there's always a massachusetts angle, as Kelly Garrity reports politico.com/newsletters/ma…

#MT01: Monica Tranel internal poll shows within the margin of error Zinke 46 Tranel 44 Libertarian 4 Unsure 5 Aug. 26-29; 500 LVs; +/-4.4%

Joe Kent released his first TV ad of the general election. He aired very few positive spots in 2022, with the last seconds of this one being the only one I could find: host2.adimpact.com/admo/viewer/52… Evidently different this time around

I'm sure the swing-seaters are thrilled about the prospect of a shutdown with an election looming

New National Journal Hotline #MI07: GOP poll shows Tom Barrett leading Curtis Hertel in most competitive open seat in the country Barrett 48 Hertel 43 Unsure 9 Limited polling in district, but inline with earlier Inside Elections survey Read more here: nationaljournal.com/s/726113/new-p…

“As the clock wound down, Hynes said, people were ordering 'higher level' shots, and the bar, true to its name, started blasting The Standells’ classic song, 'Dirty Water.'”

The latest from James Downs & Mary Frances McGowan -- What to watch in New Hampshire’s primaries njour.nl/s/726114/

Morning folks, National Journal Hotline is liveblogging tonight's presidential debate and primaries! Bookmark this page for our live analysis starting at 7:30! nationaljournal.com/2024election/d…

#MI10: Rep. John James out with new ad tying Carl Marlinga to Kamala Harris and calls out Marlinga for saying auto industry is “dying.” “If extremists like them get elected, the auto industry would die,” narrator says. youtube.com/watch?v=8Sbvzj…

primary and debate night, am I right fellow kids?

Trump pulls out his Boston roots with the way he's said "terror"

yeah well unfortunately that's not helping us win baseball games in August and September the last three seasons so don't care

Val-unteer. haha not bad

NEW: Matt Gunderson up with his first ad of the cycle, focusing on his "pro-choice" stance on abortion. Matt Gunderson, the Republican candidate in California's 49th district, says "I don't want politicians dictating healthcare for my daughters." youtube.com/watch?v=jC1DU5…

Gunderson is one of the only — if not the only — Republican running this cycle to lean into the term “pro-choice,” especially as the GOP tries to move away from the pro-choice/pro-life binary

New National Journal Hotline this AM: House Majority PAC out with six battleground polls that show Democratic candidates leading or within the margin of error

Correction there on CA-22—that's Rudy Salas (D), 46%, Rep. David Valadao (R), 44%.