2026 Election
July 1, 2026 — Scott Johnson
The Commie Corridor isn’t just a New York congressional district. It’s the throbbing heart of the Democratic Party. In a Colorado primary yesterday, DSA member Melat Kiros handily defeated 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette in the Colorado’s 1st District. The district covers metropolitan Denver. Kiros handily defeated DeGette, by nearly 10 points with 93 percent of the vote counted. It’s a Democratic district — D+29. Minnesota’s 5th district, represented by Ilhan
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June 25, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Democrats are making “affordability” one of their main issues for the midterm campaign. Ironically, when Democrats talk about the cost of living they never seem to consider the cost of government. I know how they could make my life more affordable–stop spending so much of my money. The main cost of living issue is the cost of gasoline at the pump. Prices spiked because of the conflict in Iran, and
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June 12, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Spencer Pratt released a fiery new video today. He says he will continue his campaign to expose the corruption that has driven Los Angeles into the ground. And he says he has evidence against one of the two socialists who will participate in the runoff election, that may force that person to resign. Buckle your seat belts: Saving LA – Phase III pic.twitter.com/9n9wv1tonZ — Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 12, 2026
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June 10, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina all held primaries yesterday. Miraculously — miraculously in light of the California experience — the results are in! RealClearPolitics has compiled them here. Most notable by far is the expected victory of Maine’s Graham Platiner as the Democrats’ man to take on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins. Platner’s principal primary opponent was outgoing Govenor Janet Mills. She is old and respectable in a
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June 1, 2026 — Scott Johnson
“Make them listen to me before it’s too late!” It could be the theme of Spencer Pratt’s campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, but it was the cry of Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) in the low-budget 1956 sci-fi thriller Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The extraterrestrial takeover from outer space begins — where else? — in California. A psychiatrist is called to a Los Angeles hospital where Dr. Bennell
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May 31, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Maine Democrat Graham Platner is about to become the Democrats’ nominee to take on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2026 elections. The Nazi tattoo Platner sported for years — until he decided to enter politics — would be enough to kill the dreams of most candidates, but it appears to be no problem for Democrats. CNN’s Michael Smerconish calls out Graham Platner over n*zi tattoo, “He didn’t cover
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May 29, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Around the country, many people think of Minnesota as a blue state. But that is misguided: the Minnesota House is split 67-67, and the Senate is 34-33 for the DFL. We have eight Congressmen, four Republicans and four Democrats. And in 2024, 50% of votes for Congressional candidates were cast for Democrats, and 48% for Republicans. It doesn’t get any closer than that. This year’s election promises to be excruciatingly
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May 29, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Maine’s Graham Platner is one of the vile candidates for the United States Senate that the Democratic Party has vomited up and into public prominence. He recently attacked Army combat vet and Purple Heart recipient Teddy Daniels. I have posted a thumbnail photo of Daniels on the home page. Fox News caught up with Daniels for a video response to Platner that is posted here. The editors of the Wall
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May 20, 2026 — Scott Johnson
RealClearPolitics has collected yesterday’s primary results here. I focused on the race featuring Ed Gallrein against incumbent Republican Rep. Thomas Massie in the Kentucky Fourth Congressional District primary. Massie lost by ten points, 55 percent to 45 percent, or about 10,000 votes. Massie has turned massively erratic in a Tucker Carlson sort of way. He gave a hint of his post-congressional career in his graceless remarks conceding defeat by…well, you
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May 15, 2026 — Bill Glahn
No surprise here. From The Hill newspaper, Supreme Court declines to restore Virginia Democrats’ congressional map. Restore? At no point was the Democrats’ map the actual map. The farcical vote was never certified. But in no event was the U.S. Supreme Court going to intervene in the state supreme court’s interpretation of their own state’s constitution. If you dig into the reasoning in the VA court’s decision, it’s clear that
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May 15, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Will political campaigning ever be the same after the brilliant, outsider run being waged by Spencer Pratt? Call me an optimist, but I doubt it. This is amazing; via InstaPundit: This may be the song of the summer. pic.twitter.com/bxdB1eVCsy — Adam Scheidler (@Scheidsa) May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Spencer Pratt and his allies have released one dynamite video ad after another, most AI-generated. I don’t know who Charlie Curran is, but his ads for Pratt are nuclear and may usher in a new era of campaign advertising. This one is a couple of days old: Who said Karen Bass has no accomplishments to run on 😂😂😂 Vote Spencer Pratt. pic.twitter.com/vEEkpoOeR0 — Charles Curran (@charliebcurran) May 12, 2026 Pratt’s
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May 14, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Of course not. The Times will publish an op-ed by a libertarian (here, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Editor of Reason Magazine) on one condition: that it bash President Trump. Today the Times published Mangu-Ward’s op-ed, titled “He’s One of a Dying Breed in Congress. America Needs Him Now More Than Ever.” You don’t have to read the article to know that it is about a “maverick” Republican. And, sure enough, it is
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May 11, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Tom Brown’s famous translation of one of the Roman poet Martial’s epigrams begins: “I do not love thee, Doctor Fell / The reason why I cannot tell.” Brown himself might have trouble rhyming the name of New Jersey Democrat Dr. Adam Hamawy in a couplet. However, Dr. Hamawy’s patients have had no trouble explaining why they do not like him. Dr. Hamawy, you may recall, is the congressional candidate who
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May 10, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Call it the Mod Con. And rhe song remains the same: from the Minneapolis Star Tribune . Klobuchar pitches moderation in governor’s race, rebuffs redistricting push for Minnesota. The Star Tribune reports, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar declined Friday to embrace Gov. Tim Walz’s suggestion that Minnesota could try to redraw its congressional districts to create an advantage for Democrats if their party wins full control of state government in November.
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May 1, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Prediction markets are obviously not infallible, but they are worth paying attention to, if only because they are an environment in which people are investing their own money, not merely spinning as is usual in the press. So these data, via Stephen Moore’s daily Unleash Prosperity Hotline should be concerning for Republicans: According to an update by political [Republican] analyst Bruce Mehlman: Six months ago prediction markets gave Democrats a
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April 8, 2026 — John Hinderaker
On the Rita Panahi Show last night, we talked about yesterday’s dramatic developments in Iran. I expressed skepticism about any purported agreement, similar to what Scott has written this morning. We covered other topics, too, ranging from the special election in Georgia to Candace Owens’ breakdown. This clip begins Lefties Losing It, featuring a “crazy-eyed Swedish simpleton,” and continues with my interview at around the three minute mark:
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