- By Charlie Sykes: Helluva Way to Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Our No Kings Declaration. SCOTUS massively expanded presidential power this week.
- Via the Independent: Trump has reportedly started construction on South Lawn helipad in latest White House makeover.
- From Charlie Cook: Ohio poll could portend trouble for Republicans. Perhaps some good news.
- From G. Elliot Morris at Strength in Numbers: Yes, Americans are polarized. But that doesn’t prevent wave elections.
- By Brian Griffiths at TheDuckpin.com: The Slow-Motion Implosion of the Great American State Fair.
- By Lisa Needham at Public Notice comes discussion of a truly frightening prospect: The murder of expertise. It also reminds me that Russ Vought is almost as odious as Stephen Miller.
- Via ProPublica: “A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid. Guess who makes an appearance?
- Matthew Yglesias writes: The narrow path to saving the republic. I highlight this one because I think it is yet another good example of a person who should know better talking more about Democratic leaders as if they shape the party more than primaries do. And also for this:
But as a guy whose whole thing is complaining about Democrats, I really do want to emphasize that 80 percent of what’s keeping Democrats in the game here is Trump blundering.
Yes! Because elections are always more about the electorate’s attitude towards the party in power, and this is especially true in mid-term elections, because voters have the chance to tell the President what they think. Yes, candidate quality and campaigns matter, but far more on the margins than discussions like Yglesias’ would suggest.
If the Democrats win the Senate, in particular, it will be primarily because voters are really upset with Trump, not because of tactical choices about candidates or what phone calls Jeffries and Schumer made or did not make.
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