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JD Vance might want to quietly seek advice from a political consultant who isn't connected to Trump and the White House. He's getting maneuvered into some pretty bad spots here.
(h/t @jimgeraghty)
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JD Vance might want to quietly seek advice from a political consultant who isn't connected to Trump and the White House. He's getting maneuvered into some pretty bad spots here.
(h/t @jimgeraghty)
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JD Vance might want to quietly seek advice from a political consultant who isn't connected to Trump and the White House. He's getting maneuvered into some pretty bad spots here.
(h/t @jimgeraghty)
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"There is nothing more self-flattering than imagining oneself an aristocrat of blood and soul...this fantasy...is destined to be disappointed when confronted w/reality of diverse human complications."
@MattPolProf digs deep into the right's foibles here:
thebulwark.com/p/far-right-t…
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"Basically, we’re committing to supporting the reconstruction of the country we just blew to smithereens after getting nothing," says @RadioFreeTom. Trump has "wandered into a crappier version" of Obama's deal.
On the pod Tom is great on Trump/Iran fiasco
newrepublic.com/article/2119…
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So the real story is Trump's $30 billion in bombs, his threats of genocide and civilizational elimination, and Pete Hegseth's unrestrained bloodlust, war crimes prayers for divine violence all failed to force Iran to do Trump's bidding after all?
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Jun 14
Here's the exclamation point. Just crushingly embarrassing on every level.
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Jun 14
Absolutely brutal indictment of Trump's epic failure here, made even worse by his inability to grasp how monumentally he failed.
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Here's the exclamation point. Just crushingly embarrassing on every level.
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TRUMP: I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz
TRUMP 1 HOUR LATER: The strait will open on Friday
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Jun 14
Good @EJDionne piece laying out how the moral and spiritual rot of Trumpism is giving Democrats an opening to run on an updated values-based, anti-Trump, anti-MAGA politics:
nytimes.com/2026/06/10/opini…
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"Blue-collar white voters are, for the first time, seriously doubting Mr. Trump’s handling of the economy," NYT reports, noting a large swing against him relative to previous cycles.
As I reported this week:
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Striking: New internal polling by Dems finds majorities of working class in some pretty red House districts blame Trump/GOP for their economic struggles. This is why Dems are contesting tough seats. Crucial that they're expanding the map.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2116…
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Good list from @Timodc of Dems to watch who are putting tough red-leaning districts in play.
Notably at least three (OH-7, PA-8, NC-11) are on the list of districts that Ds are polling in/finding serious anti-Trump sentiment (see my piece/thread below).
thebulwark.com/p/the-democra…
Jun 11
The Dem group American Bridge has developed a complicated way to gauge sentiment among persuadable working class people. Among these voters, majorities blame Trump and GOP for their economic woes.
Check out these findings, and how they do this, below:
newrepublic.com/article/2116…
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Everybody should watch this video. These Trump voters are exactly the sort of people that Dems are trying to reach with the polling and research in red House districts that I report on here. What they say syncs neatly with what the research shows:
newrepublic.com/article/2116…
Jun 12
Morning Joe interviewed 3-time Trump voters who have become disillusioned: "It's been two years now. You said you'd bring down the grocery prices. I must be the most angry person when I grocery shop."
"He's backtracked on every single pitch point he had during his election ... I'm not a big supporter of him at this point"
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Remember when certain intellectuals told us that Trumpism represented a fundamental break with Paul Ryanesque makers-vs-takers plutocratic orthodoxy?
Trump: "Guys like me built the country. I watch all these ingrates, they're always complaining, complaining. They didn't build anything”
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Jun 12
Striking new batch of ratings changes in House races from Inside Elections. The shifting of PA-8 and WI-3 toward Dems is a very good sign:
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Trump is a whopping 50 points underwater on inflation in many polls, per new CNN analysis. No other president has come close. Another poll finds Dems 15 among indys in battle for House.
On the pod, @creynoldsnc is great on how Dems are expanding the map:
newrepublic.com/article/2117…
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As for economic populism among people w/o college degrees, there appears to be plenty of that, too. @GregTSargent has a piece pegged to some fascinating polling data about voter anger in rural (or at least not super urban) districts that backed Trump. newrepublic.com/article/2116…
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