2026 Midterm Elections

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

Analysis: Unmasking the mystery money in the Phil Berger vs Sam Page contest • NC Newsline

The candidates have raised over two million dollars for their campaigns; it’s a lopsided split, with Berger so far raising 53 times as much as Page. But there’s even more money paying for mailers and ads from well-disguised groups backing Berger or Page. Who’s supplying that money?

ncnewsline.com

FIRST: This sort of good local politics reporting deserves your click/traffic. There isn’t enough of it anymore.

Anyway, the answer is both complex (in peeling back layers to discover true donors given NC election laws have increased opacity) but also sort of simple for Berger at least — Berger is getting a ton of national institutional GOP $$.

As for Page:

 

[aGDevil2k]

They are both so absolutely horrible

 

[Icky Mettle]

They are both so absolutely horrible

It really is something that Republican primaries really just boil down to each candidate trying to show that they are more deplorable than the other.

“Candidate X claims to be a total piece of shit, but they’re not nearly as much of a piece of shit as I am!”

 

[farce©]

Spending that kind of money on a state senate primary race tells us everything about the sad, corrupt state of US politics.

 

[nycfan]

 

[BillOfRights]

Does anyone think a lot of Republicans are voting for Crockett because they would rather run against her, and Democrats are voting for Paxton for the same reason?

I know people in Texas as different and Republicans are different, but 40% supporting Paxton over their incumbent Senator? The *Republican* Texas House impeached Paxton FFS.

 

[Calheel]

Does anyone think a lot of Republicans are voting for Crockett because they would rather run against her, and Democrats are voting for Paxton for the same reason?

I know people in Texas as different and Republicans are different, but 40% supporting Paxton over their incumbent Senator? The *Republican* Texas House impeached Paxton FFS.

The way you write that, you make it sound like it is a bad thing to be impeached by your own party. In Republican politics these days, that is a badge of honor.

 

[altoheel]

Platner sat for lengthy interview with antisemitic conspiracy theorist, said he was ‘longtime fan’ of his show

Can we all at least agree that "no chummy interviews with antisemites" is a fair and reasonable litmus test for Democratic candidates?

 

[BlueSmoke]

Does anyone think a lot of Republicans are voting for Crockett because they would rather run against her, and Democrats are voting for Paxton for the same reason?

I know people in Texas as different and Republicans are different, but 40% supporting Paxton over their incumbent Senator? The *Republican* Texas House impeached Paxton FFS.

Sarah Longwell played a focus group of Texas Republicans. Yes they know all about Paxton. But they hold Cornyn in really low regard. So much so, that they will for sure vote for Paxton.