If Trump loses again in November, he’ll just do what he did last time and say it was rigged. In his mind, this is the only way he can fail. He creates these storylines in his head to dodge acknowledging his losses. It’s sad, but in the MAGA alternate universe, it works.

He’s bragging about doing something wildly unpopular

I mean he was a fictional character and also a serial killer but…

Biden at a fundraiser on Trump, and what's different about him now vs. in their last race:
“It's clear that when he lost and when he lost in 2020, something snapped in him. He’s not only obsessed with losing in 2020, he’s clearly unhinged. Just listen to what he's telling people'

Polling has Ruben just three points shy of MAGA extremist Kari Lake. He is in the margin of error which means it’s still anyone’s race. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for Democrats, so can you chip in $10 and help Ruben fight back?

'[Stormy] really held her ground, that's an understatement, against some withering attack by the defense.'

— Lisa Rubin on Daniels' cross examination t.ly/K66yF

In a series of Instagram posts, JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, 31, variously called Mr. Kennedy, 70, a “prick,” suggested he was using steroids, said he was “lying to us” and portrayed him as a Russian stooge and a stalking horse for Donald J. Trump.
nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/…

It just got a bit dusty in here.

Can you imagine if Trump were president right now? Zelenskyy would be dead. Russia would have its sights set on Poland.

Jared Kushner, Secretary of State, would be thinking through how to capitalize on Gaza’s waterfront property.

Student protests would have been…1/🧵

BREAKING: DOJ seeks *40 years* for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi's home, sought to kidnap her and assaulted her husband. They want the court to label his crime an act of terrorism. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

I don’t post about the aurora much because of how difficult it is to see from NYC. However, recent data suggests we are experiencing the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003. This is a big one! You may be able to view the aurora up and down the East Coast tonight. (1/2)

OBAMAGATE

NEW -- Biden's running against a guy who tried to end our democracy last time and talks about ruling as an autocrat next time, so why isn't that the message all day, every day?

Well ... maybe because a scary number of Americans would be okay with that?

huffpost.com/entry/biden-tr…

Tapper: Trump just said that 75 to 80 percent of Jewish Americans need to have their ‘head examined.’ Let me just say, that is pretty offensive

Okay, when I’m wrong, I’m wrong, and I admit it.

Apparently it’s true.

I still find this hard to absorb, though.

If Nikki Haley is anti-Biden and half of her voters are anti-Trump and the other half is anti-Biden and Trump….what constituency does she have?

None.

Theres a massive and nuanced anti-Trump GOP voter the media isn’t reporting on

By giving credence to an anti-Biden, prolife, former Trump appointee like Nikki Haley they’re missing the motivations of a massive swath of voters.

Here’s the exits from Ohio that show this clearly abcnews.go.com/Politics/half-…

Since Trump is planning to bring back characters from Season 1 into his campaign, reupping this piece that Ryan Goodman and I wrote for Just Security back in 2020: Don't forget that Manafort began floating the conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016…

Rick’s book is such a great read.
amazon.com/Commander-Chea…

“Don Snorleone.” “Donny Nappleseed.” “Sleepy Don.”

My latest on a secondary trial narrative that’s taking hold, of a septuagenarian former president who just can’t stay awake. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…