Reject Reaganism, Embrace Bike Helmets

As summer ends and classes begin, Washington is offering plenty of material for a lesson in political theater: from Natalie Harp's expanding West Wing role to James Talarico turning Ken Paxton’s $1,000 pen into a campaign prop. Karpf and Loge dissect these stories, as well as why Trump's picks keep losing their primaries. They also discuss why a Peter Loge Bot is a terrible business idea, how an alien garbage can won 10,000 votes in Clacton, and their political predictions for this fall.

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• <eyeroll> C'mon, Axelrod... | The Future, Now and Then
• Mayor Mamdani Wears a Bike Helmet. Finally. | The New York Times
• It’s not just 2022. Trump has underperformed in every election. | The Washington Post
• More of Trump’s Chosen Candidates Fall in G.O.P. Primaries | The New York Times
• Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election | BBC