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This Democratic Senator nailed it on the Hunter pardon

The Morning: Secretary Pudding Fingers???

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The Trump Honeymoon ๐ŸŒ™

The 21 key lines from Karine Jean-Pierre's "pardon" press conference

Define "journalist"

The Morning: The Democratic turnout myth

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Is Pete Hegseth a goner? โŒ

So I went to church....again

Why Joe Biden needs therapy

The Morning: Joe Biden's utterly selfish and politically disastrous pardon

The Sunday Best

BLACK FRIDAY SALE!!!

10 cool charts for Thanksgiving ๐Ÿฆƒ

The Morning: What I'm thankful for ๐Ÿฆƒ

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Can we *finally* admit Tim Walz was a bad VP pick? ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Who is a 'journalist'?

The Morning: The Art of the Deal?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Donald's Trump massive legal gamble paid off ๐ŸŽฒ๐ŸŽฒ

Can Democrats nominate another woman in 2028?

The Morning: Democrats' brand problem

The Sunday Best

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Californiaโ€™s Vote-Counting Nightmare ๐Ÿคฆ

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: Post-Gaetz

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Does Trump have a mandate?

Questions?

The *real* reason Matt Gaetz dropped out

Nancy Mace is just the absolute worst ๐Ÿคฎ

The Morning: Is Pete Hegseth doomed?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The 10 states that swung most to Trump โฌ†๏ธ

The Morning: The BIG question I think about

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Is Trump *actually* forever? ๐Ÿค”

What does Substack 2.0 look like?

Why Donald Trump won't save the Mainstream Media

The Morning: The fate of Matt Gaetz

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The *Next* Swing States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Which Cabinet nominee is in the deepest ๐Ÿ’ฉ?

The Morning: Mika and Joe go to Mar-a-Lago

The Sunday Best

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Will we ever see the Gaetz report? ๐Ÿ“š

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: The 2026 map takes shape

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Stop acting surprised ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Questions?

My big idea on how CNN can save itself ๐Ÿ’ก

So....Now What?

The Morning: The Gaetz Distraction Theory

CHRIS CRUCIAL: GAETZ!!!!

Donald Trump loses*

The Morning: "Central Casting"

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Republicans have total control. Now what? ๐Ÿค”

What went wrong โ€” and how to fix it?

15 charts that tell the story of the 2024 election ๐Ÿ“Š

The Morning: Trump's speedy selection process ๐Ÿƒ

CHRIS CRUCIAL: It's all coming up Elon ๐Ÿš€

Keith Olbermann really, really hates me

Blame Pie

The Morning: It's the loyalty, stupid

The Sunday Best

A speech *everyone* should listen to

Saturday(!) Mailbag

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The chart that launched 1,000 conspiracy theories

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: This one ad may have won Donald Trump the election

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Were the polls wrong?

Questions?

The 2024 Democratic disaster actually started on March 14, 2020

The 11 must-see lines from Kamala Harris' concession speech

The Morning: An absolutely stunning chart

What the hell just happened???

The 24 must-see lines from Donald Trump's victory speech

7 reasons why Kamala Harris lost

The Morning: Donald Trump's sweeping victory

This looks like a VERY good night for Republicans

Election night 2024: Where We Are

CHRIS CRUCIAL: ELECTION NIGHT!!!! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

11 things I believe about this election

The Morning: THANK YOU

CHRIS CRUCIAL: When will we know who won?

Why that shock Iowa poll might not be so shocking

The 2024 'So What' Election Prediction Contest

The Morning: What if the polling is wrong?

6 thoughts on the Iowa SHOCK poll ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

The Sunday Best

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Is Truth Social's stock price the key? ๐Ÿ”‘

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: Donald Trump is never going to get it

CHRIS CRUCIAL: How Kamala Harris wins, in 1 chart ๐Ÿ“ˆ

Questions?

