Our closing campaign weekend story.
“Yet the lack of visibility on the final weekend of the campaign by the two biggest Republican names on the ballot raised serious questions about the viability of their candidacies heading into Tuesday.”
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“Yet the lack of visibility on the final weekend of the campaign by the two biggest Republican names on the ballot raised serious questions about the viability of their candidacies heading into Tuesday.”
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JHiTB.
I have particularly good energy in this.
• Waxing poetic about my week in Chicago. (And my booked return in Jan.)
• Emails on trades, Nahshon Wright, bad ownership, JJ McCarthy, etc.
• Bonus recommendation: Paul Lynde’s Halloween Special.
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I have particularly good energy in this.
• Waxing poetic about my week in Chicago. (And my booked return in Jan.)
• Emails on trades, Nahshon Wright, bad ownership, JJ McCarthy, etc.
• Bonus recommendation: Paul Lynde’s Halloween Special.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jef…
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New tonight: Concerned about a tight election, some Republicans are preemptively asking a federal court in Amarillo to require a manual hand count across Texas in next week's general election. Details via @quorumreport bit.ly/4ilObRY
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Judge David Carter:
"Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional elections procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch. In bringing this lawsuit, the Executive would have this Court believe that it reigns as a sole sovereign. But California and its people are sovereign, too."
"Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional elections procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch. In bringing this lawsuit, the Executive would have this Court believe that it reigns as a sole sovereign. But California and its people are sovereign, too."
Reuters: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LOSES INITIAL BID TO BLOCK CALIFORNIA FROM COUNTING MAIL BALLOTS FROM ALLEGED NONCITIZENS
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When Fox Sports decided to show ads instead of the Sausage Race during the World Series in Milwaukee, the fraternity of racing sausages reacted. chicagotribune.com/2026/10/26/wor…
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Story w/ @JakeSheridan_ @ad_quig on the battle lines being drawn in the 2027 budget fight:
One mayoral ally says, “This is class war.”
A local Dem strategist's assessment: “He’s on an island of his own making ... so why step into the sea?” chicagotribune.com/2026/10/26/may…
One mayoral ally says, “This is class war.”
A local Dem strategist's assessment: “He’s on an island of his own making ... so why step into the sea?” chicagotribune.com/2026/10/26/may…
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Farmers criticize timing of Trump and Pritzker diesel relief orders issued a month before election, @freitagreports writes chicagotribune.com/2026/10/26/ill…
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@DonTracyForIL 's campaign reported nearly $169,000 from individual donors in Q3 and about $11,000 from political action committees representing GOP candidates or groups. That is not much support in a statewide race.
dailyherald.com/20261024/us-co…
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“Vice-President Vance said today that whether this ad by Vivek Ramaswamy was appropriate was not really his concern. Seriously? The question for all Republicans is whether this type of attitude is what we want leading our party going forward. For the last decade, our party has been infected by a corrupted moral center. Vance’s acceptance of this campaign ad only breathes life into the disease that we should be seeking to cure.”
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Ugliest Blackhawks game I’ve been to in a long while. Sloppy passes, lackadaisical defensive zone play and too much passing instead of shooting. For Polish heritage night, they chose to post up a donut.
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A special JHiTB.
It happened on a wintry morn. At a Hilton. In the swamps of Jersey.
My Ditka story.
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It happened on a wintry morn. At a Hilton. In the swamps of Jersey.
My Ditka story.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jef…
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Our story:
Democrats lead fundraising in Illinois and federal races as megadonors fail to materialize for Darren Bailey chicagotribune.com/2026/10/16/ill…
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Connor Bedard and Patrick Kane have played 34:42 together through 2 games.
With that duo on the ice, Chicago has generated the following, per @NatStatTrick:
• 35 shot attempts
• 20 shots on goal
• 19 scoring chances
• 4 goals
Treat to watch. And they're just getting started. #Blackhawks
With that duo on the ice, Chicago has generated the following, per @NatStatTrick:
• 35 shot attempts
• 20 shots on goal
• 19 scoring chances
• 4 goals
Treat to watch. And they're just getting started. #Blackhawks
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Katie Zacharia and Rod Blagojevich, two esteemed Pepperdine law school grads, each fired by Trump.
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So great to reconnect with Joe Brand and meet Bill Bourque, the ol 29’er and two time Stanley Cup winner who are the radio team for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Joe did WGN radio and some of those early Sunday sports on the old radio show. Great to see deserving people succeed.
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