Russell Huegel
@russellhuegel.bsky.social
Welcome to America, Interrupted.
Attorney, recovering political obsessive prone to relapse, baseball fanatic, 80s music lover, Gen-Xer, husband and dad from NJ. 🚫DMs
Attorney, recovering political obsessive prone to relapse, baseball fanatic, 80s music lover, Gen-Xer, husband and dad from NJ. 🚫DMs
It looks increasingly likely that Texas is going to be the big story on Election night.
Think about what that means.
Think about what that means.
October 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It looks increasingly likely that Texas is going to be the big story on Election night.
Think about what that means.
Think about what that means.
How about Alito’s confirmation was a decisive turn against democracy?
Seems like that’s a better fit.
abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
Seems like that’s a better fit.
abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
abcnews.com
October 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
How about Alito’s confirmation was a decisive turn against democracy?
Seems like that’s a better fit.
abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
Seems like that’s a better fit.
abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
When you start consistently seeing a “5” as the first digit of a candidate’s number especially when they’re a challenger as we’re seeing w Talarico, it’s pretty much over. You still do the work but you expand the work in your opponent’s territory.
Senate Polling:
Texas:
🔵 Talarico: 50%
🔴 Paxton: 44%
Ohio:
🔵 Brown: 49%
🔴 Husted: 45%*
Kansas:
🔵 Hamilton: 48%
🔴 Marshall: 45%*
Nebraska:
⚪️ Osborn: 48%
🔴 Ricketts: 47%*
Michigan:
🔵 El-Sayed: 49%
🔴 Rogers: 48%
YouGov / Oct 5, 2026
Texas:
🔵 Talarico: 50%
🔴 Paxton: 44%
Ohio:
🔵 Brown: 49%
🔴 Husted: 45%*
Kansas:
🔵 Hamilton: 48%
🔴 Marshall: 45%*
Nebraska:
⚪️ Osborn: 48%
🔴 Ricketts: 47%*
Michigan:
🔵 El-Sayed: 49%
🔴 Rogers: 48%
YouGov / Oct 5, 2026
October 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
When you start consistently seeing a “5” as the first digit of a candidate’s number especially when they’re a challenger as we’re seeing w Talarico, it’s pretty much over. You still do the work but you expand the work in your opponent’s territory.
Note: Republican pollster which in line with the Quinnipiac recent generic ballot poll.
Generic Ballot Polling:
🔵 DEM: 52%
🔴 GOP: 43%
Cygnal / Oct 2, 2026
(Republican Pollster)
🔵 DEM: 52%
🔴 GOP: 43%
Cygnal / Oct 2, 2026
(Republican Pollster)
October 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Note: Republican pollster which in line with the Quinnipiac recent generic ballot poll.
CNN is a credible poll. It’s not always 100% accurate but not any less so than other polls. Outside the margin of error.
Ohio Statewide Poll (CNN)
Senate
🟦Sherrod Brown 49%
🟥Jon Husted 43%
Governor
🟦Amy Acton 50%
🟥Vivek Ramaswamy 42%
9/28-10/5
www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/p...
Senate
🟦Sherrod Brown 49%
🟥Jon Husted 43%
Governor
🟦Amy Acton 50%
🟥Vivek Ramaswamy 42%
9/28-10/5
www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/p...
October 8, 2026 at 11:24 AM
CNN is a credible poll. It’s not always 100% accurate but not any less so than other polls. Outside the margin of error.
Good poll for Jackson in Maine. Taken after the play to pay scandal. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter...
Home of the Marist Poll | Polls, Analysis, Learning, and More
The Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) is a survey research center. MIPO is home to the Marist Poll and conducts polls on politics, the economy, sports, technology and more at the local, state...
maristpoll.marist.edu
October 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Good poll for Jackson in Maine. Taken after the play to pay scandal. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter...
Easy solution go this problem👇👇👇👇
More Justices. He just admitted what I’ve been saying for years that they can’t keep up with the work.
