Michael Kruse
@michaelkruse.bsky.social
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New York Times Politics Correspondent.
... “definitely caused a ruckus that I don’t think he was prepared for or that his team was prepared for.”
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Mamdani Is Quietly Backing Away From a Threat to Raise Property Taxes
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/nyregion/mamdani-property-tax-increase.html
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“There’s a sense he’s the sane one.”
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Why Marco Rubio Is Escaping the Brunt of Fury Over Iran
“He’s the least crazy,” one Democratic senator said.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/24/compass-rubio-trump-iran-00841501?cid=apn
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"The other side is ruthless, and with respect, my party needs to be more ruthless about winning, because if we don't win back the House of Representatives, we may not have a fair and free election in 2028, and I really believe that."
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Newsom Talks Trump, 2028 — and Where He Draws the Line on Israel
The California governor opens up about family, risk and the choices that could shape his political future.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/24/gavin-newsom-interview-trump-2028-israel-00840635
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“How do you replace all this gas, all this oil, helium?”
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‘The worst I’ve seen’: Oil industry grapples with the fallout from US-Israel war with Iran
The Middle East war is scrambling markets and threatening to remake the energy industry.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/the-worst-ive-seen-oil-industry-grapples-with-the-fallout-from-trumps-war-with-iran-00841820
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"We find that extreme candidates outperform moderates in primary elections. Specifically, we estimate that going from the most moderate to most extreme candidate in the primary predicts a 17 percentage point increase in vote share."
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Opinion | Why Are So Many Democratic Politicians So Far Out of Touch?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/opinion/democrats-midterm-elections.html
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“I didn’t look.”
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‘I’m Tainted. I’m in the Files.’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/david-a-ross-jeffrey-epstein-donations.html
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“I revere the state of Israel.”
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Newsom Says He Regrets Remarks Comparing Israel to ‘Apartheid State’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/newsom-israel-apartheid-state.html
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“What we are seeing from all sides — the United States, Iran and Israel — is a race to the bottom in which threats against civilian infrastructure are becoming normalized.”
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Trump’s Threat to Iran Crosses a Line, Rights Experts Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/trump-iran-power-stations.html
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“President Trump cannot help himself and is using ICE as a political battering ram.”
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When Trump Wants Something Done, He Dispatches ICE to Do It
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/us/politics/trump-ice-airports.html
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The Times.
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Thank you.
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“The reason why I’m doing this is not for anyone’s political calculation — it’s because of the five-alarm fire that’s been ignited by Donald Trump.”
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Pritzker’s Gamble to Become a Kingmaker in Illinois Pays Off
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/elections/jb-pritzker-juliana-stratton.html
8 days ago
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Poynter: Michael Kruse, the longest tenured reporter at Politico Magazine, is joining The New York Times. Kruse has been at Politico since January 2015. Before that, Kruse worked at the Tampa Bay Times.
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Trump is bragging about the damage he’s done to the press - Poynter
In a Truth Social post, the president cited high-profile TV news exits, public media defunding and canceled shows as proof he is ‘winning’
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/trump-truth-social-press-news-media/
8 days ago
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“Why does this poor woman want to become a United States senator in her 80s?”
@amandalitman.bsky.social
tells
@markleibovich.bsky.social
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A 79-Year-Old Freshman Senator?
Janet Mills does not have a dicey Reddit history or a recently covered-over Nazi tattoo. But her candidacy is haunted by Joe Biden’s 2024 debacle.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/03/janet-mills-maine-senate-race/686381/
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“One could say, I think with a straight face, that guntube is more influential in that debate than the N.R.A. is today. They’re reaching large audiences. They’re reaching new audiences.”
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In Texas, an Unyielding Gun Culture Jumps Off YouTube and Into Politics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/brandon-hererra-guns-youtube.html
10 days ago
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“There was that meme that went around where everybody would stick stickers to gas pumps of Joe Biden pointing at the gas prices, saying, ‘I did that.’ Well, it’s the same thing with President Trump.”
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The GOP Stronghold Where Anxiety Over the War Is Already on the Ballot
Most polls since the start of the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign find that the U.S. involvement in Iran is unpopular.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-gop-stronghold-where-anxiety-over-the-war-is-already-on-the-ballot-75416f78?mod=politics_lead_pos3
11 days ago
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Need to read this by
@mckaycoppins.bsky.social
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My Year as a Degenerate Sports Gambler
Practically overnight, America made wagering on a game as frictionless as checking the weather. I was determined to understand the consequences—for my country, and for myself.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction/686061/
11 days ago
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Nobody does it quite like Wesley Morris.
