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Dems Hemorrhaged Support from All Demographics in 2024 -- Including New Voters

2 weeks ago | rollingstone.com | Tessa Stuart

May 21, 2025 Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin on October 30.
Dems Hemorrhaged Support from All Demographics in 2024 - Including New Voters

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tessa Stuart

For years leading up to the 2024 election, the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump in Democratic circles was that he had ‘a high floor, but a low ceiling’: an unshakable base of support, but one that didn’t have much potential to grow. A new, in-depth examination of 2024 voter data — the most detailed autopsy yet of the November election result — eviscerates that notion once and for all.
Dems Hemorrhaged Support from All Demographics in 2024 -- Including New Voters

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tessa Stuart

Trump Posts Video of Himself Hitting Bruce Springsteen With a Golf BallPresident Donald Trump has a lot on his plate. He hasn’t been able to end any of the wars, Congress can’t get his “big, beautiful bill” passed, and …
Cory Booker on His Speech, Being Mayor of Newark, and Running for President

4 weeks ago | rollingstone.com | Tessa Stuart

C ory Booker had been railing against Donald Trump’s agenda from the floor of the Senate for three hours when his feet started to go numb. On the lectern he had his cellphone out (against Senate rules), with his family group chat pulled up.
Cory Booker: ‘People Want to Know You Give a Shit’

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tessa Stuart

Cory Booker had been railing against Donald Trump’s agenda from the floor of the Senate for three hours when his feet started to go numb. On the lectern he had his cellphone out (against Senate rules), with his family group chat pulled up.
North Carolina Justice Speaks Out About Republicans' Effort to Steal Her Seat

1 month ago | rollingstone.com | Tessa Stuart

May 2, 2025 North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is still fighting for courts to recognize her 2024 victory.
Dirk Durbin Becomes Latest Aging Democrat to Announce Retirement

1 month ago | rollingstone.com | Tessa Stuart

April 24, 2025 Dick Durbin greets people inside the Lyndon B. Johnson Room at the Capitol, on Feb. 12, 2025. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images Democratic Sen.
Are Aging Democrats Finally Getting the Message?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Tessa Stuart

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois announced on Wednesday he will not be seeking reelection next year. Durbin, who is 80, has spent more than half of his life serving first in the House and then the Senate, where he was elevated to Democratic Whip, party leadership’s second-highest role. “I truly love the job of being a United States senator, but in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch,” Durbin said in a video message.
'Democrats Lost Them': Here's Why 2020 Biden Voters Sat Out The 2024 Election

1 month ago | rollingstone.com | Tessa Stuart

If you, like a lot of us, spend your days confronting each fresh horror this administration manufactures and marveling, “How the fuck did Americans let this happen again?” — well, we can help you with the ‘how’ part, at least. Data from the 2024 voter file is finally coming in, and a picture of the American electorate that ushered in a second Donald Trump term is starting to emerge.
'Our Message Is Resonating': Dems Take Victory Lap After Smoking Musk in Wisconsin

2 months ago | rollingstone.com | Tessa Stuart

April 2, 2025 Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford, flanked by Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, accepts victory in her race for Wisconsin Supreme Court justice.