A 20-something who covers politics in America’s heartland for @NE_Examiner. | formerly @TexasTribune @keranews | 💌: [email protected]
Lincoln, NE
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RNC Joe Gruters sipped a vanilla latte at a coffee shop in a state he hadn’t expected to spend time in at the start of the midterm cycle. Republicans are looking to squash Nebraska’s independent experiment in the Senate race
My latest @NE_Examiner
nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/10…
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Lula lead up to 3.4 million votes. Half of Rio still uncounted but probably not enough for Flavio. reuters.com/graphics/BRAZIL-…
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An IE report from SLF, the big Senate GOP super PAC, that reveals the state of affairs in final 10 days. Spending in:
SC ($978k)
NE ($960k)
KS ($720k)
MS ($572k)
Juan Salinas II 🎱 retweeted
Third-party boosting efforts continue to pop up in the final days of the midterms. Among the latest:
- #NESEN: High Time Nebraska for Mike Marvin of Legal Marijuana Now Party
- #NESEN: Cornhusker Choice for Robin Richards of Nebraska Working People Party
- #IASEN: Hawkeye Liberty PAC for Thomas Laehn of Libertarian Party
LMAO
CHAOS IN MINNESOTA
@GopherFootball takes down No. 15 Iowa on a WALK-OFF field goal
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Boss Rob wrote about bodycam that surfaced online of a Brewster County deputy responding to a local woman's trespassing complaint –– his partner appears to participate in a gross riff that one of the border wall man camp workers "should have fucked her" bigbendsentinel.com/2026/10/…
lol
Just spotted @RockstarGames ads alongside Burger Shot and Clucking Bell inside the Kaseya Center screen!
Senate Majority PAC and Future Forward is behind Lower Costs Now
xitter.cf/teddyschleifer/status/…
Lower Costs Now spends $3,061,880 to SUPPORT Joshua Turek (Sen IA Sen)(D)
#IASen,
$10,000 to SUPPORT Abdul El-sayed (Sen MI Sen)(D),
$4,000 to OPPOSE Michael Rogers (Sen MI Sen)(R),
$492,524 to SUPPORT Dan Osborn (Sen NE Sen)(I),
$4,000 to OPPOSE Jon Husted (Sen OH Sen)(R),
$4,000 to SUPPORT James Talarico (Sen TX Sen)(D),
and $2,000 to OPPOSE Kenneth Paxton (Sen TX Sen)(R).
2026 Cycle FEC Data:
capitolhillaccess.com/tr/tr_…
FEC:
docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/for…
@JohnCornyn @TeamCornyn @RepJasmine @JasmineForUS @mikefortexas @jamestalarico vbsenate.com/ @GKHAN4SENATE @KenPaxtonTX @WesleyHuntTX @AstroTerry x @KAllen4Congress
Juan Salinas II 🎱 retweeted
Future Forward and Senate Majority PAC put $12 million more into their joint digital operation, called Lower Costs Now, in early October.
Juan Salinas II 🎱 retweeted
Lower Costs Now spends $3,061,880 to SUPPORT Joshua Turek (Sen IA Sen)(D)
#IASen,
$10,000 to SUPPORT Abdul El-sayed (Sen MI Sen)(D),
$4,000 to OPPOSE Michael Rogers (Sen MI Sen)(R),
$492,524 to SUPPORT Dan Osborn (Sen NE Sen)(I),
$4,000 to OPPOSE Jon Husted (Sen OH Sen)(R),
$4,000 to SUPPORT James Talarico (Sen TX Sen)(D),
and $2,000 to OPPOSE Kenneth Paxton (Sen TX Sen)(R).
2026 Cycle FEC Data:
capitolhillaccess.com/tr/tr_…
FEC:
docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/for…
@JohnCornyn @TeamCornyn @RepJasmine @JasmineForUS @mikefortexas @jamestalarico vbsenate.com/ @GKHAN4SENATE @KenPaxtonTX @WesleyHuntTX @AstroTerry x @KAllen4Congress
The Examiner teamed up with the North Platte Telegraph to double team the Vance rally — it was pretty sweet to collaborate with the local paper!
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The Cook Political Report is moving the Ohio Governor's race from Toss Up to Lean Democrat.
Read our analysis from @JessicaTaylor:
cookpolitical.com/analysis/g…
For anyone who cares: I had an iced matcha latte before he got there.
RNC Joe Gruters sipped a vanilla latte at a coffee shop in a state he hadn’t expected to spend time in at the start of the midterm cycle. Republicans are looking to squash Nebraska’s independent experiment in the Senate race
My latest @NE_Examiner
nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/10…
