Jeff Singer
@jeffsinger.bsky.social
Managing Editor at The Downballot. Email jeffsinger -at- the-downballot -dot- com
One of my favorite discoveries while writing this was the New York Times' nondescript headline following Pelosi's first general election win: "DEMOCRAT ELECTED IN SAN FRANCISCO." Her retirement generated far different headlines!
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
One of my favorite discoveries while writing this was the New York Times' nondescript headline following Pelosi's first general election win: "DEMOCRAT ELECTED IN SAN FRANCISCO." Her retirement generated far different headlines!
Kevin McCarthy told Republicans this summer he wanted to raise $100 million to stop California redistricting. So far he's absolutely *nowhere* near that goal. punchbowl.news/archive/1082...
October 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Kevin McCarthy told Republicans this summer he wanted to raise $100 million to stop California redistricting. So far he's absolutely *nowhere* near that goal. punchbowl.news/archive/1082...
Tired: Donors wasting massive amounts on Kevin McCarthy's "Revenge Tour."
Wired: Donors not bothering to contribute to Kevin McCarthy's quest to stop California redistricting.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Wired: Donors not bothering to contribute to Kevin McCarthy's quest to stop California redistricting.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
September 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Tired: Donors wasting massive amounts on Kevin McCarthy's "Revenge Tour."
Wired: Donors not bothering to contribute to Kevin McCarthy's quest to stop California redistricting.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Wired: Donors not bothering to contribute to Kevin McCarthy's quest to stop California redistricting.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Polling the candidates who are actually running should not be a high bar to clear, but this conservative firm faceplants repeatedly in their New Jersey survey. newjerseyglobe.com/governor/pol...
September 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Polling the candidates who are actually running should not be a high bar to clear, but this conservative firm faceplants repeatedly in their New Jersey survey. newjerseyglobe.com/governor/pol...
I just learned the Aaron Burr Association (yes, for THAT Aaron Burr) is having their annual conference where I live, and I … kinda wanna go? www.aaronburrassociation.org/event-detail...
August 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I just learned the Aaron Burr Association (yes, for THAT Aaron Burr) is having their annual conference where I live, and I … kinda wanna go? www.aaronburrassociation.org/event-detail...
I have gotten some weird pitches from PR people who have no idea I write about elections, but this is a new one.
August 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I have gotten some weird pitches from PR people who have no idea I write about elections, but this is a new one.
There really is a crisis in male friendships.
June 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
There really is a crisis in male friendships.
Not something you see everyday: Iowa Republican Eddie Andrews launched his campaign for governor and pointed out his wife wasn't present because "we don't share the same party." www.radioiowa.com/2025/06/04/g...
June 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Not something you see everyday: Iowa Republican Eddie Andrews launched his campaign for governor and pointed out his wife wasn't present because "we don't share the same party." www.radioiowa.com/2025/06/04/g...
Illinois GOP official granted anonymity to say 'the state is red.'" www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaig...
June 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Illinois GOP official granted anonymity to say 'the state is red.'" www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaig...
As I was finishing up my walk in Lower Allston in Boston a woman said she was going around telling neighbors ICE is in the neighborhood today.
May 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
As I was finishing up my walk in Lower Allston in Boston a woman said she was going around telling neighbors ICE is in the neighborhood today.
An Iowa Republican legislator named Steven Holt says he won't run for #IA04, so have to get these jokes in now. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/iowa-...
May 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
An Iowa Republican legislator named Steven Holt says he won't run for #IA04, so have to get these jokes in now. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/iowa-...
Boston mayor candidate Josh Kraft not knowing what ward he lives in got a lot of attention last week, but the best part of the exchange didn't: Mayor Michelle Wu told Kraft his own ward. commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/cit...
May 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Boston mayor candidate Josh Kraft not knowing what ward he lives in got a lot of attention last week, but the best part of the exchange didn't: Mayor Michelle Wu told Kraft his own ward. commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/cit...
Quite the lead from Politico about Andrew Cuomo's truly sloppy campaign for mayor. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
May 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Quite the lead from Politico about Andrew Cuomo's truly sloppy campaign for mayor. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Imagine showing someone this tweet a decade ago when getting *Democrats* to vote in non-presidential elections was like pulling teeth.
April 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Imagine showing someone this tweet a decade ago when getting *Democrats* to vote in non-presidential elections was like pulling teeth.
Royal we here. Kneepad Brad ain't rising again anytime soon x.com/jrrosswrites...
April 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Royal we here. Kneepad Brad ain't rising again anytime soon x.com/jrrosswrites...
The chair of the Wisconsin GOP should have spent more than one second worrying about what Democrats say about Elon Musk.
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The chair of the Wisconsin GOP should have spent more than one second worrying about what Democrats say about Elon Musk.
A truly weird story from Joshua Spivak's Recall Elections Blog: Freedom Select Board member Heather Donahue, the star of the Blair Witch project, is the target of an April 23 recall vote in Maine over public access to a road recallelections.blogspot.com/2025/03/main...
March 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A truly weird story from Joshua Spivak's Recall Elections Blog: Freedom Select Board member Heather Donahue, the star of the Blair Witch project, is the target of an April 23 recall vote in Maine over public access to a road recallelections.blogspot.com/2025/03/main...
Longtime GOP Rep. Michael McCaul is on the shortlist for chancellor of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the Texas Tribune reports. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/23/t...
February 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Longtime GOP Rep. Michael McCaul is on the shortlist for chancellor of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the Texas Tribune reports. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/23/t...
It is a horserace poll, or at least one with multiple horserace questions. (Also asks about 2026 Senate.)
January 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It is a horserace poll, or at least one with multiple horserace questions. (Also asks about 2026 Senate.)
Dear pollsters and schools that poll: Please don't have your survey in the field for nearly a MONTH. wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-eve...
January 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dear pollsters and schools that poll: Please don't have your survey in the field for nearly a MONTH. wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-eve...
It was a true shock when Gov. Jimmy Carter used his 1971 inaugural address to proclaim, “The time for racial discrimination is over.”
December 30, 2024 at 2:38 PM
It was a true shock when Gov. Jimmy Carter used his 1971 inaugural address to proclaim, “The time for racial discrimination is over.”
Carter told civil rights leader Vernon Jordan during that campaign, “You won't like my campaign, but you will like my administration.” He wasn’t kidding about that campaign.
December 30, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Carter told civil rights leader Vernon Jordan during that campaign, “You won't like my campaign, but you will like my administration.” He wasn’t kidding about that campaign.
Carter took third in 1966 primary and immediately began preparing to run again in 1970. To win, though, he had to beat one of the state’s most popular politicians
December 30, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Carter took third in 1966 primary and immediately began preparing to run again in 1970. To win, though, he had to beat one of the state’s most popular politicians
Carter’s ads also helped the virtual unknown get his name out during his first statewide campaign.
December 30, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Carter’s ads also helped the virtual unknown get his name out during his first statewide campaign.
The New York Times compared Jimmy Carter’s looks to JFK in 1966 as Carter was waging a long shot bid for governor. Carter wasn’t especially happy with the comparison.
December 30, 2024 at 2:29 PM
The New York Times compared Jimmy Carter’s looks to JFK in 1966 as Carter was waging a long shot bid for governor. Carter wasn’t especially happy with the comparison.