People are willfully misinterpreting this. One should be relieved that Trump has failed to consolidate an authoritarian state and crush the opposition. Were he more competent, the world would be way worse. That's entirely compatible with mourning the awful things he actually did

JD Vance on the economy: "You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"

Paxton’s campaign is responding to WSJ reporting on Paxton attending a New Year’s Eve party in 2024 in Dubai with two men who had  been indicted on federal healthcare fraud charges. “This is yet another politically motivated attack that will go nowhere. Like President Trump, Ken Paxton has been politically persecuted for years, and every time, voters have seen through it and sent him back to office, because they know he has always fought for Texas. Republicans across Texas are uniting behind the Attorney General, while James Talarico was gone nearly two weeks without being seen on the campaign trail. Everyone knows Talarico will raise your taxes for his socialist agenda, and no amount of recycled headlines given to the fake news by a flailing campaign will change that.” – Nick Maddux, Paxton Senior Advisor

At Maine Senate debate, Susan Collins was asked if she would stand with Trump if he visited Maine "I don’t think President Trump is going to come to Maine... I’ve heard nothing from his office." Moderator: Yes or no? "I would say that he is not coming to Maine."

NYT: Former President George W. Bush is helping raise money for the following US Senate candidates 🟥Susan Collins (ME) 🟥Jon Husted (OH) 🟥Dan Sullivan (AK) 🟥John Sununu (NH) 🟥Ashley Hinson (IA) 🟥Mike Rogers (MI)

Thrilled to take on GWU’s Project for Media & National Security, aka the Defense Writers Group, founded post-Vietnam war to foster better civ-mil relations between decision makers & defense/natsec media. @SMPAGWU @GWtweets mediarelations.gwu.edu/kimbe…

Chris Brown’s two-decade R&B legacy receives a historic honor as Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett presents him with an official entry in the U.S. Congressional Record. The recognition honors his career, musical impact and contributions to the genre.

After the FCC censored James Talarico’s interview with Jimmy Kimmel, it now has double the viewership of Trump’s primetime address at the RNC. Try to censor @JamesTalarico at your own risk.

For clarity, I like SF a great deal, great city, but it is the delta between the expectation of SF and the reality of SF that is where the disappointment can be.

I genuinely hope this is also Bilzerian’s actual vote total. There can be no space for antisemitism.