Polls bounce. Partisans cherry-pick them. A better early thermometer is where the national party committees actually put their cash. When the DSCC or NRSC floods a race with staff, ads, and infrastructure, they are telling you they believe the seat is in play and worth defending or flipping. When they stay out or under-invest, they […]
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Mark Warner has occupied a Senate seat from Virginia since 2009. He wants another six years. After nearly two decades in Washington, the same campaign themes keep resurfacing: affordable housing, technology leadership, economic competitiveness, national security. The obvious question is why a senator with that much seniority and committee power has not already delivered transformative […]
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Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. There is more controversy surrounding the Women’s National Basketball Association. Remember, the WNBA is owned by the NBA, and for years it had not shown a profit, and it was a subsidy provided by the men’s National Basketball Association to the women’s. Editor’s note: This […]
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Hasan Piker is a socialist Twitch streamer with a large young audience. Progressive candidates court him for energy, donations, and online buzz in primaries. Senator John Fetterman sees the obvious problem: that same association becomes a liability the moment the electorate expands beyond activists. In a general election, Piker’s record is a gift to Republicans. […]
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By declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft as self-identified women, two former NBA players have handed the league a live grenade with the pin already pulled. The CBA says “only players who are women are eligible.” It does not define the word. That ambiguity worked fine as long as the only people testing it were […]
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For decades the American Israel Public Affairs Committee treated Democrats as reliable partners. It spent heavily to protect pro-Israel incumbents and candidates inside the party, assuming the relationship was mutual and durable. That assumption is cracking. Progressive primary voters, especially those aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America, have turned AIPAC money into a campaign […]
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The United States is home to tens of millions of people born elsewhere. Distinguishing legal from illegal status is the starting point for any serious discussion of the country’s makeup and its future. Legal Immigrants: Naturalized Citizens and Green Card Holders As of the most recent comprehensive figures, roughly 25.8 million foreign-born people are naturalized […]
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a slick video this week portraying landlords as villains and housing advocates along with their government allies as heroes. But the truth is that Mamdani and the government are by far the biggest slumlords in the city and increasing public ownership, as he clearly intends, will only further spread misery. […]
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President Trump sat down with donors in the Oval Office about two weeks ago and delivered the message many in MAGA had been waiting for: “At the end of the day, we need to elect JD.” The vice president is the guy. Publicly, Trump still plays it coy, insisting it is far too early and […]
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Nearly two dozen state attorneys general banded together as early as April 2024 to plot litigation against President Donald Trump long before he was reelected, according to a confidential document obtained by The Center Square. The document was signed approximately three months before President Joe Biden exited from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris […]