September 28, 2026

02c U.S. Politics – Election

Trump Approval Hits Rock Bottom

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Just ahead of the midterms, President Donald Trump’s approval rating hit an all-time low at just 32%. This is according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos Poll. Coming as they do just before the midterms, this does not bode well for the GOP ticket.

Poll: Trump’s Approval Rating Drops to New Low as Midterms Loom– www.breitbart.com
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President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a new low in another poll as the midterms are just weeks away.

Surveying 1,277 likely voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points, the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll found that the president’s overall approval stands at 32 percent. Even among Republicans, the president’s approval saw a significant drop in the week from 82 percent to 73 percent — a drop from 86 percent in January of this year and 91 percent following the inauguration in January 2025.

The president’s approval among Republicans has been steadily declining since the Iran conflict began, with recent polling showing a drop among his base even on economic issues. Since January, Republican support for Trump’s handling of the economy has dropped to 56 percent while Republican support for his handling of the cost of living has dropped to 44 percent.

“For really his entire political career, the president has enjoyed very strong support among the Republican Party and among his base, and that’s still true today, but it’s a bit less true,” Alec Tyson, senior vice president and lead pollster at Ipsos Public Affairs, told the Hill.

“Those are striking numbers,” Tyson added, “Numbers that we hadn’t seen until recent weeks here in our Ipsos polling.”

Approval ratings for the president as the midterms loom have ranged from as high as 39 percent to as low as 29 percent. According to Fox News, Republican performance in the coming midterms will hinge on several factors, most specifically inflation and base enthusiasm:

Democrats last week heavily criticized Trump and Republicans after the president argued that fuel costs were “a very inexpensive price to pay for what we’ve done,” as he pointed to the attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Meanwhile, the latest Fox News poll indicated that by a wide margin, the Democrats are considered the party that would better handle inflation.

But when asked about the overall economy, recent national surveys from Reuters/Ipsos and NBC News had the GOP and Democrats all knotted up on which party would better handle the issue.

SCOTUS Gives Dems Missouri Gerrymandering Win

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The Supreme Court of the United States shut down the 2025 map for the Missouri midterm election, reinstating the 2022 map that preserves the Democrat-favored U.S. House District.

The unsigned order simply declared “At this late date, ordering reversion to the 2025 map in the midst of an ongoing election would usher in electoral chaos.” It should be noted that the primaries were based on the 2025 election map, giving doubt to SCOTUS’ ‘chaos’ claim as the basis for their ruling.

Supreme Court, for third time, rejects GOP’s bid to use Republican-friendly maps in Missouri– www.washingtontimes.com
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The Supreme Court rejected Republicans’ latest attempt to revive a GOP-tilted map for November’s congressional elections, ruling for a third time that even though the state held primaries under the new map, the old one must be used.

Key Alaska Senate Race Comes Down to One Issue: Fish– www.westernjournal.com

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Key Alaska Senate Race Comes Down to One Issue: Fish– www.westernjournal.com
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Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola has made fishing the centerpiece of her campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska.

Peltola, who is Yup’ik and grew up fishing on the Kuskokwim River, has revived her longtime “Fish, Family, Freedom” slogan from her House campaigns and is calling for a ban on factory trawling.

“I’m the only candidate on this stage who’s an Alaskan fisherman. Fish is in my blood, earned over generations on the water,” Peltola said at a Sept. 12 fisheries debate hosted by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, the Alaska Beacon reported.

The Peltola and Sullivan campaigns and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.

The fight centers on bycatch — the salmon, halibut and crab swept up in the nets of large trawlers harvesting pollock and other groundfish in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska — which many Alaskans blame, at least in part, for weak salmon runs and declining halibut and crab stocks, the outlet reported.

The race could help decide which party controls the Senate, Gunnar Knapp, a retired University of Alaska Anchorage economist, told the Beacon.

Brett Watson, an economist at the University of Alaska Anchorage, told the outlet he could not recall fishing issues playing “such a central role in a statewide or federal campaign.”

