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MAGA pollster Rich Baris has interviewed countless Trump voters to get a gauge on Republicans’ chances in November. But standing in the way of salvation for Republicans is the fact that the 2024 version of Trump stinks. “[I]f we're having an honest discussion, you could be a supporter of the president and you can still be honest. I don't just see what sycophants see: how that helps anybody. I mean, ultimately, it's my job to convey what people are telling me. And they wanted the old Trump back.,” said Baris, speaking with former George Bush speechwriter and Bulwark podcaster Tim Miller on Wednesday. Baris said Michigan and Georgia are effectively locks for Democrats in the upcoming Senate race, and the outlook looks scary in many “safe” districts thanks to a declining Trump 2.0, which is nothing like the Trump of his first administration. “People felt like,’ you know what? I think we might have had it a little bit better than we thought. Can we go back and have a redo?’ B...

President Donald Trump is alarmed that Democrats may retake the House of Representatives during the upcoming midterm elections , which in turn would empower them to impeach him. Yet according to one expert, Democrats will not have an easy job gaining control of that legislative chamber, despite their seeming advantages. "President Donald Trump’s low job approval ratings, coupled with large Democratic leads in generic congressional polling, have most analysts expecting the House to flip to team blue in November," wrote Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, for The Washington Post on Wednesday . "That’s still the most likely outcome, but a seat-by-seat analysis reveals a tougher challenge for Democrats than the overall picture suggests." Olsen began by pointing out the raw numerical strength held by Republicans. "Large midterm gains usually occur when the party in power loses seats that typically lean toward the other side. In 2018...

President Donald Trump's assistant, Natalie Harp, is about as devoted as flunkies can get, but a psychologist reveals that even Harp has her limits — and if crossed, she could do enormous damage to the president. “Harp, 35, has dominated several news cycles with her shocking loyalty to the president, which has at times bordered on creepy. As a reward for her never-ending fealty, the president has granted her access to meetings and people that a normal aide would not usually have,” reports the Mirror. Her dangerous proximity to potentially dangerous or embarrassing information has alarmed White House officials and Secret Service agents, who worry that Harp could become a threat should she go rogue, for whatever reason. “Sitting down with The Mirror U.S., Boston University professor William Kahn revealed that there is only one thing that would ever set Harp against her beloved president ,” the Mirror reports. “I would say the only thing that would do it is if she experienced herse...

President Donald Trump is struggling in the polls due to the ongoing unpopularity of his war in Iran and stewardship of the American economy. Yet according to a former Republican speechwriter, his biggest political fear should be having all of his achievements reversed by a potential Democratic successor in the White House. The Bulwark's Tim Miller declared on his podcast that he expects "someone in 2028 to take the mantle of 'I have the authority now from the Supreme Court' going to tear this shit down one brick at a time." He added, "We're going to fund it to bring people in, everyone. I don't know what any tools are. Their jackhammer. I want a mallet. What's a big mallet called? A sledgehammer. There's big demolition excavators." Fellow Bulwark commentator Jonathan Last added "Like the ones that are big enough to be in a quarry, right? By the German company that makes them. And I actually feel like the next Democratic president...

"Voters have turned against Donald Trump's crusade against Canada, rejecting his rebranding of Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' by more than two to one," wrote The Daily Mail's Phillip Nieto on Tuesday . "A new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll finds only 20 percent of Americans support the name change, while 46 percent oppose it. Even Americans who previously voted for Trump in 2024 only supported it by 33 percent, while 31 percent rejected the name change." Nieto added, "Trump first floated the name last week after trade negotiations between the two countries collapsed. He declared that the US did not expect to be 'doing much business with Ontario any longer.' He followed through two days later with an executive order directing the federal government to use 'Lake America.' Soon after, Washington slapped 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods and Ottawa announced retaliatory levies of its own." The journalist added, ...

President Donald Trump can brag all he wants about the economy and make the biggest boasts at campaign stops, but Bloomberg says Wall Street investors just aren’t buying it. “Traders are scrambling to shield their portfolios against further losses in Treasuries, as worries over the budget deficit and inflation push yields toward multiyear highs,” reports Bloomberg. “Right now, it’s difficult to see a change in fortune for bonds,” said David Roberts, head of fixed income at Nedgroup Investments. “Certainly, a long-term solution to the Iranian situation would help.” But that’s not coming, by the look of things , and investors are rushing to shore up what looks like a terrifying floor rattle involving U.S. treasury investments, prompted by Trump’s soaring debt and bad policies. “The rush to hedge comes on the back of a global slide in bond prices, which are being squeezed by a range of catalysts including ongoing fiscal challenges and a war-fueled oil price surge that has further stoked...