Tuning Out the Static
Writing about elections, mostly. Facts are facts, but opinions are mine.
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Mid-August Primary Preview (opens the original)
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Hey folks, happy Tuesday.It feels like I just wrote one of these (‘Cause I literally did), but we are back to cover even more primaries! We’re coming closer to the end of this stretch of the calendar, and while November is drawing frighteningly close, there is still a lot to discuss and discover before we get there.This last week of primaries proved to be a doozy—progressives got a HUGE set of wins in Michigan, but Abdul El-Sayed’s remarkably close call in the state’s Senate primary resulted in
The Most Consequential Primary Day of the Year? (opens the original)
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NOTE: Hi y’all! Recently, Substack added a feature where I could see how long my posts would take the average person to read. When on earth was anyone gonna tell me some of these were an hour-long read?? Anyways, while this certainly will not apply to everything I write, I cannot stress enough that the primary previews are intended as a guide. Skim through them, skip around, check out races you care about, use them to check out races you hear about as results come in! Do what you want, but I rea
The July Midterm Update (opens the original)
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Hey folks, happy Tuesday.In general, I prefer to avoid addressing extended absences when they happen on here—I never set out a schedule for this blog when I started posting, and I figure most people reading are aware that this is a fun little hobby for me (Otherwise, I’d have to make you pay for it).At the same time, I recognize that I have not made a post in nearly two months—in the middle of an election year, no less—and that in those near two months, there has been a never-ending stream of co
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