If Cooper announces soon and the #NCSen field is effectively frozen until Lara Trump decides....that gives Dems a potentially big head start

Important note here on Lara Trump and #NCSen

One of my concerns with the loss of CPB funding has been making sure the most vulnerable stations that serve small populations in rural areas get the support they need to keep going. An awesome former NPR colleague created this site to help. adoptastation.org

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News: At Senate GOP lunch, NRSC Chair Tim Scott announced that the NRSC will be contributing over $1.1M this quarter in maxed out donations of $62K to the campaigns of each incumbent running in 2026. Comes as the NRSC announced it paid off $26 million debt from the 2024 cycle

Is it possible to love your dog too much? No.

Corey Barsky is taking over as campaign manager for Winsome Earle-Sears. He works for Coldspark, the consultants that have been with her campaign for most of the year. This comes from a source close to the campaign.

This day — which is somehow not yet Friday — is brought to you by lots of dry shampoo and under eye concealer

BREAKING: Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announces he will not seek reelection in 2026

Anyone trying to go up against Cooper on the D side or Whatley with Trump’s endorsement on the R side…. Bless their hearts.

Between talking to a lot of folks in Georgia and North Carolina these past few weeks, my dormant Southern accent is making a comeback.

But has the baby met Babydog? How does Babydog do with actual babies? The world wants to know!

Rep. Buddy Carter is staying in the race. From his campaign: “Politicians don’t elect our Senators — the people of Georgia do. There’s only one candidate in this race who is a MAGA Warrior and only one who will take the fight to radical liberal Jon Ossoff and his socialist

What about Meerkat?

Our new The Wall Street Journal poll is out with warning signs for both Trump & Dems. While Trump's numbers are resilient, opposition to his policies may catch up to him in the midterms. Dem branding is at a low point historically but healthcare may save them. wsj.com/politics/polic… via The Wall Street Journal

Thanks to Eric Cunningham of Elections Daily for having me and Jessica Taylor on to discuss Almanac Politics of American Politics 2026, which is coming out Sept. 2. You can watch here: youtube.com/live/vcCcFuvnY…

Only three more Saturdays without college football. Our long national nightmare is almost over. Except apparently every coach might be a potential Senate candidate now, taking some of the fun out of it.

New: Trump’s team is “very concerned” that a Doug Mastriano gubernatorial bid “could jeopardize or add to the jeopardization” of multiple key House races in PA. Mastriano, who lost the PA guv election by 15 points in 2022, is teasing a comeback campaign. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

Scoop - Roy Cooper raised $3.4M in his first 24 hours as a candidate, breaking one-day record for Senate Dems. $2.6M raised to Cooper's campaign, another $900K to JFCs. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

Blackburn hasn’t officially announced yet for #TNGov but when she does she’ll be the frontrunner, Hegseth or not. And as the story notes, there are residency/voting requirements to qualify for Gov and the GOP primary, and Hegseth doesn’t meet those.