Talarico ‘Mentor’ Pastor: Capitalism in ‘Death Throes’ — Democratic Socialism Is ‘the Next Chapter’– townhall.com

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Talarico ‘Mentor’ Pastor: Capitalism in ‘Death Throes’ — Democratic Socialism Is ‘the Next Chapter’– townhall.com
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Texas Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico has called St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin home since he was two years old. It has been led for 35 years by Rev. Jim Rigby, whom Talarico calls a “mentor,” according to The Christian Post.

Undercover video obtained exclusively by Townhall shows Rigby musing about his economic philosophy — a philosophy that has undoubtedly been impressed upon Talarico for virtually the candidate’s entire life.

“I think capitalism is in death throes,” Rigby says in the video. “You’re gonna have to throw everything overboard. It’s like, that’s the next chapter of human rights. It’s like, life, liberty, pursuit of happiness is not capitalism. That every person has a right to medicine, to a livable wage, stuff. That’s not radical.”

Rigby asserts the United States is the only developed nation “that doesn’t have that stuff. And they’re calling that communism.”

“So, to me, just stop looking at the label and what is it that you want?” he continues in the video.

“Gandhi and Martin Luther King were democratic socialists. That’s the next chapter, and it’s not this horrific thing. It’s like, that’s what the rest of the civilized world calls sanity.”

Tom Kean Jr. turns on Trump agenda as his New Jersey race tightens– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Tom Kean Jr. turns on Trump agenda as his New Jersey race tightens– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) crossed President Donald Trump on Sunday by not supporting the president’s policy agenda during the first and only televised debate in the competitive race for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District.

Kean is on a difficult journey to the general election in November, as the congressman was absent from the House floor for months as he battled depression. During a debate hosted by the New Jersey Globe, a local news outlet, Kean went head-to-head with his Democratic competitor, Rebecca Bennett.

Sen. John Fetterman says it’s “entirely possible” Democrats take back Senate, says “let’s revisit after the midterm” on his plans– www.cbsnews.com

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Sen. John Fetterman says it’s “entirely possible” Democrats take back Senate, says “let’s revisit after the midterm” on his plans– www.cbsnews.com
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Saturday that it’s “entirely possible” his party could win control of the Senate in the midterm elections, but he also left the door open on his own political future.

“Let’s revisit after the midterm,” Fetterman told CBS News’ Major Garrett at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

Democrats faced an uphill battle heading into the midterm cycle as they sought control the upper chamber, with 53 Republicans currently in the Senate and a map that appeared more favorable to the GOP. But as affordability issues have persisted in the Trump administration and amid the unpopular war with Iran, the picture has appeared to improve for Democrats as they aim to secure a majority in the Senate.

Fetterman, who delivered Democrats a crucial victory in a closely watched race in 2022, has been under scrutiny in recent years for breaking with his party, spurring questions about his future. Asked whether he would leave the Democratic Party, Fetterman said Saturday that he doesn’t “have a reason to.” And he emphasized, “I am not a Republican.” But he cautioned that people should wait until the midterm elections to “see what I do.”

“Let’s see what happens if I happen to be 51 — I don’t know,” Fetterman said.

AOC Gets Brutal News As She Test-Runs Senate Bid: She Is ‘Rejected’ – RedState– redstate.com

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AOC Gets Brutal News As She Test-Runs Senate Bid: She Is ‘Rejected’ – RedState– redstate.com
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AOC is getting major pushback from swing-state Democrats in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.

Their message? Please, just stay away.

Axios unleashed the nasty news and blasted it into the ether on Sunday night.

Democrats in some of this year’s most critical congressional battlegrounds are sending a clear message to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: We don’t want you to campaign for us.

Why it matters: If they continue, the snubs could hurt AOC’s standing as a potential contender in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, when many voters will prioritize electability.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is currently testing the waters for a potential Senate bid, so this is not a great sign that she has enough mainstream appeal for the “big leagues.”

Axios reports that Democrats in some of the most important battleground races this fall are shunning Ocasio-Cortez, with party officials saying some candidates have explicitly asked her team to stay away. One senior Democrat strategist working in a key swing district was especially blunt.

