The Left cannot bully the Democratic electorate into nominating a Leftist in 2028: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Trump’s reelection happened because he, momentarily, built a diverse coalition – one that included Bad Bunny fans. Trump’s standing has collapsed because he handed his administration over to advisers pushing a white/Christian nationalist ideology open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

You cant save newspapers. Trust me, i know. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

I admit. I oppose primaries. Heres why open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Democrats Just Won This Shutdown Battle, so why is the Left acting like they didn't? open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

The Defining Image Of Trump 2.0 A significant number of our fellow Americans are willing to endure any adverse consequences that come with seeing a billionaire bully push around the people they hate. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

America's Fascist Demons Haunt Minneapolis open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

MY 26 PREDICTIONS FOR 2026. How many do you think will happen? open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Sports journalists, pundits, and the LGBTQ community hope #HeatedRivalry can be the catalyst that leads closeted professional athletes to come out. Still, as cynical as it may be, it’s worth remembering this is fiction. We don’t live in a world this accepting. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

A diverse, multicultural part of New York City with a highly educated population, Northeast Queens was a fertile area for Democrats in the 2010s. Today, it is a MAGA bastion. What happened here? open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Indiana Republicans defied Donald Trump on redistricting, even after threats and acts of intimidation. It's the first time Trump's mob boss tactics did not work on members of his own party, and it's evidence that Trump's power and influence are rapidly declining. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

New York City is the safest big city in the country, perhaps one of the safest in the world, yet it has a reputation for being dangerous. I take a look at why that belief has sustained decades of low crime rates. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

An open Congressional seat in one of the most left-wing places in the United States – the heart of gentrified Brooklyn and Queens – will be a battle between two factions of the Populist left. I break down the coming race for NY07, the "Mae West District" here: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

How Christmas Makes Me Understand Modern American Conservatism open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

The results in the special election for Tennessee’s 7th District were unquestionably good for Democrats and a disaster for Republicans. Still, it wasn’t as catastrophic as it could have been and offered some red flags for Democrats and the Left open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Zohran Mamdani's First Political Setback. Julie Menin won the Speakership because progressives fumbled winning on the New York City Council, and that could be a major obstacle to much of their agenda under the new mayor. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Everyone expected a UFC cage match. Instead, they got a senile old man fanboying a good-looking young guy. Progressives shouldn't read too deep into this bromance, though; like all things with Trump, it's all just an act. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

My take on the irrational rage toward Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez from some on the Left, and their hypocritical defense of Rep. Chuy Garcia. Take a read: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

It’s a widely accepted narrative that big cities like New York are not great places to raise children, but here I share a story from my youth growing up in New York City that counters that narrative. Take a read. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

New followers, come and subscribe. 20 percent off annual subscriptions through November 30. nickrafter.substack.com/onehundredsu...

Epstein Emails And Trump's Declining Power. How the Trump era might come to an end. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

When Democrats picked Nancy Pelosi to be Minority Leader in 2002, the consensus was that they were making a huge mistake. She turned out to be probably the Greatest Speaker In American History. Here's a look at her legacy: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

My election night roundup on what was a banner election for the Democratic Party, we thought was beleaguered. Plus thoughts on what it means for the debate over whether the party should go left or right to win, and whether that debate is even relevant at all. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Why does it feel like Democrats have no grand vision? I explore my theory here: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

I'm happy to announce that my first novel, Lower Than the Angels, has been published. It is available in all formats, including ebook, here a.co/d/gygW1jb

Ezra Klein caught a lot of heat for suggesting Democrats should compromise on abortion rights to win red states, but the larger point, which is cultural issues are hurting the party’s ability to rebuild the Clinton/Obama-era tent is correct. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

This Government Shutdown Ain't It: Doing something for the sake of doing something is dumb. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

One Friday afternoon in 2012, Americans learned that their President was black. It triggered a backlash that brought us to this moment. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Could Susan Collins Lose To A Leftist? Check out my take on #MESen and Graham Platner open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Democrats can't get away with what Republicans can, but in the Trump 2.0 era, they don't seem to care anymore. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

All It Takes Is A White Man, Apparently The Manosphere embraces Elizabeth Warren's message when it comes from Jon Ossoff. Read now: Free for all. Read, Like, Share and Subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

A look at the new insane, and dangerous, scapegoats the Right has created to explain a changing climate. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Trump Swipes The Dude Bros' Man Card In which I express my schadenfreude in watching the manosphere realize they get conned by Don open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Some fun things coming this week related to the manosphere's pathetic buyer's remorse regarding Trump and the real causes of unaffordability in New York City. nickrafter.substack.com

In May and June, I worked with about three dozen people who were on housing assistance in the poor Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville and met several Trump supporters, all men of color, in the community that usually gives Assad margins to Democrats. Take a read: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Trump used the Epstein Hoax to con voters into giving him and his party the power to protect himself and destroy millions of lives. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Leftists are widely seen as smug, arrogant, and hypocritical, and the media believes Mamdani's "scandal" reinforces that stereotype. Read More: open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

MAGA Is A Movement Of Sociopaths open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Mamdani tried to explain the phrase "Globalize The Intifada" in a way other than the violent, anti-Semitic meaning it’s taken on. It didn’t work, highlighting a problem with progressive messaging. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

It's a common refrain, that New York keeps electing shitty politicians. I explore why ahead of what I believe will be another example of that this year. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

These are your working class champions? open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

We Need To Talk About Optics open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Are you ready for some discourse? Tomorrow, I will explain how the focus on liberals being bad at "messaging" misses the point that "messaging" alone doesn't persuade voters; lived experiences are more persuasive. Subscribe now. nickrafter.substack.com

I think most Americans have just tapped out of this debate. As a result, the debate has been controlled solely by the most radical elements, driven by the amount of attention, good and bad, they get on social media. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Bernie Still Doesn't Get Why He Lost open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

[Mamdani] is being hobbled by the entire progressive faction of New York City politics - a faction repeatedly discredited and dismissed by the New York City electorate since 2021, and one that has never had much citywide pull. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Like most generations before them, [Zoomer men] came out of the gate leaning conservative because the conservative worldview—power, individualism, and wealth over equality, collectivism, and sacrifice—is better suited to the male ethos. open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Bernie's Fox News Flameout: Progressives' biggest Achilles' heel is their obliviousness to the importance of optics open.substack.com/pub/nickraft... open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

An American In Rome Why Cardinals Ended A Centuries-Long Custom And Made Bob From Chicago Pope open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...

Leftists Just Don't Get The 'Working Class' open.substack.com/pub/nickraft...