Campaigns reporter @washingtonsun. @cumberlink alum. [email protected]
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Alex Roarty retweeted
Interesting to see @RepHudsonNC campaigning for @lawler4ny as his district 550~ miles away is now (sorta?) competitive.
Last time an NRCC or DCCC chair lost their own race was … right there in Hudson Valley 4 years ago when Lawler beat @SeanPMaloney !
Alex Roarty retweeted
Daniel J. Sullivan — not to be confused with incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, who’s on the same ballot — is more than $21,000 in debt for “compliance and legal fees,” according to FEC filings reviewed by The Washington Sun.
me for @washingtonsun
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Alex Roarty retweeted
Scoop: DCCC expands the map in the final week of 2026 election
Committing $15 million to TV ads in 49 districts, including four first-time offensive spending moves in NV-2, FL-7, VA-5 and TN-5.
Projecting confidence in big House gains. Full list here: nbcnews.com/politics/trump-a…
Alex Roarty retweeted
NEW: Sabato's Crystal Ball will be shifting their rating for the race for KY's 6th congressional district to the left a third time later this morning, from "Leans Republican" to "Toss-up," according to managing editor @kkondik @Center4Politics #KY06
@SpectrumNewsDC
Alex Roarty retweeted
One of the biggest problems with GOP online fundraising is that we keep looking for easy solutions instead of fixing the underlying problems.
Before WinRed, we were told technology was the reason we couldn't keep up with Dems.
It wasn't. And it still isn't. 🧵
politico.com/news/2026/10/27…
we actually crunched some data on this
Is the Cheesecake Factory really a restaurant for regular Americans?
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Alex Roarty retweeted
In which Rob Sand suggests he might appoint a Republican to replace Chuck Grassley to the U.S. Senate if a vacancy occurs slate.com/news-and-politics/…
Update: a source tells me that HMP has now also cut its ads in NC-11.
Both parties signaling they think the district is going to flip next week. (Both parties can also be wrong, as had happened a few times in the recent past)
NEW: Republicans are increasingly worried that NC-11 - a district Trump won by nearly 10 - is already lost.
Said a NC GOP operative: "The rating in the 11th District should be likely Democrat, not lean Democrat.”
Sign of how deep the Dem wave could go
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Alex Roarty retweeted
☀️ NEWS: The Washington Sun is launching a Congress newsletter, co-authored by me & the @ReporterOriana !
It'll have everything for the real sickos: scoops, Ass Watch, Beard Alerts, Senate bean soup, & more from our awesome Hill team ✨
Sign up here! washingtonsun.com/congress-n…
Alex Roarty retweeted
Big news from @washingtonsun Congress team! Helmed by @igorbobic and @ReporterOriana this will indeed be a must read. And of course it'll be jam packed with all the best reporting from @kadiagoba @stephen_neukam @pkcapitol @reesejgorman @avanidkalra as well. SUBSCRIBE!!
Introducing “The Stakeout,” a new afternoon newsletter helmed by Sun congressional reporters @igorbobic and @ReporterOriana.
Subscribe today: washingtonsun.com/congress-n…
Alex Roarty retweeted
I actually have important contributions to this discourse. As @jeneps mentioned, my first job in Washington was actually as a Cheesecake Factory server and bartender. One day in 2009 or 2010 I wandered in for my shift a bit early...
I need @ByronTau to weigh in, as editor emeritus of @Politico44 and server emeritus at CF Chevy Chase
Alex Roarty retweeted
Is there an unusually large number of Dan Sullivans in Alaska? A classic @andrewvandam investigation. washingtonsun.com/national/d…
“This is just a ‘batten down the hatches’ situation,” one GOP operative involved in House races told CNN, noting they have not seen an incumbent in a competitive district crack the 50% threshold in any recent internal polling.
cnn.com/2026/10/23/politics/…
Alex Roarty retweeted
Exclu: The next Congressional Black Caucus chair is putting Pete Hegseth on notice over his removal of Black and female officers from promotion lists.
“We will have subpoena power, and he can test it if he wants to" @RepTroyCarter told us.
w/ @KadiaGoba washingtonsun.com/congress/h…
Alex Roarty retweeted
The Trump administration has gutted AHRQ -- a small agency at HHS tasked with overseeing care delivery -- and won't say how it's redirecting grant $$ Congress gave it.
One nugget: Some researchers got letters signed by staffers fired 9 months earlier.
washingtonsun.com/health/ins…
Alex Roarty retweeted
Introducing “The Stakeout,” a new afternoon newsletter helmed by Sun congressional reporters @igorbobic and @ReporterOriana.
Subscribe today: washingtonsun.com/congress-n…
Alex Roarty retweeted
I think folks aren't quite getting the scale of this late GOTV spending from Maga Inc. It has only been spending for about a week on Facebook/Instagram.
Yet it is already the largest spender in last 90 days.
Our story from a few days ago as it began:
nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/po…
Alex Roarty retweeted
How 'corruption' became a defining issue of the 2026 campaign -- arguably for the first time in 20 years.
Both parties are focusing relentlessly on it cuz voters now make a connection between perceived corruption and rising costs
w/ @ec_schneider
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