Tag: Politics
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Rep. Schneider Calls Out Senate Candidate For Rally With Twitch Streamer
Rep. Schneider Calls Out Senate Candidate For Rally With Twitch Streamer By: Sam Massey Illinois Congressman Brad Schneider took to social media Tuesday to attack popular socialist Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker, following the announcement that he would appear alongside Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Michigan State University rally scheduled…
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Main Takeaways From 3/17 Primaries
Main Takeaways From 3/17 Primaries By: Sam Massey Inhabitants of Illinois voted on March 17th in primaries that were supposed to be sleepy mid-cycle affairs, with only an incumbent governor practically running unopposed, a Senate seat opening up, a handful of competitive House races in Chicago’s collar districts. What emerged instead was a diagnostic X-ray…
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Should Older Progressives Step Aside, Too?
Should Older Progressives Step Aside, Too? By: Sam Massey For a decade now, it seems, the age problem in American politics has gained increasing steam among voters. For some though, they feel treated as though it is being disproportionately applied to one faction of one party at one specific moment. It is not. The same…
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Mark Ruffalo Endorses Kat Abughazaleh in IL-9 House Race
Mark Ruffalo Endorses Kat Abughazaleh in IL-9 House Race By: Sam Massey Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo has entered the Democratic primary in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, endorsing Kat Abughazaleh in a message posted through her campaign social medias. In the clip, Ruffalo urges voters to back Abughazaleh and frames the race around outside political influence,…
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Rep. Kevin Kiley Files For Reelection As an Independent
Rep. Kevin Kiley Files For Reelection As an Independent By: Sam Massey Kevin Kiley, the two-term Republican congressman from Roseville, California, filed for reelection on Friday as an independent under “No Party Preference,” the latest move in a months-long repositioning effort that tells you more about political survival instinct than any genuine ideological evolution. Kiley…
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Billionaire Asks Oklahoma Governor To Be Appointed to Mullin’s U.S. Senate Seat
Billionaire Asks Oklahoma Governor To Be Appointed to Mullin’s U.S. Senate Seat By: Sam Massey In a time where it feels the world works for only the very rich, reality only continues to confirm those indications. Harold Hamm, the Oklahoma oil billionaire and founder of Continental Resources, reportedly called Governor Kevin Stitt on Thursday night…
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Will Donald Trump Seize Control of U.S. Elections?
Will Donald Trump Seize Control of U.S. Elections? By Sam Massey Authoritarianism in 2026 does not always look like troops in the street. It often looks like memos, procedural traps, and people “just asking questions” about whether the normal rules should still apply. That is a core theme of Spin Dictators by Daniel Treisman and…
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Rep. Tony Gonzales Likely Won’t Resign After Affair Scandal
Rep. Tony Gonzales Likely Won’t Resign After Affair Scandal By: Sam Massey Another week, another Republican scandal that somehow ends with the same conclusion: he’s not going anywhere. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R, TX-23) is facing calls to resign after allegations of an affair with a congressional aide, including unearthed text messages that paint a picture…
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Graham Platner Just Might Pull It Off
Graham Platner Just Might Pull It Off By: Sam Massey There is a modern type of Democrat who believes primaries are administrative formalities. The consultants pick their favorite, the Chuck Schumer machine blesses them, the DSCC floods the zone with cash, and voters are expected to nod politely. In Maine’s 2026 Senate race, that candidate…
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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…