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Founding Partner and Chief National Correspondent at Puck News. CNN back in the day. Board, Shorenstein Center. 📍 Venice, California

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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On the latest episode of The Making of a President: I talked to data expert Lakshya Jain about why polling feels so messy — and why Trump’s poll numbers are approaching George W. Bush recession territory youtu.be/9-ngmGPDXNg?...
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Can You Believe the Polls? with Lakshya Jain
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On the latest episode of The Making of a President: I talked to data expert Lakshya Jain about why polling feels so messy — and why Trump’s poll numbers are approaching George W. Bush recession territory youtu.be/9-ngmGPDXNg?...
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Can You Believe the Polls? with Lakshya Jain
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New @puck.news > Voters increasingly see Donald Trump as corrupt — and big majorities disapprove of his crypto gains + growing his personal wealth while in office Exclusive new polling from Echelon Insights: puck.news/voters-are-f...
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The Art of the Self-Deal
According to the latest poll from our partners at Echelon Insights, almost one-fifth of likely voters rate political corruption as a top issue, up from 8 percent in December 2024. And yes, the reason ...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
New @puck.news Netanyahu Non Grata On Bibi’s remarkable political collapse puck.news/how-bibi-los...
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To Bibi or Not to Bibi?
The biggest casualty of Trump’s Iran détente may be Benjamin Netanyahu, whose once-considerable sway in Washington has faded just as Americans’ support for Israel has fallen sharply, according to excl...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
New @puck.news > My exclusive look at a new push by Priorities USA to re-imagine how Democrats advertise on social media — and reach non-political audiences — as the right continues to dominate organic content online puck.news/youtube-midt...
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Democrats Can Use YouTube, Too
The Democratic outside group Priorities USA is hoping to “take back the internet” by meeting young, politically checked-out swing voters where they are: guzzling sports clips on YouTube. They’re start...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
New @puck.news > The poll numbers tell the story. And so do gas prices. And mortgage rates. Even corn futures. Donald Trump is at his weakest — and he did it to himself. puck.news/is-iran-trum...
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Trump’s Katrina
The president has defied political gravity so many times that he’s often assumed to be invincible. But Trump’s approval rating is plummeting alongside the stock market—and his rambling White House add...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New @puck.news >> Focus groups of Gen Z men — conducted in just the last few days — reveal dread about the war in Iran and disappointment in Donald Trump for launching it puck.news/gen-z-voters...
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“This Ain’t No Game, Bro”: Gen Z Crashes Out Over Trump’s Iran War
An innovative new survey, conducted this week, finds that young men are overwhelmingly opposed to Trump attacking Iran, frustrated that the government is ignoring their economic needs, and terrified t...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Today on Good Luck America: Part 1 of my interview with Gavin Newsom He tells me: “Conventional politics is over” We talk Clavicular, looksmaxxing, young men, JD Vance’s “dark energy, Trump in private, and more Watch the full episode on Snapchat > story.snapchat.com/p/891408dd-e...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Today on Good Luck America: Part 1 of my interview with Gavin Newsom He tells me: “Conventional politics is over” We talk Clavicular, looksmaxxing, young men, JD Vance’s “dark energy, Trump in private, and more Watch the full episode on Snapchat > story.snapchat.com/p/891408dd-e...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
New @puck.news > Our new poll with Echelon Insights asked voters if Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize — By a 67-27 margin, voters say no — Majority of independents (!) say ICE is making them less safe — 58% say county is on wrong track And more! puck.news/trump-pollin...
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Is Trump Sick of Winning?
Amid his blustering threats over Greenland and the ICE crackdown at home, only 33 percent of voters now say America is on the right track—Trump’s worst result since he returned to the White House last...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
New @puck.news: Public support for ICE is collapsing — trending down even before the Minnesota shooting — and powerful eyewitness videos are the reason why puck.news/support-for-...
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Support for ICE Is Collapsing
Outside the right-wing echo chamber, polls tell the true story of an unprecedented drop in support for Trump’s immigration agency, which has swung 30 points in 12 months.
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
New @puck.news: Public support for ICE is collapsing — trending down even before the Minnesota shooting — and powerful eyewitness videos are the reason why puck.news/support-for-...
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Support for ICE Is Collapsing
Outside the right-wing echo chamber, polls tell the true story of an unprecedented drop in support for Trump’s immigration agency, which has swung 30 points in 12 months.