“The polling is atrocious for her,” the strategist told Axios. “She’s a lightning rod.”

Here is the background Axios gave on the recent developments:

•  Ocasio-Cortez and her allies argue that her unapologetic advocacy for big progressive policies like Medicare for All would make candidates like her more electable than moderate liberals, but many Democrats in tight races this fall have disagreed.

•  She was welcomed by many Democrats in competitive primary races, but some of those candidates have distanced themselves as they’ve moved to the center to take on Republicans in the Nov. 3 election.

Socialist or MAGA Republican? America has a preference.– www.dailykos.com

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Socialist or MAGA Republican? America has a preference.– www.dailykos.com
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Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture.

Democratic socialist versus MAGA Republican—it’s a war of two extremes equally likely to turn off voters, right?

Not remotely, the data suggests. And that may have big implications this year.

The latest YouGov/Economist poll ran an experiment that asked voters to pick between pairs of hypothetical candidates. When asked to choose between a “Democratic socialist who supports Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and abolishing ICE” and a “MAGA Republican who supports mass deportations and always votes with Trump,” 51% of registered voters went for the socialist, while only 34% picked the MAGA Republican. The remaining 15% were unsure.

Notably, this figure did not change much when the hypothetical socialist candidate was swapped for a “Liberal Democrat who wants to protect Obamacare (ACA), increase support for child care and housing, and opposes tariffs.” Fifty-five percent backed the liberal Democrat, and an identical 34% supported the MAGA Republican.

Democratic attorneys general work to Trump-proof election– www.latimes.com

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Democratic attorneys general work to Trump-proof election– www.latimes.com
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DENVER — The office of Colorado’s attorney general is a perch 10 stories above downtown Denver. From his aerie, Phil Weiser has a sweeping view of the city skyline, the gold-domed Capitol and, occasionally, a red hawk on the wing.

But looking toward November, Weiser sees something darker.

Federal agents swarming polling places. Voters intimidated or blocked from casting their ballots. A tyrannical president using his powers, real and imagined, to undermine or try to overturn the Nov. 3 election.

“With this administration what we have seen is it’s important that we not limit our imagination to what … type of harm could happen,” Weiser said during a sunny noon hour in the Mile High City.

For that reason, Colorado’s attorney general and his Democratic peers around the country have spent more than a year strategizing — by phone, via Zoom, sometimes in person — on ways to Trump-proof the midterm election.

They’ve researched history and the law, war-gamed what-ifs, divvied up responsibilities and drafted emergency lawsuits and temporary restraining orders so they can be hurried into court at a moment’s notice.

This Is the Perfect Metaphor for the Democrats’ Hasan Piker Problem – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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This Is the Perfect Metaphor for the Democrats’ Hasan Piker Problem – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Establishment Democrats are desperate to put a whole bunch of daylight between their party and Hasan Piker, the far-left Twitch streamer who has become a major headache with the midterms just weeks away.

“Let me just say that I think it’s absolutely disgusting and deplorable the things that Hasan Piker has said,” DNC Chairman Ken Martin said last week. “But he does not represent the Democratic Party, and he certainly doesn’t represent the viewpoints of almost every one of our candidates and our elected officials.”

That’s debatable. Still, it’s kind of funny that even while condemning Piker, Martin couldn’t bring himself to vouch for the whole party.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) ran out of patience even sooner. Back in August, she was furious when a reporter asked her about Piker yet again.

“I am done, so don’t any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker,” Dingell said. “It’s not what November is about. Republicans are trying to make it. They’re trying to divide us, and we got to stop letting them try to divide us. I don’t agree with Hasan Piker on a lot of stuff, and I really don’t agree with him on some of the woman things he said. And I’m still trying to figure out, is it the reason he exercises and looks buff is why he has so many followers.”

House Democrats Plot Sweeping Trump Investigations if They Retake Majority › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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House Democrats Plot Sweeping Trump Investigations if They Retake Majority › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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House Democrats are preparing an expansive slate of investigations targeting President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if they capture the House majority in November, with impeachment remaining among the tools they could pursue.

