Dylan Byers • July 25, 2024

The Biden Bump

Somewhat ironically, an election cycle that has been defined by age has benefitted a bunch of legacy media outfits, all of whom are presumably hoping to embrace the lesson of past presidential races: eyeballs are ephemeral, but business models and strategies last a lot longer.

Tara Palmeri • July 24, 2024

Kamala’s Donor Love Story

Campaign finance reporter Brian Schwartz joins Tara for an inside conversation about Harris’s $100 million money bomb, how the campaign reactivated the Hollywood donor spigot, and whether Silicon Valley could give the Democrats a second look.

Julia Ioffe • July 24, 2024

The Treaty of Harris

In the wake of Biden’s departure from the race, the foreign policy crowd is experiencing all the feels—jubilation, resentment, excitement, agony, and the sense that “the chessboard is empty” with Harris atop the ticket. Plus, the view from the Kremlin on the new Democratic nominee (and, for what it’s worth, J.D. Vance).

Peter Hamby • July 23, 2024

Reintroducing Kamala

Riding a surge of Democratic enthusiasm, endorsements, and record-breaking donations, the Harris campaign is racing to reintroduce their candidate to America before the Trump campaign can define her. Exclusive new polling for Puck shows why the next few weeks will be so critical.

John Heilemann • July 22, 2024

After Biden: Pelosi’s Power, Kamala’s Positioning & What’s Next

News, notes, and the four most pressing takeaways on a historic day.

Tara Palmeri • July 22, 2024

Kamala Coronation Questions

Political strategist Steve Schmidt joins Tara Palmeri in the wake of Biden ending his campaign to discuss Harris’s anointment as his successor, which Democrats might challenge her for the nomination, and how an open convention could play out.

Tara Palmeri • July 18, 2024

Fall of the Biden Bunker

With pressure mounting in Congress, the long arm of Nancy Pelosi is working through surrogates to bypass Biden’s inner circle and convince him to exit the race with dignity. “Nancy is historically always a first mover on legislation, and Schumer is always a closer,” said a senior Hill source with knowledge of the campaign. “It’s going to be the collective pressure.”

John Heilemann • July 18, 2024

Trump’s 25 Paths to 270

At a private lunch just outside of the R.N.C., longtime Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio confidently expounded on the campaign’s view that it has myriad—and growing—paths to 270 electoral votes: “We literally stopped counting at 25.”

John Heilemann • July 18, 2024

J.D. Vanceology & Biden Game Theory

An insider conversation with G.O.P. turned #NeverTrump strategist Stuart Stevens and The Bulwark’s Tim Miller about the foibles and pitfalls of J.D. Vance as Trump’s running mate, the opening of the Republican convention, and the ongoing existential drama in Bidenworld.

The Editors • July 17, 2024

Polls Over Partisanship: What the Data Really Says About ’24

An incisive conversation with leading lobbyists and researchers surrounding the priorities, concerns, and often-overlooked electoral impact of women voters over the age of 50.

Julia Ioffe • July 17, 2024

Biden Group Therapy

Fresh reporting on the collective private mourning of top Democrats after the tragic “events”—as they are known in Washington-speak—of the weekend. Nevertheless, some cling to hope. “He also said he would drop if he saw data saying he can’t win,” said a campaign source. “He’s about to see a lot of it.”

Peter Hamby • July 16, 2024

Welcome to the Jungle

News and notes on J.D. Vance, the Republican convention, the mood inside Bidenworld, and why the election is far from over.

Peter Hamby • July 16, 2024

Biden’s Gen Z Deficit

The president was already losing altitude with younger voters, even before his debate disaster and the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. But Gen Z’s frustration with politics isn’t just about the politicians on the ballot. A new effort, backed by meticulous data, is trying to change how young people think about politics in the first place.

John Heilemann • July 15, 2024

The G.O.P.’s Martyr Complex & The ’24 Inevitability Question

In Milwaukee this week, a Republican Party that already saw Donald Trump as a righteous victim even before he dodged an assassin’s bullet will hail him as more than a martyr: as a bona fide hero, a literally bloodied warrior, maybe even a messiah. But many Democrats fear that Trump’s brush with death will make him something else: a landslide winner in November.

Tara Palmeri • July 15, 2024

The Grave Politics of the Trump Assassination Attempt

A pressing conversation about the shooting of Donald Trump, the security breach, Biden’s phone call, and what to expect at the Republican convention.