Tag: Politics
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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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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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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…
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Letlow to Challenge Cassidy for US Senate in Louisiana, Already Trump-Endorsed
Rep. Julia Letlow announced Tuesday that she will challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. Her entrance immediately reshapes the race, putting a high-profile incumbent on defense in a state President Donald Trump carried by 22 points in 2024. Letlow has served in Congress since 2021. She entered office…
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The Best Play for Democrats in 2026? Embrace the Left.
Donald Trump has hit a new low, with a 36% approval rating as reported by Newsweek. Democrats are still less popular than Republicans nonetheless. Democrats keep treating low-propensity voters like an unreliable demographic instead of a betrayed constituency. Party leaders talk endlessly about the danger of Trump, accurately, but refuse to acknowledge the obvious: fear…
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Gambit’s Early 2026 Senate Race Financial Report Review
Campaign finance reports are rarely just accounting documents in practice. They function more like political weather reports, since a swing in funding can make or break a campaign (see Buttigieg 2020 and Harris 2020, respectively). Fundraising totals, cash-on-hand, and burn rate are not only reflections of electoral competitiveness, but also indicators of party and candidate…
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Can Mary Peltola Win in 2026?
If former U.S. Representative Mary Peltola has proved anything, it is that a Democrat can compete in deep red Alaska. She lost her at-large House re-election bid by only about 2 percentage points in 2024, even as Donald Trump carried the state by roughly 13 points that year. This was after a string of strong…