Let’s pretend we live in a happy world. In this world it is November 2024 and Joe Biden has just won another comfortable victory. He has gone over 50 percent in the popular vote and gotten 306 electoral votes, again. While some of the state contests were quite close, we are not in Florida/Bush v. Gore territory and there is no evidence of significant fraud. Let’s further pretend that although there are legal challenges, the states basically do their jobs by counting and certifying votes and sending electors to Washington for Congress to count and certify. Even in this rosy scenario...…Let’s pretend we live in a happy world. In this world it is November 2024 and Joe Biden has just won another comfortable victory. He has gone over 50 percent in the popular vote and gotten 306 electoral votes, again. While some of the state contests were quite close, we are not in Florida/Bush v. Gore territory and there is no evidence of significant fraud. Let’s further pretend that although there are legal challenges, the states basically do their jobs by counting and certifying votes and sending electors to Washington for Congress to count and certify. Even in this rosy scenario...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.The Trump campaign just ran the most ironic ad in the history of American politics.A couple weeks ago the Trump campaign rolled out an ad proclaiming that the president would from the woke left. The only problem was that the statue pictured in the ad was the famous Christ the Redeemer from Rio de Janeiro.That screw-up was under the Parscale regime.Now Bill Stepien has asked America to hold his beer.The latest ad from the Trump campaign running on The Facebook is an attempt to get the olds worked up about their LAW & ORDER PRESIDENT. Here’s the ad,...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.The Trump campaign just ran the most ironic ad in the history of American politics.A couple weeks ago the Trump campaign rolled out an ad proclaiming that the president would from the woke left. The only problem was that the statue pictured in the ad was the famous Christ the Redeemer from Rio de Janeiro.That screw-up was under the Parscale regime.Now Bill Stepien has asked America to hold his beer.The latest ad from the Trump campaign running on The Facebook is an attempt to get the olds worked up about their LAW & ORDER PRESIDENT. Here’s the ad,...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Decadence and performative emoting are alive and well in pandemic America.(Shutterstock)The coronavirus, you may have heard, is a biological weapon engineered in a Chinese lab and unleashed—accidentally?—on America by the godless communists. At least, .That’s one theory, anyway. Another is that, yes, the virus was engineered in a Chinese laboratory, but the research was paid for by Anthony Fauci. —former mayor of New York City, former Republican presidential candidate, and personal lawyer for the current president:Fauci gave $3.7 million to the Wuhan...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.Decadence and performative emoting are alive and well in pandemic America.(Shutterstock)The coronavirus, you may have heard, is a biological weapon engineered in a Chinese lab and unleashed—accidentally?—on America by the godless communists. At least, .That’s one theory, anyway. Another is that, yes, the virus was engineered in a Chinese laboratory, but the research was paid for by Anthony Fauci. —former mayor of New York City, former Republican presidential candidate, and personal lawyer for the current president:Fauci gave $3.7 million to the Wuhan...WW…

Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.When people show you who they are, you should believe them.(Hannah Yoest / photos: GettyImages / Shutterstock)The Wall Street Journal ran a strikingly oblique on Thursday morning. I’m going to quote from it extensively and bold the phrases that are most interesting:President Trump’s coronavirus management ratings have been plummeting (67% disapproved in an ABC/Ipsos poll last week) and if a better public-relations plan is in the works, it’s not apparent. . . .The problem is that the White House seems to have given up on projecting any consistent virus...…Support The Bulwark and subscribe today.When people show you who they are, you should believe them.(Hannah Yoest / photos: GettyImages / Shutterstock)The Wall Street Journal ran a strikingly oblique on Thursday morning. I’m going to quote from it extensively and bold the phrases that are most interesting:President Trump’s coronavirus management ratings have been plummeting (67% disapproved in an ABC/Ipsos poll last week) and if a better public-relations plan is in the works, it’s not apparent. . . .The problem is that the White House seems to have given up on projecting any consistent virus...WW…

JoinSign inShare this postAsk Every Republican These Two Questionsthetriad.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailFeb 15, 2021Share this postAsk Every Republican These Two Questionsthetriad.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailBefore we start:This is the time to roll up our sleeves and work. I hope you’ll labor with us. Because freedom isn’t free.One passage jumped out though:That construction is really something. Trump will say that he was cheated and was the rightful winner. Some percentage of R’s and conservatives will rally to this standard. Devin Nunes. Matt Gaetz. Sean...…JoinSign inShare this postAsk Every Republican These Two Questionsthetriad.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailFeb 15, 2021Share this postAsk Every Republican These Two Questionsthetriad.thebulwark.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailBefore we start:This is the time to roll up our sleeves and work. I hope you’ll labor with us. Because freedom isn’t free.One passage jumped out though:That construction is really something. Trump will say that he was cheated and was the rightful winner. Some percentage of R’s and conservatives will rally to this standard. Devin Nunes. Matt Gaetz. Sean...WW…