Addendum / Clarification

1. Trump will aggressively pursue interference in the conduction and results of the elections.

2. His administration will be ALL IN in perpetuating whatever lies come up - no resignations.

3. He will have assistance all the way down including at the state and country levels.

4. Not a single goddam elected republican will do a thing to stop him.

5. The democrats haven't demonstrate yet that they have the balls for this kind of fight.

Maybe I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, but nothing I've seen in the last 10 years tells me that I'm wrong.

Also, regardless of what happens to the senate Alito's replacement will be confirmed in the lame-duck session and no one will stop them.

I don't think this country is anywhere close to prepared for the despair that is about to set in.

Link to WSJ article and video 🎇🥂

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ken-paxton-texas-senate-dubai-trip-b54292c3?st=RWrz5d&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

I think I've heard of her, but I have no idea who she is, generally, because I'm not a country music fan. But damn, cowgirls are out swinging af!

P.S. For Mods/Com, does this also fall under "Good Trouble" or other flairs too?

I fucking love George Conway

LOL.

Not only did the lamest of October surprises blow up in the faces of Ken Paxton and the rightwing loons desperate to get Talarico on something, Greg Abbott is now in a tight race with his Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa. And all the money pouring in to prop up Paxton could be better spent on Senate races in Alaska and Kansas. This would be a great time for the Democratic Governors Association to steer (a lot) more funding Hinojosa's way.

Plus: Bill and Tim share their long shots, POTUS can't quit showing how much he's in the tank for Putin, MBS is finding out the hard way how the Trump family treats their business partners, don't be distracted by DHS's clownish authoritarianism in raiding Ilhan Omar's home, and the Iranian family that Tim has been advocating for is still in the Dilley detention center.

Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller on The Bulwark Daily. https://lnk.thebulwark.com/4AZVDe0

Per Fox news (didn't want to give them traffic by sharing but they got this extra bit of info):

"Two sources close to the investigation say the search stems from a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman's immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a child."

Elon Musk is a problem that needs to be dealt with.

"According to Sortor’s account, Talarico was released from the Ohio hospital either on Friday night, Oct. 9, or Saturday night, Oct. 10. However, Talarico was seen publicly at a recording of Austin City Limits on Friday night and then made appearances in Austin Saturday morning before going to a Kacey Musgraves concert in Dallas Saturday evening."

Lindsey Graham is turning in his grave and it is not even the mid-terms yet

In early 2025, Democratic lawmakers and strategists including New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and former Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow urged Buttigieg — who had moved to Michigan — to run for office in his new state.

Buttigieg passed, citing both a desire to stay home more with his husband and young twins, and figuring that he could still get his message out without being in the Senate.

That decision is a gamble for Buttigieg's presidential ambitions. He's been able to build a national network over the last two years but hasn't added to his relatively thin resume as a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Joe Biden's transportation secretary.

Buttigieg has traveled to 37 states since he left the Biden administration, Politico reported last week. Democratic candidates in vital swing districts and states have welcomed him to campaign for them this year while resisting offers from other potential presidential candidates such as former Vice President Kamala Harris, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

In Buttigieg, many Democrats see a surrogate who can draw attention and crowds without the degree of negative attention that other prominent Democrats attract.

Buttigieg, 44, became a national political figure without following the typical path. He's betting that the traditional ladder of running for president — becoming a senator, governor, or vice president first — no longer applies, especially after the Trump era.

There's been a bit of news and political dialogue having to do with my home state/city of Portland, Oregon. Between the Collins campaign screw up and the comments made by Tim today on the Oregon governor's race on today's pod, it's raised some questions for me about how people outside of the PNW view Portland and the broader state of Oregon? Does everyone see us as a joke in the same way as everyone treated New Jersey in the 90s? I know that the right has a mental image of Portland due to Agent Orange's comments about us and our general nauseatingly liberal bent (an insult that has been personally used against me before) but are we seen as an unserious place on the national stage? What do people think when they think of Portland, and the State of Oregon? I know we have a reputation, but I'm curious if our national image is worse than I thought it was. I get what Tim meant on the pod today, but his words seemed a bit more harsh than I was expecting and I'm wondering if I'm just in my own head or if there is something else happening here.

Edit: thank you for everyone's candor on the matter, while it might not be exactly what I wanted to hear I do appreciate the truth. Like most young men in Portland, I've had a girl dump me here, leave this city, and then shit on it mercilessly online. I always thought that was just noise but it seems like there is more to it than my own biases, whether it's coming from The Bulwark itself or just it's fans. On the bright side, I now know not to hold my breath for a Bulwark live show ever happening here.

Full JVL mode!

What did Tim mean when he said that Little Marco wanted to appeal to

advocates of Imran Khan and that crowd...?

Really nervous about midterms. Looking for lists of best dem campaigns in need of $$$. I want to focus on races that are underfunded but surprisingly competitive.

Why do journalists argue instead of using previous statements to expose lies? With the Iran war as an example, why are nuclear weapons treated as an acceptable explanation? Their nuclear program was completely destroyed, how can their nuclear program be completely destroyed and the reason we are fighting them? Why do we need aircraft carriers there if their air force and navy have been completely destroyed?

Why don't journalists press on their logic?