Video game designer and science fiction author from Texas. Can be found on Twitter @fawfulfan.
Republicans in Arizona are resorting to desperate measures to prevent special elections that aren’t even happening yet. And they are failing.
By Matthew Chapman - April 24, 2018
Arizona Republican state Sen. Debbie Lesko demonstrated her approval of a crass smear against Democrats in her state.
By Matthew Chapman - April 23, 2018
A month ago, the Missouri GOP was way ahead in Senate polls. Then their governor got charged with multiple felonies, sparked a party civil war, and blew everything up.
By Matthew Chapman - April 23, 2018
Luke Messer began his political career replacing a state representative killed by a drunk driver — but didn’t tell anyone about his own multiple DUI convictions.
By Matthew Chapman - April 20, 2018
Another once-safe Republican seat is suddenly competitive. And Republicans should be terrified.
By Matthew Chapman - April 20, 2018
A new poll shows Trump is so unpopular in Arizona, he’s dragging down Republicans running for Senate there.
By Matthew Chapman - April 19, 2018
Sources report McConnell is using a shady new strategy to keep his Senate majority: block red-state Democrats from going home to campaign.
By Matthew Chapman - April 19, 2018
As the Texas Senate race tightens, Ted Cruz refuses to acknowledge the very real danger he’s in.
By Matthew Chapman - April 18, 2018
Republicans fear that another deep red seat is at risk in a special election.
By Matthew Chapman - April 18, 2018
Republicans are once again trying to block a special election — this time, for a Senate vacancy that hasn’t even happened yet.
By Matthew Chapman - April 18, 2018
Republican Rep. Charlie Dent was planning to retire. Now he won’t even finish the remainder of his term.
By Matthew Chapman - April 17, 2018
Mitch McConnell and his allies are cracking down to try to stop a convicted criminal from winning the Senate nomination against a red-state Democrat. And it is getting ugly.
By Matthew Chapman - April 17, 2018
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel suggested that blocking voters from the polls won the election for Republicans. And he’s proud that he helped.
By Matthew Chapman - April 16, 2018
South Dakota state Sen. Neal Tapio was caught on tape saying a terrorist attack would help push him to victory.
By Matthew Chapman - April 13, 2018
The conservative newspaper called out Arizona Republican Debbie Lesko’s confusing and sad debate performance less than two weeks before the special election.
By Matthew Chapman - April 13, 2018
Convicted criminal Don Blankenship spent a year in prison for violating mine safety rules. Now he could face criminal prosecution again for his disorganized campaign.
By Matthew Chapman - April 11, 2018
Florida Rep. Dennis Ross is the 39th House Republican to sprint for the exit.
By Matthew Chapman - April 11, 2018
The Fox News host wasted no time making herself the victim after she bullied a school shooting survivor.
By Matthew Chapman - April 10, 2018
If Laura Ingraham thought the storm over her crude attack on Parkland student David Hogg had blown over because she hid out for a week, she was flat wrong.
By Matthew Chapman - April 09, 2018
After spending months rolling back federal guidelines to protect students’ rights, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos claims her opposition to teacher walkouts is all about the children.
By Matthew Chapman - April 09, 2018
Rep. Blake Farenthold still owes the taxpayers $84,000 for the sexual harassment settlement he paid with their dime.
By Matthew Chapman - April 06, 2018
Virginia Republicans can’t seem to find a single viable candidate for the U.S. Senate. They’re starting to accept Tim Kaine is here to stay as Virginia senator.
By Matthew Chapman - April 06, 2018
With EPA administrator Scott Pruitt facing multiple new scandals on a daily basis, Trump still has his back.
By Matthew Chapman - April 05, 2018
A new poll finds Phil Bredesen beating Marsha Blackburn for Senate in Tennessee — and claiming a good chunk of Republican voters.
By Matthew Chapman - April 05, 2018
The GOP has a problem talking to women. This time, Rep. Kevin Cramer compared Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s voting record to cheating on a spouse.
By Matthew Chapman - April 05, 2018
Republican Gov. Scott Walker is in full-blown panic after his preferred candidate lost the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
By Matthew Chapman - April 04, 2018
State Sen. Bob Nonini believes that ‘anyone who has an abortion should pay.’
By Matthew Chapman - April 03, 2018
Unlike most environmental laws, Scott Pruitt is a big fan of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Because it lets him hand money to his friends.
By Matthew Chapman - April 03, 2018
Beto O’Rourke brought in the largest quarterly haul of any Democratic Senate candidate in the country — and he’s prepared to give Ted Cruz the fight of his life.
By Matthew Chapman - April 03, 2018
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has an appalling record of disrespecting Native Americans, and it just got much worse.
By Matthew Chapman - April 02, 2018