Democratic lawmakers are already laying the groundwork for investigations across several committees, focusing on issues ranging from Trump family business dealings and immigration enforcement to foreign policy and administration projects.

“There is a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said.

“If folks have been stealing from the American people, shortchanging the American people or screwing over the American people,” Jeffries added, “we are going to hold the crooks accountable.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who could become Judiciary Committee chairman under a Democratic majority, described the potential scope of investigations as “gargantuan.”

Maine Democrats dismayed by new senate candidate Troy Jackson’s ‘patronizing’ Facebook posts | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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Maine Democrats dismayed by new senate candidate Troy Jackson’s ‘patronizing’ Facebook posts | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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The incident unfolded after members began complaining about canceled campaign events.

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson was kicked out of his own Facebook group after being “patronizing” to supporters. Jackson is now no longer a member of the “Mainers for Troy Jackson” group.

The incident unfolded after members began complaining about canceled campaign events. An account with Jackson’s name responded to the complaints by writing, “So sad,” before adding, “We have one in Belfast this weekend.”

The responses immediately prompted backlash from his followers, who accused him of being “patronizing” and “insulting.” His account was then removed from the group, and some members questioned if the account was even him.

“This cannot be Troy speaking,” one resident wrote. “He would not speak so insultingly and patronizingly to regular people let alone supporters.”

“This is horrifying,” said another user who had a profile picture of herself with Jackson.

Muslim Migration Crisis in Britain: A Warning for America– www.dailysignal.com

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Muslim Migration Crisis in Britain: A Warning for America– www.dailysignal.com
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When Nick Freitas walks down a city street in the opening scene of his new documentary, recounting his days as a Green Beret, most viewers might think he’s somewhere in the Muslim world. I certainly did.

He’s in Britain. And the transformation he documents there, driven by decades of mass Muslim migration and a political class unwilling to demand assimilation, is one Americans ignore at their peril.

Freitas, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, joined me on “Midterm Report” to discuss “The Immigration Crisis That Will Destroy the West,” a film he made with The Heritage Foundation and The Blaze. It features Heritage experts Mike Gonzalez, Nile Gardiner, and Lora Ries.

Asked how a nation is demoralized and destabilized, Freitas has a simple answer.

“In the simplest terms, you give it an identity crisis,” he told me. “And I think we’re suffering that in the West in general, and we’re starting to see it become a significant problem in the United States.”

El-Sayed Called On Egyptian President To ‘Purge the Media’– thefederalist.com

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El-Sayed Called On Egyptian President To ‘Purge the Media’– thefederalist.com
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The Democrats’ Islamist communist candidate for Senate in swing state Michigan earlier this week snidely criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to take away White House passes from leftist propaganda outlets — MS Now, CNN, and Politico.

“May I just say, it’s nice to see MSNow and CNN covering the news,” Abdul El-Sayed, the Eddie Haskell of Muslim politicians, told reporters during a campaign stop with the Democratic Party’s failed replacement presidential candidate, Kamala Harris. “That’s what you do, it’s great.”

“You are welcome here anytime to cover news. I’m grateful that you do that. I mean, there are certain people who occupy certain offices that are too cowardly to take your questions,” the smarmy public health bureaucrat and failed former candidate for governor added in a not-so-subtle jab at the president.

He was more direct in another exchange with the media, asserting that “Trump hates the idea of democracy.”

“That’s why he denies elections and is interfering with the freedom of the press,” El-Sayed told Deadline Detroit.

That’s an interesting criticism from a guy who reportedly once urged the Muslim Brotherhood to “purge” news outlets and law enforcement in Egypt. The Trump administration has designated the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.

Trump Admin Releases Plan To Protect 2026 Election Infrastructure– thefederalist.com

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Trump Admin Releases Plan To Protect 2026 Election Infrastructure– thefederalist.com
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The Trump administration released a “comprehensive” plan on Thursday that U.S. election officials can use to safeguard the integrity of the voting process during the upcoming midterms, The Federalist has learned.