๐Ÿšจ Election sale! ๐Ÿšจ

The 40 most bizarre lines from Donald Trump's Green Bay speech

The Morning: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why are Republicans so sure they are going to win? ๐Ÿ˜Ž

The 23 must-see lines from Kamala Harris' Ellipse speech

The Morning: Joe Biden steps in ๐Ÿ’ฉ (again)

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The easiest paths to 270

How not to freak out about the election

The Morning: Harris reverses course on 'democracy'

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Joe Biden? Never heard of him ๐Ÿ˜ถ

The '3 Stooges' problem of covering Donald Trump

What's the *single* most important swing state?

The Morning: What Trump's MSG rally says about him

The Sunday Best

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Jeff Bezos just made a business decision ๐Ÿ’ฐ

The 29 wildest lines from Donald Trump's interview with Hugh Hewitt

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: The 5 #'s you need to see from the last NYT poll

Questions?

The 'So What' Senate rankings

The Morning: Kamala Harris' big gamble

I talked to 300 of you. Here's what I learned. ๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ“ž

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The early vote isn't saying what you think it is ๐Ÿค”

The 19 must-see lines from Kamala Harris' NBC interview

The Morning: John Kelly vs Donald Trump

CHRIS CRUCIAL: What would worry me if I was running Harris' campaign ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

2 charts that tell TOTALLY different stories of the 2024 election

FREE!

The Morning: Kamala > Joe

CHRIS CRUCIAL: When will we know who won? ๐Ÿ”ฎ

The 35 scariest lines from Donald Trump's Fox News interview

Why Chuck Todd would rather be Harris than Trump today

The Morning: Trump trending upward

CHRIS CRUCIAL: A site you need to know about ๐Ÿ’ป

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: The last mainstream media election?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: "A Day of Love" ๐Ÿคฏ

Questions?

The 22 must-see lines from Kamala Harris' Fox News interview

The Morning: Mitch McConnell hates Donald Trump

The beginning of the end for mainstream media?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Kamala โ‰  Joe ๐Ÿ’”

The 44 must-see lines from Donald Trump's wild Bloomberg interview

The Morning: The Harris Fox interview!

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The closest election in history? ๐Ÿ‘€

The 34 zaniest lines from Donald Trump's interview with Maria Bartiromo

The Morning: Yes, it's a cult of personality

CHRIS CRUCIAL: What Kamala Harris should say on Fox News

Why fact-checking Trump is like a dog with diarrhea

The Morning: Harris goes after Trump's health

CHRIS CRUCIAL: JD Vance isn't an idiot. But... ๐Ÿคฆ

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: A radical proposal for Donald Trump

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Kamala Harris is in FAR worse polling shape than Joe Biden was ๐Ÿ“Š

Questions?

It's about A LOT more than just this election

The Morning: No more debates!

CHRIS CRUCIAL: ๐Ÿšจ The Blue Wall is cracking ๐Ÿšจ

The 26 wildest lines from Donald Trump's interview with Ben Shapiro

The Morning: Tim Walz wants to get rid of the electoral college

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Kamala steps in it ๐Ÿ’ฉ

The 13 must-see lines from Kamala Harris' '60 Minutes' interview โฐ

The 29 most surreal lines from Donald Trump's interview with Hugh Hewitt

ELECTION MONTH SALE!!!! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ

The Morning: The most important # in the new NYT poll

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why I am *very* worried about political violence ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

Why you should *ignore* polling averages

The Morning: Donald Trump's mental health

Why do people vote for Trump, part 3

CHRIS CRUCIAL: 1 *very* good sentence for Kamala Harris

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: What the Jack Smith filing tells us about Trump

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Is not voting for Trump *enough*? ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ

Questions?

Is the Blue Wall shakier than it looks?

