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Monday, October 26, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed Embraces Trump's Islamophobic Nickname

The Michigan Democrat told the president he isn’t bothered by his insults, especially if he ends up in Washington, D.C., next year.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abdul-el-sayed-trump-senator-mohamed_n_6adf7180e4b0d13d2599cf13?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Discontent with Trump buoys Democrats in Ohio: ‘People are disgusted by the corruption’

In a reliably red state, candidates say dissatisfied voters tell them they’re planning to vote Democrat for the first time

Democrat Kim McCarthy is canvassing in a middle-class Ohio neighborhood of four-bedroom, three-bathroom homes. There are $70,000 trucks in the driveways and robot lawnmowers at work.

“This is a neighborhood of two incomes and young families; people working hard,” says McCarthy, who is running against a three-time Republican incumbent for a seat in Ohio’s house of representatives. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/ohio-democrats-trump?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Right Hates Indian Americans. It Might Cost Republicans Texas.

Growing anti-Indian rhetoric within the GOP is pushing some lifelong conservative Indian American voters to reconsider their allegiance to the Republican Party.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-indian-americans-republicans-texas_n_6ada651be4b02def986bb290?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger