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October 21, 2026

Sunrise.

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rehajm said...: …down the stretch we see today who here is starting to crack. Kind of fun today against the backdrop of October surprises…; 10/21/26, 6:52 PM
lonejustice said...: Sorry about the repeat. I meant to post this on the Sunrise post:
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Jim said...
Lone Justice said: *This campaign ad from Vivek is just evidence #1001 why Trump, MAGA, and their supporters are going to face a bloodbath in the mid-terms.*

Remember, this is the same guy who predicted
Trump was going to lose Iowa by eight points.
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Trump and MAGA are terrified of losing Iowa. I live here. I know what is going on. Iowa is about as Red as you can get. Trump carried Iowa by over 13% in the last election. Trump Republicans own the Iowa Governorship, the Iowa Senate, the Iowa House, and every single state-wide elected office except for one. Trump/MAGA have also appointed every single member of the Iowa Supreme Court. They run absolutely everything. Yet Trump is making TWO campaign visits to Iowa in the last 2 weeks of the upcoming disastrous mid-term elections. Why? Because a huge Red State like Iowa is bleeding because of Trump. All Trump/MAGA can do it to try to stop the blood flow from hemorrhaging. Republican candidates here are even disavowing Trump on his Iran War and the ridiculously high prices of gas and diesel that Iowa farmers must pay during this harvest season. Trump/MAGA PACS are even pulling all funding to Trump Republican candidates here. Trump/MAGA are conceding defeat. Powerline Blog today is literally BEGGING Trump/MAGA to NOT campaign in Minnesota because of Trump's HUGE negatives. Trump made the horrendous mistake to make the mid-term elections all about Trump/MAGA. He and MAGA must OWN this bloodbath.; 10/21/26, 7:07 PM
rhhardin said...: I'm reading John Grisham in book publishing order. There were several good ones and then he seems to have turned permanently preachy. It probably corresponds to the woke revolution and the NYT. So on to another author.; 10/21/26, 7:22 PM
rhhardin said...: "Content Warning: The source material uses outdated, offensive terms for people with disabilities, which is replicated in this guide only in direct quotes of the source material."

study guide; 10/21/26, 7:23 PM
rhhardin said...: "Content Warning: The source material and guide feature depictions of graphic violence, death, illness, addiction, substance use, racism, and gender discrimination."

next study guide; 10/21/26, 7:25 PM
William50 said...: I posted this at the end of the previous thread, probably too late for a response, so I will try again. If lonejustice has no objection.

lonejustice said...

This campaign ad from Vivek is just evidence #1001 why Trump, MAGA, and their supporters are going to face a bloodbath in the mid-terms. It's one thing to be desperate when you know you are going to lose. It's quite another thing to be absolutely despicable.
10/21/26, 3:54 PM
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Bloodbath is such an ambiguous term. Would you be willing to give your definition for this particular statement for future reference?; 10/21/26, 7:28 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Netanyahu planned attack on Iran earlier this month, but Trump opposed it ~ The Times Of Israel

𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘢𝘩𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳.

Netanyahu is trailing in the polls ahead of next week’s elections in Israel. Which explains his eagerness to relaunch Iran offensive.; 10/21/26, 7:37 PM
Achilles said...: lonejustice said...

Sorry about the repeat. I meant to post this on the Sunrise post:

No you aren't. You are a turd.

Nobody is more pathetic than a lifelong bush-romney wing "republican."

MAGA closed the border and we are resetting the world economy and rebuilding US manufacturing.

You are part of the traitorous romney republican wing that sold the country out.

Nobody likes you and nobody cares about you.; 10/21/26, 7:59 PM
Achilles said...: Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

Netanyahu is trailing in the polls ahead of next week’s elections in Israel. Which explains his eagerness to relaunch Iran offensive.

Is he doing as badly as Starmer and Macron and Merz and Sanchez and Sula?

LOL; 10/21/26, 8:01 PM
Achilles said...: I wonder what happens to Zelensky when all of his European patrons lose their elections to people that hate him.; 10/21/26, 8:06 PM
bagoh20 said...: The only thing I agree with Talafreako on is that God is nonbinary. Having a sex doesn't even make sense for God anymore than giving him an ethnicity or a BMI.; 10/21/26, 8:21 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: In his second term, Trump systematically removed all the adults, so that nobody would challenge him or make him have to think at all. He's surrounded by sycophants, including Scott 'I am the house' Bessent and the cowering little Marco.