“Election security is national security,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. “This plan, which will be implemented in full, is crucial to the security, freeness, and fairness of choosing the leaders of our country. Making America safe again isn’t just done at the border, in our streets, and on the coast — it’s also done in protecting the integrity of American elections.”

Obtained by The Federalist, the 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan includes numerous tools and services that election officials can use to protect election infrastructure from physical and cyber threats in the midterms. The extensive report was produced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which falls under DHS.

The 13-page document begins by providing a comprehensive overview of existing election infrastructure (voting and processing facilities, voting hardware, etc.) and the core technological components (voter registration systems, tabulation systems, etc.) that define a typical election process. It also includes an analysis of potential cyber and physical threats to this infrastructure that officials may encounter during the 2026 contest, such as attempted cyber hacks of state voter registration databases and bomb threats directed at election offices.

The report provides guidance on how best to confront these prospective issues. For instance, to mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities, the plan advises election officials to consider using paper ballots “that can be easily reviewed to ensure transparency, auditability, and resilience against software failures or manipulation,” and to “[c]onduct post-election manual audits of paper ballots to verify that voting systems function properly and to identify errors before certifying the final results.”

VIDEO: Abdul El-Sayed’s Sister Confirms The Worst In New Undercover Clip– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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VIDEO: Abdul El-Sayed’s Sister Confirms The Worst In New Undercover Clip– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has spent months telling voters he is a capitalist who simply wants stronger rules against monopolies. A newly-released undercover video from his sister appears to undercut that message, however.

At the Socialism 2026 Conference in Chicago, University of Chicago professor Eman Abdelhadi identified herself as El-Sayed’s sister while speaking with an attendee. In the video, which was obtained by The Midwesterner, the attendee mentioned a nephew who had grown uneasy after hearing El-Sayed call himself a capitalist

“Don’t worry about that,” the attendee said. “Abdul is not a f**king capitalist.” Abdelhadi replied, “Yeah. All we care about is the policies at this point.”

When the attendee added that the goal was “getting him in,” she answered, “Exactly.”

POLL: Would You Vote Against ANY Candidate Who Calls Themselves A Socialist?

Kamala Harris: Removing Hundreds of Thousands of Non-Citizens from Voter Rolls Is ‘Cheating’– slaynews.com

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Kamala Harris: Removing Hundreds of Thousands of Non-Citizens from Voter Rolls Is ‘Cheating’– slaynews.com
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris accused Republicans of “cheating” by removing non-citizens and other ineligible names from voter rolls.

The twice-failed Democrat presidential candidate made the claims as she continues a nationwide media blitz, fueling expectations of another campaign in 2028.

Harris was elevated to the top of the 2024 Democratic Party ticket without receiving a single presidential primary vote.

Harris was coronated after former President Joe Biden’s mental decline became impossible for party leaders to conceal.

Her campaign then burned through roughly $1 billion in a matter of weeks before losing the election to President Donald Trump.

Now, after a string of speeches, interviews, and public appearances, Harris appears to be laying the groundwork for another White House run.

This time, her agenda involves attacking Trump’s election integrity agenda.

One in Three Democrats Admit to Wanting to Kill Trump

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Nearly one third of Democrats responded yes to a poll question asking them if they’d support President Trump being assassinated to remove him from office. 23% said they’d feel very positive if the President were assassinated, while 8% said they would be somewhat positive. 25% most likely hid their true views, claiming they had no opinion one way or another.

A person who feels neither one way nor another about a political assassination is de facto admitting they approve of violence as a means of political persuasion. No person who disapproves of political violence would respond with no opinion. This poll most likely shows most Democrats (59%) support murder as a means of political persuasion, murder that would not stop with the President.

One Third Of Democrats Support Trump Being Assassinated– thefederalist.com
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Roughly one third of Democrats would like to see President Donald Trump assassinated at a rally, according to a new poll.

A poll conducted by the Center for Strategic Politics found “Democrats want Trump out by (almost) any means necessary” — including assassination.

