@knassre.bsky.social
Software engineer, electoral geography hobbyist, and puggle-lover.
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Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.
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Gosh, why and how could that be? Such an enigma!
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Gosh, why and how could that be? Such an enigma!
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Georgia Democrats have a chance on Dec. 9 to flip a legislative seat that backed Donald Trump by 13 points—but that Democrats won by even more last month in two statewide races.
Morning Digest: Georgia Democrats could flip this red seat in a December special election
After two massive statewide wins last week, the wind is at their backs
www.the-downballot.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Georgia Democrats have a chance on Dec. 9 to flip a legislative seat that backed Donald Trump by 13 points—but that Democrats won by even more last month in two statewide races.
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Update: All votes are now in and Andrew ended up 257 votes (0.89%) short of a *major* upset in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham seat for the #Virginia House of Delegates anchored at James Madison University.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Update: All votes are now in and Andrew ended up 257 votes (0.89%) short of a *major* upset in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham seat for the #Virginia House of Delegates anchored at James Madison University.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.
This was the closest HoD race for 2025.
Welcome to the frontline for 2027.
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For decades, any Utah Democrat who wanted to go to Congress had to campaign as a moderate or conservative. Now that the state has a solidly blue congressional seat, though, running as a progressive is suddenly an effective strategy.
Morning Digest: Utah will soon host its first a contested Democratic primary for a blue House seat
Moderate Democrats are starting to refashion themselves as more pugnacious
www.the-downballot.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
For decades, any Utah Democrat who wanted to go to Congress had to campaign as a moderate or conservative. Now that the state has a solidly blue congressional seat, though, running as a progressive is suddenly an effective strategy.
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Also: I was annoyed provisional ballots weren't reallocated back to precincts like early in-person early ballots and mail-in absentee ballots (regular and PE), so we passed my bill SB 1044 this year to do that.
So now you can see provisional vote totals by precinct.
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...
So now you can see provisional vote totals by precinct.
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Also: I was annoyed provisional ballots weren't reallocated back to precincts like early in-person early ballots and mail-in absentee ballots (regular and PE), so we passed my bill SB 1044 this year to do that.
So now you can see provisional vote totals by precinct.
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...
So now you can see provisional vote totals by precinct.
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...
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This is awesome. Truly one of us.
Also: I was annoyed provisional ballots weren't reallocated back to precincts like early in-person early ballots and mail-in absentee ballots (regular and PE), so we passed my bill SB 1044 this year to do that.
So now you can see provisional vote totals by precinct.
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...
So now you can see provisional vote totals by precinct.
lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is awesome. Truly one of us.
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In fact, VA01 - which Abigail Spanberger narrowly won last Tuesday - is also VERY competitive, even before any possible redistricting (which isn't "ill advised" at all; it's an ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY response to what Republicans are doing across the country) bluevirginia.us/2025/11/u-s-...
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In fact, VA01 - which Abigail Spanberger narrowly won last Tuesday - is also VERY competitive, even before any possible redistricting (which isn't "ill advised" at all; it's an ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY response to what Republicans are doing across the country) bluevirginia.us/2025/11/u-s-...
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BREAKING: Rep. Adelita Grijalva signs the Epstein discharge petition, serving as the 218th vote to force the bill to the floor for a full vote of the House.
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
BREAKING: Rep. Adelita Grijalva signs the Epstein discharge petition, serving as the 218th vote to force the bill to the floor for a full vote of the House.
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia: "The more Donald Trump tries to cover up the Epstein files, the more we uncover. These latest emails and correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the President."
BREAKING:
House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx
House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ranking Member Robert Garcia: "The more Donald Trump tries to cover up the Epstein files, the more we uncover. These latest emails and correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the President."
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Utah Democrats are getting something they haven't had in a very, very, very long time: a safely Democratic U.S. House seat to run for.
Morning Digest: Utah's new congressional map guarantees a Democratic pickup
And that means a Republican will have to walk the plank—but which one?
www.the-downballot.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Utah Democrats are getting something they haven't had in a very, very, very long time: a safely Democratic U.S. House seat to run for.
Yes we need generational change and new blood in the Democratic party.
However, if your automatic reaction when seeing "person X who is related to politician Y is running for office Z" is to boo them without knowing anything about person X's merits or policies, then you are a hateful clown.
However, if your automatic reaction when seeing "person X who is related to politician Y is running for office Z" is to boo them without knowing anything about person X's merits or policies, then you are a hateful clown.
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Yes we need generational change and new blood in the Democratic party.
