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How did authoritarianism arise in America in our time?
By tracking the gradual corruption of one man, I set out to explain how it happened: the rationales, the self-deceptions, the descent into madness.
His story is a warning. Our democracy is not safe. bit.ly/42E8GQl
Dynamic young orator, Muslim, progressive, criticizes Israel, goes after corporations, focuses on affordability.
But this time the candidate is in Michigan, writes @CitizenCohn. And he's "asking the state to elect the kind of progressive it never has." thebulwark.com/p/michigan-se…
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"Any other president might have had the grace to praise his party’s candidates or at least keep his mouth shut. Not Trump. He viewed the GOP’s debacle as an opportunity to promote himself." As ever, ungracious in defeat.
@saletan on Trump and his party:
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In a Breitbart News podcast back in October, Tom Emmer falsely alleged that former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken “stole” that state’s 2008 Senate election. He has a very bad long memory, and much more. ICYMI @saletan:
thebulwark.com/p/tom-emmer-s…
Wes Moore slams Trump for not delivering SNAP money.
"They got money to fight wars, they got money for ballrooms ... But when it comes to supporting the American people... they are crying, well, we're broke, and that's not what the law requires us to do." cbsnews.com/news/wes-moore-m…
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The Republican brand is toxic among regular people, thanks to Trump. Republicans have nobody else to blame. ICYMI @saletan:
thebulwark.com/p/hey-republi…
If the Court strikes down Trump's tariffs, "all the tariffs that companies have already paid would [be] rebated and plugged back into the economy."
That's a big tax cut — and a fiscal stimulus.
@crampell explains how Trump's loss would be America's gain. thebulwark.com/p/how-the-sup…
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Trump really did cost his party lots and lots and lots of votes on Tuesday. @saletan breaks it down.
Johnson roots for the Court to give Trump control of tariffs. "I'm cheering for the president that the executive will win," he says. And "I say that as a jealous guardian of the legislative branch."
Jealous guardian, LOL. Never was a speaker more supine. cnbc.com/video/2025/11/06/wa…
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Self-described Democratic voters outnumbered self-described Republicans, but only by 5 points in Virginia and 7 points in New Jersey. In both states, Trump’s negative effect on the Republican candidates went far beyond that. ICYMI @saletan:
thebulwark.com/p/hey-republi…
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In the California referendum, self-identified Democratic voters outnumbered self-identified Republicans by 22 percentage points. But Prop 50 passed by about 28 points. thebulwark.com/p/hey-republi…
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Republicans looking for someone to blame should look at Trump
@saletan breaks down Tuesday’s exit polls thebulwark.com/p/hey-republi…
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The Republican brand is toxic among regular people, thanks to Trump. Republicans have nobody else to blame.
NEW from @saletan:
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Don't fall for the GOP excuses about Tuesday's elections. By every measure—militarization, deportation, gerrymandering, job approval, and asking voters whether he affected their decisions—exit polls show Trump cost his party hundreds of thousands of votes. thebulwark.com/p/hey-republi…
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Catch all or part of last night's big election results livestream! @SarahLongwell25, @Timodc, JVL, @samstein, @BillKristol, @crampell, @saletan, and @EggerDC were joined by special guests @RepJeffries, @Lis_Smith, and @katiecouric!
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On CNN, @kaitlancollins reports GOP reactions to tonight's results: "Former Trump campaign advisers [say] this is a candidate quality issue and that Republicans need to run better candidates who are more in line with the president in order to secure victories."
LOL, sure. 🤣
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U.S. Steel. Nvidia. Intel. Westinghouse. By squeezing one company after another, Trump "is literally seizing the means of production," writes @JVLast.
He calls Mamdani a commie while "trying to make the American economy function more like Communist China" thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-th…
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Tom Emmer couldn't care less about telling the truth, but his dishonesty exposes Mike Johnson's BS.
@saletan on the man putting the lie to Mike Johnson's shutdown excuses: thebulwark.com/p/tom-emmer-s…
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Mike Johnson and John Thune say they just want to work constructively across the aisle, not score political points. They say they're helpless without Democratic help. But the third-ranking House Republican, Tom Emmer, has abandoned this pretense. @saletan:
thebulwark.com/p/tom-emmer-s…