Respondents were asked how they would feel if they woke up to several hypothetical headlines. Twenty-three percent of respondents said they would feel “very positive” if they saw a headline that said “President Donald Trump was assassinated while speaking at a rally.” Eight percent said they’d feel “somewhat positive” if they saw the news, while 25 percent said they had neither a positive nor negative reaction. Just 43 percent of respondents said they’d feel some degree of negativity if they saw the same news.

Democrats felt positively toward seeing a headline that read “President Donald Trump died overnight in his sleep,” with 45 percent of respondents saying they would feel “very positive” after reading the news and 10 percent feeling “somewhat positive.”

Democrats were also in favor of seeing Trump removed from office via impeachment, a military coup, or the 25th Amendment. The poll was conducted on Sept. 3 and Sept. 8-10 and surveyed 683 Democrat voters.

Perhaps then it’s unsurprising that Trump has been the target of several attempted assassinations with so much of the opposing party desensitized to (and even a fan of) political violence. What should have been a watershed moment more than two years ago when the president was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has only served to mark the first of many serious close calls on the president’s life.

After narrowly avoiding death on July 13, 2024, would-be assassin Ryan Routh hid in the bushes of Trump’s Florida golf course weeks later with a rifle. Austin Tucker Martin was killed this past February by agents after he breached the security permitter of Mar-a-Lago while armed with a shotgun and a gasoline can and refused commands to drop his weapons. In April, Cole Tomas Allen was arrested for attempting to assassinate Trump and his entire cabinet during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A few weeks later, Nasire Best was killed outside the White House after he opened fire near a security checkpoint.

GOP Gets Back Missouri Seat After Court Ruling

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The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Missouri 2026 Midterm election should follow the same map in place for the primaries. That map is the GOP-altered one that eliminates one Democrat House Seat stronghold. The court stated, “This Court holds that Missouri’s current plan to use the 2022 map in the November 2026 general election violates the Constitution. Only use of the 2025 map complies with the Constitution and federal law.”

8th Circuit Orders Missouri To Use GOP-Backed Map For Midterms– thefederalist.com
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Missouri’s chaotic redistricting battle is finally over — or so America thought.

A three-judge panel for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the Show Me State must use its 2025 congressional map in the upcoming midterm elections. The new map would take Missouri from a six Republican-two Democrat map (enacted in 2022) to a seven Republican-one Democrat map.

“This Court holds that Missouri’s current plan to use the 2022 map in the November 2026 general election violates the Constitution. Only use of the 2025 map complies with the Constitution and federal law,” the court held.

The panel was comprised of Judge James Loken, a Bush 41 appointee, and Judges David Stras and Justin Smith, both Trump appointees.

The entire kerfuffle began earlier this month, when the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the state must use its 2022 map for the midterms and to include a statewide referendum on the 2025 map on Missouri’s 2026 fall ballot. The left-wing People Not Politicians‘ efforts to get the referendum placed on the ballot were initially rejected by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins.

Missouri-based Chief District Judge Stephen Clark, a Trump appointee, issued a temporary restraining order days later in a federal challenge brought by several congressional candidates, mandating the Show Me State to use the 2025 map for the midterms. That ruling came moments after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected an emergency request by Missouri officials to pause the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision.

SCOTUS ultimately froze Clark’s TRO without explanation the following day. The high court said that the lower court’s order is paused “pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court, if such a writ is timely sought.”

Prominent El-Sayed Backer Says ‘See You at the Gallows’ Is an ‘Appropriate Sentiment’ for Pro-Israel Dems– legalinsurrection.com

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Prominent El-Sayed Backer Says ‘See You at the Gallows’ Is an ‘Appropriate Sentiment’ for Pro-Israel Dems– legalinsurrection.com
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It’s undeniable at this point that the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) has become openly hostile to the Jewish Democrats within their ranks, as evidenced by the fact that some of the state’s prominent Jewish Democratic elected officials no longer feel comfortable attending official party events due to harassment and attacks.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Jewish Democrat, put it plainly last month ahead of the MDP’s nominating convention:

“I feel like my presence isn’t going to be welcome. I don’t want to get chased around. I don’t want to get harassed. I don’t want to get yelled and screamed at. I don’t want to get booed off the stage, irrespective of what I’m saying,” she said at the Thursday event. “And I believe that if I go, that is what will happen because it’s been happening to me.”

