Dad, #mapoli communications pro, Senate/House race junkie, @Springsteen disciple, stand-up comedy enthusiast. He/him. Tweeto ergo sum.
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Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
“This is just a ‘batten down the hatches’ situation,” one GOP operative involved in House races told CNN, noting they have not seen an incumbent in a competitive district crack the 50% threshold in any recent internal polling.
cnn.com/2026/10/23/politics/…
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
News: @HouseMajPAC goes into two new deep-red seats with 8 days to go
>> $380K to target Rep Victoria Spartz (R) in #IN05 (Trump +17)
>> $2.2M to target Rep Brad Finstad (R) in #MN01 (Trump +12)
punchbowl.news/article/washi…
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
NEW: I obtained the full Trumbull County file for Amy Acton's stepfather's 1974 charge which shows that he was indicted for incest involving his 16-year-old biological daughter in 1973. The sheriff was then unable to locate him to serve him a summons in the county and nothing further happened in the case.
Donna Arthur, featured in Vivek Ramaswamy's still-running campaign ad, married Cledith the next year in a neighboring county.
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
In April, NRCC called it a “political hallucination” to think Ager could win.
That was before Rep. Chuck Edwards faced sexual harassment allegations.
But also, @MadsSinclair told me: ““Every day that goes by, voters sour more and more on this failed Republican agenda.”
House Majority PAC pulling money out of #NC11, where I'm told they feel good about Democrat Jamie Ager's chances over Republican Jennifer Balkcom.
via @AdImpact_Pol:
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
Update: a source tells me that HMP has now also cut its ads in NC-11.
Both parties signaling they think the district is going to flip next week. (Both parties can also be wrong, as had happened a few times in the recent past)
NEW: Republicans are increasingly worried that NC-11 - a district Trump won by nearly 10 - is already lost.
Said a NC GOP operative: "The rating in the 11th District should be likely Democrat, not lean Democrat.”
Sign of how deep the Dem wave could go
washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…
Woof! John McGuire can't quit Trump (or tariffs or the Iran War or high gas & grocery prices or cutting healthcare) - but #VA05 CAN quit John McGuire.
Help put @tomperriello over the top at:
tomperriello.com/
#Virginia @vademocrats @VAYD
When asked about displaying independence from Trump, #VA05 GOP Rep. John McGuire responds, “Why don’t we talk about the good things that he's done?”
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
Spurned by Trump, these outgoing Republicans aren’t helping their potential successors politi.co/4kajmlK
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
Acton wins Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsement in Ohio governor’s race
thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
🚨NEW @HouseMajPAC ad in #OH07🚨
"Max Miller is a disgrace."
"Max Miller is unfit to serve."
"I'm not going to betray my morals for Max Miller." ⤵️
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
#SCSEN: Annie Andrews gets a joint endorsement from former Govs. David Beasley (R) and Jim Hodges (D). Hodges unseated Beasley in 1998. youtube.com/watch?v=ARZ5yG35…
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
Filling up a Ford F-150 truck now costs about $100, up $30 from a year ago. Mortgage rates have jumped to levels that have depressed home sales. And for the past 12 months, consumer prices have risen faster than paychecks, making the average family poorer. abcnews.link/lZflzAb
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
New - House Rs ringing alarms for incumbents in newly competitive seats, as NONE are hitting 50% in internals. Lots of undecideds still.
Enter: 11th hour Trump $, after calls from Johnson/other Rs
@DavidWright_7
cnn.com/2026/10/23/politics/…
"45% of undecided voters name prices and inflation as the most important problem facing the country, and another 18% pick jobs and the economy. That’s 63% naming prices or the economy"
#inflation #Trumpflation #tariffs #TrumpTariffs #affordability #CostOfLiving #prices
In this piece…
1. Some data on what undecided and low-turnout-propensity voters care about, from our latest poll
2. Another EV update: Infrequent Democratic voters are turning out at a much higher rate
gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10…
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
Trump started a trade war with Canada and GOP candidates in Michigan, Maine and NH became casualties -- our look at how tariffs have played out in key Senate races ahead of the president's visit today to Port Heron, Mich. --washingtonpost.com/politics/…
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
“Sixty-seven percent of Michigan voters oppose the tariffs on Canadian goods, according to a New York Times/Siena poll taken in September.”
washingtonpost.com/politics/…
The Special Interest Cavalry is coming for Data Center Darline @DarlineGrahamSC as:
"The super PAC for DATA CENTERS... is spending millions for Darline Graham in the homestretch"
Help @AnnieAndrewsMD fight back & win #SCSen at:
drannieandrews.com/
#scpol @scdp #DataCenters
NEW —
The super PAC for DATA CENTERS has arrived.
Meet Building the Future. The group is spending millions for Darline Graham in the homestretch, a preview of fights to come in 2028.
With @ELaserDavies:
nytimes.com/2026/10/26/us/po…
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
NEW —
The super PAC for DATA CENTERS has arrived.
Meet Building the Future. The group is spending millions for Darline Graham in the homestretch, a preview of fights to come in 2028.
With @ELaserDavies:
nytimes.com/2026/10/26/us/po…
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
“It’s designed at making frustrated Republican voters who are a little soft right now more frustrated and more soft. It’s like openly scratching at a sore that we already sort of have in a certain way, which is smart on their part.” politico.com/newsletters/pla…
Sure, YOU had to pay more for gas, groceries, & everything else, but at least Trump made millions.
"As Trump brags about U.S. oil and gas company profits, his stocks gained millions during Iran war"
cbsnews.com/news/trump-oil-g…
#IranWar #Iran #GasPrices #gas #diesel #affordability
Mathew Helman -- also mathelman.bsky.social retweeted
Trump and Big Oil profit while Americans have to spend $100+ billion more on gas.
Our new report shows that Trump's own oil and gas stock holdings are up to as much as $81.6 million amid his Iran War.
Trump doesn't “give a damn” that Americans are suffering.
cbsnews.com/news/trump-oil-g…
