John Kennedy before he adopted his Foghorn Leghorn MAGA character.
US Congressional Politics
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100%7550251Rand Paul calls for spending cuts and caps@RandPaul draws 5.1K reactions, the most of any post in this window.“Congress doesn't have a revenue problem. It has an addiction to spending. Real reform means cutting waste and capping spending. My Six Penny Plan does just that by cutting six cents from every $1 the federal government spends. Our budget would be balanced in five years.”POST · Oct 1 2:00 pm ET · written by gemini-3.8-flash2@FoxNews: “"If you're keeping score, Democrats are for insider trading…”@FoxNews draws 3K reactions, among the most-engaged posts in this window.“"If you're keeping score, Democrats are for insider trading and voter fraud." @JesseBWatters takes aim at Democrats after they blocked a Republican-backed bill that sought to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks and included a voter ID provision. Watters argues …”POST · Oct 1 8:00 pm ET3House Democrats target larger majority under Jeffries“‘A game-changer’: House Dems aim for a big majority that could ease Hakeem Jeffries’ headaches” is first shared here and goes on to 2 posts in this window, carrying 108 reactions between them. The title comes from the post that shared it, the link being a shortener that carries no headline — nothing here fetches the page.STORY · Oct 2 4:00 am ET · written by gemini-3.8-flash100%Oct 1 12:00 pmOct 2 12:00 amOct 2 12:00 pmOct 1 12:00 pm ET · 90% of peakOct 1 1:00 pm ET · 75% of peakOct 1 2:00 pm ET · 75% of peak · ① Rand Paul calls for spending cuts and capsOct 1 3:00 pm ET · 60% of peakOct 1 4:00 pm ET · 65% of peakOct 1 5:00 pm ET · 50% of peakOct 1 6:00 pm ET · 65% of peakOct 1 7:00 pm ET · 55% of peakOct 1 8:00 pm ET · 55% of peak · ② @FoxNews: “"If you're keeping score, Democrats are for insider trading…”Oct 1 9:00 pm ET · 40% of peakOct 1 10:00 pm ET · 35% of peakOct 1 11:00 pm ET · 30% of peakOct 2 12:00 am ET · 25% of peakOct 2 1:00 am ET · 20% of peakOct 2 2:00 am ET · 15% of peakOct 2 3:00 am ET · 5% of peakOct 2 4:00 am ET · 15% of peak · ③ House Democrats target larger majority under JeffriesOct 2 5:00 am ET · 25% of peakOct 2 6:00 am ET · 35% of peakOct 2 7:00 am ET · 20% of peakOct 2 8:00 am ET · 45% of peakOct 2 9:00 am ET · 50% of peakOct 2 10:00 am ET · 95% of peakOct 2 11:00 am ET · 100% of peak
1Oct 1 · Rand Paul calls for spending cuts and caps View post ↗2Oct 1 · @FoxNews: “"If you're keeping score, Democrats are for insider trading…” View post ↗3Oct 2 · House Democrats target larger majority under Jeffries
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PACE VS YESTERDAYSTEADY
6:00 am–12:00 pm Oct 2 had 21% more posts than the same hours the day before
WHAT PEOPLE ARE ARGUINGshare of views
Polling signals Democratic midterm waveTHE ONLY NARRATIVE HERE
Surging generic ballot numbers and favorable polls indicate Democrats are positioned to recapture control of Congress.
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The top Democrats on the Senate and House foreign affairs committees urged the State Department to review the…
128Kon.wsj.com · Oct 1 · No narrative assigned
Breaking News: A top Republican super PAC pulled money from the North Carolina Senate race, signaling the…
95Ktrib.al · Oct 2 · No narrative assigned
Republican lawmakers are putting Planned Parenthood's federal funding under the microscope. A coalition of…
71Kfoxnews.com · Oct 2 · No narrative assigned
Scoop: Dems beef with party leaders over snubbed Black candidates
71Kaxios.com · Oct 1 · No narrative assigned
President Trump began a 32-day campaign swing in Texas and Oklahoma, aiming to help Republicans hold their…
52Kreut.rs · Oct 2 · No narrative assigned
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WHICH SIDE POSTS FAVORLast 24 hours
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Liberal / Democrat57%+9.2 pts ▲Neither side22%+6.6 pts ▲Conservative / Republican21%-15.8 pts ▼
Change in share: last 12 hours vs the 12 before.
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“senate race”
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“republican lawmakers”
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“donald trump’s”
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“ken paxton”
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