The adults in the room are the voters in two weeks' time.; 10/21/26, 8:23 PM
Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...: Yeah, remember the vast array of “challengers” that Obama filled his administration with, lol; 10/21/26, 8:30 PM
JRoberts said...: If the mid-terms are a worst case for the Republicans, I’m having visions of a repeat of 1974 to 1976 with J.D. Vance in the Gerald Ford role.

Unfortunately for our nation, Vance doesn’t have anywhere near Ford’s character and dignity.; 10/21/26, 8:38 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: of course with the policies of the old man on the stump his horrible record and destruction of the American economy another war he can tget out of and the mind boggling corruption of course he should get slammed With his new found love of menns asses and their strong jaws and big hands(no wonder Melody on hiatus) and his dementia ridden ways this old man needs to go back in the closet and just work on his graft untill its time up.I bought the mid term party for me and my right wing buddy and his family for the watch night.I told him he can pay me after the show! He thinks Don is cute with his I LOVE HE MENS ASSES stump scenarios/ at almost 84 HE AINT CHANGING HIS STRIPES and so the North MEET THE South often and we both shake our heads and get on to more fertile ground :); 10/21/26, 8:54 PM
wildswan said...: Below is the AI overview of the original meaning of "Les Tenebres." It was a Catholic liturgy on Good Friday in which lights slowly go out in the church, symbolizing the death of Christ but one hidden light remains, symbolizing the Resurrection. In formerly Catholic France most people would have attended such a service at least once, maybe when they were children. In America, the liturgy is more condensed but still the lights going out makes a deep impression and the return of light at the Easter service is also impressive. The slogan in France today must be about the light of French culture going out in France.

Les Ténébres (Latin for "darkness" or "shadows") refers to Tenebrae, an ancient and deeply moving Roman Catholic liturgical service celebrated during the final days of Lent, specifically during Holy Week.
Historically, it is the combined, solemn chanting of Matins and Lauds (the evening and early morning prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours) for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Today, many Catholic parishes hold a modified or adapted Tenebrae service.
The service is highly sensory and dramatic, designed to immerse the faithful into the grief, betrayal, and abandonment of Christ's Passion. It centers around two unique, defining rituals:

1. The Tenebrae Hearse & Gradual Darkness

• The Setup: A distinct triangular candelabrum called a Tenebrae hearse is placed in the sanctuary, traditionally holding 15 candles.
• The Symbolism: These candles represent the eleven faithful Apostles, the three Marys, and the top candle represents Christ Himself, the Light of the World.
• The Progression: As mournful Psalms and readings from the Book of Lamentations are chanted, the candles are extinguished one by one. This symbolizes the growing darkness of sin over the earth and the abandonment of Jesus by His followers.
• The Hidden Candle: Eventually, the entire church is plunged into darkness, and only the single "Christ candle" remains lit. Instead of being put out, it is carried behind the altar or hidden from view, symbolizing Christ’s death and burial in the tomb.

2. The Strepitus (The Loud Noise)

• At the very end of the service, while the church is in total blackness, a sudden, harsh, and loud noise called the strepitus is made.
• This is achieved by slamming a large liturgical book shut, stomping on the floor, or banging against the pews.
• The strepitus symbolizes the cosmic chaos and the earthquake that shook the earth at the moment of Christ’s death, as well as the rolling of the heavy stone to seal His tomb.
• Immediately following the noise, the hidden Christ candle is brought back into view—a subtle glimmer reminding the faithful that death will not have the final word and foreshadowing the Resurrection. The congregation then departs the church in complete, reflective silence.; 10/21/26, 9:03 PM
Dr Weevil said...: wildswan:
I doubt that the French rioters use of 'Les Ténèbres' has anything to do with the Catholic Easter Tenebrae services. As others have suggested on Twitter, the motto “In the name of Allah, it’s the Darkness” (or “here’s the Darkness”?) seems to be an explicit rejection of the Enlightenment and the primacy of Reason. A matched pair of opposing metaphors.; 10/21/26, 9:36 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Someone should write an addictive mobile phone game, for the French youth, that models the relationship between welfare, employment, wealth and national debt. Just to illustrate that sometimes you can't have it all?

The Greeks and the Italians had to show some financial discipline to fix their broken system. Perhaps France is next…; 10/21/26, 9:43 PM
Dave Begley said...: Price range for WS tix: $2.2k to $8k.; 10/21/26, 9:50 PM
Jim at said...: Just remember, if we'd only listened to people like Lonejustice, we could've had eight years of Hillary Clinton and who-knows-what after that.

I mean, if the McCain and Romney presidencies told us anything, it told us that.; 10/21/26, 9:57 PM
Jim at said...: I also find it interesting that some 'life-long Republicans' are actively rooting for defeat just so they could prove some sort of point.

