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"Why, two weeks before Election Day, is Trump campaigning in a state where both parties appear to have already written off the Senate race as a Democratic win?" | Next Right by @MichaelRWarren
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What is the actual, true, cutting-through-it-all GOP message for these midterms? I saw it in North Carolina last night, and it’s the same as it’s been for 10 years: Trump. He’s the message and the messenger. And now that Republicans are facing both a potential wipe out and a post-Trump future, the diminishing returns for that message is sinking in. thedispatch.com/newsletter/n…
New Next Right @thedispatch from me on the campaign trail. What does this very busy push from Donald Trump before what is likely to be a terrible midterm election for the GOP say about the health of the party for the future?
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If so, it brings my total number of status symbols to 1.
Is having 3 kids the ultimate status symbol? axios.com/2026/10/20/childre…
As Air Force One taxis on the runway here at Pitt-Greenville Airport, the PA plays Billy Graham's Crusade Choir's version of "How Great Thou Art."
GOP had largely pulled out of spending in North Carolina Senate race, from SLF to @WhatleyNC himself.
I asked @TedBuddNC about this, and he said Whatley is now "back up on air," presumably with this endorsement ad. xitter.cf/WhatleyNC/status/21125…
He also noted the million-plus investment from an outside group, Securing American Greatness. "I think Michael Whatley is going to finish strong," Budd said.
Mike Warren retweeted
NEW: Following the release of an ad in which her mother, Donna Arthur, attacks her, court records obtained by @NRO confirm key parts of Amy Acton’s personal history, including that she was sexually abused by her stepfather while Arthur was married to him nationalreview.com/news/amy-…
Mike Warren retweeted
Kevin Williamson - on Texas, from Texas. The best reported article I've read this cycle.
Classic KW writing -- is there anyone better? -- and deep insights throughout.
As enjoyable as a second helping of dessert and as nourishing as your veggies.
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Mike Warren retweeted
NEW: Dispatch Podcast on YouTube. First, on Election Integrity w/election experts @stephen_richer and @markbsawyer. Then, a discussion of corruption as a central 2026 issue, w/@JonahDispatch and @MichaelRWarren. And Matthew McConaughey on independents.
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