In the aftermath of Trump’s idiotic and illegal invasion of Venezuela, the Democratic message has been all over the map. Per usual, we are over-complicating the simple. This is an argument we can (and must) win. Here’s how: messagebox.substack.com/p/how-dems-c...

Trump and MAGA are triumphant after the Venezuela operation that captured Maduro, however, the politics of another foreign war are going to be a real problem for them. Here’s why www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-politi...

Watching this interminable press conference, I get the sense that Trump et al haven't really thought through what happens next.

Affordability is THE issue in American politics, and Donald Trump is politically and psychologically incapable of having an effective affordability message. Here's why: messagebox.substack.com/p/why-trump-...

Whatboutism is never that productive… but, Fox News would have a field day with this if it was a Democrat. “Obama wants to rename American Football to appease foreigners”

The special election on Tuesday in Tennessee showed just how big a problem Republican fealty to Trump will be in the midterms. messagebox.substack.com/p/what-we-ju...

Republicans will publicly breathe a sigh of relief, but a 13-point shift to the Ds in a nationalized race with midterm-level turnout is absolutely terrible news for the Republicans and a big rebuke of Trump. www.messageboxnews.com/p/last-night...

Join me and @danpfeiffer.bsky.social this week on Assembly Required! Listen wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/4oRGsNv

Some thoughts on how to win the argument with your MAGA uncle at Thanksgiving: www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-han...

One year ago, Trump and the GOP were bragging about a permanent Trump coalition. Democrats were in a panic about Trump's gains with Latinos, young men, and other parts of our base. Today, that coalition looks on the verge of collapse. Here's why: messagebox.substack.com/p/is-2025-th...

I’m as pissed as the next person about the Dems who surrendered over the shutdown, but in the interest of being constructive, I put together some thoughts on how we can move past this moment. messagebox.substack.com/p/how-democr...

Great overview by @danpfeiffer.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/messageb...

Senate Democrats caved at their point of maximum leverage. A bizarre and bewildering choice that embodies so much of the party’s struggles in the Trump era. Some thoughts on what went wrong and where we go from here www.messageboxnews.com/p/thoughts-o...

Pfeiffer concludes: “A better approach is to target the things that actually matter: institutional capture, corrupt agencies, dangerous policies, and the people who engineered them. Take apart the structures that enabled Trump’s abuses, enforce accountability, and rebuild institutions…

ME's Senate field includes at least 3 plausible younger Democrats, most notably the viral populist oyster farmer Graham Platner, 41. Janet Mills is 77. Why are top Dems so set on her? So resistant to new blood? @danpfeiffer.bsky.social asks the right questions. www.messageboxnews.com/p/are-democr...

Dan Pfeiffer For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024. messagebox.substack.com/p/are-democr...

Donald Trump and his goons are talking tough, but they are losing the shutdown fight (and they know it) www.messageboxnews.com/p/donald-tru...

this (from @danpfeiffer.bsky.social) is excellent. voters always blame the controlling party for shutdowns, and that's even when the guy in charge ISN'T historically unpopular.

The goal of an authoritarian is to make the opposition feel powerless. Trump’s corrupt prosecution of Jim Comey is part of that plan, but Democrats are not powerless. We can respond. Here are some thoughts on how to fight back www.messageboxnews.com/p/thoughts-o...

Over the years, Donald Trump has done some really unpopular stuff, but embracing RFK Jr’s anti-vax quackery is the most unpopular yet … by far www.messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-ant...

@danpfeiffer.bsky.social nails it (and I cannot recommend his newsletter highly enough): »The good news is that we’re in the middle of a massive transition in technology and media. Old models are collapsing. If Democrats are smart and aggressive, we can seize this moment and reverse the trend.«

Pro-Trump billionaires now own X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, the Washington Post, CBS, Fox, and the WSJ. And it's about to get worse. Trump wants China to sell TikTok to a couple of pro-Trump billionaires who could do to it what Elon did to Twitter messagebox.substack.com/p/does-maga-...

Corporations, law firms, media companies, and some Congressional Democrats would rather surrender to Trump than fight. Here’s the thing Trump is a weak president pushing an unpopular agenda. Dems should be picking fights, not shying away from them messagebox.substack.com/p/new-polls-...