As if their ideas haven't been soundly rejected, so they need to shit on someone who's actually done more for the conservative movement than any other politician in our lifetimes.

Almost makes me think they're a bunch of babies who aren't getting their way, so they smear feces all over the wall and then blame others for making a mess.; 10/21/26, 10:21 PM
Achilles said...: JRoberts said...

If the mid-terms are a worst case for the Republicans, I’m having visions of a repeat of 1974 to 1976 with J.D. Vance in the Gerald Ford role.

Unfortunately for our nation, Vance doesn’t have anywhere near Ford’s character and dignity.

LOL!

Hopes and dreams retards.; 10/21/26, 10:23 PM
Achilles said...: Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...

In his second term, Trump systematically removed all the adults, so that nobody would challenge him or make him have to think at all. He's surrounded by sycophants, including Scott 'I am the house' Bessent and the cowering little Marco.

The adults in the room are the voters in two weeks' time.

A Biden voter posted this with all of the self awareness of a dog turd.; 10/21/26, 10:25 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Given that elections are run by the states, it makes it difficult for the federal government to do much that is likely to be effective in disrupting or changing the results of the midterm elections, which doubtless will see Republicans lose races across the board. The US House and increasingly Senate look likely to change to Democratic control, and many governorships and state houses as well.

I have no doubt that Trump will claim the elections were rigged and tell the DoJ to sue states claiming voter fraud and what not, and once again lose every case like he did after the 2020 election. But Trump's claims of a rigged election will largely fall on deaf ears and I suspect some/many in his administration charged with following up on his claims will do so reluctantly and some may quit rather than do so. That's been the trend with Trump's prosecution of his political enemies and I doubt that changes as Trump becomes a lame duck with historically low approval ratings and his party getting blow out of the water by American voters.; 10/21/26, 10:36 PM
Eva Marie said...: If you like your borders, you can keep your borders.
Vote Republican in November.; 10/21/26, 10:44 PM
Dr Weevil said...: More lies from IEE. He thinks it's "doubtless" that Republicans will "lose races across the board". Those who are studying the numbers of early voters say that Republicans are very strong in most states, that young voters and black voters are (so far at least) staying home in huge numbers, and that the polls predicting a Democratic tsunami are (a) obviously fraudulent push-polls, and (b) already lowering their predicted margins, as they do every year, so they won't be too embarrassingly far off when the real numbers come in on Election Day.

Fraudulent push-polls don't always help the side they favor. Here's a Fox news story from today (link): "Democrats furious after pollster boosting far-left candidates admits fabricating surveys: ‘Absolute scumbags'" - Wedgewood Polling told them the Democratic candidate in Mississippi was only 4% behind, so they dumped a bunch of money on the race, and he's likely to lose by 20+%. Duh! It's Mississippi.

Of course, one reason for grossly overstating the Democratic vote in the polls is to make it easier for them to claim cheating when the Republicans do well in the actual election. IEE is helping set up the claims of fraud by accusing Trump of wanting to 'disrupt or change the results' when in fact all he (Trump, not IEE) wants is an honest election with no votes from non-citizens, or dead voters, or nonexistent voters, or double votes from legitimate voters. And the Democrats are desperately trying to prevent that.

I have no doubt that it is the Democrats that will claim that the elections were rigged. @DataRepublican has been gathering evidence that the Democrats are planning a 'color revolution', challenging the election results, calling out huge mobs like the ones in France, pushing Trump into invoking the Insurrection Act, and then having Democratic governors openly defy the Federal government as illegitimate.

And IEE supports all of that.; 10/21/26, 11:02 PM
wendybar said...: Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee
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“Sydney Sweeney” makes the case for Voter ID.

https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/2112958366733733918?s=20; 10/22/26, 2:07 AM
Candide said...: Looks like the phrase “ bismillah c'est les ténèbres” in France became kinda equivalent to “Let’s go Brandon!” that was viral in US during Biden years.

In both cases it serves as a mockery of inept authorities trying to horn in on spontaneous youth activities.; 10/22/26, 3:00 AM
rehajm said...: ..:worst political ad ever goes to those Julia Roberts ad where they coax the wife to secretly vote leftie against the husband. Vile, insulting to everyone and fortunately ineffective..; 10/22/26, 3:50 AM
Eva Marie said...: “Here's the proof it's one system and not a hundred separate problems. Look at what happened to prices over the last 25 years. Everything exposed to markets and technology got cheaper: TVs, software, phones, clothing. Everything controlled by institutions exploded: college, healthcare, childcare. And housing, where you need a committee's permission to build anything. Same country, same economy, same decades. The difference isn't the product. It's who controls it.