How many? I’d be ok with 9 more. Make it function like a Circuit Court of Appeals.
More Justices. He just admitted what I’ve been saying for years that they can’t keep up with the work.
How many? I’d be ok with 9 more. Make it function like a Circuit Court of Appeals.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the escalating volume of emergency appeals before the court isn't a good thing, but he adds there's little the court can do to change the trajectory. https://to.pbs.org/4i4kCVX
Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem rise of emergency appeals, 'not pleased' with Trump's rhetoric
The justice told The Associated Press in a rare interview that the rhetoric about the court from Trump and his administration doesn't sit well with him.
to.pbs.org
October 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Easy solution go this problem👇👇👇👇
More Justices. He just admitted what I’ve been saying for years that they can’t keep up with the work.
How many? I’d be ok with 9 more. Make it function like a Circuit Court of Appeals.
More Justices. He just admitted what I’ve been saying for years that they can’t keep up with the work.
How many? I’d be ok with 9 more. Make it function like a Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trafalgar Group a Republican pollster has Andrews down by a point in South Carolina. In South Carolina, a GOP pollster. Yikes.
www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/u...
www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/u...
www.thetrafalgargroup.org
October 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Trafalgar Group a Republican pollster has Andrews down by a point in South Carolina. In South Carolina, a GOP pollster. Yikes.
www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/u...
www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/u...
I guess this means all those years Orange County CA voted Republican bought them nothing but total destruction.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Trump on Iran: Let 'em take out Los Angeles and San Diego, it's a small price to pay
October 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I guess this means all those years Orange County CA voted Republican bought them nothing but total destruction.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Welcome to the Resistance.
At this point the number of people who claim to have never supported Trump will be as many as those who claimed to be at Woodstock.
October 6, 2026 at 9:11 AM
At this point the number of people who claim to have never supported Trump will be as many as those who claimed to be at Woodstock.
Baseball is one of those things in life that makes it worth living in my opinion.
But I am glad this will not happen. Plenty of other places to build a ballpark.
But I am glad this will not happen. Plenty of other places to build a ballpark.
BREAKING WaPo:
Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park
After The Washington Post reported on the proposal, local leaders sent letters to the Trump administration and the MLB commissioner expressing strong opposition.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Baseball is one of those things in life that makes it worth living in my opinion.
But I am glad this will not happen. Plenty of other places to build a ballpark.
But I am glad this will not happen. Plenty of other places to build a ballpark.
A Republican pollster has this result but the Siena poll has Hinson up by a point. 🤔
Iowa - Senate Polling:
🔵 Turek: 47%
🔴 Hinson: 43%
⚪️ Laehn: 3%
Rasmussen / Sept 30, 2026
(Republican Pollster)
(Current Model Result For IA-SEN: DEM 50% - GOP 49%)
unitedstatespolling.com/p/republican...
🔵 Turek: 47%
🔴 Hinson: 43%
⚪️ Laehn: 3%
Rasmussen / Sept 30, 2026
(Republican Pollster)
(Current Model Result For IA-SEN: DEM 50% - GOP 49%)
unitedstatespolling.com/p/republican...
Republicans Are in Full Midterm Panic
Democrats continue their march toward a historic House majority as Trump’s approval sinks further
unitedstatespolling.com
October 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A Republican pollster has this result but the Siena poll has Hinson up by a point. 🤔
Last jobs report before Election Day.
BREAKING: U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% ahead of the November midterms.
US adds disappointing 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticks up to 4.2% in September
U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, the government reported Friday, a month before voters go to the polls in pivotal midterm elections at a time of discontent over the high cost of living and the state of the economy.
bit.ly
October 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Last jobs report before Election Day.
Friday. You made it. He was honored at the VMAs last weekend. He had a great voice.
open.spotify.com/track/5xkryY...
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Father Figure - Remastered
George Michael · Faith · Song · 1987
open.spotify.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Friday. You made it. He was honored at the VMAs last weekend. He had a great voice.
open.spotify.com/track/5xkryY...
open.spotify.com/track/5xkryY...
