Big results out of the Californias tonight, with the gubernatorial primaries called as we pass 50% reporting. In North California, Steve Hilton will face off against Tom Steyer this November. In South California, Chad Bianco and Xavier Becerra both advance to the general.

land value tax would solve this

Unlikely but not impossible that Democrats split the vote just a bit too much in CA-06, resulting in a Independent-versus-Republican runoff in the Harris 52.6%, Trump 44.2% seat.

Joe Mitchell was born on April 23, 1997. He was elected to the Iowa House at just 21 in 2018. Now 29, he would be the new youngest member of the US House of Representatives if he wins this November. IA-02 voted Trump +9.9% in 2024.

woke up in a cold sweat: next year, there will only be one LGBTQ+ Democratic elected official in St. Louis County

someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my city is dying

I was wondering why the Nextdoor app was causing my phone to overheat. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

With Cornyn's defeat, we're now up to 13 incumbent US Senators who won't be returning to Congress after this cycle. We're not even at the general election yet, but 2026 has had the most retirements since 2010 (only 2 away from 1996's peak of 13) and the most incumbent-primary-losses since 1980.

number 2 pencils are a conspiracy to make you feel like you somehow do not deserve the number 1 pencil

Missouri was weirdly close to a timeline where our state Senate includes Senators Brown, Brown, Brown, Black, White, Lavender, Green, and Redmon.

made art I call it “Fair Kansas” it is a social commentary on the modern world

Certifying Missourians’ signatures isn’t optional. Tell Denny Hoskins to do his job!

thinking about how the St. Louis City charter obliges the Department of Public Safety to establish a Division of Weights and Measures led by a Commissioner of Weights and Measures who inspects all the Weights and Measures dream job honestly

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Very disappointed to see Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen at risk of losing his primary, which would really sting. In particular, my thoughts tonight are with Nebraska’s Deputy Secretary of State for Elections: Wayne Bena.

DAVID MONICA FOR GOVERNOR 🇺🇸 www.marbleheadindependent.com/he-asked-if-...

this is what Louisiana's congressional districts *should* look like: uncap the house & adopt fair redistricting commissions

Same population, same Democratic vote total, absurdly divergent turnout. Purple: 623k census population 190k votes for Crystal Quade 52k votes for Mike Kehoe Orange: 623k census population 190k votes for Crystal Quade 170k votes for Mike Kehoe

A lot of Democrats, including me, are very rightfully furious with billionaires and corporations. But progressive policies are also simply good for business & economic growth, and we shouldn’t leave that argument on the table.

I’ve only passively been paying attention so it didn’t really register. Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee for Governor of Ohio. fuck. maybe we have a shot at winning it now, but still. fuck.

it’s as if all political discourse is specifically aimed at my niche interests specifically, and tuned to make me nothing but bitterly angry redistricting has been my bread & butter for years and now the entire country has been engaged in a mind numbingly stupid redistricting war

my huskies understand territorial boundaries but they don’t understand property rights. they anchor to different locations but fight over the same toys. I think this says a lot about society

Funny because Missouri Republicans are literally arguing right now that the Missouri Supreme Court should not revert back to the 2022 congressional map because it's too close to an election (even though the 2022 map wasn't approved until mid-May 2022).

we’re in the “eating cherry cough drops for dessert” stage of broke

> “well at least they upheld §2” > look inside “correcting racial gerrymanders is actually anti-white racism 😞 …also totally unrelated but it’s okay to draw racial gerrymanders to suppress the blacks if you just don’t be mean and nasty about it 🙂‍↕️” - alito, basically

Michael Scott is running as a Democrat for Missouri's 35th house district, a Harris +14.7% seat in the Kansas City metro area.

today I hope the trees cover you with just enough shade so that the light doesn’t hit you all at once

I’m not very romantic but I WILL learn how to make fluffy cinnamon swirl pancakes to eat from the rooftop balcony while the sun rises, casting soft sunbeams through the trees as the crisp smell of a fresh rain wafts through -light sparkling in every puddle and drop of dew in our neighborhood garden

biennial reminder that California should be split in two

Red: where Reagan was shot in 1981 (outside) Blue: where the suspect was apprehended (inside) Yellow: where Trump was sitting (inside)

oh fuck he got close I pulled up Hilton's 3D floor plan: The video and pictures posted show he sprinted across the floor above before they took him down at a staircase leading directly into the ballroom. A few seconds later and he would have been just opposite Trump.

this is my dream for St. Louis

blep

rather amused by John Kasich winning the city of Kinloch, Missouri in our 2016 Republican primary

an increasingly likely victory for Yes another sad day for democracy Sure, I would've voted yes too, but it shouldn't put a smile on anyone's face. This is a very bleak moment, and a reminder of just how much work still needs to be done. We have a long, difficult struggle ahead.

if an external phone charger is the only thing stopping county politics from imploding there is probably something wrong with county politics

can’t quite capture it but moss at golden hour is so pretty

I’m in Union, Missouri today for the Franklin County Democrats’ town hall event. In 2024, Trump won 67% of the vote here. You’d never be able to tell the precinct we were in also voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

thoroughly amused that they keep using this picture of Doug looking disappointed every time Missouri gets even further fucked over

A sweeping victory for the liberal-aligned coalition, Kirkwood School District voters elected Susan Hill, Tanya Craft, and James Harding.

update update: owl is okay! transformer blew. Ameren is already out here actively trying to fix it within 45 minutes of reporting, and as I’ve often said they are my favorite company which I love and support always!

update: I am now standing in the middle of the street talking to our neighbors because power for our entire block and just our block went out I am a bit concerned for my owl friend

there is currently an owl on my roof :)

Beautiful day to get out and vote! I’ve zipped around to 19 polling locations so far today and met with voters, volunteers, candidates, and friends-here’s a sampling of the signs around our area:

Same population, same Democratic vote total, absurdly divergent turnout. Purple: 623k census population 190k votes for Crystal Quade 52k votes for Mike Kehoe Orange: 623k census population 190k votes for Crystal Quade 170k votes for Mike Kehoe

we should revert St. Louis City's ward map back to the 1940s version for an election or two just to see what happens

everyone in Gen Z who made a Google account when they were <13 is weeping tears of joy right now

Just so you understand, this is as if you prepared for argument in front of a panel that included Cookie Monster, and Cookie Monster asked you a question about cookies, and you had not thought about cookies in advance.

shoutout to the anti-AIPAC protesters outside our MDP/Cory Booker event today love making new friends at Democratic events and then also making friends with the people protesting those same events. this whole politics thing is so fun lol