The fight to keep boys out of girls' sports is heading for a major test at the ballot box — and the results could change everything. Founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics Jennifer Sey is hopeful that the blue states potentially affected might be ready to finally draw a line.

“There’s ballot initiatives on November 3 in two very blue states, Washington and Colorado, where I live. If they pass their two ballot initiatives to protect girls' sports, it’ll be the first time in blue states that there are laws specifically defining the category,” Sey tells Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck.

“In Washington it's polling really well,” she explains. “I know that. In Colorado we had polling going in, and that informs our articulation of the initiative, and we got 20% more, 25% more signatures than we needed to get on the ballot. We don’t have polling right now, but going in to get the ballot initiative secured, we had very positive polling, 60%, 70%.”

“I mean, this is a unifying issue,” she adds.

“Let’s say it wins by 60%,” Glenn says. “What do you think that does to that 40%? That is going to set their hair on fire.”

“If we win in one of these deep-blue states, it could start a cascade of other blue states doing ballot initiatives, I hope,” Sey replies.

“If we win, though, I don’t think it will be over, because you’re right, the 40% or the ones who lost are going to be outraged. And just because there’s a law doesn’t mean they’re not going to keep doing what they’re doing, which is allowing boys to compete in girls' sports,” she continues.

“But there will be a boundary, and we will have recourse when it happens. And it is happening in Washington. It happens all the time,” she adds.

In fact, it’s happening right now with a boy named Logan Mihailoff, who switched from the boys' cross country team to the girls' at CAS High School in Washington.

“He went from placing bottom of the pack to making the podium every time,” she says.

“So I think Washington has a great shot. I think in Colorado we have a shot. I’m nervous; I won’t lie. But I think we do have a really good shot,” she adds.

“I think the tide is turning,” Glenn says. “I think we’re in this weird place. You know, the tide is turning, but the left is becoming so angry, so angry and so vicious.”

“I think people are alerted to the crazy on the other side, and they say, ‘I don’t want to be associated with that,’” Sey agrees. “And it’s not a cascade, but one by one, little by little, I think cracks are being made, and I think people are distancing themselves from that side of things.”

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news. I know we all want the election madness to end — at least those of us who are not political consultants, pollsters, potential candidates, and reporters — but it is not over on November 3.

In fact, it is just beginning. Because Election Day no longer decides anything: It is merely the dividing line between one political campaign and the next.

I will be glad when Election Day has come and gone, but I’m not so naive as to believe that the vitriol will subside on Nov. 4.

Even worse, elections are no longer about policy or about determining the future of the country. Instead they have become one of two things: either a referendum on President Trump or a verdict on whose ads were most effective in destroying the opposition candidate.

Let’s skin the last skunk first. Political advertising as a general rule is the reason decent American citizens all despise politics — the dark art of getting elected.

Dirty ads are nothing new. We all remember the Willie Horton ad that helped get George H.W. Bush (R) elected president over Gov. Michael Dukakis (D) in 1988, and there are numerous other examples through the years, including LBJ’s famous “Daisy” ad that aired only once, linking his opponent to the threat of nuclear war.

But in general, dirty ads used to be a relatively small part of a campaign, held in reserve as a last desperate measure to save a flailing campaign or a single kill shot to disable a flailing opponent permanently. Not any more. These days, with the addition of named but virtually anonymous super PACs in the mix, the dirty ads air continuously from Labor Day till Election Day, with one aim only: to damage, undermine, and ultimately destroy the reputation of the opposition candidate.

Here in Montana, it wasn’t unusual in years past for candidates to run dignified campaigns that stressed issues and positive values. But those days may be over. And we’ll find out whether dirty politics pays off.

The campaign of Democrat Sam Forstag for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Ryan Zinke has been nothing but disgusting. The advertising being run on his behalf has smeared Republican candidate Aaron Flint with reckless disregard for the truth. One of the ads essentially asks, “Why do you think they call him For Sale Flint?” "They" don’t bother to answer, so I will. "They" call him that because Forstag’s supporters are making the claim without evidence.

Oh sure, the ads are well made and will probably convince some voters that Aaron Flint is corrupt, but there is no evidence other than that he takes campaign contributions from companies that Forstag opposes. But accepting lawful campaign contributions is not evidence that a candidate is for sale and never has been. In my opinion, such ads making baseless claims ought to disqualify the candidate they are backing. At the very least, they ought to make voters wary of candidates who manipulate voters with demagogic rhetoric and empty words.

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Has Aaron Flint responded in kind? To an extent, yes, by pointing out that Forstag is not just a smokejumper as he portrays himself, but also a paid lobbyist for left-wing groups such as the ACLU. But Flint’s ads were launched well after Forstag’s started airing, and thank goodness they were, because without firing back, Flint would have been allowing his opponent to gain the upper hand by taking the low road. And here’s the key difference: Forstag’s ads are guessing about Flint’s supposed future behavior, whereas Flint’s ads are just stating facts about Forstag’s actual past behavior.

So yes, I will be glad when Election Day has come and gone, but I’m not so naive as to believe that the vitriol will subside on Nov. 4.

The partisan divide has become seemingly unbridgeable, and no matter what the results are on Tuesday, the temptation for politicians (and yes, for the rest of us) to paint political opponents as motivated by greed or stupidity will continue unabated. Nothing will change. If Republicans lose seats, Democrats will proclaim that America has repudiated Trump. If Republicans gain seats, Trump will claim vindication. And if the results are mixed, both parties will somehow manage to declare victory.