The Morning: Is Kamala Harris *actually* winning over Republicans?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: It's the Blue Wall, stupid ๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿงฑ

CNN gets it half right

The Morning: The big debate moment that wasn't

JD Vance's star turn at the VP debate

CHRIS CRUCIAL: How chaos works for Trump ๐Ÿคช

The 'So What' Senate rankings

Why do people vote for Trump, part 2

The Morning: The soft bigotry of low (debate) expectations

CHRIS CRUCIAL: A fact-checking experiment that won't work โŒ

The 41 wackiest lines from Donald Trump's Erie (and eerie) speech

The surprising place where people get their news

The Morning: 3 thoughts on the NYT endorsement

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Inside the mind of a swing voter ๐Ÿง 

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: Why is Kamala Harris going to the border?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Melania speaks!

Questions?

The 22 key lines from Kamala Harris' MSNBC interview

The Morning: Are Texas and Florida really in play?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: A Republican *should* win this election, part 2 ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

Joe Biden should probably stop talking

Mike Johnson's life (still) sucks

The Morning: A smart media move by Kamala Harris

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The filibuster is on life support ๐Ÿ’€

The unexpected joy of long car rides

The Morning: Kamala and the Taylor Swift vote

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why the craziest electoral scenario *could* happen

The 31 wackiest lines from Donald Trump's interview with Sharyl Attkisson

Have we reached 'Peak Harris'?

The Morning: Don't believe Trump about 2028

40 fun and weird facts about our presidents

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Nate Silver's model flips for Harris ๐Ÿ™ƒ

Friday Maibag!

The Morning: Could Mark Robinson decide the presidency?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: A GOP disaster in North Carolina

Questions?

The 34 strangest lines from Donald Trump's 'Gutfeld!' interview

The Morning: Should Kamala Harris want another debate?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why is Donald Trump campaigning on Long Island? ๐Ÿค”

A chart on misinformation that will blow your mind

The 24 most important lines from Kamala Harris' NABJ interview

The Morning: This is how Trump wins

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Today is Kamala Harris' best polling day of the campaign ๐Ÿ“Š

Why do people vote for Donald Trump?

Some big news!!! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ

The Morning: Young women are getting *much* more liberal

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Is Iowa a swing state now? ๐ŸŒฝ

The Chris and Chuck chat!!!

The *best* political reporters in all 7 swing states

This conversation will make you smarter about 2024

The Morning: The unicorn election?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

Post-debate Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: Will Kamala Harris break her press silence?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Today is a *very* bad day for Senate Democrats

Questions: The post-debate edition!

My case against fact checking in debates

The Morning: Did we just watch the last presidential debate?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Stop predicting the demise of Donald Trump! ๐Ÿ›‘

The 33 zaniest lines from Donald Trump's post-debate 'Fox and Friends' interview

The Morning: The Taylor Swift endorsement!

Kamala Harris won the debate. It wasn't close.

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The 'begrudging Trump voters'

My 10 best debate questions!

The 53 wildest lines from Donald Trump's Wisconsin weekend speech

The Morning: The Vibes Debate

CHRIS CRUCIAL: You can't normalize this

Meet me after the debate?

For Trump, it's *always* about the grift

The Morning: 5 takeaways from the NYT poll

The power of caring less

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The Friday 6-Pack

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: The Senate is moving toward Republicans

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The closest election in a 100 years? ๐Ÿฅต

Questions?

The 34 wackiest lines from Donald Trump's 'interview' with Sean Hannity

The Morning: Allan Lichtman makes his pick!

CHRIS CRUCIAL: What does Kamala Harris *actually* believe?

The 43 strangest lines from Donald Trump's interview with Lex Fridman

What Brian Stelter can teach all of us

The Morning: A laughable idea about the future of the GOP

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania!

What does it mean to be a 'conservative' these days?

The Morning: It's going to get ugly

The 28 must-see lines from Donald Trump's interview with Mark Levin

CHRIS CRUCIAL: 7 charts that explain the 2024 election ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“Š

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: Where's the Arlington National Cemetery video?