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
New @puck.news > A massive research project on young men shows them bailing on Trump, as he loses trust on the cost of living - Just 22% say Trump is “fighting for them” - 27% say Trump “hasn’t delivered” - Vance has lower fave than Andrew Tate - Obama is most-liked pol puck.news/why-young-me...
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Manospheres of Influence
The disaffected young men who helped elect Trump are fed up with high prices, worried about A.I., and frustrated by the president’s neocon turn. And, according to exclusive new polling data, they’re s...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
New @puck.news Exclusive polling on the 2028 GOP Primary: - JD Vance has a huge lead + higher faves than any Republican - Coziness with A.I. leaders is a red flag for GOP voters - Marjorie Taylor Greene's poll #s are terrible + more! > puck.news/if-trump-sou...
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Vance in His Pants
Everyone knows that J.D. Vance is desperately positioning himself to become Trump’s heir apparent. But his popularity depends on his closeness to Trump, who could change his mind at any minute.
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
New for @puck.news The overcrowded and underwhelming race for California governor. Will any Democrat make their campaign about something other than Donald Trump? puck.news/who-will-rep...
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The Newsom Succession
In California, local politics is often national—and the governorship can be a path to the White House. But with a suffocating housing market, punishing taxes, and a persistent homeless crisis, the sta...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
New for @puck.news: Exclusive new polling on Schumer & the shutdown — Only 40% of Dems approve of Chuck’s shutdown handling — But 55% approve of Jeffries! — 53% of Dems opposed ending shutdown — Dems crushed Trump on shutdown messaging puck.news/chuck-schume...
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Bad Luck, Chuck
New polling shows only 40 percent of Democrats approve of Chuck Schumer’s shutdown handling, while Hakeem Jeffries maintains stronger support among party voters.
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
New for @puck.news How Donald Trump fumbled young men New polling finds that 47% of Gen Z men now say Trump is having a negative impact on their lives Yes, Dems had a good election — but they can’t take young men for granted either puck.news/young-men-dr...
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How to Lose a Man in 365 Days
Gen Zyn swung right for Trump in 2024, but last week’s elections show they’re beginning to question whether the president can make life more affordable. Whether Democrats can keep them remains to be s...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
New for @puck.news — A buzzy new report examining why Democrats lost in 2024 makes the case that doing more social media or more podcasts won’t fix a thing for Dems. The problem is that voters don’t like Democrats. The only fix? Fixing the message puck.news/whats-in-the...
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The Dems’ Flight 93 Essay
A new 2024 postmortem makes the case for Democrats cutting the cord with left-wing activists and winning back normie voters with a return to big-tent, multiracial, middle-class messaging—while learnin...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
New for @puck.news ICE is on thin ice with voters, per new polling from Echelon Insights - Majority say agents shouldn't wear masks - Independents & women oppose ICE raid tactics in a big way - More see ICE as targeting people who aren't a threat And more > puck.news/independent-...
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Independent Voters Are Turning on ICE
New data from Echelon Insights suggests that Trump’s ICE raids have actually broken through with voters, unlike any other storyline in the current political moment. But as the president doubles down o...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
New for @puck.news > Gavin Newsom’s anti-Trump crusade in California — how Prop 50 is winning, where it needs help, and what it all means for Gav 2028 puck.news/inside-newso...
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Newsom Player Haters & The ’28 Proxy War
Democrats have poured more than $140 million into the off-cycle ballot initiative to gerrymander California, counter Trump’s efforts to manipulate the midterms, and—perhaps most importantly—hand Gavin...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
New for @puck.news: Democrats won the first round of the shutdown messaging fight, and there’s a big reason why — they’re finally starting to understand the content game puck.news/how-democrat...
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How Democrats Finally Won the Internet
After years of churning out digital cringe, Democrats finally seem to have found a human message during the government shutdown, leveraging the left’s messy creator ecosystem to beat the Trump meme ma...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
New for @puck.news A new poll of college students finds that Charlie Kirk was almost universally famous on campuses. But he was not popular at all — with 70% of students saying they disagreed with Kirk’s views puck.news/what-college...
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What College Students Really Think of Charlie Kirk
New data from Generation Lab undercuts Trump’s mythmaking about his murdered ally, who was unquestionably a savvy organizer, even if he wasn’t at all popular on the campuses he loved to visit.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
And here are some posts from 4chan since Tyler Robinson was arrested for shooting Charlie Kirk. via @peterhamby.bsky.social
:Anonymous (ID:

