can move a lot in the last week.

Former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Melvin Steinberg has passed away. He was 92.

Maryland sues Trump administration over conditions at Baltimore immigrant detention facility

The Cecil County Democratic Central Committee just selected Neil Jennings as their candidate to run in SD-35, meaning Dems have a candidate in every state legislative seat in the state. The last time they did so was in 1974.

In the primaries for the Texas House of Representatives last week, more Democrats won the primary vote in 77 districts to the Republicans' 73 districts. #TexasPrimary

Cheverly, Maryland Pop: 6,428 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheverly,_Maryland Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16990164 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93567234 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32448690

His anti-war song from Vietnam - with a few adjustments - would be perfect for today: "What are we fighting for?" www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a...

Good morning & welcome to the Thurs./Fri. edition of #NotableMarylandBills. We've got a decent amount of bills from yesterday to cover & honestly not a bad amount for today so let's get going...

The Democratic Central Committees for Wicomico and Worcester Counties just designated a candidate to HD-38C, meaning that Dems now officially have a candidate for every House of Delegates seat, the first time since at least 1982.

How @jamestalarico.bsky.social and his team made history last night! I’m so proud of our team!

Mount Aetna, Maryland Pop: 675 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Aetna,_Maryland Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14896726 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57684498 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=156067681

Here are 4 districts the TX GOP gerrymandered to gain seats in November, with the Dem and GOP primary vote. Dems outvoted GOPs in every one of them.

Good afternoon & welcome to another week of #NotableMarylandBills! The Senate's actually got a (*relatively*) manageable docket today, the House not so much. Guess which chamber we're starting with?

Del. Susan McComas (R-Harford) has withdrawn, leaving open a Trump+10 in '24 and Trump+8 in '20 district. Potentially competitive in a strong Dem year.

Netanyahu to the U.S. Congress, 2002: "If you take out Saddam, Saddam's regime, I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations on the region."