3 things I liked and 3 things I didn't like from the Kamala Harris CNN interview(NOW WITH SOUND!)

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The dumbest GOP spin on the Kamala Harris interview

Questions?

Donald Trump is NOT imploding

The Morning: 6 questions for Kamala Harris

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The 'chaos candidate' ๐Ÿคฏ

The 'So What' Senate rankings

The Morning: North Carolina goes 'toss up'

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Is the media 'sane-washing' Trump?๐Ÿคช

Call me 'Professor'

The 50 wildest lines from Donald Trump's interview with podcaster Shawn Ryan

The Morning: Explaining election models

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why Kamala wants the mics on ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

So where are we *now*?

The Morning: Will Harris get a convention bounce?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The RFK Effect

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: The 2 most important paragraphs of Kamala Harris' speech

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why I HATE the 'beta male' attack ๐Ÿ’ช

Questions?

The 25 weirdest lines from Donald Trump's "Fox and Friends" interview

Final day of my BIG Sale!!!

The Morning: Ok, I get the Tim Walz thing now

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Donald Trump can't lose ๐Ÿคฆ

The 35 must-see lines from Donald Trump's interview with Hugh Hewitt

Why I really loved Barack Obama's convention speech

Livestream!!!

The Morning: The most important speech at the DNC

CHRIS CRUCIAL: RFK Jr. 4 Trump? ๐Ÿ‘€

We'll do it LIVE: DNC edition!

The 33 wildest lines from Donald Trump Pennsylvania speech

The Morning: An awkward handoff

Chris Crucial: A bad case of Trump Fatigue ๐Ÿฅฑ

How Kamala Harris has *transformed* the electoral map

Sale!

The Morning: Darth Vader vs Dark Helmet

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why Democrats shouldn't celebrate just yet ๐Ÿฅณ

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: Why Joe Biden was so good yesterday

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Don't call it a press conference! ๐Ÿคฆ

Questions?

The 49 wackiest lines from Donald Trump's North Carolina speech

The Morning: Some GREAT news for Senate Democrats

CHRIS CRUCIAL: RIP, 'double haters'

Journalism isn't dead just yet ๐Ÿ’€

The Morning: How high can Kamala Harris go?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Democrats are going to hate this but... ๐Ÿคท

The 58 wildest lines from the Elon Musk-Donald Trump interview

The Morning: 5 takeaways from the Trump-Musk interview

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Donald Trump's X interview is an absolutely terrible idea

My happy place

Is Georgia the new Pennsylvania?

The Morning: Why Kamala Harris is winning

People I Like: Garrett Graff

CHRIS CRUCIAL: A Republican *should* win this election

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: Size matters

The 66 wildest lines from Donald Trump's press conference

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Kamala Harris' no-press strategy

Questions?

Five words that I tell myself every day

The Morning: A brand-new electoral map

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why Donald needs a debate ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

The 27 most out-there lines from Donald Trump's "Fox and Friends" interview

I did something stupid

The Morning: Kamala Harris and the politics of joy

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Donald Trump is barely campaigning ๐Ÿฅฑ

What online porn can teach us about ourselves

Kamala Harris blinks

The Morning: Nancy Pelosi hasn't spoken to Joe Biden in weeks

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Kamala's no-brainer VP pick ๐Ÿง 

The 64 wildest lines from Donald Trump's Atlanta rally

The Morning: Donald Trump's zero-dimensional chess

The 37 must-see lines from Donald Trump's NABJ interview

The 40 must-see lines from Donald Trump's interview with Laura Ingraham

It's vacation time!

"Now I see why CNN fired you!"

CHRIS CRUCIAL: How long will the Harris honeymoon last?

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: Donald dodges debates

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Is JD Vance a really bad VP pick?

Questions?