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She said she had filed a formal complaint within the party about a party official who had called her a neo-Nazi because of her beliefs. “Why is this person more accepted in our party than me?” she asked without naming the official.

GOP Candidate KICKED OUT of Debate for “Misgendering” Transgender Rep. Tim “Sarah” McBride– wltreport.com

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GOP Candidate KICKED OUT of Debate for “Misgendering” Transgender Rep. Tim “Sarah” McBride– wltreport.com
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Republican Congressional candidate Joe Arminio was booted from a debate in Delaware on Thursday night for an incredibly based reason.

He kept referring to “transgender” Rep. Tim McBride (who now goes by Sarah) as a man.

Libs of TikTok explained:

Throughout the debate, Arminio called McBride a “gentleman” and used (shocker!) male pronouns.

This ultimately led to Arminio being removed from the stage.

NBC Philadelphia detailed what went down:

On Thursday night, during a candidates forum presented by the Jewish Federation of Delaware, Republican Joseph Arminio was removed from the event after he repeatedly misgendered Democratic Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride.

“I’m sorry to have to say, the representative from Delaware has contributed, through the net of his actions…” Arminio began during remarks on Thursday, before boos began to erupt from the gathered crowd.

After being warned of his remarks, later, Arminio did it again, leading to another outburst from the crowd.

During the evening, amid turmoil following the remarks, McBride tried to intervene, saying she didn’t want Arminio to not have a chance to speak.

“I don’t want this gentleman to not have the ability…,” started the Congresswoman.

However, Republican candidate Michael Katz, who is running for Senate in Delaware, interrupted her.

“No, get him out of here,” said Katz.

Following Arminio’s ouster, Katz called for him to withdraw from the upcoming elections.

Democrats Reject Unanimous Consent Request on Data Centers– www.dailysignal.com

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Democrats Reject Unanimous Consent Request on Data Centers– www.dailysignal.com
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Congress had a chance to address concerns about data centers felt by residents across the country, though that effort was stymied last Thursday by Democrats’ rejection of a unanimous consent request brought by Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio.

Husted, who faces a special election in November, introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act in July to protect ratepayers from having to foot the bill for data centers.

“The Ratepayer Protection Act would require state utility regulators to consider standards, ensuring that large-load customers pay the full, incremental cost of the infrastructure needed to serve them,” Husted said from the Senate floor. “The Ratepayer Protection Act rests on a principle every American understands: Pay your own way,” he added.

As he highlighted the increase in data centers in the next five years, Husted said lawmakers “need to protect American ratepayers from footing the bill.”

“So, as we look to build the future, we must follow some basic principles of fairness,” he said. “The company that is creating enormous new demands for electricity should pay the costs required to serve them.”

He also called attention to costs, which are expected to be a major factor in the upcoming midterms.

“Working families, small businesses, and senior citizens should not open up their electric bills and discover the pain for the power infrastructure needed by some large tech company in the world or in their neighborhood,” Husted said. The senator also touted how his bill will lead to more savings. “Most importantly, it will help the American people keep more of what they earn.”

Max Miller’s Team Threatened Stations If They Ran Challenger’s Ad. They Did Anyway– dailycaller.com

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Max Miller’s Team Threatened Stations If They Ran Challenger’s Ad. They Did Anyway– dailycaller.com
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Television stations ignored a cease-and-desist letter from Republican Ohio Rep. Max Miller’s legal team warning them not to broadcast an advertisement centered on the allegations against his ex-wife.

A lawyer for Miller demanded that Cleveland-based station WKYC not air the advertisement from his opponent, Democratic Ohio congressional candidate Brian Poindexter, arguing it contained “false, malicious, and defamatory statements.” WKYC and other Cleveland stations, WEWS, WJW and WOIO, aired the ad, according to Politico.