However, if your automatic reaction when seeing "person X who is related to politician Y is running for office Z" is to boo them without knowing anything about person X's merits or policies, then you are a hateful clown.
However, if your automatic reaction when seeing "person X who is related to politician Y is running for office Z" is to boo them without knowing anything about person X's merits or policies, then you are a hateful clown.
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2-3? Try 4.
Adam Carlson (@admcrlsn)
Mid-decade redistricting update:
— Rs have redrawn maps in MO, NC, OH & TX for a gain of 6-9 seats
— Ds redrew their map in CA & got a favorable ruling in new UT map, for a gain of 4-6 seats
~6 states could still redraw but it’s looking like those may cancel each other out. https://t.co/kbFi9KKkAi
xcancel.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
2-3? Try 4.
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With Utah's new congressional map, that's now the sixth state with new districts for 2026—following CA, MO, NC, OH & TX. And it's not over yet.
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
With Utah's new congressional map, that's now the sixth state with new districts for 2026—following CA, MO, NC, OH & TX. And it's not over yet.
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Virginia's Senate Majority Leader confirms to Bolts that Virginia Democrats intend to move the constitutional amendment that'd allow for a mid-decade gerrymander in January.
Says it is “going to be one of the first orders of business."
Says it is “going to be one of the first orders of business."
Five Ways Tuesday’s Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy - Bolts
From felony disenfranchisement and mail-voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across these five states.
boltsmag.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Virginia's Senate Majority Leader confirms to Bolts that Virginia Democrats intend to move the constitutional amendment that'd allow for a mid-decade gerrymander in January.
Says it is “going to be one of the first orders of business."
Says it is “going to be one of the first orders of business."
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Dems will almost certainly flip one seat on Utah's new congressional map if it stands.
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Dems will almost certainly flip one seat on Utah's new congressional map if it stands.
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
It creates a safely blue Harris+24 seat in Salt Lake City, replacing a GOP gerrymander that split the SLC area four ways to ensure every seat was dark red.
Interactive map: davesredistricting.org/join/cf1048c...
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Utah’s Lieutenant Governor, who oversees elections in that state, says she is already moving forward with the new map ordered by a judge last night.
She’d previously said the state needed to know by yesterday. (So if an appeals court is gonna jump in, it likely would have to be asap.)
She’d previously said the state needed to know by yesterday. (So if an appeals court is gonna jump in, it likely would have to be asap.)
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Utah’s Lieutenant Governor, who oversees elections in that state, says she is already moving forward with the new map ordered by a judge last night.
She’d previously said the state needed to know by yesterday. (So if an appeals court is gonna jump in, it likely would have to be asap.)
She’d previously said the state needed to know by yesterday. (So if an appeals court is gonna jump in, it likely would have to be asap.)
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it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability
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Breaking: A Utah judge just tossed out Republicans’ gerrymandered map and ordered a new map that will include a new safe Democratic seat.
Utah now joins California in helping to cancel out Trump’s gerrymandering.
Utah now joins California in helping to cancel out Trump’s gerrymandering.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Breaking: A Utah judge just tossed out Republicans’ gerrymandered map and ordered a new map that will include a new safe Democratic seat.
Utah now joins California in helping to cancel out Trump’s gerrymandering.
Utah now joins California in helping to cancel out Trump’s gerrymandering.
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My post of Decision Desk's decision to call the Seattle mayor race for Harrell last week didn't hinge on who would ultimately win: The point was that a "call" isn't a race to get a prediction right.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
Calls are about certainty and not risking people's confidence in the final result. Speeding through for competition is not good and irresponsible.
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My post of Decision Desk's decision to call the Seattle mayor race for Harrell last week didn't hinge on who would ultimately win: The point was that a "call" isn't a race to get a prediction right.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
But Wilson now being ahead should at least bring more attention to the importance of not rushing.
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JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
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Steny Hoyer & Jamie Raskin send letter to MD Senate President Bill Ferguson, who has opposed mid-decade redistricting, saying that he should move forward with a new map:
"We believe such an effort can survive any legal attack"
"We believe such an effort can survive any legal attack"
Exclusive: Hoyer, Raskin pressure Ferguson to join national redistricting fight
Reps. Steny Hoyer and Jamie Raskin are sending a letter Monday to the state’s General Assembly, applying pressure on Senate President Bill Ferguson.
www.baltimoresun.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Steny Hoyer & Jamie Raskin send letter to MD Senate President Bill Ferguson, who has opposed mid-decade redistricting, saying that he should move forward with a new map:
"We believe such an effort can survive any legal attack"
"We believe such an effort can survive any legal attack"