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Political digital ads, internet culture, and existential dread

Portland, OR
Joined March 2009
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Watching people on Twitter learn that Annie Andrews is a certified Real One has been prolonging the magic of Tuesday for me.
Important lore here is that Andrews’ posting history makes it clear that she is a very committed liberal. She once posted that the Republican Party should be “lit on fire & thrown in the dumpster & plunged into the deepest depths of the ocean never to be seen again.”
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Semafor: Annie Andrews knew she was winning in October — but kept the poll secret On Oct. 5, the Andrews campaign received a poll showing her with a 3-point lead over Graham. But the Democrat’s campaign decided against publicly releasing the poll — or any subsequent internal poll — showing Andrews with a lead over Graham, wary of drawing too much attention from national Republicans and jeopardizing a peak at the right time, according to Chas Goldman, a strategist for Andrews. semafor.com/article/11/04/20…
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Told ya
They’re calling it the Boba Bounce™
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Maine, I owe you everything. I’m ready to get to work for Mainers in the U.S. Senate, and I promise you this: I’ll never forget where I came from or who I’m fighting for. Thank you. Let’s go build a government that works for all of us.
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South Carolina, you have shown the nation — in an era of partisan divides, of vitriol and namecalling, in a politics dominated by billionaires, special interests, and insiders in Washington — that we will not bow down. We will not back down. And we will chart our own course.
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Decision Desk HQ projects Annie Andrews wins the SC US Senate General Election #DecisionMade: 9:54 PM EST Follow live results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/rac…
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Replying to @semperrgumby
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playing vitamin c’s graduation and reflecting on: - oyster farmer withdraws from ballot - two dan sullivans - vivek exploiting child abuse - benedict haley stevens - roger marshall suing his patients - lindsey graham dying - ken paxton’s eye
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A Democrat whenever anything good happens:
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Don’t understand the concept of an “election night watch party” at all. Election night is not for socializing. It’s for looking at your phone and throwing up
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If Democrats win next week’s election, their agenda is clear: to go after the President, his family, and his administration.
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My 2026 hot take is that the favorable polling and good vibes for Dems is depressing fundraising in the final stretch. This is all Actblue data. Another case of what's good for America is bad for fundraising. (Wish I had 2018 data. Lmk if you have that! Would love to compare.)
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I’ve been in this fight my whole life. Don’t ever let them make you feel powerless. When working people stand together, there’s nothing we can’t do. Today is the last day to vote early. Let’s go win this thing, Maine.
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Every Dem is using a sophisticated model called “PTSD” that subtracts 5 points from every red state Dem and 10 for Maine and South Carolina
This has turned into kind of a weird election. And this is just based on social media, not any reporting. But based on vibes from Republicans, you'd expect Democrats to end up with 55 Senate seats. But based on the vibes from Democrats, you'd expect 50.500001.
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#MaineSenate NBC News: Troy Jackson raises $20.4 million for Q3 2026
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Susan Collins’ allies ran ads against me in Portland, Oregon. Should’ve asked Navatek. They knew exactly where to send the money.
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working on a campaign:
(inside the torture sphere) wth this sucks. i hate the torture sphere (outside the torture sphere) ok now that i think about it, the torture sphere has a sort of “je ne sais quoi”
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I am someone who happens to know that Troy Jackson is a man who genuinely enjoys a fruity drink. He was not coerced by DC consultants to drink boba tea!! A lumberjack from Allagash can’t enjoy a little treat people?
**sips boba tea 🧋👀**
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Someone asked if I was ready for the fall and it took me a second to realize they meant autumn and not the total collapse of society.
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