“The ad mentioned is filled with lies,” Miller’s campaign spokeswoman Abigail Angelos told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Each of the statements in the advertisement are entirely unsubstantiated and contradicted by evidence. For example, there has been no restraining order placed against Congressman Miller. That is patently false. In fact, the opposite is true. To claim otherwise is defamatory which is why we issued a preemptive warning to the stations that could be in a position to air this ad.”

Miller and his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, filed restraining orders against each other. Moreno filed hers on July 31, alleging that he physically grabbed one of her attorneys, Andrew Zashin, during a court hearing and also used a profane slur to insult Zashin’s fiancée as they left the courtroom during a separate hearing in May.

Nolte: California Voters Not Excited About Kamala or Newsom Running for President– www.breitbart.com

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Nolte: California Voters Not Excited About Kamala or Newsom Running for President– www.breitbart.com
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The very people who have lived and are living under the incompetent governance of Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s former attorney-general, Kamala Harris, are not excited about living under either as president of these here United States.

“California voters are souring on the idea of Gavin Newsom or Kamala Harris running for president in 2028,” reports the far-left Politico. “The share of California registered voters excited about a Newsom presidential run fell 11 points, from 48% in March to 37% in September. For Harris, excitement fell 13 points, from 41% to 28%.”

Naturally, the numbers jump a little among Democrats. “Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters — 61% — said they would be excited for a Newsom presidential bid, according to the survey, while 39% would not be. Democrats were less keen on Harris, with a 55% majority saying they would not be excited for her to run.”

Politico frames this as good news for Newsom with this headline — “California Democrats see Newsom as stronger 2028 contender than Harris” — but the difference among Democrats, the only group that matters in a presidential primary, is six measly points. There is plenty of excitement for both.

Nevertheless, the real headline here is that people who know Newsom and Kamala best do not want to see them in charge of the entire country.

Democrat Senator Calls for Internet Regulation to Stop Voters from Backing ‘Demagogue’ Trump– slaynews.com

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Democrat Senator Calls for Internet Regulation to Stop Voters from Backing ‘Demagogue’ Trump– slaynews.com
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) suggested that the federal government should regulate the internet to make Americans less likely to support President Donald Trump or similar political leaders in the future.

Appearing Sunday on the “I’ve Had It” podcast, Murphy argued that government intervention is necessary to combat the loneliness and powerlessness he believes have driven Americans toward Trump.

Murphy discussed the argument behind his book, “Crisis of the Common Good,” warning that the country will remain “stuck” with leaders like Trump unless the government attempts to manipulate the conditions influencing voters.

“Those are the two things I think Americans are going through right now,” Murphy said.

“They don’t feel powerful at all, and they feel lonely.

“And so, government should build a set of rules in which people feel more powerful — that’s why the minimum wage is so important — and people feel so more connected.

“That’s why, you know, rebuilding healthy institutions in your town should be a project that government is involved in.”

LET’S ROLL: Todd Beamer’s Father Campaigns Against Abdul Sayed in Michigan Senate Race– gellerreport.com

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LET’S ROLL: Todd Beamer’s Father Campaigns Against Abdul Sayed in Michigan Senate Race– gellerreport.com
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The ad captures powerfully the stakes and the battle of ideas in the contest between the Republican Mike Rogers and the Islamist who received the Democratic nomination: Abdul El-Sayed. After a clip where El-Sayed says, “I’m not here to disavow people’s views, David Beamer’s voice comes in: “Some of you have heard about my son. His name was Todd Beamer. He had little boys age three-and-a-half and one-and-a-half. He had a wife, Lisa. She was five months pregnant. They took a vote and decided we need to fight back.” Then the voice of the operator who took Beamer’s call that dark day: “Then they responded to him and he said, ‘Okay, let’s roll’” David Beamer again: “Those 40 free people on Flight 93 were not victims. They were killed in action. When I hear anyone suggest America deserves 9/11, my question is, who would say that?” (Urban).

This race is a defining moment for America.

The latest poll has the jihadi up two points—47 to 45 (RCP).

This race is a defining moment for America.