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Linda McMahon
Tara Palmeri November 20, 2024
Trump transition co-chair Linda McMahon will likely become Secretary of Education—a role that would put her in charge of leading a department that Republicans intend to dismantle.
Donald Trump
Tara Palmeri November 15, 2024
A post-election conversation with veteran Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini about what Democrats got wrong, Republicans got very right, and the bizarro rainbow coalition that ushered Trump back into the White House.
donald trump susie wiles
Tara Palmeri & Peter Hamby November 13, 2024
News and talmudic readings of the Trump administration’s personnel decisions, intrigue, and more.
Ric Grenell MAGA Trump
Tara Palmeri November 13, 2024
Tensions arise in Mar-a-Lago as Trump bypasses longtime confidant Ric Grenell for Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, sparking angst among the MAGA faithful and perpetuating questions about Trump’s loyalty.


Kamala Harris
Tara Palmeri November 8, 2024
The Harris financial juggernaut, which raised well over $1 billion, is still soliciting cash and has begun seeking buyers for its email lists in order to stave off its debts—raising uncomfortable questions about where and how all that money was spent in the first place.
Jim Blanchard
Tara Palmeri November 5, 2024
Candid conversations with two former “Blue Wall” governors—Democrat Jim Blanchard of Michigan and Republican Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania—about which way their states will swing, why this year is no 2020, and the work they’ve done to Trump-proof the results.
donald trump
Tara Palmeri October 31, 2024
The Trump campaign has paused its premature celebration and fallen into sweat mode, as early-voting numbers indicate more women are turning up than men in must-win Pennsylvania, and operatives are bringing out the briefcases for lawfare. “They’re going so crazy here,” says a source.
jon ralston
Tara Palmeri October 29, 2024
Jon Ralston, the bard of Nevada election analysis, talks zombie voters, Elon’s ground operation, and why Republicans may have the House edge.


donald trump
Tara Palmeri October 25, 2024
Fairly or not, the good vibes inside Mar-a-Lago are real, and multiple campaign sources have told me that they’re encouraged by early voting behavior so far in key battleground states. “It hit Trump in the last couple of weeks that early voting is a good way to win,” a person with knowledge of his thinking said. Here’s what the numbers really say.
trump harris
Tara Palmeri October 22, 2024
After a campaign launch that was all about joy, Kamala Harris is hammering a darker message for her campaign’s closing argument. “There’s a certain P.T.S.D. that needs to be engaged with voters,” says Democratic pollster and campaign advisor John Anzalone. “There’s an amnesia about Trump. People need to be reminded of his behavior.”
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