The 57 must-see lines from Donald Trump's Charlotte speech

Why you'd still rather be Donald Trump today

The Morning: My *very* mixed feelings on the Biden speech

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Ranking the VP prospects

8 electoral maps that explain where we are

The Morning: The 'DEI' attack on Kamala Harris

CHRIS CRUCIAL: We're back to a toss-up race!

The Morning: Donald Trump is *totally* beatable

CHRIS CRUCIAL: It's time to stop believing politicians

Is Kamala Harris a bad candidate?

The Morning: Kamala starts strong

5 big thoughts on Joe Biden -- and where we go now

CHRIS CRUCIAL: It's about to get VERY ugly

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: Good Trump and very bad Trump

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Dear Democrats: There is no sure thing

Questions?

The Morning: All signs are pointing against Joe Biden

CHRIS CRUCIAL: 8 scary facts about Joe Biden ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

The 37 must-see lines from Donald Trump's Bloomberg interview

The Morning: Republicans kiss the ring

CHRIS CRUCIAL: What a Trump electoral landslide looks like

The 26 must-see lines from Joe Biden's NBC interview

The Morning: The old GOP is dead

CHRIS CRUCIAL: 8 reasons why Trump picked J.D. Vance

A GOP convention sale!

*Everything* is coming up Trump

The Morning: Joe Biden is suddenly everywhere

What the Trump assassination attempt means for 2024

An assassination attempt on Donald Trump

8 big thoughts on the 2024 race

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Democrats 'hold your breath' bet ๐Ÿคž

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: The single most important moment of the Biden presser

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The beginning of the end for Biden? ๐Ÿค”

Questions?

6 things you NEED to hear if you've been laid off

A conversation with Steve Schmidt

The Morning: The Biden press conference could get ugly

Chris Crucial: The *real* reason George Clooney matters

The 52 wildest lines from Donald Trump's Florida speech

The Morning: Joe Biden takes a page from the Trump playbook

CHRIS CRUCIAL: How Democrats became what they hated most

The 26 must-see lines from Donald Trump's interview with Sean Hannity

So I went to church...

The Morning: Joe Biden's strategy is working

CHRIS CRUCIAL: It's not 'The Media vs Joe Biden' ๐Ÿ˜ 

The 26 must-see lines from Joe Biden's "Morning Joe" interview

The Morning: Joe Biden's dare

The 22 must-see lines from Joe Biden's ABC interview

Democrats are starting to act *a lot* like Republicans

Why the ABC interview was a worst-case scenario for Democrats

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Donald Trump and Project 2025

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: Joe Biden keeps digging

Questions?

The Morning: 2 paragraphs that should worry Democrats

CHRIS CRUCIAL: How does Biden fix this?

Some straight talk on covering Joe Biden

The Morning: So why, exactly, was Joe Biden so bad in the debate?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The vultures are circling

Are Democrats *actually* serious about Trumpโ€™s threat to democracy?

The Morning: Biden's debate performance wasn't a one-off

'A massive transfer of power to the presidency'

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Why it's not *just* a debate

The Morning: The Kamala Harris question

An unsolicited text from a panicked Democrat

CHRIS CRUCIAL: 7 big thoughts on the Biden crisis

Friday Mailbag: Debate debacle edition

Democrats should be absolutely *furious* with the Biden White House

The Morning: What do Democrats do NOW?

Joe Biden's utterly disastrous debate performance

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Debate night in America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

The Morning: The x-factor in the debate

My BIG debate night plan

CHRIS CRUCIAL: How to piss off Donald Trump

The Morning: The 'Squad' loses

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Fact checkers vs Donald Trump ๐Ÿค“

The Morning: Our gun violence epidemic

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Where's Melania?

The 25 zaniest lines from Donald Trump's interview with Sean Spicer

The Morning: A HUGE week in politics

People I Like: Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Friday Politics Quiz!

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: Biden finds his anti-Trump message

CHRIS CRUCIAL: RFK Jr. is right (about the debate)

Questions?

