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Really exciting day at Hotline: We've revamped our Race Tracker tool with tons of new resources as primary season starts.
For the first time we're launching a poll tracking tool, a campaign ad library, and interactive races pages
Kirk A. Bado
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Kirk A. Bado
@kirk_bado
Journalist and political analyst @njhotline || Contributor @noosphereapp || Early riser || The player to be named later || [email protected]
Washington, DC
Joined August 2012
- Instantly on the Mt. Rushmore of top 10 pics taken right before disasterEnjoying a Wolf Spritzer at El Presidente restaurant here in DC.
- AOC could run for president in 2064 and still be younger than Joe Biden was when he took office🚨🚨 AOC and her team are positioning her to run for president or the U.S. Senate in 2028, according to people familiar with her operation. axios.com/2025/09/19/aoc…
- Maybe a wax Lincoln sculpture wasn’t the best idea during DC’s first week of summer heat
Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextThe artist, Sandy Williams IV, always intended for the statue to melt, saying “by melting these wax versions of famous monuments, people are given agency over these forms that are normally (legally) untouchable.” eastcityart.com/art-news/40acr… - #OH11 Nina Turner in concession speech: “I am going to work hard to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen to another progressive candidate again. We didn't lose this race, evil money manipulated and maligned this election.”
- Biden: I'm staying in the race. Dems: Biden needs to make a decision. Biden: I mean it, I'm staying in the race. No joke Dems: It really is Biden's time for choosing, given the high stakes.
- "That's a tough one-getting hit with those bullets." — Trump on Corey Comperatore's death at his rally
- "When they've punished you enough, they'll serve you salmon and potato salad, make speeches, give you a medal, and pat you in the back telling all is forgiven. Just remember, it won't be for you it would be for them."
Highest Biden approval I can remember seeing in forever. 
EXCLUSIVE: New @WSJ poll shows Nikki Haley edging into second place among GOP voters nationally: Trump 59 Haley 15 DeSantis 14- Looks like a doomed Mississippi Democrat's statewide campaign posterAs the cable news channel MSNBC splits up with NBC News, it is also dropping the "NBC" from its name: Later this year, it will become MS NOW, which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. cnn.com/2025/08/18/med…
