Jacob Rubashkin
@rubashkin.bsky.social
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Jacob Rubashkin
@rubashkin.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I cobbled together a quick and not at all-exhaustive list of elections reporters, analysts, operatives and analysts - if you're interested in this stuff please follow and share widely!
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John Fetterman’s wife Gisele posted this an hour ago in response to yesterday’s events but I haven’t seen the senator say anything publicly or issue any statements.
January 26, 2026 at 1:43 AM
John Fetterman’s wife Gisele posted this an hour ago in response to yesterday’s events but I haven’t seen the senator say anything publicly or issue any statements.
Five years ago Kash Patel went on rabid anti-Semite Stew Peters’ podcast to offer free legal services to Kyle Rittenhouse (rumble.com/vpi004-ritte...)
Patel later told the Senate Judiciary committee he wasn’t familiar with Peters despite appearing on his show 8 times.
Patel later told the Senate Judiciary committee he wasn’t familiar with Peters despite appearing on his show 8 times.
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Five years ago Kash Patel went on rabid anti-Semite Stew Peters’ podcast to offer free legal services to Kyle Rittenhouse (rumble.com/vpi004-ritte...)
Patel later told the Senate Judiciary committee he wasn’t familiar with Peters despite appearing on his show 8 times.
Patel later told the Senate Judiciary committee he wasn’t familiar with Peters despite appearing on his show 8 times.
Has any House member received more New York Times profiles than MGP on how she is the answer for Democrats? I count at least six since 2023, averaging about one every six months.
January 17, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Has any House member received more New York Times profiles than MGP on how she is the answer for Democrats? I count at least six since 2023, averaging about one every six months.
Readers of @InsideElections were the first to hear about Seth Bodnar’s potential Montana Senate run all the way back in July 2025! If you’re not reading our Senate overviews, you’re (way) behind. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
January 16, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Readers of @InsideElections were the first to hear about Seth Bodnar’s potential Montana Senate run all the way back in July 2025! If you’re not reading our Senate overviews, you’re (way) behind. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
We’re calling it “Whiskey Fridays,” Lemon. It scores great with men age 38-52 who sleep in race car beds.
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
We’re calling it “Whiskey Fridays,” Lemon. It scores great with men age 38-52 who sleep in race car beds.
🚨Alaska Senate moves from Solid Republican to LEAN REPUBLICAN with former Rep. Mary Peltola’s entrance into the race.
Democrats have a narrow path to a Senate majority that got slightly wider today. Read more here: www.insideelections.com/news/article...
Democrats have a narrow path to a Senate majority that got slightly wider today. Read more here: www.insideelections.com/news/article...
Alaska Senate: Peltola Puts Seat on Battleground
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January 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
🚨Alaska Senate moves from Solid Republican to LEAN REPUBLICAN with former Rep. Mary Peltola’s entrance into the race.
Democrats have a narrow path to a Senate majority that got slightly wider today. Read more here: www.insideelections.com/news/article...
Democrats have a narrow path to a Senate majority that got slightly wider today. Read more here: www.insideelections.com/news/article...
The gap between how the Democratic Party operates on social media and the party’s actual leaders has never been wider.
Democratic leaders have kept Mamdani at arms length for months. Meanwhile, on the official party TikTok:
Democratic leaders have kept Mamdani at arms length for months. Meanwhile, on the official party TikTok:
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The gap between how the Democratic Party operates on social media and the party’s actual leaders has never been wider.
Democratic leaders have kept Mamdani at arms length for months. Meanwhile, on the official party TikTok:
Democratic leaders have kept Mamdani at arms length for months. Meanwhile, on the official party TikTok:
Might have to start calling it the Weissand Effect
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Might have to start calling it the Weissand Effect
Not sure what this will ultimately accomplish for Weiss other than Streisand-effecting this story into the stratosphere when it eventually comes out.
“60 Minutes” abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air
’60 Minutes’ Pulls Segment on Trump Deportees Sent to El Salvador Megaprison 2 Hours Before Airtime
"60 Minutes" abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air.
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not sure what this will ultimately accomplish for Weiss other than Streisand-effecting this story into the stratosphere when it eventually comes out.
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It's mailbag time! Inside Elections is doing a mailbag podcast episode before we head into the holidays. Do you have a burning question about ghosts of elections past, present, or future?
Drop it below or send it to jacob@insideelections [dot] com and we'll try to answer it on the show!
Drop it below or send it to jacob@insideelections [dot] com and we'll try to answer it on the show!
a man in a green and black shirt is sitting in a chair holding a yellow box .
ALT: a man in a green and black shirt is sitting in a chair holding a yellow box .
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It's mailbag time! Inside Elections is doing a mailbag podcast episode before we head into the holidays. Do you have a burning question about ghosts of elections past, present, or future?
Drop it below or send it to jacob@insideelections [dot] com and we'll try to answer it on the show!
Drop it below or send it to jacob@insideelections [dot] com and we'll try to answer it on the show!
