Politics Correspondent, The New York Times.
“It was offensive to hear my opponent say I can’t string together two sentences. I certainly did that on the auto rescue. I certainly have been doing that as I’ve been standing up to Trump’s abuses of power and our energy company that’s just raising rates right now.”
Who is electable? Michigan’s Senate primary asks a familiar question.No one can agree on what, exactly, electability is — but both Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are making the case that they have it.19thnews.org“The ground has been made fertile for an anti-establishment media politics, where it just wasn’t quite there with the voter base in those previous cycles.”
A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politicsMore progressive Americans are swearing off traditional media. They’re turning to independent podcasts, social media and digital news for information.apnews.com“Just think about what this race would be if there was no outside spending at all. We wouldn’t be talking about any opposition. This would be such a lopsided race. Y’all wouldn’t be covering it,” says @abdulelsayed.bsky.social.
Michael Kruse“It’s funny watching folks make an argument about electability when electable candidates don’t need $50 million crutches,” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @jim-newell.bsky.social.
“It’s funny watching folks make an argument about electability when electable candidates don’t need $50 million crutches,” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social tells @jim-newell.bsky.social.
Democrats Have Been Stuck on the Same Question for 10 Years. This Year’s Biggest Primary Could Finally Give Them the Answer.We've seen this movie before.slate.com“I will give it my sociolinguist stamp,” says @betsysneller.bsky.social. “She definitely has a classic Michigan accent.”
How Haley Stevens’s Accent Became a Flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate RaceHow the politics of raised a’s and disappearing g’s briefly came to dominate the Michigan Senate race.www.nytimes.comHasan Piker: “I’m used to having underdogs get defeated by moneyed interests over and over again. But it’s not going to happen this time.”
A left turn in Michiganwww.politico.com“You know what people hate more than Trump? Politics as usual. They hate politics as usual so much that they were willing to take Trump, warts and all. So what happens if you offer them something that’s not politics as usual and isn’t a megalomaniacal billionaire narcissist? Well, let’s see.”
The Anti-DemocratAbdul El-Sayed is calling out his party; Haley Stevens is embracing it.www.theatlantic.com“People are not seeing an alternative that’s fighting for them,” says @meganromer.bsky.social. “They see the Democratic Party as kind of rolling over and taking it.”
A Small Band of Socialists Is Sowing Panic in the Democratic PartyOnce a fringe wing, the movement is wielding surprising political power, capitalizing on popular discontent. Mainstream Democrats see a ‘fundamental threat.’www.wsj.com"I've read a lot on Theodore Roosevelt before. He called for a new nationalism. Teddy, Franklin, and Kennedy, and I would say Clinton as well, and Obama, saved capitalism from its worst habits, instincts, and results, and found a patriotism that reignited our identity as Americans."
Rahm Emanuel on Why Democrats Keep LosingThe former Chicago mayor makes his case for his party’s future.www.politico.com
Madrid is booming, culturally and economically, but the wildfires raging within a short drive of the capital have provided a reality check. Experts say the fires are a harbinger for the damage to come on the world’s fastest warming continent.
Massive Wildfires Draw Close to MadridMadrid is booming, culturally and economically, but the wildfires raging within a short drive of the capital have provided a reality check.nyti.msSix months into President Trump’s oil blockade, Cubans are losing sleep in the sweltering heat. Our reporter Jack Nicas visited Havana, where residents explained how they struggle to sleep with no electricity for fans or air conditioning.
“Vance may be a standout when it comes to personal reinvention.”
Opinion | Who Does JD Vance Think He Is?The chameleon effect is endangering the vice president’s political prospects.www.nytimes.com“I went into the woods right after high school — all of us, I was no different.”
Maine Democrats Have a New Working-Class Hero in Troy Jackson. Can He Deliver?Troy Jackson, a former logger, faces the tall task of taking down Susan Collins.www.nytimes.com
