Never let it be said that there is nothing good about the 5th Circuit

His repeated glorification of a country that so many people are trying to flee is, to use the word of the moment, truly weird.

The return of Lords reform

How much do Presidential debates affect the national polling? I delved deep into 538's polling data to answer the question. From 1980 to 2020, the polling has shifted a net 2.8%.

2024’s holiday stamps

NEW Cook Political Report: eight House rating changes, as Dems' overall prospects brighten. Full analysis by Erin Covey: cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…

Emerson (B+) state polls, Sep 3-5 FLORIDA: 🟥 Scott 46% 🟦 Mucarsel-Powell 45% TEXAS: 🟥 Cruz 48% 🟦 Allred 44% OHIO: 🟦 Brown 46% 🟥 Moreno 44%

JUST IN: A solid jobs report. The US added 142,000 jobs in August. That’s just below expectations of ~160k and a decent rebound from 89,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate fell back to 4.2% (down from 4.3% in July) Wages: +3.8% in past year (well above 2.9% inflation)

Liz Cheney’s support for Democrats this cycle not seemingly limited to Harris.

A good rundown of what the first post-affirmative action freshmen classes look like at various colleges around the country. Some schools, notable differences; others not so much. forbes.com/sites/michaelt…

But what about Lynn!

Plaintiffs in the Utah redistricting case have asked a state district court to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would let the legislature gut their anti-gerrymandering win, saying the ballot language describing the amendment is deceptive. campaignlegal.org/sites/default/…

Dick Cheney: “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be

Today in ringing endorsements

Trying to imagine telling a 2008 me that sixteen years later a 100-year old Jimmy Carter *and* Dick Cheney would both be voting for the same presidential candidate - and a Black woman at that.

With everything going on in Texas nowadays, a reminder that fear of “illegals” voting has always been the state’s excuse for voter suppression.

Quite a pair of Election 2024 headlines on the front page of today’s Austin American-Statesman.

Lots of folks have dunked on Trump’s incoherent answer on the child care question, but this answer on deficits is equally, if not more, word salad.