This week, we indulge all the speculation and look ahead to politics if and after Donald Trump dies in office. For instance:
* Is a movement that claims the mantle of making America “healthy” sustainable in a world where the obese 79 year old president croaks after his health secretary takes vaccines off the shelf?
* Does JD Vance have the juice required to consolidate all the pro-Trump factions (many of which hate each other)?
* What becomes of Democratic politics? Can the emerging anti-Trump politics of Democratic presidential hopefuls work against a post-Trump GOP?
Then, what’s all this got to do with Democratic propaganda? We discuss a recently unearthed progressive effort to subsidize Democrat-friendly viral content creators, which has already driven bitter recriminations across the online left. Is the problem here message or medium? Would anyone be complaining if the people involved had agreed to be open and transparent about their partnership? Or is subsidizing heavy-on-politics content an altogether mistaken concept?
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Further reading:
* Brian on the cursed establishment effort to fend off Graham Platner.
* Matt also wants to let Graham Platner cook.
* Paige Cognetti will run against Rob Bresnahan in a key Pennsylvania bellwether.
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