Is politics bad for your mental health?

The Morning: Louisiana's '10 Commandments' law

CHRIS CRUCIAL: I already know how the debate will turn out ๐Ÿ”ฎ

The 50 most surreal lines from Donald Trump's Wisconsin speech

The Morning: No debate for RFK Jr.!

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Biden's 'Democracy' argument isn't working ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Busting a HUGE debate myth about Donald Trump

The Morning: Inside the 'Double Haters'

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Joe Biden's black voter problem

The 46 most unhinged lines from Donald Trump's Turning Point speech

The Morning: Joe Biden's goes there on Trump

Father's Day isn't always easy

People I Like: Mark Leibovich

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Trivia time!

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: Ignore Donald Trump's VP speculation

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Joe Biden's secret weapon ๐Ÿคซ

Why I am done with being a 'former CNN reporter'

Questions?

The Morning: A Donald Trump 'pep rally'

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Is the 2024 playing field getting bigger?

How lobbyists took over Washington

The Morning: An Ohio special election stunner

CHRIS CRUCIAL: 5 key takeaways on Hunter Biden's 'guilty' verdict

The Morning: How Biden gets to 270

CHRIS CRUCIAL: 2024 is *all* about Trump

The 47 most ridiculous lines from Donald Trump's Las Vegas speech

The Morning: It's not just Donald Trump

CNN sent me a box. I found something really important in it.

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Summer Fridays ๐Ÿ–๏ธ

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: 'People who are rich and have hot wives'

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The *utter* normality of Joe Biden ๐Ÿ˜

Questions?

The 39 wildest lines from Donald Trump's interview with Sean Hannity

The Morning: Trump flip-flops on mail-in ballots ๐Ÿฉด๐Ÿฉด

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Trump's revenge plan ๐Ÿ˜ก

A feel-good story about journalism

The Morning: The WSJ's big Biden story

CHRIS CRUCIAL: RIP, Ben White

The 27 must-see lines from Joe Biden's Time magazine interview

The Morning: The future of media

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Donald Trump doesn't give a ๐Ÿ’ฉ about the GOP

The 30 wackiest lines from Donald Trump's 'Fox and Friends' interview

The Morning: Hunter Biden on trial

The 40 wildest lines from Donald Trump's post-conviction press conference

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Who's the dumbest president ever?

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: Ignore the polls!

CHRIS CRUCIAL: GUILTY!!!!!!

The 29 must-see lines from Joe Biden's Philadelphia speech

Questions?

The Morning: Explaining 'Double Haters'

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Samuel Alito's shambolic defense ๐Ÿ˜ž

The Morning: Project 2025

Why I don't sell Hopium

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Sick of the election? You're not alone! ๐Ÿค’

The 41 wildest lines from Donald Trump's speech at the Libertarian party convention

The Morning: Democrats in disarray

Friday Mailbag!

The Morning: How Biden and Trump are getting ready for the debate

CHRIS CRUCIAL: A *very* good data point for Joe Biden ๐Ÿค“

PLEASE stop saying Donald Trump has dementia

Questions?

The Morning: Nikki Haley isn't the hero the Never Trumpers were waiting for

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Want to see something crazy? ๐Ÿคช

The Morning: The *one* thing people remember about the Trump years

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Joe Biden is in deep ๐Ÿ’ฉ

The Morning: Why money matters less than you think in the 2024 race ๐Ÿ’ธ

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Donald Trump wimps out

The 51 most nuts lines from Donald Trump's NRA speech

The Morning: Republicans keep accusing Joe Biden of using drugs

Remembering a great man

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Can Donald Trump win Minnesota?

Friday mailbag!

The Morning: Samuel Alito steps in it

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Tell me how it's not a cult of personality again?

Questions?

The Morning: Donald Trump doesn't care about policy

CHRIS CRUCIAL: 9 thoughts on the Biden-Trump debates

The 30 wackiest lines from Donald Trump's appearance on the 'Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show'

The Morning Read: Debates!

