APO.Eagles: As Election Day arrives, what is the average number of losses for a president’s party?

Tuesday, November 03, 2026

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As Election Day arrives, what is the average number of losses for a president’s party?

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“I Voted” stickers starting to accumulate at the Alex Pretti Memorial in Whittier, Minneapolis 1/2

(floating in lotus position)

"The memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston's East End has been adorned with hundreds of Harris County "I Voted" stickers. Early voting began last week for Texas' midterm elections, and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3."

(Houston Public Media instagram, Oct. 28)

GOP-tied group tries again to trick Democrats into abandoning Amy Acton
(Cleveland.com)
“It’s already been litigated, and I, as a voter in the state of Alaska, have the right to donate to any campaign I want. And I have the right to vote for who I want, without feeling threatened by our own government.”

FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donors as part of federal investigation into voter fraud
(Alaska Public Media)

Donelson, Tennessee:

Activists Protest ICE Call Center on Día de los Muertos
(Nashville Scene)

"Since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second administration, at least 57 deaths have been recorded in ICE custody..."

Outside Michigan ICE detention center, activists mourn the dead and demand change
(News from the States)
that part of the movie where the head of the FBI in chicago is forced out of his job and then he sues because he's ready to tell everything he knows:

'Broadview 6' case heats up again as ex-FBI boss sues, top federal prosecutor ordered to testify
(Rachel shares WBEZ)
Great piece from @rothschildmd.bsky.social -- worth reading today:
- "I've been tracking midterms conspiracy theories and rumors all week. This is not a complete list, but it's a good start, and almost everything you see over the next few weeks will stem from something here. Please subscribe if you can, and share widely."
  (Rachel shares Mike Rothschild sharing his link)
“Social Security is being used as a pro-Trump voter contact platform before this election. It is an illegal misuse of the personal data of every American to deliver falsehoods before the election..."
(MaddowBlog)
"Every Monday, patriots gather at the VA in Leeds MA to support our #veterans & #federalworkers. Today we said: VOTE 🗳️! "
(Indivisible01027)
"Some background on David Flippo's Air Force record for those not following:

-Falsely claimed to have served "in the desert" in 1991 but was actually in school

-Campaign falsely claimed he earned a Bronze Star with valor

-Was relieved of command in 2008"
(Noah Lanard shares Mother Jones)
How The Voter Poll, MS NOW’s election exit-polling project, works — On election night, our elections team will be processing representative data from all 50 states about who people voted for and what was on their mind as they cast their ballot.
(MS NOW)
"The Justice Department has refused to give former special counsel Jack Smith permission to testify in President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.

The broadcaster wants to question Smith about evidence he gathered while investigating Trump’s efforts to contest the 2020 election, but in a letter filed Monday night, the Justice Department said that could expose grand jury secrets and classified information, and argued Smith’s knowledge of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was “secondhand.”"
(Washington Sun)
Trump Delivers a Closing Midterm Message. Mostly About Landscaping. — On the eve of the election, the president held forth in great detail on columns, drain pipes and granite at the newly refilled Reflecting Pool.
(New York Times)
"A survey by Common Defense Civic Engagement, a grassroots veterans organization, found that 53 percent of active-duty service members want to leave because their service is becoming more politicized.

Another 45 percent of polled respondents shared that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s policy changes and the ensuing instability had made them consider leaving their stations sooner rather than later.

The poll also found that 67 percent of active-duty respondents felt that the recent policy decisions affecting America’s military branches were being made for political gain rather than mission readiness."
(New Republic)
Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant facing new charges for threatening DC federal judges — A North Carolina man was arrested Monday over an April Facebook post that read “ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will be EXECUTED.”
(Politico)