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Jesús Rodríguez

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Staff writer @newyorker.com, covering the political scene and its sideshows. Alum of the Washington Post, Politico Mag. 📨: jesus_rodriguez@newyorker.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 06/09/2026
Daysi González, who works to elect Democrats, is gearing up to leave the U.S. as soon as this month. She wants her own party to pay attention. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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A Political Operative on the Verge of Self-Deportation
Daysi González, who works to elect Democrats, is gearing up to leave the U.S. as soon as this month. She wants her own party to pay attention.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 06/09/2026
I wrote about Daysi González, a strategist who consults for the DCCC and has helped elect AOC and Gallego. She's never been undocumented, but is now preparing to go back to El Salvador if Trump doesn't extend TPS this week. How will Washington—and her clients—react? www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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A Political Operative on the Verge of Self-Deportation
Daysi González, who works to elect Democrats, is gearing up to leave the U.S. as soon as this month. She wants her own party to pay attention.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 11/07/2026
New from me in @newyorker.com: A dozen states—from New Mexico to New Hampshire—are lobbying the DNC to host the first 2028 primaries. The contest has become a debate over what kind of party Democrats want to be: focused on minorities? rural voters? winning anyhow? www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Would You Let New Mexico Pick the President?
How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10/07/2026
How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Would You Let New Mexico Pick the President?
How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/06/2026
How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool
How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 25/06/2026
I visited the Reflecting Pool and the Kennedy Center — which have become sort of… anti-monuments. The scene: John Hickenlooper yelling at ducks, a National Guard admonishing a kindergartener, a security guard who told me his gun was real, and more. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool
How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing.
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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I could not be more proud of this brilliant, wonderful writer if he were part of my family (although I consider him chosen family). Please follow his account and his career. @newyorker.com is damn lucky to have him.
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Michael Luo @michaelluo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Some news from @newyorker.com. Welcome @jesusrodriguez.work @ishaantharoor.bsky.social!
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 09/06/2026
DEPT. OF PERSONAL NEWS: I’m delighted to share that I’m now a staff writer at @newyorker.com, based in D.C. I’ll be covering the political scene from Washington, the campaign trail, and beyond. Send coffee invites/chisme/hate/other treats to jesus_rodriguez@newyorker.com.
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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
“They pay for the food, they pay for the place, they pay for the liquor, and you show up, and they’re happy.”
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The Texas Democrat Who Wants to “Make Quinceañeras Great Again”
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17/04/2026
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Texas Democrat Who Wants to “Make Quinceañeras Great Again”
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 18/04/2026
I wrote about Bobby Pulido, the Tejano singer running for Congress whose opponent dismissed him as a “quinceañera act.” Well, guess where’s he’s campaigning? A story about tradition and my first in @newyorker.com, from Texas → www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Texas Democrat Who Wants to “Make Quinceañeras Great Again”
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters.
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Christian Paz @christianpaz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Very proud of this piece, would love if you might read it
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Don't miss this week's SLR, guest edited by @jesusrodriguez.work and featuring @caseyquack.bsky.social, @kerryhowley.bsky.social, @maurajudkis.bsky.social, @ckim.bsky.social +more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Jesús Rodríguez, Robyn, Camp Mystic
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
We are thrilled to have @jesusrodriguez.work edit the newsletter this weekend! Jesús is a writer and journalist in Washington, D.C. covering politics, characters, and culture. mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Jesús Rodríguez, Robyn, Camp Mystic
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 05/03/2026
Markwayne Mullin, the senator from Oklahoma and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is going to be in charge of Trump’s deportation operation.
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 26/02/2026
BREAKING: Trump-Noem DHS admits to wrongfully arresting 261 DACA recipients, 86 of whom were deported, since Trump’s second term started, per disclosure to Congress.
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Hanaa’ Tameez @hanaatameez.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The @washingtonpost.com layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, per data from the @postguild.bsky.social. 50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members,​ 45% of Black members, and​ 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
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Washington Post layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, preliminary Guild data shows
"We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."