Every decision by every Democrat can be traced back to how they answer one question Just how dangerous is Donald Trump? messagebox.substack.com/p/the-democr...

Trump is gaslighting America about the economy. Today, he declared that Inflation was over. Well, the data and the price tags say something very different. Here’s why he won’t get away with it messagebox.substack.com/p/mission-ac...

Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans have a plan to end free and fair elections in this country. And it’s already underway, and it's happening right before our eyes. messagebox.substack.com/p/trumps-qui...

We could really use some sort of bureau whose job it was to protect consumers from this sort of predatory behavior Oh wait...

A few weeks ago, Trump concocted evidence accusing Barack Obama of treason to distract his base from the Epstein files. In the past, these transparent gambits have worked. We now have data that shows this whole Obama conspiracy BS has fallen flat on its face. www.messageboxnews.com/p/trump-is-a...

Democrats are texting their most loyal supporters into oblivion. The consequences go beyond mere annoyance; it's hurting our brand and burning out our base. It doesn't have to be this way. Here are some thoughts on how to fix it. www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-high-c...

This is now officially a massive scandal with a coverup that includes the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress messagebox.substack.com/p/trumps-eps...

The press wonders why Trump won't release the Epstein files when he promised to do so. But the answer is obvious: Trump believes he is mentioned in the files in ways that are even more damaging than the blowback he is getting from MAGA. Here's why: www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-trumps...

More Great Work from Donald Trump

It's an article of faith among the media and disillusioned Dems that Trump is immune to scandal, but he has never faced a scandal like the blow-up over his handling of the Epstein files. This scandal could do permanent damage to Trump and the MAGA movement. messagebox.substack.com/p/could-the-...

The GOP just passed the most unpopular piece of legislation in history. It could not only cost them the majority, but it might be a generational political error that could blow up the Trump coalition and reshape politics for the foreseeable future. Here's why: www.messageboxnews.com/p/did-the-re...

The Senate Republicans just passed one of the most morally odious, stupid pieces of legislation in history. It’s hard to overstate how much people hate this bill. Could it cost the GOP their Senate majority? www.messageboxnews.com/p/will-the-b...

While much of the Democratic establishment is panicking about Zohran Mamdani’s victory, there are lessons from his campaign that can help every Democrat, even those in the reddest districts in America. Here are five key lessons. www.messageboxnews.com/p/what-every...

to this, I would add that if Mamdani wins, this crass attempt to bury his campaign might have something to do with it. people don’t like being told what to do!

Trump’s poll numbers have been heading back down again. Bombing Iran won’t help and will probably hurt. Here’s why: messagebox.substack.com/p/why-bombin...

What in the ever living fuck are we doing?

The right-wing media, the Neo-Cons in the press, and many of the same people who pushed us into the Iraq War are cheerleading Trump into bombing Iran. But the American people have no appetite for another war. And some of the people most opposed - Trump's own base. www.thebulwark.com/i/166239897/...

1. Last week was one of the most tumultuous and chaotic in recent memory—war in the Middle East, protests in LA, and the military patrolling U.S. streets. This chaos is a direct result of Donald Trump's erratic leadership and undermines the central premise of his candidacy

The president deploying the military to silence those who would question the regime — that’s the fight in front of us. It’s not the one we would have chosen, but it’s the one we must win. www.messageboxnews.com/p/democrats-...

Elon Musk Takes a Chainsaw to Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. (@danpfeiffer.bsky.social) www.messageboxnews.com/p/elon-musk-...

I guess I shouldn't have turned off the NBA Finals game last night

The Trump-Musk battle royale is very fun, but there’s one very specific way in which it’s a gift for Democrats as they try to take back the majority next year www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-musk-t...

Make sure everyone knows who to blame when their costs go up www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...

Every day, Trump does something so corrupt that it would stop any other presidency in its tracks. And yet, Trump seems to get away with all of it. If Dems want to stop him, we have to understand why. Here's my look at Trump's playbook to escape accountability www.messageboxnews.com/p/pardons-fo...

This extended period without the NBA playoffs is rough

Dems have been the object of ridicule for weeks after an NYT article suggested they wanted to spend millions making a Liberal Joe Rogan. Here's what's really happening and why Dems have a pretty good plan to fight back against the MAGA media machine. www.messageboxnews.com/p/are-dems-r...