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Toni Morrison, Literary Saint? This Book Shows You What Really Makes Her Great.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/books/review/on-morrison-namwali-serpell.html
11 days ago
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@michellegoldberg.bsky.social
on James Fishback.
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Opinion | I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/opinion/james-fishback-gen-z-republican-florida.html
11 days ago
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“I’m a real purist about this. I tell people that I came to the Senate with 100 interests and passions, and one obsession. And this is my obsession — getting this decision correct.”
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Tim Kaine Is Forcing the Iran War Debate From the Minority
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/politics/tim-kaine-iran-war-congress.html
11 days ago
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"We're getting into phase zero of Terminator, where autonomous systems are starting to win against humans en masse."
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Cheap drones transform global battlefield
Iran's $20,000 Shahed drone has been the regime's great equalizer
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/15/iran-drones-ukraine-russia-shahed
11 days ago
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In yesterday afternoon's Playbook: Michael Kruse is joining the NYT at the end of March, Breaker’s Lachlan Cartwright scooped. He currently works at POLITICO.
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Trump: War will end ‘when I feel it’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2026/03/13/trump-war-will-end-when-i-feel-it-00828029
12 days ago
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POLITICO Weekend.
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Trump, Big Tech and God
There’s a new frontier in the battle over AI regulation, and it’s not in Silicon Valley or Washington.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-weekend/2026/03/14/trump-big-tech-and-god-00829209?nname=politico-weekend&nid=00000180-3e78-de92-addf-fe7ff2220000&nrid=0000014c-2412-d9dd-a5ec-34be3e1e0004
12 days ago
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“I’m not the type of person that’s like, ‘you have to be a veteran — Iraq War veteran,’” says
@gallego.senate.gov
. “This is a democracy. We’re still one, and there’s a lot of people that can bring valuable experience and knowledge. But ...”
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2028 Dem veteran? Uncle Sam wants you
And Senate Republicans are growing increasingly anxious about the midterms...
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/03/14/2028-dem-veteran-uncle-sam-wants-you-00829201?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014c-2412-d9dd-a5ec-34be3e1e0004
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The Trump administration’s “memeification [and] gamification of war” ...
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Video Games and Viral Memes: How the Trump Administration Is Selling the Iran War
Watch our analysis of more than 100 video posts shared on the White House’s TikTok and X accounts since the war began.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/video-games-and-viral-memes-how-the-trump-administration-is-selling-the-iran-war-4ec141d1?mod=politics_lead_pos1
12 days ago
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Why DOJ Hasn’t Charged Anyone Else From the Epstein Files.
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Why DOJ Hasn’t Charged Anyone Else From the Epstein Files
The release of the Epstein files upended American politics — but it doesn’t mean people are going to jail.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/11/epstein-files-justice-department-no-prosecutions-column-00821127
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This week's
@politico.com
Friday Read comes from
@caldermchugh.bsky.social
and
@sambbenson.bsky.social
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The Unlikely Red State Trying to Buck Trump and Big Tech
Inside the battle to shape AI: Trump, Big Tech and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/13/utah-lds-church-ai-big-tech-trump-00823634
12 days ago
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Appreciate the nod here from
@tommytomlinson.bsky.social
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The covered meeting
Waiting for transcendence, plus this week's shareables: Dolly, Sturgill and Kacey
https://tommytomlinson.substack.com/p/the-covered-meeting?utm_source=substack&publication_id=671623&post_id=190857899&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=z637&triedRedirect=true
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Carol Moseley Braun: “Ego is a funny thing. Robin has cut into votes that Juliana should have had. Between the two of them, they’ll probably wind up electing Raja.”
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Will Another Black Woman Join the Senate? This Messy Primary Is Set to Decide.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/politics/illinois-senate-primary-stratton-kelly-krishnamoorthi.html
13 days ago
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Massie: “The president’s handing out endorsements like Pez Candy.”
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Trump Endorses Jake Paul (Who Isn’t Running for Office)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/politics/trump-jake-paul-endorsement.html
13 days ago
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“There’s a brutality and cruelty now even beyond what existed before. You can just feel it.”
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Joaquin Castro Is on a Quest to Get Detained Immigrants Released
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/politics/joaquin-castro-immigration-detention-texas.html
13 days ago
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reposted by
Michael Kruse
Jen Mercieca
13 days ago
Can't wait to read what you write!
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Michael Kruse
Jared Zeidman | College Basketball Recruiting Specialist
13 days ago
Been following you since your time in Tampa, and have always greatly admired your work. Congrats, and can’t wait to keep reading.
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Start March 23. Ready to get to work.
