Elections

From the Sidelines to the Senate

Why Minnesota's Chaos Will Upend the 2026 Senate Race Picture this: Michele Tafoya, the sharp-eyed NFL sideline reporter who's stared down Super Bowl chaos for decades, steps into the political arena with a promise to "restore sanity" to a state unraveling under Democratic rule. At 61, she's no career politician-she's a four-time Emmy winner who's mastered high-stakes environments, now turning that grit toward Washington. Her launch video cuts straight through the noise: families crushed by skyrocketing costs, schools failing kids, and a leadership vacuum begging for real results. In a state that's elected wrestlers and comedians to high office, Tafoya's resume…

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The Hidden Factor That Could Flip the Midterms

Taxpayer Rage is the Sleeper Issue in House Races In the gritty underbelly of American politics, where voters don't just read headlines but feel the sting in their wallets at the grocery checkout, something raw and visceral is brewing. It's not the abstract chatter of economic theory or distant foreign entanglements-it's the street-level fraud you can see with your own eyes: empty daycares in Minneapolis sucking down millions in taxpayer cash for ghost kids, questionable social services handouts that reek of a rigged game, and billions vanishing into the ether while hardworking folks scrape by. This isn't some fringe conspiracy; it's…

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Operation Restore Vote

Somali Vote Fraud: The Electoral Twin of Welfare Theft Demanding Mass Deportations Building on the staggering welfare fraud laid bare in "Operation Restore Nope," a darker companion scandal now demands our attention: organized voter fraud emanating almost entirely from Somali networks in Minnesota. This is not a blanket indictment of every Somali individual—many vote honestly—but the pattern is unmistakable and exclusive to this community. The evidence points to a coordinated effort to manipulate ballots in order to shield billion-dollar grift from scrutiny. Their cultural framework and societal norms show little sign of adapting to American civic standards; instead, they appear to…

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The Quiet Exodus

Why Ten House Republicans Are Heading Home to Run Things As the wrapping paper settles and the last of the eggnog disappears this Christmas weekend, a quieter story has been unfolding in Washington-one that says more about the state of our politics than any headline-grabbing protest or viral clip ever could. Ten sitting Republican members of the U.S. House-ten-are leaving their seats not to retire to the lecture circuit or the lobbying suite, but to run for governor in their home states. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert in Arizona. Byron Donalds in Florida. John James in Michigan. Nancy Mace and Ralph…

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Red State Cowardice

Indiana Republicans' Redistricting Fumble: A Generational Self-Inflicted Wound Note: This column was drafted last week in the immediate aftermath of the Indiana Senate's December 11 vote, but its publication was delayed by a cascade of shattering national and international tragedies that dominated the news cycle. The mass shooting at Brown University—followed days later by the linked murder of an MIT professor and the suspect's suicide—claimed young lives during finals week and reopened raw wounds over campus safety and gun violence. Then came the horrific antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney on the first night of Hanukkah, a targeted assault…

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Tennessee’s CD-07 Special Election

A Tale of Polls, Hype, and a Solid GOP Win The dust has settled on Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District special election, held on December 2, 2025, to replace Rep. Mark Green, who resigned earlier this year. The result-Republican Matt Van Epps defeating Democrat Aftyn Behn by a solid 8.9-point margin-stands in stark contrast to the pre-election buzz that painted this race as a potential nail-biter or even a Democratic upset. Polls suggested a razor-thin contest, while media outlets hyped Behn’s progressive candidacy as a midterm bellwether. Yet, the numbers tell a different story: a decisive GOP hold in a Trump +22…

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