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The media continues to normalize dangerously abnormal GOP behavior.

The Biden Camp's first ads show they understand the need to win the values argument.

The debt limit is deal is far from ideal, but it's evidence Biden's strategy worked

The media's bizarre silence about Trump throwing a reporter's phone shows why the industry is in crisis

The Speaker is talking tough to appease the right, but he needs the Dems to bail him out

President Biden is doing everything he can, but the conditions that fostered solutions in the past are no longer

The Florida Governor wants to run as a winner, but what if the GOP base thinks Trump didn't lose?

The WV Senator is flirting with an independent Presidential campaign that would help Trump win

Some seem to be learning the wrong lessons from the mostly drama-free extension of the debt limit

Welcome to this week’s edition of “Stuff You Should Consume,”— a weekly compilation of interesting political content for Message Box readers. “Are the Anti-Trump GOP Forces Starting to Implode?” by Jonathan Martin, Politico Youngkin’s refusal to fully rule out a 2024 bid illustrates both how much he wants to keep the option open and the lingering hunger in the top ranks of the party for another option. That said — and insert a trigger warning here for veterans of the Wes Clark, Rick Perry and Michael Bloomberg campaigns — late entrants have invariably flopped in modern primaries.

Welcome to this week’s edition of “Stuff You Should Consume,”— a weekly compilation of interesting political content for Message Box readers. “Young Voters Are More Moderate Than You Think” by Lauren Harper and Hugh Jones, The Liberal Patriot Liberals still make up a minority of young voters. While you’re unlikely to hear it on the news, not only does the median young voter identify as a moderate, but the Harvard Youth Poll found that 18-29 year old Americans are a more moderate cohort than the public at large:

Welcome to this week’s edition of “Stuff You Should Consume,”— a weekly compilation of interesting political content for Message Box readers. “The Default Debate: A Guide for Advocates” by Navigator Research “Bad Politics, Bad Policies: Election Denial in 2023”