Olympic Downhill, Democratic Cliff
Ryan Cochran-Siegle rockets down the Milan-Cortina course while voters watch from a neighboring slope labeled ‘Housing Policy’—with no gates, no safety net, and their senator already skiing toward the exits.

When the only thing moving faster than Olympic skiers is elected officials bailing before the crash mats go up.
Source headline
Ryan Cochran-Siegle fastest in Olympics downhill training as Norwegian skier airlifted to hospital
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