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@Taniel
Jul 22, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
Major news today: Progressive challenger Emily Gallagher ousted Joe Lentol, who's been in New York's Assembly since 1974 (!!!), in the June Dem primary.

Here's a profile of Gallagher from December: "“I try to choose battles that are activist battles." brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/…
This comes just a few days after the news of the win by Marcela Mitaynes over another longtime incumbent, Félix Ortiz, also in Brooklyn (#AD51.)

Mitaynes is a "tenant organizer and Sunset Park community activist" who was endorsed by DSA, & by AOC.
brooklynpaper.com/breaking-democ…
AND a third recent call: Jessica González-Rojas, a progressive challenger backed by the WFP, has ousted Assemblymember Michael DenDekker, in a district in Queens (#AD34).

Here's a profile of her work asking for a rent freeze & protections in April: vogue.com/article/jessic…
4️⃣th in this series of left wins in NYC: Khaleel Anderson, a 24-year old community organizer backed by the WFP, has prevailed in Southeast Queens. (His runner-up in this crowded open race was endorsed by Queens Dem Party.)

A profile from November: qns.com/story/2019/11/…
Time for a 5️⃣th win for the left in a NY election: Zohran Mamdani, a housing advocate backed by DSA, has ousted an incumbent Assemblymember in Astoria in the June Democratic primary (confirmed today).

A profile from June: qchron.com/editions/queen…

Result: queenseagle.com/all/dsa-backed…

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Aug 13
BFD: Arizona officials announce that an abortion rights measure, the Arizona Abortion Acess Act, *will* be on the November ballot.

It would enshrine abortion rights in the constitution.

If you care about this measure—here are 3 more related AZ elections you must know about. ⬇️
1️⃣ Remember when the Arizona Supreme Court revived a 19th century abortion ban earlier this year?

Two of the justices who participated in that decision are up for retention this fall.

boltsmag.org/your-state-by-…
2️⃣ In Arizona’s biggest county, there’s a big prosecutor election where the candidates differ starkly on abortion.

The GOP incumbent was prosecutor tapped by the Senate Republicans in 2018 during the Kavanaugh hearings to ask questions of Ford. boltsmag.org/arizona-aborti…
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Aug 7
There was a big election night yesterday with many interesting results—but a wild amount has happened this week, so I can't blame you if you've missed them.

So let me walk you through them with a quick thread: ⬇️
1️⃣ in Kansas, a Dem lawmaker was ousted in the Dem primary after providing the GOP the decisive vote on a anti-trans bill, and a lot else.

more in my thread:
2️⃣ in Missouri, voters approved a *statewide* referendum that forces Kansas City — and only Kansas City — to spend a large chunk of money on policing.

voters in Kansas City didn't like this, but no matter.

see here for more:
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Aug 7
RESULT: Marvin Robinson, a Dem state Rep. in Kansas, was just *ousted* by voters in his Dem primary.

Who is Robinson? He provided Kansas Republicans the decisive vote to override the Dem governor's veto, and pass an anti-trans bill into law.
Robinson also voted for abortion restrictions & against Medicaid expansion.

The winner is Wanda Brownlee Paige, a retired teacher.

She said: "You lied to us. You told us you were a Democrat." kansascity.com/news/politics-…
This is one of the FOUR legislative primaries that I am watching tonight—be sure to check my guide below!

And if you're into the weeds of local politics, be sure to sign up to our weekly @boltsmag newsletter (free!):

boltsmag.org/newsletter
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…
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Jul 30
Today is Arizona’s primary! And it really is far-right fest.

Arpaio, Lake, Masters, and many more, are bidding for comebacks.

Here are some of the top primaries you should be watching. ⬇️
1. The senate race! Two years after she lost the governor’s race and refused to concede, Kari Lake wants to replace Sinema. Her opponent is Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, also known for fanning unfounded conspiracies and nativism. ()boltsmag.org/arizona-sherif…
2. Wendy Rogers’ legislative primary.

Who is Rogers? A a senator who spoke at a white supremacist conference and is a member of the Oath Keepers; she was censured by her fellow Republicans two years ago after she called for public hangings. Up for re-election today.
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Jul 20
France's hyper-fragmented Assembly has been voting all day for its new leadership, & finished choosing its 'secretaries' at 4-5am. I'm not quite sure how but Left coalition won 10 of the 12 final spots, giving it an out-of-nowhere majority in chamber's overall leadership council.
Since France entered its latest constitutional structure in 1958, nothing like what's unfolding now has ever happened—there's never been a situation where a bloc hasn't effectively controlled proceedings (even in rare hung parliaments). So IMO no one really knows what's going on.
(Correction: 1st tweet should have said 9, not 10.)

If you missed today's earlier updates, thread below lays out how the Macronists & conservatives got lion's share of the top positions earlier.

(This all mostly adds to my prior tweet's sentiment: 🤷‍♂️)
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Jul 7
JUST IN: Polls closed in France. Exit polls show surprise:

—Left coalition (New Popular Front) projected first. (!)
—Far-right (RN) has lost its bid to take power. Anti-RN front appears to have worked very well.
—No bloc close to majority.

Follow this 🧵 for results and more: Image
2nd leading pollster projects a similar result—if anything a higher range for the Left coalition.

This wld be a much stronger result than expected for the Macron bloc as well. Still, a big drop for them from outgoing Assembly (250, enough for governing with plurality). Image
Stepback: If you're getting to this thread & want background, here's a thread from this morning walking you through the big picture.

One key reminder: Left bloc & the Macron bloc are quite separate; as are conservatives (LR); as is far-right (RN).
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