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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A brilliant writer and friend. If you have leads, send them his way or mine please
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 04/02/2026
They say you haven’t lived until you’ve been laid off. I’ve now lived once. Gutted to see so many coworkers lose their jobs at the Post today. If you know anyone who’s hiring a politics/culture/magazine writer with a law degree who also speaks Spanish: jesusrodriguez.work
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Jesus Rodriguez
This is a work portfolio for Jesus Rodriguez.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 26/01/2026
Marco Rubio says he covers his head with a blanket when taking naps on Air Force One so Trump won't think his secretary of state is weak for needing sleep on overseas flights. An outstanding read on Trump's health: nymag.com/intelligence...
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Don't miss this week's SLR featuring @tribecalledlex.bsky.social, @emilystrasser.bsky.social, @jesusrodriguez.work & more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Two Chinatowns, Bathhouse Culture, Doomsday Clock
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. 

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 11/12/2025
From a 1993 profile of Hillary Clinton: www.washingtonpost.com/archive/life...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/11/2025
The anti-Trump coalition of professional liberals, progressives, independents and former Republicans have spent the past year gathering in Washington to talk about their grim new reality.
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Democrats spent a year at rock bottom. Have they learned any lessons?
It’s been a long year of arguments, wisdom-mongering and profanity for the professional left and its allies.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 29/10/2025
“Democratic politicians have a problem: They are Democratic politicians. Where does that leave a Connecticut senator who’s been on the Hill for nearly two decades?” A superb @karavoght.bsky.social profile of Chris Murphy, codenamed “The Vestryman” by Bannon www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Chris Murphy needs blue America to wake up
The Connecticut senator once looked like the future of Democratic politics. These days, he worries whether democracy has a future.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 25/06/2025
This whole paragraph in @maurajudkis.bsky.social's amazing story about SWEAT and THE SWAMP www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/06/2025
“Never did I imagine hands on me, and let alone being put on the ground,” said Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator, in an interview this week.
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What did Sen. Alex Padilla get handcuffed for?
The California Democrat was muscled to the ground after interrupting a Homeland Security news conference. He wondered if it was worth it.
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The DC Homos @dchomos.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
He’s throwing WorldPride in Trump’s backyard. Who’s with him? www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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He’s throwing WorldPride in Trump’s backyard. Who’s with him?
Ryan Bos is trying to pull off a huge LGBTQ+ event in Washington during a time when not everybody is feeling comfortable showing their colors.
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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 26/05/2025
Capital Pride is throwing a massive pride event on Trump’s doorstep as the administration advances decidedly anti-LGBTQ policies. ED Ryan Bos says “this is not the time to retreat.” @jesusrodriguez.work
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He’s throwing WorldPride in Trump’s backyard. Who’s with him?
Ryan Bos is trying to pull off a huge LGBTQ+ event in Washington during a time when not everybody is feeling comfortable showing their colors.
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Manuel Roig-Franzia @roigfranzia.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
“You feel like you’re closer to the moon.” You won’t want to miss this great @jesusrodriguez.work meander along the Gulf of America or is it still the Gulf of Mexico? www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
Oil! Rockets! Migrants! Margaritavilles! Meet us at the edge of a nation on the brink.
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 12/03/2025
This gulf story has everything: a map-maker debating the name change, an oceanographer listening to whales, a Venezuelan mom on a gulf-side bus ride to an immigration appt — all bookended by Margaritavilles (Key West & S. Padre Island) and, of course, SpaceX. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
Oil! Rockets! Migrants! Margaritavilles! Meet us at the edge of a nation on the brink.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 12/03/2025
On the Gulf Coast, no one’s really calling it “Gulf of America.” Is there anything American about it? I went to Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, the border and the Margaritaville in South Padre Island, Texas to figure it out. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
Oil! Rockets! Migrants! Margaritavilles! Meet us at the edge of a nation on the brink.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 29/01/2025
“My history will not be defined by this case,” Bob Menendez told me last January, choking back tears. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Bob Menendez’s golden rule
The federally indicted New Jersey senator says he’s a man of his word. And he says he can still win.
