A guy on the "deport people here illegally" ticket said yesterday that he and his running mate get to decide what counts as "illegal." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/trump-vance-immigrants-deportation/
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A guy on the "deport people here illegally" ticket said yesterday that he and his running mate get to decide what counts as "illegal." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/trump-vance-immigrants-deportation/ -
JD Vance claims that he heard "verifiable" claims about pet-eating from constituents.JD Vance claims that he heard "verifiable" claims about pet-eating from constituents. But all he offers as evidence is froth from the right-wing internet bubble. Gift link: https://wapo.st/3B9Wo9W
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Three months ago, a quarter of Americans viewed both presidential candidates unfavorably.Three months ago, a quarter of Americans viewed both presidential candidates unfavorably. Today, suddenly, there's actually a candidate that Americans generally like. Sort of.
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After 2012, some Republicans worried that an evolving electorate, driven by young and non-White voters, had shifted against them permanently.After 2012, some Republicans worried that an evolving electorate, driven by young and non-White voters, had shifted against them permanently.
New Gallup data shows that, in the Trump era, the shift was heavily among young women.
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It wasn't just that Vance admitted that he was "creating stories" casting immigrants as dangerous in order to aid the campaign.It wasn't just that Vance admitted that he was "creating stories" casting immigrants as dangerous in order to aid the campaign. It's also that his rationale for those stories was thoroughly dishonest. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/16/jd-vance-explains-political-utility-anti-immigrant-hostility/
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This week’s newsletter includes lots of great data visualizations.This week’s newsletter includes lots of great data visualizations. And also this one. https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596b02b6ade4e24119ac1a18&s=66e596f004bcbf6847781aa3&linknum=2&linktot=58
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Polls shifted to the Dems when Biden dropped out.Polls shifted to the Dems when Biden dropped out. Now they show narrow Harris advantages nationally and in states. So turnout becomes key — a factor that's hard to predict.
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After Taylor Swift endorsed Harris, encouraging her fans to register to vote, Google recorded a surge in people wanting to register to vote. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/11/taylor-swift-endorses-searches-voter-registration-jump/After Taylor Swift endorsed Harris, encouraging her fans to register to vote, Google recorded a surge in people wanting to register to vote. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/11/taylor-swift-endorses-searches-voter-registration-jump/
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There’s no evidence non-citizens vote regularly in elections.There’s no evidence non-citizens vote regularly in elections. But it’s politically useful for Trump to claim they do, so Republican officials say they do, so Republican voters think they will. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/09/gop-warnings-about-illegal-voting-by-immigrants-land-with-republicans/
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Two months until the election, Trump is being more explicit about who he'll put under the boot if reelected and how much it will hurt. Because he's playing to his base.Gift link: https://wapo.st/3TkprxPTwo months until the election, Trump is being more explicit about who he'll put under the boot if reelected and how much it will hurt. Because he's playing to his base.
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Let’s imagine a world in which Elon Musk does to the U.S.Let’s imagine a world in which Elon Musk does to the U.S. what he did to Twitter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/05/trump-musk-government-commission/?itid=ap_philipbump
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In recent weeks, particularly as his position in the polls has weakened, Trump has repeatedly fallen back on one of his favorite campaign tactics: accusing his opponents of things he's been accused of. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/05...In recent weeks, particularly as his position in the polls has weakened, Trump has repeatedly fallen back on one of his favorite campaign tactics: accusing his opponents of things he's been accused of. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/05/trump-falls-back-his-im-rubber-youre-glue-campaign-approach/
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The newsletter this week looks at that viral thread of bad charts — not all of which were actually bad. https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596b02b6ade4e24119ac1a18&s=66d3221b97ff550effc26a3d&linknum=2&linktot=58The newsletter this week looks at that viral thread of bad charts — not all of which were actually bad. https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596b02b6ade4e24119ac1a18&s=66d3221b97ff550effc26a3d&linknum=2&linktot=58
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Oh, Trump's promising free IVF, is he?Oh, Trump's promising free IVF, is he? Like he promised a perfect replacement to Obamacare in 2016? Like he promised a free "cure" for covid in 2020? OK, cool. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/30/weve-hit-make-wild-health-care-promises-part-trumps-campaign/
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Wrote about the numerous ways you can put money in Trump's pocket without giving a cent to his campaign. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/28/trump-merchandise-sales/?itid=ap_philipbumpWrote about the numerous ways you can put money in Trump's pocket without giving a cent to his campaign. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/28/trump-merchandise-sales/?itid=ap_philipbump
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Zuckerberg's effort to get Jim Jordan to stop yelling at him at leads to Trump identifying a culprit in rigging the 2020 election: the Trump White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/27/zuckerberg-letter-trump-2020-election/Zuckerberg's effort to get Jim Jordan to stop yelling at him at leads to Trump identifying a culprit in rigging the 2020 election: the Trump White House. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/27/zuckerberg-letter-trump-2020-election/
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Harris was not the most liberal senator ever and, on the most commonly cited metric of ideology, was not to the left of Warren. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/27/no-kamala-harris-is-not-most-liberal-senator-history/Harris was not the most liberal senator ever and, on the most commonly cited metric of ideology, was not to the left of Warren. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/27/no-kamala-harris-is-not-most-liberal-senator-history/
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Where RFK and Trump align is on one of the defining divides in politics: subjectivity vs.Where RFK and Trump align is on one of the defining divides in politics: subjectivity vs. objectivity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/26/fact-vs-fiction-election/
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In the (free to read) newsletter, new data on how people compare the candidates outside the lens of politics. https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596b02b6ade4e24119ac1a18&s=66c9e79cda896967aab23131&linknum=2&linktot=67In the (free to read) newsletter, new data on how people compare the candidates outside the lens of politics. https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=596b02b6ade4e24119ac1a18&s=66c9e79cda896967aab23131&linknum=2&linktot=67
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The issue with Biden wasn't just that he was old but (as the convention highlighted) that the party's approach to Trump was old.Shifting to Harris let them step outside of that and to target Trump as an aberration, not an alternative. Gift link: https:...The issue with Biden wasn't just that he was old but (as the convention highlighted) that the party's approach to Trump was old.
Shifting to Harris let them step outside of that and to target Trump as an aberration, not an alternative. Gift link: https://wapo.st/4dBLEzm