Taxes go up and services get worse, because the money doesn't reach the services. It feeds the layers. Immigration happens at a scale no electorate clearly chose, because for a system that lives on managing problems, more problems means more budget.

MAGA isn't the cause of the chaos. It's the immune response. Brexit, the farmers' revolts, the votes shaking every European capital: same thing. The body finally noticed the tumor.

So what we're living through is not a normal political cycle. It's a fight to the death between two models. One runs on the perception of goodness. The other runs on reality.”

https://x.com/brivael/status/2112978393390096621?s=46; 10/22/26, 4:30 AM
Leland said...: Another polling company admits to faking polls in favor of Democrats.; 10/22/26, 5:34 AM
boatbuilder said...: I thought the "He-men for Kamala" ad was the worst political ad ever. Or maybe just the funniest.; 10/22/26, 7:02 AM
Humperdink said...: Watched a bit of the Mike Rodgers - Abdulrahman Mohammed al-Sayed debate last night. Abdulrahman is no Mamdani.; 10/22/26, 7:15 AM
Humperdink said...: When asked if she married her brother Ilhan Omar responded: “Not to my knowledge”. Solid response.; 10/22/26, 7:19 AM
Big Mike said...: I watched Amy Klobuchar on TV this morning insisting that if she is elected “as a former prosecutor” she will work to eliminate fraud in Minnesota. Does anyone actually believe her? How gullible are the dingbats in Minnesota?; 10/22/26, 7:45 AM
Dave Begley said...: Ann and Meade must be packing the camper for the trip to the tailgate in Milwaukee.; 10/22/26, 7:47 AM
Humperdink said...: I see Rep Greg Meeks (D- NY) is threatening to haul Elon Musk before his committee should the Commies take control of congress.

Compare the two resumes: Musk vs. Meeks. Meeks in office for 28 years and has accomplished? Anything? Ah, no.

Musk’s accomplishments are too numerous to list.; 10/22/26, 7:59 AM
Big Mike said...: Instead of distancing herself from her remarks, Senator Elissa Slotkin ha doubled down. Over on Instapundit Stephen Green makes a solid case that she is speaking not merely for herself but for the entire Democrat Party.

You live in Madison, Althouse, WTF is wrong with your beloved Democrats?; 10/22/26, 8:08 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: “dr weevil says” = Trump says”…

That’s quite a journey from dismissing polls as fraudulent to predicting a Democratic “color revolution” that somehow ends with Trump invoking the Insurrection Act. Apparently, the conspiracy theories are the reliable data.

The Wedgewood scandal is real, but it proves that one pollster fabricated data, not that legitimate polling showing Republican vulnerability is fraudulent. And early-voting totals, without knowing how those voters will vote or how they compare with previous elections, are not a crystal ball.

As for Trump wanting only an honest election, that would be more convincing if demands for election integrity came with evidence of widespread fraud rather than treating hypothetical noncitizen voters, dead voters and double voting as proof of a problem. The distinction between investigating actual fraud and manufacturing suspicion about an unfavorable result matters.

Finally, the elaborate prediction of Democratic mobs, a “color revolution” and governors defying the federal government is precisely the sort of speculation you accuse others of indulging. You’re entitled to your forecast, of course. But calling opposing polls fraudulent while treating a partisan influencer’s conspiracy theory as evidence is not exactly a triumph of empirical analysis.; 10/22/26, 8:09 AM
Bob Boyd said...: It's ironic to see globalist Macron appealing to feelings of nationalism and patriotism in defense of his destructive policies which were designed and implemented to eradicate such feelings.; 10/22/26, 8:12 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Anyone else remember when Kara Swisher was the WSJ intern that assisted the technology editor with evaluating new products and software? She seemed so nice. It’s been fascinating to see her descent into full-time propagandist for the violent reactionary fascist Left. Her counter factual “prediction” that Musk “would already be in prison” if only Kamala had won in 2024.

She said it wistfully as if she was talking about a wonderful place she visited but to which she is now banned from going. Insty has long said “scratch a leftist, find a fascist,” and Swisher does prove the point. Does her outburst following on Slotkin’s vow to ruin the lives of Trump staffers indicate a trend of Democrat bellwethers all, perhaps, cracking under the pressure to produce a win this Fall? Because they are falling short in gaslighting us with fake polls. Two actual fake polling outfits in just this one cycle!