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Joe Biden doesn't care about your damn polls! ๐Ÿ˜ 

The Morning Read: RFK Jr. as x-factor

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Joe Biden's narrowing electoral map

The 52 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's New Jersey speech

This man has nailed 90% of presidential elections. He thinks Joe Biden will win.

CHRIS CRUCIAL: This headline should scare *every* Republican ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Friday Mailbag!

CHRIS CRUCIAL: The great voter fraud myth ๐Ÿคฏ

Questions?

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Here's what to think of the Nikki Haley dead-enders ๐Ÿค”

Ranking Trump's top 6 VP picks

CHRIS CRUCIAL: Does Donald Trump *want* to go to jail? ๐Ÿ‘ฎ

My mission statement ๐Ÿš€

Chris Crucial: Tim Scott can't answer the simplest question about 2024

Chris Crucial: How to destroy your political career, in 1 easy book

Friday mailbag!

Chris Crucial: Don't say you weren't warned ๐Ÿšจ

Questions?

Chris Crucial: Joe Biden channels Cersei Lannister

Chris Crucial: Worst. Election. Ever. ๐Ÿคข

The 60 craziest lines from Donald Trump's Time interview

Chris Crucial: Donald Trump is winning the ostrich vote

The 20 best lines from Joe Biden's White House Correspondents Dinner speech

The most important White House Correspondents Dinner ever

Chris Crucial: Kristi Noem just murdered her VP chances ๐Ÿ”ซ

Friday mailbag!

Chris Crucial: Debunking Donald Trump's New York fantasy ๐Ÿ˜‚

Questions?

Chris Crucial: A rant on Chris Christie ๐Ÿ˜ก

The myth of straight-line success

Chris Crucial: Happy Disinfectant Day! ๐Ÿ’€

The 17 most incredible lines from Donald Trump's post-trial statement Monday

Chris Crucial: Joe Biden's electoral map problem

Do less?

The shrinkage of Donald Trump

Chris Crucial: 5 key takeaways from the Trump trial, week 1

Friday mailbag! (The Tortured Poets Department edition)

Chris Crucial: You are not serious people ๐Ÿคก

Questions?

Chris Crucial: I have an announcement!

Donald Trump: Style icon?

Chris Crucial: Sleepy Don ๐Ÿ˜ด

GOP circular firing squad loads its guns again

Donald Trump and the 'mean tweets' canard

Chris Crucial: The public embarrassment of Donald Trump

A chart on Donald Trump that will stun you

Chris Sununu is the absolute worst

How Lori Lightfoot lost Chicago

The 33 wildest lines from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago press conference

Chris Crucial: The Trump Truth Social grift, exposed

Friday mailbag!

How Batman best explains Matt Drudge

Chris Crucial: 2024 is the 'anxiety election'

The 15 most critical lines from Donald Trump's abortion statement

You never forget your first

Questions?

Chris Crucial: This Biden critique is coming from inside the (White) House!!!! ๐Ÿ‘ป

Kevin McCarthy really, really hates Matt Gaetz

Donald Trump as the Pied Piper

Chris Crucial: Are Republicans *trying* to lose this election?

My toxic trait (and how I am working on it)!

Joe Biden did cocaine at the State of the Union????

Chris Crucial: RFK Jr.'s campaign just said the quiet part out loud

Why you can't miss what Donald Tump said this weekend

Chris Crucial: Is something wrong with Lauren Boebert?

Friday mailbag!

Chris Crucial: No Labels flops

The 41 nuttiest lines from Donald Trump's interview with Hugh Hewitt

Donald Trump's VP picks, ranked

Questions?

Chris Crucial: The Senate map takes a turn for the worse for Democrats โฌ‡๏ธ

The 42 wildest lines from Donald Trump's Wisconsin speech

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