It's mailbag time! Inside Elections is doing a mailbag podcast episode before we head into the holidays. Do you have a burning question about ghosts of elections past, present, or future?
Drop it below or send it to jacob@insideelections [dot] com and we'll try to answer it on the show!
Drop it below or send it to jacob@insideelections [dot] com and we'll try to answer it on the show!
a man in a green and black shirt is sitting in a chair holding a yellow box .
ALT: a man in a green and black shirt is sitting in a chair holding a yellow box .
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It's mailbag time! Inside Elections is doing a mailbag podcast episode before we head into the holidays. Do you have a burning question about ghosts of elections past, present, or future?
Drop it below or send it to jacob@insideelections [dot] com and we'll try to answer it on the show!
Drop it below or send it to jacob@insideelections [dot] com and we'll try to answer it on the show!
The Cuellar episode is actually really illuminating.
It underscores how Trump sees pardons as transactional, whether explicitly stated or not: a pardon for loyalty and even a specific action.
It also shows how strong the power is: no take-backs if you get bamboozled!
It underscores how Trump sees pardons as transactional, whether explicitly stated or not: a pardon for loyalty and even a specific action.
It also shows how strong the power is: no take-backs if you get bamboozled!
December 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Cuellar episode is actually really illuminating.
It underscores how Trump sees pardons as transactional, whether explicitly stated or not: a pardon for loyalty and even a specific action.
It also shows how strong the power is: no take-backs if you get bamboozled!
It underscores how Trump sees pardons as transactional, whether explicitly stated or not: a pardon for loyalty and even a specific action.
It also shows how strong the power is: no take-backs if you get bamboozled!
There’s a lot of this sentiment over the past few weeks and re: Texas there’s just not evidence it’s true. There’s no universe in which the new map is worse for the GOP than the old map. It might not achieve all its goals in a Blue Wave, but would perform better than the old map.
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
There’s a lot of this sentiment over the past few weeks and re: Texas there’s just not evidence it’s true. There’s no universe in which the new map is worse for the GOP than the old map. It might not achieve all its goals in a Blue Wave, but would perform better than the old map.
SCOOP | Attorney Married to Ex-NFL Star Preps House Bid
In 2008, Plaxico Burress helped the Giants break the Patriots' 18-game win streak in Super Bowl XLII.
In 2026, can Tiffany Glenn Burress help the GOP break Dems' 15-term win streak in Passaic?
In 2008, Plaxico Burress helped the Giants break the Patriots' 18-game win streak in Super Bowl XLII.
In 2026, can Tiffany Glenn Burress help the GOP break Dems' 15-term win streak in Passaic?
Attorney Married to Ex-NFL Star Explores Run For Congress
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December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
SCOOP | Attorney Married to Ex-NFL Star Preps House Bid
In 2008, Plaxico Burress helped the Giants break the Patriots' 18-game win streak in Super Bowl XLII.
In 2026, can Tiffany Glenn Burress help the GOP break Dems' 15-term win streak in Passaic?
In 2008, Plaxico Burress helped the Giants break the Patriots' 18-game win streak in Super Bowl XLII.
In 2026, can Tiffany Glenn Burress help the GOP break Dems' 15-term win streak in Passaic?
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In this week's DDHQ Podcast, @geoffreyskelley.com talked Tennessee with @rubashkin.bsky.social from Inside Elections! They dug into the #TN07 special election result — especially the contest's high turnout — and what it may say about next year's midterms. decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/tennessee-...
Episode 8: Talking Tennessee, with Jacob Rubashkin from Inside Elections
Digging into the much-watched special election in Tennessee's 7th District and the broader electoral trends ahead of the 2026 midterms
decisiondeskhq.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
In this week's DDHQ Podcast, @geoffreyskelley.com talked Tennessee with @rubashkin.bsky.social from Inside Elections! They dug into the #TN07 special election result — especially the contest's high turnout — and what it may say about next year's midterms. decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/tennessee-...
Davidson County early vote comes in at Behn +70, which is a little more than what she needs out of the populous county overall. If Election Day vote is Behn +65 or higher, hold onto your seats…
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Davidson County early vote comes in at Behn +70, which is a little more than what she needs out of the populous county overall. If Election Day vote is Behn +65 or higher, hold onto your seats…
ICYMI — Inside Elections moved TN-07 from Solid Republican to Lean Republican two weeks ago. New poll last week from Emerson shows a dead heat in the Trump +22 seat. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
ICYMI — Inside Elections moved TN-07 from Solid Republican to Lean Republican two weeks ago. New poll last week from Emerson shows a dead heat in the Trump +22 seat. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
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SCOOP | David Trone appears to be polling a primary challenge to Rep. April McClain Delaney — from the left.
It could set up an expensive and personal primary for Maryland's 6th District.
I got the full poll, which is still in the field. Read more:
It could set up an expensive and personal primary for Maryland's 6th District.
I got the full poll, which is still in the field. Read more:
Maryland 6: Trone Polls Primary Matchup Against Incumbent McClain Delaney?
