I am a blogger in Manhattan, Kansas, who writes about politics and LGBT statistics.
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Last Notes npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Both McRoberts and Reinhold oppose cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a federal program that provided foreign aid to countries in need. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets There are competitive congressional races elsewhere, and if you want Democrats to win control of the US House, your efforts should be focused there. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Choosing which Democrat to run in the Big First is truly the equivalent of arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets It’s impossible for a Democrat to win the Deep Red Big First. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets In each of the 11 most recent elections in the Kansas First, the Republican candidate has won by more than 35%. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The Kansas First Congressional District is easily the least competitive congressional district in the state. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Here are the candidates and organizations currently included in Sunflower Democrats. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Jason Probst, a Democrat running for the Kansas Legislature, has finished his campaign website. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The US Senate race in Iowa is now a tie. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets I'm not quite ready to officially switch my preliminary endorsement to Adam Hamilton, although I am not leaning in his favor. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Previously my main criticism of Hamilton was that he didn't have a policy platform. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets George Conway is running in the Democratic Primary for the US House in NY-12, which Cook considers to be Solidly Democratic. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Incumbent Republican US Senator John Cornyn will run against scandal-plagued far-right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The fund is raising money for 7 candidates in Governor's races: npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Following the results of yesterday's primary elections, I have updated the recipients of the Democratic Victory Fund. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets I wrote a Table of Contents for the articles in Season 1 of "LGBT by the Numbers." npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets I discussed LGBT and its synonyms in "Thoughts on the Acronym." npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets I recorded a seven-part playthrough of Peglin, an amazing brickbreaker RPG. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets I discussed other common Nonbinary identity terms in "Nonbinary Nomenclature, Continued." npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets I discussed the most common terms nonbinary people use to describe themselves, in my first article about the annual Gender Census. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets I recorded a Let's Play of "Fancy Pants 2" where I completed all of the Snail Shell Golf challenges. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets In this thread, I will add a few links to articles and videos I made that aren't LGBT related, but that I published around the time I was working on my big LGBT projects. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets A Pew Survey, conducted in 2022, calculated the percent of US adults who identify as transgender or nonbinary. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets If you enjoy this thread, consider supporting my work on Patreon. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Transgender plaintiffs are challenging the harmful Trump administration policy in court. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Last year, Trump signed an executive order preventing transgender, nonbinary, and Intersex Americans from receiving identity documents from the federal government, including passports, that accurately reflect their gender identity. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets In 2023, I discussed the fight for accurate identity documents for trans, nonbinary, and intersex people, at the state and federal level. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The weakness of legacy media against authoritarian pressure highlights the need for independent media in the age of Trump. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel, following a threat from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets CBS announced it would end its long-running Late Show, hosted by Trump-critic Stephen Colbert. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets (Winding up for a Patreon Pitch) npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The news publication “Iowa Starting Line” interviewed Josh Turek about his US Senate campaign. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets "And he's going to know that, not only can he have success in adaptive sports, but that there is no glass ceiling for him in any area," Turek continued. "That he can go on to do great things, including being a representative for the state or even (at a) national level." npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Turek said he hopes kids on field trips who use mobility aids will appreciate seeing a legislator like them. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets In 2023, Turek told the Des Moines Register that he looked forward to advocating for Iowans with disabilities in the legislature. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wahls was elected to the Iowa State Senate in 2018, and he was reelected to the Iowa Senate in 2022. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Wahls praised President Barack Obama for being willing to “put his political future on the line” to support same-sex marriage. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wahls delivered a petition to the Boy Scouts of America advocating against the organization’s ban on gay and lesbian scout leaders. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wahls went on to write a book about his upbringing titled, “My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family.” npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Nevertheless, despite Wahls’s moving argument, the Iowa House voted to advance the proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. But the amendment was blocked in the Iowa Senate. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Zach Wahls’s testimony before the committee lasted only three minutes, but it is worth watching in full. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets “You are telling Iowans, ‘Some among you are second-class citizens who do not have the right to marry the person you love,’ " Wahls continued. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets “You are voting for the first time in the history of our state to codify discrimination into our constitution, a constitution that but for the proposed amendment is the least amended constitution in the United States of America,” Wahls added. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wahls argued against amending the Iowa constitution to discriminate against families like his. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wahls reiterated that his family was not that different than any other. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wahls said the topic of same-sex marriage came up frequently during class discussions at his university. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets “But we’re Iowans,” Wahls continued. “We don’t expect anyone to solve our problems for us. We’ll fight our own battles. We just hope for equal and fair treatment from our government.” npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wahls told the committee that his family isn’t that different from any other Iowa family. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets His arguments were so well reasoned that The Economist magazine introduced video of Wahls’s testimony by stating, “This is what it looks like to win an argument.” npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The Judiciary Committee of the Iowa House held a hearing on January 31, 2011, as the legislature considered whether to approve the proposed state constitutional amendment. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives attempted to overturn the State Supreme Court decision by amending the Iowa State Constitution to ban gay marriage. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets In 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court overturned a state law that banned gay marriage. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Zach Wahls advocated for gay rights as the US debated whether same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Zach Wahls was raised by his two mothers, Terry Wahls and Jackie Reger. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Section: Fighting for Equality npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets So let’s learn about these candidates, and their fascinating biographies, as we explore the most interesting Senate Race you’ve likely never heard of. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The 2026 Iowa Senate Race has received little national attention, despite the captivating life stories of the two rising stars running in the Democratic primary. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The US Senate election in Iowa is for an open seat, because Republican Senator Joni Ernst chose not to run for reelection. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Iowa will hold its primary on June 2. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Josh Turek, who has Spina Bifida, trained hard to become a wheelchair basketball paralympian who won two gold medals, before he was elected to serve in the Iowa House of Representatives. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Zach Wahls, who was raised by a lesbian couple, eloquently and tirelessly advocated for gay rights, before he was elected to serve in the Iowa State Senate. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets George Conway is running as a Democrat. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets George Conway is running for the US House in New York's 12th Congressional District. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The next most competitive elections in Kansas are for Attorney General. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Section: Attorney General npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Recent Kansas Governor elections have been especially competitive. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The most competitive elections in Kansas are for Governor. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Section: Governor npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Governor elections are the most competitive in Kansas, followed by elections for Attorney General. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The following table lists the average partisan margin of victory for statewide elections in Kansas, based on the office the election is for. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Kansas has a reputation of being a reliably Republican state, especially in presidential elections. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets If you enjoy this thread, consider supporting my work on Patreon. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets NBC News projects that Analilia Mejia (D) has won the special election to fill the vacancy in the US House created by the resignation of Mikie Sherrill, who was elected Governor of New Jersey late last year. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Let's check back on Georgia. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets NBC News has called the Wisconsin Supreme Court election for liberal candidate Chris Taylor. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Susan Crawford was included among the candidates in the fund when it received its first donation on Feb. 11, 2025. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The Democratic Victory Fund raised $2.50 for liberal candidate Susan Crawford, who went on to win her April 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election by 10.1%. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets In 2024, Trump won Wisconsin by 0.86%. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wisconsin is a perennial swing state. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Let's see what Steve Kornacki is up to. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Wisconsin Supreme Court elections are technically non-partisan, but in practice one candidate always ends up ideologically aligned with Democrats, and one candidate always ends up ideologically aligned with Republicans. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Susan Crawford, a liberal candidate, won her election in 2025 by 10.1%. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal candidate, won her election in 2023 by 11%. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Liberal candidates have preformed well in recent Wisconsin Supreme Court elections. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The first results from the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election have been reported. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets With 78% of votes counted, Republican Clay Fuller leads by 12%. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets With 57% of votes counted, Republican Clay Fuller leads by 12%. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The Associated Press has called the Special Election Runoff in GA-14 for Republican Clay Fuller. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Polls close in Wisconsin in 37 minutes. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets With 45% of votes counted, Republican Clay Fuller leads in GA-14 by 8%. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Elections, like the ones today in Wisconsin and Georgia, can be a metric of just how upset the public is about the outrageous conduct of the Republican Commander-in-Chief, even though Trump won't personally be on the ballot. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Fund Healthcare Not War npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets No War with Venezuela npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Fire Pete Hegseth npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Trump has corrupted the D.O.J. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Release the Epstein Files npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Join Us! npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets Here are some of my newer hand-made protest signs. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets If you don't live near Manhattan, Kansas, you can use this website to find a protest near you. npub1vsgwth94r6x9tet905kcqxnp45fzqmesdeaee6nhhn7y70swqenqunsm2z Jason Beets The No Kings 3 Protest in Manhattan, Kansas, will begin 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Bandshell in City Park.