Our behavior is not good for business.
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
October 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Our behavior is not good for business.
As expected.
Let’s see what discovery reveals on the claims against Trump officials.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Let’s see what discovery reveals on the claims against Trump officials.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Family of Renee Good sues ICE agent who shot her and top Trump officials
Wife and brother of Minneapolis woman killed in immigration crackdown allege wrongful death
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
As expected.
Let’s see what discovery reveals on the claims against Trump officials.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Let’s see what discovery reveals on the claims against Trump officials.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
No surprise since people have been priced out. The cost benefit analysis just doesn’t make sense.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
Record low say college education ‘very important’: Gallup
A new Gallup poll shows a record low number of people who say college education is “very important” as higher education continues to lose the trust of the public. Only 31 percent of Americans thi…
thehill.com
October 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
No surprise since people have been priced out. The cost benefit analysis just doesn’t make sense.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
2 problems with this:
1) this is what happens when you are so bent on your lie you blatantly disregard the facts; &
2) this is what happens when you’re not a real, normal person who knows the difference between sports teams.
Embarrassing.
1) this is what happens when you are so bent on your lie you blatantly disregard the facts; &
2) this is what happens when you’re not a real, normal person who knows the difference between sports teams.
Embarrassing.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar just confirmed: Iowa played Maryland in College Park, MD. That's the basketball game Jack Smith seems to have attended. Atlanta was not involved. Republican Eric Schmitt claimed Smith went to a game in Atlanta so he could also meet with Fani Willis' team. It appears Schmitt lied.
September 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
2 problems with this:
1) this is what happens when you are so bent on your lie you blatantly disregard the facts; &
2) this is what happens when you’re not a real, normal person who knows the difference between sports teams.
Embarrassing.
1) this is what happens when you are so bent on your lie you blatantly disregard the facts; &
2) this is what happens when you’re not a real, normal person who knows the difference between sports teams.
Embarrassing.
Folks this is an example of incompetent cross exam and not worth of a first year law student participating in a mock trial competition.
Painful.
Painful.
Sen. Schmitt: “You fled to The Hague and prosecuted the president of Kosovo in 2020?”
Smith: “Yes, and he was just convicted of over 300 acts of torture and 96 murders.”
Sen. Schmitt: “And then you got a chance to come back to get Trump. Is that right?”
Smith: “That’s not right at all.”
Smith: “Yes, and he was just convicted of over 300 acts of torture and 96 murders.”
Sen. Schmitt: “And then you got a chance to come back to get Trump. Is that right?”
Smith: “That’s not right at all.”
September 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Folks this is an example of incompetent cross exam and not worth of a first year law student participating in a mock trial competition.
Painful.
Painful.
He will not. If you believe all of the sudden he’s going to fight for you… well you’re probably the reason we’re in this mess in the first place.
talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Vulnerable GOPer Breaks With Trump’s Retribution Crusade Against Blue States
‘I Will Challenge Anybody Who Gets in My Way’ My colleagues and...
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
He will not. If you believe all of the sudden he’s going to fight for you… well you’re probably the reason we’re in this mess in the first place.
talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Again for the [insert # here] time, Trump doesn’t care. He doesn’t care if he bans the press, uses your $$$ for politics or does insider trading. He’s been told his entire life there are no consequences & he’s been given immunity so he thinks your rules are cute.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
Trump’s 2024 ‘Final Battle’ Ad Returns, Funded by Public Money
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Again for the [insert # here] time, Trump doesn’t care. He doesn’t care if he bans the press, uses your $$$ for politics or does insider trading. He’s been told his entire life there are no consequences & he’s been given immunity so he thinks your rules are cute.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
If they would stop covering up for him and pretending he’s normal, we would be a lot better off.
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
www.inquirer.com
September 27, 2026 at 7:09 PM
If they would stop covering up for him and pretending he’s normal, we would be a lot better off.