J.D. Vance
John Heilemann
& Peter Hamby
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October 2, 2024
Vance Sanewashing, Walz Nerves & The January 6 Knockout
In a special post-debate collab, John, Peter, and Dylan review a deceptively non-pyrotechnic undercard: Walz’s uncertain start, the chameleonic J.D. Vance, the January 6 soundbites, and snap-poll aftermath.
John Heilemann
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September 22, 2024
Pistol Pete
No next-generation Democratic rising star is burning more brightly these days than Pete Buttigieg—or doing more, in public and behind the scenes, to help elect Kamala Harris. In a candid conversation, Buttigieg explains why Harris is winning, Trump is losing (his mind, in particular), and J.D. Vance is even worse than he seems.
Tara Palmeri
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August 1, 2024
Turmoil in Trumpworld
Inside Mar-a-Lago, the return of 2016-style infighting is the latest symptom of a campaign on tilt, as an election that once felt like a layup devolves into a dogfight.
Peter Hamby
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July 29, 2024
Yes They Can?
Democrats haven’t been this fired up about a presidential candidate since Obama, and the Harris campaign is racing to capitalize on the momentum: hiring veteran ad-maker Jim Margolis, doubling down on TikTok (where Kamala is approaching Trump-level virality), and leaning into the J.D. Vance creep factor.
Tara Palmeri
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July 25, 2024
The Harris Reset & Hillbilly Blues
With Democrats celebrating a post-Biden move toward parity in the polls, Republicans inside Mar-a-Lago are navigating how to modulate their messaging, and vice president, in a race that’s been transformed overnight.
Julia Ioffe
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July 23, 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).
John Heilemann
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July 17, 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.
Peter Hamby
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July 15, 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.
Tara Palmeri
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July 11, 2024
Bidenworld War
News and notes from inside the campaign bunker. Plus, the latest on Trump’s V.P. calculus.