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“Now you have an arena where you have a large number of legitimately qualified individuals running but there’s no apex predator.”
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Eight Democrats and no front-runner: California’s governor race is a mess
It’s a highly unusual situation for a state where governor races have been dominated by figures like Gavin Newsom, Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/californias-governor-race-mess-00817776
17 days ago
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“A lot of general MAHA voters don’t necessarily have a strong party affiliation, they’re just going to pick who is going to get it done.”
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‘I share your outrage’: Democrats woo MAHA moms ahead of the midterms
Democrats hope the Trump administration's recent pesticide move will sway voters in their direction.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/i-share-your-outrage-democrats-make-overtures-to-maha-ahead-of-the-midterms-00817292
17 days ago
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“We tried it, it didn’t work, next person up,” says
@edsutton.bsky.social
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Kamala Harris Is Buying Time — But Democrats Are Looking Ahead
Her extended book tour keeps 2028 in play. But conversations with Democrats suggest the party may already be searching for its next standard-bearer.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/09/kamala-harris-2028-book-tour-democrats-00818284
17 days ago
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“The excitement there was with the Hispanic community and the Republican Party is kind of waning.”
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Texas primaries raise GOP alarm about Latino voters
Strong Democratic turnout last week in heavily Latino parts of Texas has some Republicans fearing they will struggle to maintain the coalition Trump built in 2024.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/08/texas-elections-latino-turnout-democrats/
18 days ago
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“It’s a good rule of thumb to never throw your boss under the bus and with him in particular I think it’s the cardinal sin and she certainly violated that.”
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Kristi Noem Survived Many Crises. Then She Crossed a Trump Red Line.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/politics/trump-noem.html
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Daschle: “It is one of the votes that I most regret.”
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Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/democrats-divided-middle-east-wars.html
18 days ago
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... a 495-square-foot townhouse for $3,300 a month ...
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Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/billionaire-boom-jackson-teton-wyoming.html
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“I feel confident that I’ve got the constitutional position right. And I’m hopeful that the politics will follow later.”
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A Republican’s Stand Against the Iran War Stirs Up a Heated Kentucky Primary
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/us/politics/massie-republicans-trump-iran-war-midterms.html
18 days ago
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“Representation is not about telling people what they want to hear, it’s about telling them the truth. I can sleep easy with my record of service.”
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‘You’re Accumulating Opposition and Enemies’
Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw had real social media savvy. But it wasn’t enough to survive in the Trump era.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/08/dan-crenshaw-defeat-social-media-trump-00817176
18 days ago
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“There was a lot of organic anger at folks’ power bills across the state. And so a few of us looked at that and said, ‘Well, if we can harness that anger into getting folks to recognize that where this happens is at the Public Service Commission level, we could really get a campaign going.’”
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How Democrats flipped 22 Georgia counties with a utility board race
The campaign for once-obscure regulatory positions could be a bellwether for midterm elections as skyrocketing electricity prices drive voters to the polls.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/08/georgia-affordability-utility-campaign-democrats-00815277
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“It’s my personal home, so it’s not really any of your business.”
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Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it.
Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/08/gop-senator-mocked-green-energy-crap-his-home-runs-on-it-00791293?utm_content=politico/magazine/Politics&utm_source=flipboard
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“When these events are awarded, they’re concepts. They’re ideas. They feel good. But between the award and the event itself, the world changes. Politics change. Leaders change.”
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North America won the World Cup together. It’s hosting apart.
Mexico, Canada and the United States hoped to showcase continental unity. Instead, competing agendas are turning one World Cup into three parallel tournaments.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/08/a-world-cup-for-a-continent-thats-coming-apart-00786283?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it
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“You are a daughter. What would you think of your dad if you decided to do something and your dad didn’t support you?”
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Clyburn isn’t sure if he’ll run again, but knows whom he’d like to succeed him
As a debate about generational change rages in his party, the 85-year-old lawmaker weighs another run.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/07/clyburn-congress-endorsement-daughter/
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“I never thought honoring police officers would be this controversial.”
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Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m.
The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/07/capitol-j6-police-plaque-installed/
19 days ago
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"There's a wonderful historian and scholar of nonviolence named George Lakey who says polarization is good. That's when you have clarity. Sometimes people have to pick sides," says
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/magazine/rebecca-solnit-interview.html
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“I have a career on the internet doing comedy. If their strategy is going to be clutching their fake pearls, and they don’t know the difference between jokes and what I actually believe, then this is going to be a very annoying few months.”
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A Sex Scandal and ‘Mein Kampf’ Give Democrats Hope in West Texas Race
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/politics/texas-democrats-brandon-herrera-youtube.html
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