David Siders
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Sacramento, CA, United States
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Once an albatross around Trump’s neck, Jan. 6 is now taboo in the GOP primary
The insurrection was supposed to be the party’s breaking point with Trump. Now, no one running against him wants to talk about it. → Read More
Just how big is the Always Trump component of the Republican Party?
The former president’s hold on a portion of voters is already having a deep impact on the race. → Read More
Frozen: Trump’s primary challengers balk at jumping into the unknown
Potential 2024ers are now looking at months before they announce. There’s talk of jumping in together. → Read More
Cash-flush GOP governors look to 2024
SPENDING SPREE — In statehouses across the country, an influx of federal money combined with tax revenues boosted by inflation have left state budgets in surplus. For Republican governors — especially those with an eye on 2024 — one big question is what, politically, makes sense to do with that cash. First on most GOP governors’ list is tax cuts. They’re popular with fiscal conservatives and, it… → Read More
Why the left is obsessing over the Senate map
CALIFORNIA DREAMING — Look no further than California to see how pivotal 2024 is shaping up to be for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing. Nationally, the Senate landscape could hardly be bleaker for Democrats — forced to defend roughly two-thirds of the seats up for election. That’s the reality for Democrats regardless of where they fall on the ideological spectrum. Following John… → Read More
The bad omen before Trump’s ‘special announcement’
The bad omen before Trump’s ‘special announcement’ Presented by LiveWire Electric Motorcycles DRAIN THE LAKE — As one after another of Donald Trump’s favored candidates either lost or under-performed traditionalist Republicans in last week’s election, Trump world held out hope the former president might find some redemption in the West. Had Kari Lake won in Arizona, she would have given Trump… → Read More
A Former Top Reporter Is Suing — Over the Email Hack That Got Him Fired
Jay Solomon claims that a major law firm and an array of others targeted him after he angered a Persian Gulf ruler. → Read More
Welcome to Los Angeles, where political careers go to die
The LA mayor's office has been a dead end for generations. → Read More
The other issue driving the midterms
With help from Lisa Kashinsky CRIME AND PUNISHMENT — You know Democrats are in trouble when polls start tightening in New York. And they are, according to two polls out this week that suggest Gov. Kathy Hochul, the Democratic incumbent, may have a closer race than expected. Democrats aren’t truly sweating yet in New York, where Hochul is still the clear favorite. But what is concerning for… → Read More
‘Turnout is going to be through the roof’-
READY, SET, SPEND — Labor Day marks the traditional beginning of the fall campaign, and the airwaves are about to be inundated with political ads — from today through Election Day, $1.4 billion has been booked on TV for all political races across the country, according to AdImpact. The Democrats’ shifting fate has dominated recent headlines as the party benefits from an improving political… → Read More
Why Sarah Palin’s loss is a warning for the GOP
A chunk of Alaska’s Republican voters, who strongly favored Trump in 2020, preferred a Democrat over the lightning-rod candidate. → Read More
Dems interfere in GOP primary in New Hampshire
A Democratic group is airing cable TV ads boosting a pro-Trump candidate in one of New Hampshire’s competitive House districts. → Read More
Liz Cheney’s next campaign-
With help from Joanne Kenen ‘PURE SPOILER’ — Every indication is that Liz Cheney is about to lose her seat in Congress tonight. If the polls are right in Wyoming, Cheney may end up with as little as 30 percent of the vote. The real question, then, is what comes next for the Wyoming Republican — a presidential run, as some speculate? The idea is not as outlandish as it sounds. Sure, she would be… → Read More
Biden suddenly is piling up wins. Can Dems make it stick?
The president may disrupt parts of his vacation to tout legislative wins. The DNC is planning an ad blitz. Will it be enough to help Democrats at midterms? → Read More
Republican ‘doomsday ticket’ ready for November-
LURCHING RIGHT — Even before Donald Trump, Arizona Republicans had a soft spot for hard-liners. Think Evan Mecham and Joe Arpaio, or the party’s pre-Trump censuring of the late Sen. John McCain. But what may soon be different after Tuesday’s elections is that with Kari Lake poised to win the gubernatorial primary alongside a stable of fellow election conspiracy theorists, there is no longer any… → Read More
Roe jolts the midterms — 5 takeaways from a key primary night
A Kansas campaign on abortion and notable GOP primaries highlighted an election night full of national ramifications for November. → Read More
Trump and Pence squared off in the desert. It was one-sided.
The GOP, certainly in the Grand Canyon State, is not moving on from the former president. At least not yet. → Read More
‘His life was threatened.’ But Pence isn't talking about it.
The former VP avoided the subject of Trump, except to praise administration policies, in an Arizona swing pitting them against each other. → Read More
‘Even if it hurts’: Biden’s Middle East trip could bring short-term pain for long-term gain
Biden will announce some new initiatives in Israel and Saudi Arabia this week. But the biggest deliverable is what he gives them: His presence. → Read More
Progressive group to press Biden not to run in 2024
RootsAction.org plans campaign against the president’s renomination for a second term, calling him “neither bold nor inspiring.” → Read More