Daniel Nichanian. https://xitter.cf/t.co/vIb1Tme7H9 Editor & founder of @BoltsMag. Local politics, criminal justice, voting rights.
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New: We found cops who kept using Flock to spy on women after they left the force.
One used it for five years after retirement, spying on his wife during a custody battle.
Another ran searches while he was suspended (and later fired) after killing a 15-year-old boy.
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South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson was ousted this summer at the GOP’s party convention. She now supports the Democratic nominee who is looking to replace her.
The state is among 35 choosing their next chief elections official.
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In NC-11, GOP nominee Jennifer Balkcom is airing an almost entirely AI-generated ad hitting opponent Jamie Ager for hosting drag performers at his farm in 2019.
No AI disclaimers on the ad, which features fake footage of Ager dancing with a drag queen.
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New: A Republican district attorney in West Texas has opened a criminal investigation into pamphlets mailed to homes across Texas purporting to come from a transgender rights organization. bit.ly/4kb9Y1d
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Aug 2025: Monica De La Cruz is drawn into a Trump +18 district
Oct 2026: “Because of the dynamics of how the district was redrawn, it’s like I’m the underdog," she says
Incredible how the political winds have shifted in South Texas
NEW in @playbookdc: In one of the biggest toss ups this cycle - at the heart of the GOP's gains with Latino voters in South Texas - Rep. Monica De La Cruz is running from behind.
“Because of the dynamics of how the district was redrawn, it’s like I’m the underdog,” she told me.
To win her new constituency, she's also embracing the moments where she's broken with her own party. Whether she can hold her seat will be one of the biggest tests of how far the Latino vote really swings.
My part two on one of the most fascinating races this cycle:
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I'd like to tell you a story about Michigan's elections that started in 2020 — maybe even earlier — and continues on to today.
This is the story of Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop.
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Surprise surprise.
Enough Promises Ohio, the new super PAC promoting a third-party, sociliast candidate in Ohio's Senate race, is entirely funded by Conservative Americans PAC, per new filing.
That's the main GOP group that has been proudly doing "meddling" to hurt Democrats.
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Secretary of state races rarely make headlines, but in most states they decide who runs our elections.
This fall, 35 states + D.C. are choosing who oversees voting in 2028. @SUAction is tracking every race. 👇
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Chris Duncan spent nearly 30 years on death row in Louisiana before a judge declared him to be innocent, finding his conviction was based on junk science. That judge is now running to lead the office that prosecuted Duncan.
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Sources tell me that members of Sen. Louise Lucas’ family have already been arrested. Sen. Lucas was given until 9 am today to turn herself in. Press conference with the US AG and FBI director is at 10 am.
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The Department of Homeland Security is openly engaging in an unprecedented, partisan campaign to intervene in the midterm elections. My latest piece @NewYorker surveys the effort and looks at what it means at the local level: newyorker.com/news/the-polit…
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Always love the @boltsmag annual guide of every election you should be watching ... 650 (!) coming up in a couple weeks! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ba…
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Good piece on Brazil’s election:
Read in full in the @NewYorker here: newyorker.com/news/global-no…
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Amy Acton’s stepfather fled a rape charge. Prosecution was far from guaranteed in the 1970s cleveland.com/crime/2026/10/…
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Severely ill ICE detainees in Florida face imminent deportation to unknown African states
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NEW: Phi Beta Kappa says Lt. Gov. Flanagan has in fact been a "member ... in good standing" since 2002.
Which means, it seems the WSJ was wrong and Flanagan was wrong about being wrong.
By @Allie_Kite: startribune.com/peggy-flanag…
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Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has taken responsibility for an ad in which opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother calls her a liar. Court documents show Acton's stepfather was arrested for raping her as a child, and her biological mom lost custody. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…
