Russell Drew
@RussOnPolitics
I'm a political junkie, amateur historian, native New Yorker, introverted extrovert, Curb Your Enthusiasm super fan, and adventurer. 🇺🇸
Can’t wait to make my first visit to San Francisco this December!
Retail is coming back to San Francisco. Ross just opened a second Market Street location—bringing jobs, foot traffic, and momentum downtown. This is the kind of investment our city needs, and it’s just the beginning.
And it can't just be California. Every Democratic-controlled state that can do it should bring their bazookas out. Start fighting like Republicans!
California must redistrict. This can not go unpunished.
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer did everything but call Donald Trump "sir." A pardon or sentence commutation incoming?
“I can confirm that we are in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully. We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case.” David Oscar Markus We have no other comment at this time.
Unprecedented corruption. This NEVER happens. Ghislaine Maxwell's life is probably in danger. "Suicide watch!"
NEW: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says he intends to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell in the coming days: “President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence. If Ghislaine Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the…
It is wildly unprecedented for a sitting U.S. attorney to go on TV to discuss politics. This is NOT normal. Department of Justice officials are supposed to stay above the fray—not jump into the mud. Alina Habba is a hack in the purest sense of the word.
Habba: I can't get in front of the full senate if Jeffries is making comments like that and directing Cory Booker and Andy Kim to not allow me to get in front of senate which is passing a blue slip.
Thank you, Kamala Harris, for your historic campaign—a run that came within a few thousand votes in a few states of finally shattering the highest glass ceiling. Sadly, once again, America handed its fate to a madman. But millions still believe in the future you fought for.
One year ago today, I began my campaign for President of the United States. Over the 107 days of our race, I had the opportunity and honor to travel our nation and meet with Americans who were fighting for a better future. And today, millions of Americans continue to stand up…
Republicans have caught fright. Paralyzed with fear about the next shoe to drop in the Trump-Epstein connection.
Honestly can you imagine a scandal so bad that they stop all house business to avoid just a vote on releasing the Epstein files? House business has never been stopped before for a scandal as long as I can remember.
Antisemitism with a smile. I can't believe that Democrats normalized this guy. There's no way Zohran Mamdani gets my vote in November. First time since I have been eligible to vote that I will not vote Democratic for mayor. Sometimes party loyalty demands too much.
Here is Mamdani, recently, saying “If you Don’t Clap for El-Yateem” — a Palestinian community organizer — “You’re a Zionist.” I’ll say it again: the turning of “Zionist” into a slur in mainstream western liberal spaces is the most significant antisemitic development of the 21st…
Wag the damn dog, anyone? Donald Trump is so desperate to distract from the exploding Epstein scandal, he’d torch the world if it meant changing the headlines. He’ll say anything, do anything—even start a war—to save his own skin.
BREAKING: Donald Trump says he will strike Iran again “if necessary.”
Why is Hunter Biden speaking out about ANYTHING? Hasn't he already done enough damage to his family and the Democratic Party?
🚨HUNTER BIDEN GOES SCORCHED EARTH ON TRUMP: “These motherf*ckers… I don’t get why people don’t understand it’s the biggest grift there is.” There is nothing Hunter Biden ever did that even remotely compares to how corrupt the Trump family is.
Let's do this! It's time that Democrats started fighting like Republicans.
Four CA Governors have called for statewide special elections from Reagan in 1973 to Schwarzenegger in 2005. There’s still enough time for the CA legislature to convene a special session on redistricting and call for a statewide special election before the end of the year.
Love to see Democratic governors breaking out their bazookas.
BREAKING: In a stunning announcement, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy just announced that he is considering redistricting New Jersey to counteract Republican gerrymandering in Texas. This is amazing.
California isn’t alone. Other Dem-leaning states like NY, IL, and MN are also expected to lose one or two seats due to population declines. Meanwhile, Republican-leaning FL and TX could each gain as many as four new seats. MAJOR implications for the Electoral College.
Possible mid-decade redistricting in CA, NY, NJ, WA & MN could net Democrats up to 12 seat flips ‼️‼️ Very agressive. I appreciate that Dems are waking the fuck up about this
Folks... #CAGOV
One year ago today, I began my campaign for President of the United States. Over the 107 days of our race, I had the opportunity and honor to travel our nation and meet with Americans who were fighting for a better future. And today, millions of Americans continue to stand up…
The pro-Palestine movement, in general, is infested by these extremists who have no idea how to build a lasting, broad coalition. The monster has begun to eat its own bile. So stupid.
Who does this convince when you target one of the most pro-Palestinian lawmakers in the entire Congress? What are these people trying to accomplish?
This also concerns me. Jewish voters are still a bedrock of the Democratic Party, but far less so than they were 20-30 years ago. Small voting bloc, yes, but they always punch above their weight.
Outside the US, Diaspora Jews mostly vote for right of center parties and I think that's pretty clearly where the American trends are heading as well.
THIS is the kind of fighter mentality that Democratic voters everywhere want to see. Gov. Kathy Hochul was caught asleep at the wheel in 2022. The last month of that election were anxiety-filled for the party faithful in New York. That's never happening again.
Damn right. @EliseStefanik and every single New York House Republican ripped away their own constituents’ health care. They sold out New Yorkers because Donald Trump told them to. We will hold them accountable—up and down the ballot.
Andrew Cuomo lost because of Andrew Cuomo. The laziest, most disengaged, most arrogant campaign I have EVER seen by a frontrunning candidate. So bad that it should be studied by political scientists and strategists for years to come.
WITH AUDIO ⬇️ Andrew Cuomo blames Zohran Mamdani’s young, Jewish and pro-Palestinian voters for his primary loss. forward.com/fast-forward/7…
Lots of prominent folks who were Bernie supporters have moved so far to the Left that they are now on the Right or might as well be. Tulsi Gabbard is one of the few who actually formally switched to the GOP. She's a lunatic. She's Marjorie Taylor Greene with a surfboard.
I would like to see Bernie Sanders publicly apologize for Tulsi Gabbard.
I hope California Democrats slice and dice their congressional map like a filet mignon at French Laundry. Let it be the ultimate case of FAFO.
A hypothetical CA 49-3 House Dem redraw: Completely adheres to the Voting Rights Act and probably defeats 6 Republican incumbents. Really up to incumbent House Dems about how aggressive they want to be, if there's a redraw and the legislature gets the power to draw it...