I do politics. Husband to @jehabig & Dad to Nico. Fmr CM @CoryBooker & @GavinNewsom. @ShannonSharpe once called me a heavy hitter. He/him.
Oakland, CA
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The full story of the first meeting I ever had with Senator-elect Colom is for another day (promise I’ll share!), but one thing I remember very clearly is how proud he was of his team and specifically @RyanSayles_. I know you remember, Ryan!!! Take your well-earned bow!!!
Me rn
only possible with a special candidate like @scott_colom, but my guy @Gerard_Hen just ran one of the best races I’ve ever seen. (at age 30!)
If I had a Substack (don’t and won’t) I’d write something about how all these red state Democrats who won statewide last week have the ability to define what a “X state Democrat” is for a generation and that is among their most important political tasks for the next 4-6 years.
84% of vote now in in #AKSEN:
Mary Peltola (D): 49.0% / 118,926 votes
Dan S. Sullivan (R) (inc.): 47.2% / 114,676 votes
Gerald Heikes (R): 2.2% / 5,318 votes
Dan J. Sullivan: 1.7% / 4,027 votes
Not now Monica the grownups are talking
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tfw three of your former bosses are on the all but certain list
Ok about time for an update on this, with subjective categories:
All but certain:
🔵 Andy Beshear
🔵 Cory Booker
🔵 Pete Buttigieg
🔵 Rahm Emanuel
🔵 Ro Khanna
🔵 Gavin Newsom
🔵 JB Pritzker
🔵 Josh Shapiro
Seems pretty likely:
🔵 Mark Kelly
🔵 Wes Moore
Clearly considering:
🔵 Ruben Gallego
🔵 Kamala Harris
🔵 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
🔵 Elissa Slotkin
🔵 Chris Van Hollen
🔵 Raphael Warnock
Says they’re not considering running but no one really believes them:
🔵 Jon Ossoff
Wouldn’t be surprised, and get well soon:
🔵 Chris Murphy
Haven’t closed the door, but unlikely:
🔵 Gretchen Whitmer
People will speculate that they will run but it’s very difficult to imagine they will turn around and run a national campaign after being Senator or Governor for only like 3-6 months, everyone settle down:
🔵 Abdul El-Sayed
🔵 Rob Sand
🔵 James Talarico
Potential lefty choice if AOC doesn’t run:
🔵 Shawn Fain
🔵 Sara Nelson
🔵 Jimmy Williams
Potential celebrity vanity run:
🔵 Don Lemon
🔵 Jasmine Crockett
Resist Lib fantasy:
🔵 Jon Stewart
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What a world. We’ve come a long way in ten years. Congrats @RepNikkiB!
Honored to announce @RepNikkiB as the next chair of the New Democrat Coalition for the 120th Congress!
She will lead the largest class of New Dems in the history of our caucus and bring forward real solutions to lower costs and deliver results for working people.
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I too am surprised by the scope of the win but if you've ever actually been to CA-22, it becomes much more understandable. That region is made for a populist Latino candidate.
Also, not to discount the win, but obviously the district lines were different from '22/'24 thanks to Prop 50 - we helped ol' Davey out the door a little bit. He can thank his friends in TX and DC for that.
As far as I can see, David Valadao's defeat is the worst for a general election incumbent against one major party opponent in 94 years, since the Great Depression.
In 1932, Peter Granata (R) lost to Leo Kocialkowski (D), 72-28.
Even in 2010, Joseph Cao (R) lost to Cedric Richmond (D), 65-34.
Valadao is at 31.9%.