Look at the sudden loss of confidence among the Democrats. They know something the last lefties standing here don’t know and it’s making them panic.; 10/22/26, 8:20 AM
Bob Boyd said...: Oil exports from the Persian Gulf have averaged more than 24 million barrels a day, exceeding prewar levels of 23.3 million barrels. This increase has occurred despite ongoing attacks and higher shipping costs in the region.
Oil through the SofH has reached 82% of prewar levels.; 10/22/26, 8:22 AM
Humperdink said...: Great article by Kurt Schlichter on Sen. Elissa “one ear” Slotkin threatening young people if they choose to work for President Trump.

https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/10/22/democrat-hack-drops-the-mask-and-lets-her-fascism-freak-flag-fly-n2685037; 10/22/26, 8:26 AM
Big Mike said...: “But calling opposing polls fraudulent ….”

Well, Data Republican usually has the receipts when she alerts the rational people to something, and after listening to so-called “moderate” Democrats such as Elissa Slotkin and Abigail Spanberger, what Data Republican has to say is very credible.

And the polls HAVE been skewing Democrat for over a decade. This is documented, though like all “good” Progs you’re probably too lazy to look. To stupid, too.; 10/22/26, 8:26 AM
Peachy+2 said...: Headline to remember:
" Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum.’"; 10/22/26, 8:29 AM
Peachy+2 said...: Spanberger is a 100% neo-fascist.; 10/22/26, 8:29 AM
Rustygrommet said...: I see our resident political scolds are on the same side of our politics as the IRGC. You're all rooting for Democrats.; 10/22/26, 8:31 AM
Peachy+2 said...: El Sayed is Hasan Piker's mini-me.
Roger's camp should make an ad.

Even physical stature. Hasan Piker is tall, and El Sayed is short.
Both hate the USA, hate Jews, HATE dogs, and Hate blacks..; 10/22/26, 8:32 AM
Big Mike said...: I’ve looked at the comments on Althouse’s post regarding the attack ad against Amy Acton. With the exception of rcommal, my take is that the same people denouncing the ad would be the first to defend an anti-Ramaswamy attack ad using an argument along the lines of “politics ain’t beanbag.”

Sauce for the goose, children.; 10/22/26, 8:38 AM
Big Mike said...: “ Bob Boyd said...

Oil exports from the Persian Gulf have averaged more than 24 million barrels a day, exceeding prewar levels of 23.3 million barrels.”

Gasoline prices have never been about crude oil supply from the Persian Gulf. They have always been more about the closure of refineries during the BIden administration, coupled with refinery closures in California due to Newsom and the Democrats.; 10/22/26, 8:44 AM
Jersey Fled said...: Fun fact of the day:

“ When the war started, Iran had about 135 million barrels parked on tankers off Malaysia and Singapore, sold quietly to China for billions, WSJ reports

The reserves were under 1 million barrels by Oct 5 and are now completely exhausted.”; 10/22/26, 9:13 AM
Leland said...: Re: Big Mike and gasoline prices... you have to include European refinery closures related to COP 15. Far more of those than even California. That's why European leaders want to deflect the conversation to Ukraine, but the reality is they married themselves to Russia oil and gas exports to appease Greta.; 10/22/26, 10:51 AM
Dr Weevil said...: Again, IEE just can't stop lying, though he starts his 8:09am comment with an utterly incoherent line.

"The Wedgewood scandal is real, but it proves that one pollster fabricated data, not that legitimate polling showing Republican vulnerability is fraudulent." No, it proves that three pollsters so far, that we know of, fabricated data just this year. Has IEE already forgotten that The Public Sentiment Institute (TPSI) admitted to arbitrarily adding to Fishback's numbers in Florida, and that Median Strategies admitted to falsifying its polling on the Los Angeles mayoral race as a "social experiment" (both stories here)? Or is he just hoping we've forgotten?

How about this: "And early-voting totals, without knowing how those voters will vote or how they compare with previous elections." IEE doesn't know that comparison with previous elections is exactly what a lot of people are doing! Here's one example from Election2026 Updates (link), with numbers: "Breaking: Rural Republicans Are Turning Out In Force In Texas". Others have reported that early voting in conservative white north Dallas is through the roof, while early voting in liberal black south Dallas has dropped like a stone. Apparently black Democrats in Texas aren't pleased to have Talarico as their candidate instead of Jasmine Crockett. Again, the data are easily available, but IEE is too lazy, or too narrow-minded, to look for them.

I could show that the next two paragraphs in his comment are equally stupid and false, but why bother? He'll never read DataRepublican on Twitter, because if he did he'd know he's stupidly, ignorantly, shamefully wrong.; 10/22/26, 12:36 PM

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