Editors' Note: You've already voted, right? So now there's nothing left to do before Election Day besides shvitz. It's no biggie; just the future of American democracy. But we at the Spy, sensitive as ever to the hopes, fears, anxieties, and dreams of our massive worldwide audience, are here to help. Today we thought you deserve something fun. So here's our special pre-election news quiz.
Here's the question: can you spot the common thread linking these various manifestations of Republicans campaigning in the midterms? Put your thinking caps on!
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Trump in South Carolina: "If you're Black or Jewish and if you vote for Abdul, you're crazy. You're crazy anyway."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 29, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Republican senator believes, inaccurately, in a religious threshold to hold office.
— Michael Derby (@michaelsderby.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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With no evidence, President Donald Trump called Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member.” El-Sayed has not advocated violence, has disavowed that group and said he has no ties to it. politifact.com/factchecks/2...
— PolitiFact (@politifact.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Trump is smearing Ilhan Omar in speeches all over the country now because he is an Islamophobic bigot and he thinks that’s a winning message for Republicans
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) October 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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If you can find the common thread among all these widely disparate news stories, write down your answer and send it to:
And thanks for playing!
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