David M. Drucker
@davidmdrucker.bsky.social
Senior Writer, The Dispatch; Contributing Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion; Contributor, MSNOW; Author: In Trump's Shadow; The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP
NEW frm MICHIGAN: @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's signature pitch is Medicare for All. Just don’t ask the progressive populist for the cost to the avg taxpayer. He knows; he just isn’t saying. “I’m not going to give you that number.." thedispatch.com/article/mich... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Do Michigan Democrats Want Populism or Pragmatism?
The state’s Senate primary pits progressive Abdul El-Sayed against the more traditional Rep. Haley Stevens.
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NEW from SACRAMENTO: The Paradox of @gavinnewsom.bsky.social — He's a leading Democratic 2028 contender yet often a mystery, even to those in his party. thedispatch.com/article/gavi... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The Paradox of Gavin Newsom
He's a leading Democratic presidential contender for 2028, yet he's a mystery even to those in his party.
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NEW: The GOP's mid-decade redistricting gambit is shaping up as a potential midterm election bonanza after first appearing as though it might go spectacularly bust. thedispatch.com/article/midt... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Why the Midterm Odds Might Still be in the GOP’s Favor
Mid-decade redistricting could be a life preserver for Republicans.
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NEW: Ignore the substance of the DNC’s autopsy of the 2024 election. The DNC certainly is. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Can the DNC Move Past Its 2024 Autopsy Fiasco?
Some Democrats have called for the firing of Chairman Ken Martin.
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NEW: @jamestalarico.bsky.social better don a flak jacket. W/ TX Rs nominating scandal-plagued Ken Paxton for #TXSEN, GOP strategists in Lone Star State say carpet-bombing Dem nom w/ neg ads = surest way to prevent massive upset. thedispatch.com/article/paxt... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Get Ready for a Rock Fight in the Texas Senate Race
How Trump’s endorsement of scandal-plagued Ken Paxton is shaping the context.
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NEW: TRUMP's overall job approval might be plummeting, but GOP voters adore POTUS & no message resonates better in primaries than loyalty pledges to him & his agenda, motivating R cand's to hug Trump as tight as possible. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
GOP Voters Cling to Trump Even as His Polling Numbers Sink
Democrats see an opportunity to tie the president to issues their voters care about.
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NEW from KENTUCKY: Will MAGA Come for Rep. Thomas Massie? The incumbent faces a primary challenge that’ll tell us a great deal about the TRUMP’s influence over the GOP electorate — & what matters to the party’s voters. thedispatch.com/article/kent... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Will MAGA Come for Thomas Massie?
The seven-term incumbent faces a primary challenge that will tell us a great deal about the president’s influence over the electorate.
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Jimmy Lai is still in a Chinese prison. When Trump meets with Xi next week he should press China's leader to free Lai. "Securing the release of a man seen as a champion of free speech and a symbol of resistance to authoritarian subjugation would bring broad acclaim" www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Jimmy Lai's Freedom Hinges on Donald Trump's Dealmaking
US President Donald Trump says he will raise the case of imprisoned Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when he meets President Xi Jinping in China next week. It might seem implausible that Beijing would...
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NEW: Netanyahu may be most polarizing figure in American politics outside TRUMP. Dem voters loathe Israel’s PM, partly for close assoc w/ this POTUS & GOP. That oppo has steadily pushed Congr Ds to question U.S. support Jewish state. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
As Democratic Support for Israel Erodes, Blame Falls on Netanyahu
Lawmakers insist they support the Jewish state and value its relationship with the U.S.
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NEW from INDIANA: Trump Retribution Campaign Threatens to Unravel IN GOP. POTUS has targeted 8 state senators who opposed redistricting. “I’m a RINO now, because I’ve been pushed out of the MAGA party.” thedispatch.com/article/indi... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Trump Retribution Campaign Threatens to Unravel Indiana GOP
The president has targeted eight state senators who opposed redistricting.
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NEW: Why Marco Rubio's Stock Is Rising With MAGA. Polling shows populists would likely support the secretary of state in 2028. thedispatch.com/article/rubi... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Why Rubio’s Stock Is Rising With MAGA
Polling shows populists would likely support the secretary of state in 2028.
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NEW: Why Trump Re-Endorsed Jeff Hurd in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. A strategic campaign by House GOP leadership helped change POTUS' mind. w/ Charles Hilu. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Why Trump Re-Endorsed Jeff Hurd in Colorado
A strategic campaign by House GOP leadership helped change the president’s mind.
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NEW: Stephen Miller Is (Virtually) Untouchable. As the WH tries to quell fallout from unpopular mass deportations, the architect of the strategy remains safely in TRUMP's circle. WHY? Because... thedispatch.com/article/step... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Stephen Miller Is (Virtually) Untouchable
As the White House tries to quell the fallout from its unpopular mass deportations, the architect of the strategy remains safely in the president’s circle.
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NEW: TRUMP is using the Iran war to stockpile campaign cash, issuing multiple email $$$ appeals since Operation Epic Fury began casting Democrats as weak on national security & directing donations to his political operation. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
How Trump Is Using Iran to Fund His Own Political War Chest
The president is selling the war with controversial videos and soliciting donations via email.