So as you are watching the election returns, consider this: Maybe it’s about time we think about what kind of results we want to see beyond who wins and who loses. Those are important, but even more important is restoring dignity to the electoral process itself.

It is not corrupt politicians we need to worry about; it is a corrupt system that encourages division, discord, and deceit. And it won’t go away unless voters stop rewarding the tactics they profess to despise.

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Republican voters in New Hampshire were thrilled on Tuesday to find four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski encouraging them to vote on Election Day.

Videos on social media showed Gronkowski taking photos with his fans and waving the U.S. flag at motorists.

'It doesn't matter what side you're voting for; it just matters about you coming out and voting.'

Other former sports stars seen at polling places included boxer Floyd Mayweather, Red Sox All-Star Kevin Youkilis, and Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola.

Gronkowski interacted with voters and fans near a campaign tent in Bedford for Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late activist Charlie Kirk.

TPUSA chief operating officer Tyler Bowyer posted videos of the former New England Patriots player on social media. Mayweather was also spotted near a TPUSA tent in Hudson, according to WMUR.

Despite media speculation that the sports figures were there on Turning Point's behalf, someone close to TPUSA's Election Day activities told Blaze News that the organization was not involved in Gronk's appearance.

On Tuesday, New Hampshire Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte posted a photo of herself with Gronkowski and his girlfriend, Camille Kostek, in Bedford.

"The air is brisk and the people are just so wonderful, and [I'm] just taking pictures with everyone that are coming out here to vote," said Gronkowski to WFXT-TV.

"It doesn't matter what side you're voting for; it just matters about you coming out and voting," he added.

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Gronkowski has not been overly outspoken about his political beliefs. He has said that he preferred visiting the White House under President Donald Trump over the visit under former President Barack Obama. But that's because Obama restricted the players' access, while Trump let them roam about the White House.

Obama also told Gronkowski to keep his shirt on at the White House event.

In 2024 Gronkowski enthusiastically backed Elon Musk's suggestion to simplify the tax code.

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As election returns roll in, political analysts will undoubtedly focus on the deep partisan divisions over the cost of energy, the Iran War, support for Israel, and immigration. Most of it will predict two more years of gridlock between Congress and the White House.

Whatever the balance of power in Congress, a new consensus could emerge on homelessness. The conditions are ripe: a Republican administration dedicated to better outcomes for both the homeless and the public and Democrats incentivized to show their constituents that they are no longer ignoring a crisis at its worst in blue strongholds like Seattle and San Francisco.

The only results that matter are whether Washington finally stops counting dollars spent on homelessness and starts counting the people it helps escape it.

Even so, change won’t come easily. Expecting a Democratic takeover in Congress, the homelessness activists who brought us billions in wasteful spending and worsening outcomes are already urging lawmakers to undo the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s performance-based funding reforms.

Most people recognize that homelessness should not be a red or blue issue. The two primary causes of homelessness — severe mental illness and substance use disorder — impact most Americans in some way. Homelessness happens to black and white Americans, young and old, in big cities and small towns.

The heart of the partisan divide on homelessness is how to solve the problem. Republicans want to spend less on ineffective and inefficient programs and refocus on drug addiction and mental illness treatment. Democratic activists insist that the current Housing First model (the provision of permanent supportive housing without treatment or sobriety requirements) is working and want to spend more on it.

No matter who is in office, the situation on the ground has changed. Americans across the political spectrum, who have seen the effects of a decade of increasing homelessness in their neighborhoods, are no longer inclined to take the activists at their word.

Our recent report brings hope that, if both parties work together for commonsense reform, they can achieve what the taxpayers and voters really want, which is to alleviate the suffering on America’s streets. Across the country, we can help more people get off the street and rebuild their lives, while ensuring federal and state governments eliminate waste and spend taxpayer money efficiently.

The report shows that most of the homelessness funding from the federal government is spent on inputs: how many beds facilities have, how many people they have hired, how many homeless people check into their facilities.

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But the local entities that distribute federal funding do a poor job of tracking outcomes, especially considering the amount of money spent. How many people are getting jobs? How many people walk out with better health or are able to return to their families having beaten their addiction? No one can say. Meanwhile executives at ineffective homelessness nonprofits make more money than ever, while the homeless languish.

This is where Republicans and Democrats can come together. President Trump has emphasized the need for outcomes in federal homelessness funding, with a particular focus on treatment for addiction and mental illness, economic self-sufficiency, and public safety. Meanwhile Democrats concerned about protecting the less fortunate should see targets in the nonprofit executives getting rich at taxpayer expense and victims in the homeless people they exploit.

And before anyone says it, yes, this can be done. Daniel Lurie, the mayor of San Francisco, is hardly conservative, but he has offered some of the same outcome-based reforms as Trump, notably mandated treatment, street enforcement, and a rollback of low-barrier harm reduction. To achieve this, Lurie has had to reject the radical demands of homeless activists in his own city. If he and Trump can align on anything, lawmakers in Washington ought to be able to do the same.

As Washington considers voting outcomes on Wednesday morning, more than 745,000 Americans will have spent the night on the streets. For them, the only results that matter are whether Washington finally stops counting dollars spent on homelessness and starts counting the people it helps escape it.

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