Takeaways? The fried chicken. And Senators Duckworth (D) and Murray (D) seem safe enough, barring a black swan event or incompetent campaigning. Ryan is not safe, but promising, Lee has an uncomfortably small lead, relative to expectations, which may in the future be affected by folks’ perceptions of the former President, and Missouri remains a big question mark.<\/p>\n
But maybe he’s more realistic in his subscriber-only posts and\/or his radio show. I dunno, I won’t pay for that.<\/p>\n Earlier updates of dubious morality are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This was found on an island surrounded by the unholy hybridization of flamingos with alligators. The Deseret News has Utah incumbent Senator Mike Lee (R) ahead of challenger and Democrat-endorsed Evan McMullin (I) by about 5 points. While that’s hardly overwhelming, it’s still a hill to climb – but it \u2026 Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220712_141005195.jpg?resize=340%2C316&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Perhaps most important, though, is the impression that it’s only just beginning to dawn on the Republican strategists that the January 6th insurrection<\/strong> is a big ol’ anchor around Republicans’ necks. I don’t read right-wing pundits much, as just about all of them are disconnected from reality, appear to be paid propagandists, or at best don’t know how to justify their complaints in a compelling manner. Erick Erickson’s my biggest exposure, and, while he does acknowledge the insurrection happened and he condemns it, he remains convinced, or at least is trying to convince his audience, that the economy is far more important than an attempted insurrection by folks carrying Christian Nationalist, Trump, and Confederacy flags, and no one is paying attention to the Dobbs<\/em> decision.. He’s been busy celebrating the imminent conservative overwhelming victory, while busily ignoring the actual evidence, with only a couple of exceptions.<\/p>\n