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Beckylicious201 @beckylicious201.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Latinos like the Ramirez family were an essential part of the coalition that helped Trump retake the White House. But any future loyalty to the GOP depends on whether he can deliver on his promises.“Now, I’m like Arizona. I’m the pendulum.” @jesusrodriguez.work www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
“Call me Sarah.”
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Actually, Sarah McBride does have an agenda
Sarah McBride, the first out transgender member of Congress, represents Delaware in the House, and has fielded attacks from fellow members such as Rep. Nancy Mace.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
In her first week as a Member of Congress, Sarah McBride introduced a bill with Republican Young Kim. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
And McBride capped her first full week in office by introducing legislation, with Rep. Young Kim (R-California), to “crack down on fraudulent practices in the credit repair industry.”
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 11/01/2025
Actually, Sarah McBride does have an agenda. I spent part of her first week — a week of many firsts — trying to figure out what it is. Don’t miss the *insane* takeout order that got her to Congress. washingtonpost.com/style/power/20… @mcbride.house.gov @washingtonpost.com
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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Don’t miss this profile by @jesusrodriguez.work www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Actually, Sarah McBride does have an agenda
Sarah McBride, the first out transgender member of Congress, represents Delaware in the House, and has fielded attacks from fellow members such as Rep. Nancy Mace.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 09/12/2024
How a Bernie to Trump voter in Michigan thought about the election: the billionaire knew more about what it’s like for regular people than Harris
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Waleed Shahid @waleedshahid.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
“Numerous Harris organizers believed it was failing to invest in mobilizing Black and Latino voters in the nation’s sixth-largest city, the biggest prize in the election’s most populous battleground state.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
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Harris Staffers Went Rogue to Reach Black and Latino Voters in Philadelphia
Worried that the campaign was neglecting voters of color in Philadelphia and other battleground cities, organizers secretly gathered at a Dunkin’ Donuts and elsewhere to get out the vote.
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Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Wondering what it’s like to go to the Supreme Court? I sat with trans teen L.W. during the historic oral arguments: wapo.st/4fjKpFn
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L.W., a trans teen from Tennessee, has her day in the Supreme Court
The 16-year-old is among the plaintiffs in a highly anticipated case argued Wednesday. At issue is their state’s ban on gender transition care for minors.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 05/12/2024
This just isn't true. All of these are from months before the election, plus many, many examples from other outlets. And it wasn't just curiosity! It was accountability, skepticism, informing the public.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 05/12/2024
Sheeny, shiny, glossy Jack Schlossberg. @karavoght.bsky.social spent months talking to him and thinking about what to make of him. The result is this great piece capturing him in print amber like few others could. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/1...
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 04/12/2024
yes. we need twitter levels of humor here
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 03/12/2024
Usha Vance: an ex-Democrat who taught JD the ways of the elite and helped propel him into political prominence — but who doesn't say much about herself. From @karavoght.bsky.social and I: www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Usha Vance is a ‘powerful’ voice in JD’s ear. What will she say?
Usha Vance, incoming Second Lady, once guided JD into high society at Yale, where they first met. Now, just over a decade later, he will become vice president.
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Jesús Rodríguez @jesusrodriguez.work · 02/12/2024
we used to be a proper country
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Jazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
On election night, Donald Trump flipped Cameron County, and I knew I had to go back to the place where I spent my first days as a reporter: Brownsville. We traveled through the marshlands into Elon Musk’s Starbase to look at how he helped transform the region and its politics. nyti.ms/3B4IjuQ
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How the Border County Where Elon Musk Is a Local Flipped for Trump
Mr. Musk’s rockets and presence have helped shape, and reshape, the culture and politics of Cameron County in South Texas.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 30/11/2024
On her first day canvassing for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, “I began to sense a dissonance between the celebrity-inflected exuberance of the Harris campaign and the bleak mood and raw divisions I encountered in the streets,” Julia Preston writes.
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A Kamala Harris Canvasser’s Education
Even on my first day, I sensed dissonance between the campaign’s celebrity-inflected exuberance and the raw divisions I saw in the streets.
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