Election 2026
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Shiftless2
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Lauren Boebert called the Equality Act "supremacy of gays" in March 2021, voted no on marriage equality twice (July and December 2022), and co-sponsored bills to criminalize trans healthcare for kids. Now she's losing her seat.
She ran on conservative values but her personal life was scandal after scandal. My personal favorite caught being inappropriate with a man in a movie theater…Bless her heart.
She ran on conservative values but her personal life was scandal after scandal. My personal favorite caught being inappropriate with a man in a movie theater…Bless her heart.
Probably more of a confession than an observation of mine:
I do not, can not endorse lewd conduct in public access locations. BUT !
In context of Boebert's legislative record I find her indiscretions the more redeeming.
Glad to see you
go Lauren.
McDonald's is hiring.
FOX cartoon: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/politics-cartoons-slideshow#d3205135-d39d-5f99-9703-2729293d1c0a
NPR reports Republicans are meeting to select leadership.
NPR reports Republicans are meeting to select leadership.
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A post-2026 election shuffle:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections.
Van Hollen said in a statement that “the American people called for change” and that is why he is running.
“It’s now on us to meet this moment, and to do that we need new leadership,” Van Hollen said. “This is not about any one person — it’s about answering the call of the American people. That is why I’m running for Senate Majority Leader.”
Schumer has said he has the necessary support to win the race, which will be the first contested election for Senate Democratic leader in decades. The closed-door, secret-ballot election will be held in early December.
The question of whether to reelect Schumer has already divided the caucus and many senators have declined to say publicly how they will vote, even before Van Hollen entered the race. They have privately deliberated about what message to take from the election and many are torn — Schumer recruited many of the party’s winning candidates and raised money for them, but progressive groups are pushing for his removal.
We called for it. We voted for it. We got it, under the leadership of the highest ranking Democrat in public service: Minority Leader Chaz Schumer [D-NY].
And your suggestion is, Senator Schumer should be punished for this stunning success by removing him from Senate leadership?
Van Hollen to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Updated 7:42 AM GMT-5, November 13, 2026WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections.
Van Hollen said in a statement that “the American people called for change” and that is why he is running.
“It’s now on us to meet this moment, and to do that we need new leadership,” Van Hollen said. “This is not about any one person — it’s about answering the call of the American people. That is why I’m running for Senate Majority Leader.”
Schumer has said he has the necessary support to win the race, which will be the first contested election for Senate Democratic leader in decades. The closed-door, secret-ballot election will be held in early December.
The question of whether to reelect Schumer has already divided the caucus and many senators have declined to say publicly how they will vote, even before Van Hollen entered the race. They have privately deliberated about what message to take from the election and many are torn — Schumer recruited many of the party’s winning candidates and raised money for them, but progressive groups are pushing for his removal.
True Chris.
We called for it. We voted for it. We got it, under the leadership of the highest ranking Democrat in public service: Minority Leader Chaz Schumer [D-NY].
And your suggestion is, Senator Schumer should be punished for this stunning success by removing him from Senate leadership?
Bye Bye Boebert
Rep. Lauren Boebert, conservative firebrand from Colorado, loses her race for re-election
The Colorado Republican moved to a more conservative district after a close re-election call in 2022. But this year’s blue tsunami has swept her out of office, NBC News projects.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, conservative firebrand from Colorado, loses her race for re-election
The Colorado Republican moved to a more conservative district after a close re-election call in 2022. But this year’s blue tsunami has swept her out of office, NBC News projects.
www.nbcnews.com
"refudiate" Alaska Governor Sarah Palin [R]
Shiftless2
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Dozens of protesters arrested after staging sit-in at Chuck Schumer’s DC office
Protesters with the Sunrise Movement youth climate group push for new Senate leadership and ending the filibusterDozens of protesters with the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate organization, were arrested after staging a sit-in inside Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer’s Washington DC office Thursday
According to the Sunrise Movement, 54 people were arrested, among a few hundred who joined the protest from across the country, including some from New York, which Schumer represents. On its Instagram, the group is fundraising $24,000 to cover the bail fees and any potential legal fees for those arrested.
Capitol police were not immediately available for comment.
In a clip on the Sunrise Movement’s Instagram, with over 40,000 likes at the time of publication, young people sitting on the office floor chanted: “Hey hey, ho ho, Schumer has got to go!” Protesters, including children, held signs reading “The filibuster kills,” “Stop the climate crisis,” and .....
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