As usual, great graphics. As you point out, Washington has a limited attention span, usually focusing on one thing at a time. Trump flooding the zone seems to be an intentional way to use that to his advantage.
It's too early to tell, but is it possible 2026 will be a pro-Dem wave election? Will farmers in plains states retain their GOP loyalty even though Trump's freeze on federal payments is really hurting them? Are the raucous town meetings in GOP districts a harbrinter of looming House defeat (a la the tea party in 2009-10)?
Interesting and insightful. I look forward to reading Bruce’s Sunday email each week. He tackles complex topics and offers thoughtful commentary without the partisanship that is prevalent today.
Similar to Sagan’s pale blue dot, should we be more interested in how the myriad communities across the nation look back on Washington than how DC views itself?
Interesting, as always - also that you want to interview Bari Weiss who professes to Zionism and hence to rapacious settler-colonialism, apartheid racism, ethnical cleansing including genocide as well as suppression of anyone questioning that. Quite significant ...
As usual, great graphics. As you point out, Washington has a limited attention span, usually focusing on one thing at a time. Trump flooding the zone seems to be an intentional way to use that to his advantage.
Bruce's charts are the absolute best too to understand politics.
It's too early to tell, but is it possible 2026 will be a pro-Dem wave election? Will farmers in plains states retain their GOP loyalty even though Trump's freeze on federal payments is really hurting them? Are the raucous town meetings in GOP districts a harbrinter of looming House defeat (a la the tea party in 2009-10)?
Interesting and insightful. I look forward to reading Bruce’s Sunday email each week. He tackles complex topics and offers thoughtful commentary without the partisanship that is prevalent today.
Thanks, David!
Similar to Sagan’s pale blue dot, should we be more interested in how the myriad communities across the nation look back on Washington than how DC views itself?
Interesting, as always - also that you want to interview Bari Weiss who professes to Zionism and hence to rapacious settler-colonialism, apartheid racism, ethnical cleansing including genocide as well as suppression of anyone questioning that. Quite significant ...