Author: Sam Massey
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A Curious Case Study on Haley Stevens’ Senate Run
A Curious Case Study on Haley Stevens’ Senate Run By: Sam Massey Haley Stevens was never supposed to be an outsider in the Democratic party. Her rise through American politics followed a carefully constructed path built around connections, titles, and opportunity. Long before she ever appeared on a Michigan ballot, she had already embedded herself…
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2/20 – NBA Seeding Predictions: Final Records, Playoff Seeding, and Projected Lottery Results
By Sam Massey Out of all the All-Star breaks, the 2025-2026 season’s All-Star Break was definitely one of them! With the second half of the season in deep swing, Gambit Forecaster is back to post updated prediction with new data and additional constraints. Take a look at the tables and analysis below! I have added…
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Juliana Stratton Is the Only Serious Senate Candidate for Illinois
Juliana Stratton Is the Only Serious Senate Candidate for Illinois By: Sam Massey There is something deeply embarrassing about watching the old Democratic guard rediscover “moderation” every time they lose power. Instead of interrogating why working-class voters feel alienated from a party that too often governs like a polite manager of decline, they pivot to…
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Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Icon and Former Presidential Candidate, Dies at 84
By: Sam Massey Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84, confirmed in a statement from his family. His death marks the closing a chapter in American political history that stretched from the civil rights movement to the modern progressive coalition. For decades, Jackson was not simply a preacher or activist, but a…
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2/7 – NBA Deadline Seeding Predictions: Final Records, Playoff Seeding, and Projected Lottery Results
By Sam Massey Happy trade deadline to everyone who celebrates! Although it has been relatively quiet compared to previous years, the past few days have undoubtedly heated up. With the large scale changes coming to contenders such as Washington, Cleveland, and OKC (damn you Daryl Morey…), I think it is a great time to do…
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An Infallible Leader, In Real Time
An Infallible Leader, In Real Time By: Sam Massey In the closing hours of a late-night social media blitz, President Donald J. Trump’s Truth Social account shared a short video that rapidly became a flashpoint in a national debate. The clip depicted Democrats as animals and image-superimposed the faces of former President Barack Obama and…
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Why Is Jasmine Crockett Running For Senate Again?
By: Sam Massey The Texas Senate race has been an absolute firestorm over the past two weeks. Watching the situation between former candidate Colin Allred and State Rep. James Talarico spiral outward, sparked by a conspiratorial TikTok post that conveniently boosts Jasmine Crockett, you end up at the same question over and over: why are…
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Gambit Forecaster: February 2026 Report on Senate and Governor Races
The February Report Gambit Forecaster’s February Report: 2026 Senate and Gubernatorial Races View Senate Data – View Gubernatorial Data With the first full month of the election cycle now behind us, the 2026 midterm elections are beginning to move from abstraction toward structure. While most headline races remain defined by strong partisan fundamentals, February’s simulations…
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Looking For Retirement Homes? Run For Congress!
By: Sam Massey There are few examples that better illustrate the decline of Congress as a functional governing institution than Eleanor Holmes Norton. Norton has served as the District of Columbia’s non-voting congressional delegate since 1991. Spending more than three decades in the role, she was often polarizing, widely known, frequently defended, and just as…
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Top U.S. Cyber Defense Official Uploads Sensitive Documents to ChatGPT, DHS Investigation
By: Sam Massey Madhu Gottumukkala, a technocrat appointed in 2025 to lead the United States’ top cyber defense agency, has come under scrutiny after uploading internal government files into a public version of ChatGPT. The incident triggered automated security alerts within the Department of Homeland Security and prompted an internal review of his actions. Gottumukkala…