https://redstate.com/author/sister-toldjah/feedConservative News & Politicsen-usMon, 17 Aug 2026 04:07:56 -0400<![CDATA[Back in May, the FBI shared what it called "preliminary data" indicating that violent crime in 2025 was down a staggering 9.3 percent compared to what it was in 2024.]]>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:34:01 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Kash Patel]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/16/violent-crime-down-media-at-a-loss-to-explain-why-n2205678<![CDATA[One doesn't have to like socialists to admit that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) political party has racked up some significant primary wins across the country in states like New York, Colorado, and in Washington, D.C., over the last several weeks.]]>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:00:17 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/14/ny-democratic-socialist-lawmaker-n2205617<![CDATA[It was in the early morning hours last Wednesday that Abdul El-Sayed learned that he was the projected winner of the Michigan Democrat Senate primary, becoming his party's nominee.]]>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:25:31 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Mike Rogers]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/14/bad-news-for-abdul-el-sayed-n2205602<![CDATA[Though the Michigan Democrat Senate and Wisconsin Democrat gubernatorial primary races captured the attention of political junkies across America, another interesting Senate primary that played out on the Left took place in Minnesota.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:47:32 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/13/flanagan-throws-walz-under-the-bus-on-fraud-scandals-but-tafoya-is-hot-on-her-heels-n2205567<![CDATA[Since disgraced Democrat Graham Platner exited under immense pressure from party leaders who were terrified he was going to lose, the Maine Senate race has mostly dropped out of the national news cycle, with one of the few "interesting" things being the process the state party used to pick its replacement nominee, Platner-backed Troy Jackson, a couple of weeks later.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:36:14 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Maine]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/12/new-report-on-maine-democrat-senate-nominee-troy-jackson-n2205552<![CDATA[A few months into Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign, RedState wrote about how the Democrat seemed awfully keen on scrubbing his social media history, where he repeatedly advocated Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) positions like defunding the police.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:42:58 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Mike Rogers]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/12/abdul-el-sayed-challenge-to-mike-rogers-n2205512<![CDATA[RedState has reported extensively on the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary race, which saw a lot of action on the Democrat side amid a scramble from establishment Democrats to ward off a serious challenge from state Rep. Francesca Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:06:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/12/winner-of-wisconsin-democrat-gubernatorial-primary-n2205491<![CDATA[Despite the South's reputation for taking things slow, one thing that moved fairly quickly was what to do in the aftermath of the death of longtime GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who passed away a month ago today at the age of 71.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:43:22 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/11/results-of-south-carolina-gop-senate-primary-n2205495<![CDATA[There's not a person on this planet who hasn't said or done something in their lives that they later regretted. &nbsp;Sometimes their regret may have come years later, or maybe a few hours or days later.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:20:37 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/11/the-hot-garbage-of-the-ive-evolved-argument-n2205481<![CDATA[Democrats have spent the last several years giving insincere lectures about "respecting democracy," but they've more than made clear in recent election cycles that they have no qualms about disrespecting the will of the people even in their own party if they think they can get a win out of it.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:02:33 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Montana]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/11/democrat-senate-nominee-montana-n2205459<![CDATA[As RedState reported, GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced last Wednesday that he was dropping his reelection bid after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured following a review of "allegations that [he] may have created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct."&nbsp;]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:14:05 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[North Carolina]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/10/new-gop-nominee-in-nc-11-congressional-race-n2205453<![CDATA[The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have been in the spotlight a lot more in recent weeks thanks to several things. Among them are a wave of DSA House primary wins in states like New York and Colorado, the DSA-backed Abdul El-Sayed winning the Michigan Democrat Senate primary, and Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a DSA member, being the frontrunner in the state's Democrat gubernatorial primary race.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:01:27 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/10/new-democrat-talking-point-on-the-dsa-emerges-and-francesca-hong-demonstrates-why-it-wont-work-n2205441<![CDATA[On Saturday, RedState reported on the sad announcement from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) regarding the "passing" of his beloved 49-year-old vacuum, Beth, who apparently bit the dust - quite literally - which caused a little bit of a problem with her electrical cord:]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:17:07 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Chuck Grassley]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Iowa]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/09/more-on-chuck-grassleys-deceased-vacuum-beth-n2205397<![CDATA[The story NPR published - and then almost immediately retracted - at the end of June, which falsely claimed that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, was one of the more bizarre and scandalous moments in the "news" organization's tumultuous history.]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:16:04 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Justice Samuel Alito]]><![CDATA[NPR]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/07/justice-samuel-alitos-scotus-announcement-n2205320<![CDATA[As we've reported, the WNBA seems hellbent on self-destruction in the aftermath of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham standing up for protecting women's sports from the invasion of transgender athletes.]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:56:12 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[Women's Sports]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/07/hot-takes-hilarity-ensues-after-former-nbaer-enes-kanter-announces-hes-declaring-for-the-wnba-n2205310<![CDATA[Unlike RedState's Thomas LaDuke, I'm not an expert on Michigan politics, but I do know a little bit about purple states and how candidates for statewide office on either side of the aisle generally tend to try not to go too far right or too far left once the general election campaign season starts, in hopes of appealing to middle-of-the-road voters.]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:47:11 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/07/debbie-dingell-remarks-on-hasan-piker-n2205306<![CDATA[Every election cycle, we talk about how the battle for the heart and soul of our country is on and how conservatives and Republicans must meet the moment if America is to prevail over those who seek to do her harm.]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:02:48 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Mike Rogers]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/07/mike-rogers-and-michigans-disaffected-democrat-voters-n2205300<![CDATA[With Republican Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) announcing this week that they'd vote no on confirming Todd Blanche as DOJ Attorney General, many political observers were thinking Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA) would continue his bitter little revenge tour and follow suit.]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:01:35 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[Bill Cassidy]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Louisiana]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Todd Blanche]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/07/bill-cassidy-announcement-on-if-he-will-support-todd-blanches-doj-nomination-n2205303<![CDATA[The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has become persona non grata for an increasing number of Democrat public figures and wacktivists, primarily for having the audacity to oppose candidates who are anti-Israel and/or otherwise work against the safety and security interests of the millions of Jewish people who call America home.]]>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:41:11 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Mike Rogers]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/05/aoc-gets-all-stompy-feet-with-aipac-over-michigan-senate-race-and-they-let-her-have-it-n2205240<![CDATA[I was up until the wee hours of the morning watching results come in for the Michigan Democrat Senate primary, and at one point it honestly looked like Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) was going to surprise everyone and defeat Abdul El-Sayed.]]>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:09:28 -0400<![CDATA[Sister Toldjah]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Mike Rogers]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/08/05/mike-rogers-and-jewish-democrats-n2205223