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4 November

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From one piece The way forward 3 beliefs · slowboring.com

From one piece Seventeen thoughts on an epic repudiation of Donald Trump 2 beliefs · slowboring.com

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Large electoral swings are very real and can happen in both directions.

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If they get sloppy, lazy, or undisciplined, we’ve seen over and over again that large electoral swings are very real and they happen in both directions.

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Politics is about more than vibes, vertical video skills, or superficial rhetorical choices.

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That politics isn’t just about “vibes” or vertical video skills or superficial rhetorical choices.

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Public appetite for sweeping change is quite limited.

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state elections are a constant reminder that public appetite for sweeping change is actually quite limited.

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Democrats need to stick with their new, better messages if they want to win in the future

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It’s important to keep these changes in mind, because Democrats are going to need to stick with their new, better messages if they want to win in the future.

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There are very few single-issue pro-Israel voters in America

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Nobody particularly cares about Stevens, and there are very few single-issue pro-Israel voters in America — especially at a time when Israel played a key role in getting America embroiled in a toxically unpopular war.

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3 November

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From one piece What not to watch tonight 2 beliefs · slowboring.com

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Senate maps are bad for Democrats in 2026 and 2028.

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But the 2026 map is also bad and the 2028 map will also be bad. Basically all the Senate maps are bad, so you can’t grade Democratic electoral performance in any given cycle on a curve.

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The slow counting of California votes meaningfully distorts the understanding of the national political climate.

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But something like 12 percent of Americans — and a much larger share of Democrats — live in California, so the slow counting of California votes meaningfully distorts our understanding of the national political climate.

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2 November

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From one piece The seven most important midterms of all time 2 beliefs · slowboring.com

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The phenomenon of midterm backlash is not an actual law of physics

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The phenomenon of “midterm backlash” is something we’re accustomed to, but while it now operates more or less as a law of the political system, it’s not an actual law of physics — whether any given backlash emerges is somewhat contingent and actually drives much of the drama of American politics.

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Congress is the main driving force of the American constitutional system outside of foreign policy

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Midterms lack the personalistic drama of American presidential elections, but outside of foreign policy, Congress really is the main driving force of the American constitutional system, and midterm votes often bring big changes.

The seven most important midterms of all timeslowboring.com

30 October

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Doing so across a large fraction of occupations will end up making everyone worse off than if you hadn't done it.

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This means that while you can boost the fortunes of any given occupation by creating barriers to entry, doing so across a large fraction of occupations will end up making everyone worse off than if you hadn’t done it.

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29 October

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From one piece How I would fix all of America’s major problems 3 beliefs · slowboring.com

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There ought to be a system whereby everyone can get free or nearly free health care at government expense.

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Medicare for All has become this endless factional discourse object that only serves to make people angry at each other, but there ought to be a system whereby everyone can get free or nearly free health care at government expense.

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The material living standards of the poorest Americans are shockingly bad given the overall high living standards.

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The material living standards of the poorest Americans are shockingly bad given the overall high living standards.

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The U.S. is a rich country with relatively poor public-health outcomes given its prosperity.

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The U.S. is a rich country with relatively poor public-health outcomes given our prosperity.

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As A.I. companies race to rid the world of gainful employment, we face the question of what it would even mean to be human if labor itself becomes obsolete.

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As A.I. companies race to rid the world of gainful employment, we now face the question of what it would even mean to be human if labor itself becomes obsolete.

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28 October

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The natural state of safe-seat Democratic Party legislators is to say "yes" to many different interest-group asks without considering if they are contradictory.

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The difference is that the natural state of the safe-seat Democratic Party legislator is to say “yes” to a lot of different interest-group asks without thinking too hard about them or whether they’re contradictory.

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27 October

Matthew YglesiasNewsletter 27 Oct

Why I don’t write about A.I. all the time

26 October

Matthew YglesiasKorrents 26 Oct

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There is no way to rescue the country without Democrats becoming meaningfully competitive in multiple states that Trump won three times in a row.

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There is no way to rescue the country without Democrats becoming meaningfully competitive in multiple states that Trump won three times in a row.

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