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NEW @michaelrwarren.bsky.social: MAGA Media Figures Split With Trump Over Iran. GOP voters support POTUS so far, but setbacks or a prolonged war could threaten his credibility. thedispatch.com/article/dona... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
MAGA Media Figures Split With Trump Over Iran
GOP voters support the president so far, but setbacks or a prolonged war could threaten his credibility.
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NEW from SOUTH CAROLINA: Dem pragmatists are mobilizing to block @aoc.bsky.social & other leftwing firebrands frm party’s 2028 nod, aiming to shape a field of contenders that rejects progressive litmus tests rendering nominee unelectable thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Pragmatic Democrats to Progressives in 2028: 'No, Thank You.'
A center-left organization tries to steer the party back toward the middle.
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Will Khamenei’s Death Mark the End of the Revolution? The supreme leader clung to a dying movement that made his nation a global pariah and disillusioned his own population | Charlotte Lawson https://thedispatch.com/article/khamenei-death-iran-strikes-revolution/
NEW: @marcorubio.bsky.social Has a ‘Rainy Day’ Account. What Does That Mean for 2028? The secretary of state is vocally supportive of J.D. Vance. But some Republicans would prefer him to the VP. thedispatch.com/article/marc... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Marco Rubio Has a ‘Rainy Day’ Account. What Does That Mean for 2028?
The secretary of state has been vocally supportive of J.D. Vance. But some Republicans would prefer him to the vice president.
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LATEST from @michaelrwarren.bsky.social: A $266,000 Steer &the Culture of Conflicts in Trump’s Washington. What a quarter-million dollar auction bid reveals about the lack of regard for even the appearance of propriety. thedispatch.com/article/broo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
A $266,000 Steer and the Culture of Conflicts in Trump’s Washington
What a quarter-million dollar auction bid reveals about the lack of regard for even the appearance of propriety.
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NEW from Kevin D. Williamson in MINNEAPOLIS: A New American Development. A short, sad tale of public grief and newfangled Midwestern Jacobinism in the City of Flour and Sawdust. thedispatch.com/newsletter/w... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
A New American Development
A short, sad tale of public grief and newfangled Midwestern Jacobinism in the City of Flour and Sawdust.
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NEW: TRUMP's mid-decade redistricting gambit risks going spectacularly bust. thedispatch.com/article/gop-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
How the GOP’s Redistricting Effort Could Backfire
Democrats responded with their own new maps, and there will be more competitive districts.
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"The administration’s rush to malign Alex Pretti was embarrassing—and a blow to the public trust." | Michael Warren https://thedispatch.com/article/alex-pretti-shooting-trump-administration-response/
NEW from EL PASO: Sen. John Cornyn's Texas-sized Primary Challenge. “My race is really going to be a test to see whether a normal, Texas conservative Republican can still get elected in the primary. I think it's important that I win." thedispatch.com/article/john... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
John Cornyn's Texas-Sized Primary Challenge
Can the traditionally conservative incumbent hold off two challengers?
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NEW: The GOP’s Mamdani Dilemma> The party plans to run against the New York mayor’s socialist agenda in the midterms Will TRUMP's embrace of left-wing policy proposals complicate that effort? thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The GOP’s Mamdani Dilemma
The party plans to run against the New York mayor’s socialist agenda in the midterms at the same time the president is endorsing left-wing policy proposals.
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NEW from PHILLY: For @joshshapiropa.bsky.social, the pomp of his reelection reveal was a tale of two speeches, a glimpse of his balancing act as gov of crucial swing state & emerging national Democratic leader flirting w/ a 2028 bid. thedispatch.com/article/shap... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Shapiro Is Running in 2026. What About 2028?
As the Pennsylvania governor kicks off his reelection campaign, supporters are discussing a potential White House bid.
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“If you are going to apologize for anything ... the thing you should apologize for—about—is what happened during COVID ... We, in the name of science, screwed over the American people when the science couldn’t back it up.” =>>
David M. Drucker@davidmdrucker.bsky.social · 7mo agoNEW from LAS VEGAS — On the Road w/ @rahmemanuel.bsky.social. Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center-left compete for the nomination? thedispatch.com/article/rahm... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from LAS VEGAS — On the Road w/ @rahmemanuel.bsky.social. Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center-left compete for the nomination? thedispatch.com/article/rahm... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Rahm Emanuel’s 2028 High-Wire Act
Can a Democrat who challenges his own party from the center compete for the nomination?
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"Republicans are 'trying to figure out how much of what the Democrats want that they should be giving them rather than what Republicans want instead.'" Yuval Levin told The Dispatch | John McCormack https://thedispatch.com/article/republicans-democrats-obamacare/
NEW: The White House plans to deploy TRUMP across the country next year to juice Republican turnout & swamp any blue wave that might materialize in 2026. Democrats who intimately recall 2018 are thrilled. The GOP reaction is mixed. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Democrats Are Thrilled That Trump Will Hit the Midterms Trail
The president tried the same strategy in 2018, and the GOP lost the House.
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