Michael Kruse
@michaelkruse.bsky.social
Politics Correspondent, The New York Times.
“Can anyone replace him in New York financially? The simple answer is no.”
Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet
Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.
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"Republicans may keep Texas, but you broke it, you buy it. MAGA Inc. just became Texas Inc."
Poll: Talarico has slim lead over Paxton in Texas Senate race
The Republican establishment isn't panicking — not yet, anyway.
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"Ohio is ground zero of the environment this cycle. Take a GOP voter depression, mix it with the war in Iran, and now sprinkle with some Max Miller abuse [allegations], and you've got the recipe for a very dicey outcome in November."
Reliably red Ohio suddenly a red-hot mess for GOP
The party's dealing with domestic abuse allegations, sluggish campaigns and a working-class rebellion.
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“It’s not certain AOC will even run for president, and right now just Ro is really out there trying to fill that lane. That leaves a pretty thin field to pull from.”
The left’s Bern notice
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Rep. Max Miller, the Ohio Republican who is seeking a third term, denied allegations that he abused his ex-wife and toddler daughter and refused to drop out of his race. Sen. Bernie Moreno, also an Ohio Republican, said Miller, his son-in-law, was not fit to serve in Congress. Here's what to know.
Max Miller, Accused of Abuse, Is Not Stepping Aside. Here’s What We Know.
The Ohio Republican who is seeking a third term defiantly denied domestic abuse allegations ahead of a deadline to replace him on the ballot.
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The author of Democrats’ 2024 autopsy says a key chapter was omitted about Joe Biden's decision to run for re-election. He provided the chapter to The New York Times and spoke publicly for the first time.
Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter
A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.
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Michigan’s primary is crucial for Democrats seeking a Senate majority. Shane Goldmacher, our national political correspondent, explains why they must defend the key seat and why Republicans see an opportunity. nyti.ms/4fWVs9Q
“The main finding was that the Trump administration interpreted the pandemic as a political threat. It was a tactical error. He could have been re-elected if he had treated the pandemic differently.”
For Trump, the Year Is Always 2020
President Trump insists on revisiting and rewriting much of what happened six years ago, including the coronavirus pandemic and the election he lost. Many voters would rather he focus on 2026.
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It was first reported in 2021 by @michaelkruse.bsky.social. He cited multiple witnesses. I reached out to the victim last month—she told me it was one of the most traumatic nights of her life.
“It was offensive to hear my opponent say I can’t string together two sentences. I certainly did that on the auto rescue. I certainly have been doing that as I’ve been standing up to Trump’s abuses of power and our energy company that’s just raising rates right now.”
Who is electable? Michigan’s Senate primary asks a familiar question.
No one can agree on what, exactly, electability is — but both Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are making the case that they have it.
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“The ground has been made fertile for an anti-establishment media politics, where it just wasn’t quite there with the voter base in those previous cycles.”
A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics
More progressive Americans are swearing off traditional media. They’re turning to independent podcasts, social media and digital news for information.
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“Just think about what this race would be if there was no outside spending at all. We wouldn’t be talking about any opposition. This would be such a lopsided race. Y’all wouldn’t be covering it,” says @abdulelsayed.bsky.social.
Michael Kruse@michaelkruse.bsky.social · 6d ago“It’s funny watching folks make an argument about electability when electable candidates don’t need $50 million crutches,” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @jim-newell.bsky.social.
“It’s funny watching folks make an argument about electability when electable candidates don’t need $50 million crutches,” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @jim-newell.bsky.social.
Democrats Have Been Stuck on the Same Question for 10 Years. This Year’s Biggest Primary Could Finally Give Them the Answer.
We've seen this movie before.
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“I will give it my sociolinguist stamp,” says @betsysneller.bsky.social. “She definitely has a classic Michigan accent.”
How Haley Stevens’s Accent Became a Flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate Race
How the politics of raised a’s and disappearing g’s briefly came to dominate the Michigan Senate race.
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Hasan Piker: “I’m used to having underdogs get defeated by moneyed interests over and over again. But it’s not going to happen this time.”
A left turn in Michigan
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“You know what people hate more than Trump? Politics as usual. They hate politics as usual so much that they were willing to take Trump, warts and all. So what happens if you offer them something that’s not politics as usual and isn’t a megalomaniacal billionaire narcissist? Well, let’s see.”
The Anti-Democrat
Abdul El-Sayed is calling out his party; Haley Stevens is embracing it.
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“People are not seeing an alternative that’s fighting for them,” says @meganromer.bsky.social. “They see the Democratic Party as kind of rolling over and taking it.”
A Small Band of Socialists Is Sowing Panic in the Democratic Party
Once a fringe wing, the movement is wielding surprising political power, capitalizing on popular discontent. Mainstream Democrats see a ‘fundamental threat.’
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"I've read a lot on Theodore Roosevelt before. He called for a new nationalism. Teddy, Franklin, and Kennedy, and I would say Clinton as well, and Obama, saved capitalism from its worst habits, instincts, and results, and found a patriotism that reignited our identity as Americans."
Rahm Emanuel on Why Democrats Keep Losing
The former Chicago mayor makes his case for his party’s future.
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Madrid is booming, culturally and economically, but the wildfires raging within a short drive of the capital have provided a reality check. Experts say the fires are a harbinger for the damage to come on the world’s fastest warming continent.
Massive Wildfires Draw Close to Madrid
Madrid is booming, culturally and economically, but the wildfires raging within a short drive of the capital have provided a reality check.
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Six months into President Trump’s oil blockade, Cubans are losing sleep in the sweltering heat. Our reporter Jack Nicas visited Havana, where residents explained how they struggle to sleep with no electricity for fans or air conditioning.
“Vance may be a standout when it comes to personal reinvention.”
Opinion | Who Does JD Vance Think He Is?
The chameleon effect is endangering the vice president’s political prospects.
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“I went into the woods right after high school — all of us, I was no different.”
Maine Democrats Have a New Working-Class Hero in Troy Jackson. Can He Deliver?
Troy Jackson, a former logger, faces the tall task of taking down Susan Collins.
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