From the Loony Left
“I can guarantee you that once he gets elected, he’ll change his tune back to where he was. ... The Democratic Party is backing off on their stances on trans and all of this, and so his staff is encouraging him to kind of do the same thing, just [until the midterms].” —Babs Miller, Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s pastor

“We are paying people $25 to attend a one-hour Zoom class to learn why voting is important and why the Republicans are causing all of these bad things. So it’s like a roundabout way of paying people for their votes, essentially.” —Texas Majority PAC organizing manager Sky McAdams

“I think if you’re actively trying to go after Sharia law, it’s because you’re trying to change the conversation.” —Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed

“Pound for pound as far as the number of deaths, yes. We’ve caused tremendous terror all around the world.” —Hasan Piker when asked if the U.S. is worse than al-Qaeda

“The path out of this was already shown to us by President Obama.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who thinks Obama’s $1.7 billion to the Iranian regime was not used to produce fissile material

“They are trying to erase people of color in this country.” —New Mexico Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury on the Trump administration

“The president’s proclivity, his inclination ... is towards violence. You’ve seen the violence on the buildings.” —Illinois Congressman Jonathan Jackson

“Income taxes do not raise prices on goods.” —CNN’s Abby Phillip

From the Reasonable Right
“He knows that he cannot win this race if he tells Texans the truth about what he believes.” —Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton on James Talarico

“This guy is maybe the most anti-American candidate across the country today. You look at his hanging out with Hasan Piker, who believes that America deserved 9/11. ... This is a guy that takes money from organizations tied to the Muslim brotherhood.” —Senate Michigan candidate Mike Rogers on Abdul El-Sayed

“The Dems decided they needed a podcaster of their own, so they found a guy who hates America and loves Mao and got fawning media profiles. No one in the party thought it might not be a good idea. Now they have to own him.” —Erick Erickson on Hasan Piker

“If you’ve got a pulse and a marginal desire for a better life and you’ve read any history books, you know that socialism is for morons.” —Louisiana Senator John Kennedy

“In every socialist’s heart is a quiet giddiness that other people will carry the financial burdens of ‘fairness.’” —Buck Sexton

“It is probably ill-advised to be losing sleep over what AI may do to us in 25 years when all around is the evidence of what evil is doing to our country right now.” —Gary Bauer

“If black leadership malpractice were a crime, many politicians would be staring at life without the possibility of parole.” —Larry Elder

Belly Laugh of the Day
“One of the mainstays of America’s legislative branch was once again seen roaming the corridors of the U.S. Capitol building, as Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate as a Force ghost.” —The Babylon Bee