SSJVegeta
SSJVegeta's JournalPaging MarineCombatEngineer (and all Marine veterans here)
I am very interested in your opinion on Graham Platner (a controversial subject of discussion recently) who served in the 3/8ths from Camp Lejeune NC.
As a Marine Veteran, what is your opinion of his getting drunk in 2005 and getting a tattoo he knew nothing about (incidentally very nazi related). How common is this behavior for young dumb and drunk Marines at Camp Lejeune where Platner served?
Thank you in advance for your input!
Yougov: James Talarico ahead of Paxton and Cornyn by 7 and 8 points.
https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/april-polling-war-and-surging-gas-prices-fuel-another-negative-turn-in-texans-views-of-the-economy-2He is ahead of Cornyn 40-33 and Paxton 42 34.
At this rate GOP is going to thoroughly regret their gerrymanders there.
IL 9 D Primary: Biss Defeats Abughazaleh
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-illinois-us-house-9-primary.htmlKat Abughazaleh. 31,705 +26.1%26.1
Results by county
County Margin Votes
Percent of votes in% In
Cook Biss +3 107,954 92%
McHenry Abughazaleh +5 8,459 95%
Lake Biss +8 4,941 95%
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-illinois-us-house-9-primary.html
Honestly looking at those returns and how shes been closing in slowly all night and morning, I'm not entirely sure Biss won. He is only ahead by 3% and still 8% left to count in the largest county. If Cook County ends up just being completely even and she maintains or increases her count in the other counties; she wins.
Regardless all outlets have called it for him. Might be slightly premature 👀
GODDDAMMMIT MY DOG IS DRUNK
Empty Champagne bottles everywhere. 
Where did he even find so much alcohol?! 😫
Wasserman: Talarico wins TX Senate Dem Primary
https://x.com/Redistrict/status/2029029898979823746I've seen enough: James Talarico (D) wins the #TXSEN Dem primary.
Brand New Yougov Primary Poll (TX-SEN): Talarico+13
Conducted Feb 26-March 2, it shows Talarico up 53-40 for tomorrow's open primary in Texas.
https://d3nnbamw3dez3b.cloudfront.net/documents/tx_ttw_20260226.pdf
Previous yougov poll conducted Feb 2-16 had Crockett up 56-44.
Harris endorsed Crockett on Feb 27, so depending on how many people it polled on Feb 26, it may or may not fully account for her endorsement of Crockett.
I get fetterman vibes from crockett tbh
Somebody who is on the offensive all the time is Fetterman all the way.
The Atlantic: Why I Got Thrown Out of a Jasmine Crockett Rally
“Are you Elaine?” she asked. I recognized her from the entrance of the event, where I had identified myself as she’d waved me into the building’s press area. Yes, I answered. “Her team has asked you to leave,” she said. When I asked why, the staffer looked at her phone and read dutifully: “They just said, ‘Elaine from Atlantic, white girl with a hat and notepad. She’s interviewing people in the crowd. She’s a top-notch hater and will spin. She needs to leave.’”
I will, of course, own up to being a white woman wearing a Menards baseball cap. But “top-notch hater” is a distinction that I had never considered for myself. Last year, I wrote a profile of Crockett that displeased the congresswoman. I interviewed her several times for the story, but after she learned that I’d called some of her colleagues in Congress without asking her permission, she told me that she was “shutting down the profile and revoking all permissions.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/texas-senate-democratic-primary-talarico-crockett/686154/?gift=n7HmYTBCvTY9gXr4ej6GSwFgzqss392sj6VX6poD57o&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
(TX SEN) Talarico Leads Crockett by 12% -Post Colbert
Edit: a brand new poll just came out showing Talarico up 52-40 post Colbert (Conducted February 26):
https://www.chismstrategies.com/field-notes/report-talarico-paxton-lead-their-respective-primaries-for-senate
This is the original poll I posted this about:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/68a237ed87f54c4157d6fcae/t/699fc465ccebdf5f9f4c89e3/1772078181510/TexasDemocraticResults+2.25.pdf
PPP conducted poll show 48% favorTalarico and 42% for Crockett. 10% Undecided.
Poll was conducted February 25
This is the second poll showing Talarico in the lead this month. The other released showed Crockett ahead by 56-44 pre-Colbert. Another showed Talarico ahead by 4 pre-Colbert.
Gonna be quite interesting to see how this turns out. Dem enthusiasm is through the roof...
Crockett, Talarico trade leads in new polls
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/02/26/texas-senate-race-crockett-talarico-gain-ground-in-new-polls/88877102007/
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