The poll suggests Trone will try to run to McClain Delaney’s left.
www.insideelections.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
SCOOP | David Trone appears to be polling a primary challenge to Rep. April McClain Delaney — from the left.
It could set up an expensive and personal primary for Maryland's 6th District.
I got the full poll, which is still in the field. Read more:
It could set up an expensive and personal primary for Maryland's 6th District.
I got the full poll, which is still in the field. Read more:
SCOOP | David Trone appears to be polling a primary challenge to Rep. April McClain Delaney — from the left.
It could set up an expensive and personal primary for Maryland's 6th District.
I got the full poll, which is still in the field. Read more:
It could set up an expensive and personal primary for Maryland's 6th District.
I got the full poll, which is still in the field. Read more:
Maryland 6: Trone Polls Primary Matchup Against Incumbent McClain Delaney?
The poll suggests Trone will try to run to McClain Delaney’s left.
www.insideelections.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
SCOOP | David Trone appears to be polling a primary challenge to Rep. April McClain Delaney — from the left.
It could set up an expensive and personal primary for Maryland's 6th District.
I got the full poll, which is still in the field. Read more:
It could set up an expensive and personal primary for Maryland's 6th District.
I got the full poll, which is still in the field. Read more:
NEW | Democratic House Majority PAC is investing $1 million into Trump +22 district TN-07 across television and digital platforms. Special election is Dec. 2.
From HMP spox @cjwarnke:
From HMP spox @cjwarnke:
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NEW | Democratic House Majority PAC is investing $1 million into Trump +22 district TN-07 across television and digital platforms. Special election is Dec. 2.
From HMP spox @cjwarnke:
From HMP spox @cjwarnke:
WOW - a three-judge panel overturns the new Texas GOP gerrymander.
It will be appealed but a huge ruling regardless and significant implications for the House if it stands.
And written by a Trump-appointed judge who was previously elected as a Republican to the Texas Supreme Court.
It will be appealed but a huge ruling regardless and significant implications for the House if it stands.
And written by a Trump-appointed judge who was previously elected as a Republican to the Texas Supreme Court.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
WOW - a three-judge panel overturns the new Texas GOP gerrymander.
It will be appealed but a huge ruling regardless and significant implications for the House if it stands.
And written by a Trump-appointed judge who was previously elected as a Republican to the Texas Supreme Court.
It will be appealed but a huge ruling regardless and significant implications for the House if it stands.
And written by a Trump-appointed judge who was previously elected as a Republican to the Texas Supreme Court.
Of the top 10 most booked DC restaurants on Opentable this month:
-3 are Jose Andres restaurants (Zaytinya, Oyamel, Jaleo)
-3 are Founding Farmers locations
-3 are classic DC spots (Joe’s, Old Ebbitt, Filomena)
-and The Hamilton
-3 are Jose Andres restaurants (Zaytinya, Oyamel, Jaleo)
-3 are Founding Farmers locations
-3 are classic DC spots (Joe’s, Old Ebbitt, Filomena)
-and The Hamilton
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Of the top 10 most booked DC restaurants on Opentable this month:
-3 are Jose Andres restaurants (Zaytinya, Oyamel, Jaleo)
-3 are Founding Farmers locations
-3 are classic DC spots (Joe’s, Old Ebbitt, Filomena)
-and The Hamilton
-3 are Jose Andres restaurants (Zaytinya, Oyamel, Jaleo)
-3 are Founding Farmers locations
-3 are classic DC spots (Joe’s, Old Ebbitt, Filomena)
-and The Hamilton
Important correction:
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Important correction:
NEW | Could Democrats Break the Texas GOP Gerrymander?
After last Tuesday night's elections, a lot of folks have asked if a resurgence among Latinos could help Dems flip the new Texas map on its head.
To answer that question, I had to create Frankenstein. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
After last Tuesday night's elections, a lot of folks have asked if a resurgence among Latinos could help Dems flip the new Texas map on its head.
To answer that question, I had to create Frankenstein. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
Could Democrats Break the Texas Gerrymander?
Would a return to form among Latino voters help Democrats break the Texas GOP gerrymander?
www.insideelections.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NEW | Could Democrats Break the Texas GOP Gerrymander?
After last Tuesday night's elections, a lot of folks have asked if a resurgence among Latinos could help Dems flip the new Texas map on its head.
To answer that question, I had to create Frankenstein. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
After last Tuesday night's elections, a lot of folks have asked if a resurgence among Latinos could help Dems flip the new Texas map on its head.
To answer that question, I had to create Frankenstein. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
RATINGS CHANGE | Maine 2: Tilt Democratic ➡️Likely Republican after Jared Golden bows out of reelection. www.insideelections.com/news/article...
Maine 2: Open Seat Shifts Toward Republicans
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November 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
RATINGS CHANGE | Maine 2: Tilt Democratic ➡️Likely Republican after Jared Golden bows out of reelection. www.insideelections.com/news/article...