jcplHDpb

09/12/25(Fri)06:24:48 No.515681187

so...is he /ourguy/?

[Image of Tyler Robinson in his bedroom standing next to a desk with a computer]

: Anonymous (ID: XaaieiTM)

09/12/25(Fri)06:27:41 No.515681608

Imao /pol/ was so convinced it was some Latino tranny:

Anonymous (ID:

vly7yfAO

09/12/25(Fri)07:37:20 No.515693707

>>515691052 (OP) #

Groyper confirmed. Nick is so fucked it's unreal.

[Meme image of centurion groyper toad as a Roman era soldier]
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John Ourand @ourand.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
. @peterhamby.bsky.social had me on his great The Powers The Be pod to talk about Rob Manfred’s decision to reinstate Pete Rose. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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MLB’s Rose War & An Upfronts Postmortem
Podcast Episode · The Powers That Be: Daily · 05/16/2025 · 20m
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Puck @puck.news · 17/05/2025
Despite Trump’s unpredictable, anxiety-provoking, market-rattling, ethics-pulverizing first 100 days, the latest Puck/Echelon poll shows he’s still more popular than Democrats with voters… Read @peterhamby.bsky.social's breakdown of the full results of the poll:
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Dem & Dumber
Despite Trump’s unpredictable, anxiety-provoking, market-rattling, ethics-pulverizing first 100 days, the latest Puck/Echelon poll shows he’s still more popular with voters than Democrats.
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John Ourand @ourand.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
. . @peterhamby.bsky.social invited me onto his pod to dish on Augusta's deals and the UFC's negotiations. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
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UFC’s $1B Fantasy & a Green Jacket Mystery
Podcast Episode · The Powers That Be: Daily · 04/15/2025 · 25m
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
New for @puck.news Donald Trump’s poll numbers on the economy were already shaky - and now they’re absolutely terrible. And we’re not even at 100 Days puck.news/honeymoon-ov...
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Trump’s Honeymoon Hara-Kiri
While most presidents enjoy a post-inaugural boost to their popularity, the early post-Liberation Day polling shows Trump’s support on the economy collapsing rapidly.
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Puck @puck.news · 13/03/2025
Gavin Newsom’s podcast debut, featuring the governor’s very public reversal on the matter of trans women in sports, is being closely watched by Democrats as the party tests new mediums and the bounds of its post-election repositioning. From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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Gavin’s Roganitis
The California governor’s podcast debut with Charlie Kirk, featuring Newsom’s very public reversal on the issue of trans women in sports, is being closely watched by Democrats as the party tests new m...
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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This was the best piece, commentary, take I’ve seen so far on @governor.ca.gov’s reasons for this podcast. Lifelong CA Dem here, and this is just ‘Gavin bringing Gavin’ at his best. He’s actually brave enough to test it out.
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New @puck.news! Gavin Newsom is charging ahead with his podcast, after few Dems condemn his trans comments: - Charlie Kirk interview clips have over 7 million views across platforms - Gav tells Michael Savage: “Trump and I are getting along!” - Next guest: Steve Bannon puck.news/gavin-newsom...
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Gavin’s Roganitis
The California governor’s podcast debut with Charlie Kirk, featuring Newsom’s very public reversal on the issue of trans women in sports, is being closely watched by Democrats as the party tests new m...
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Kyle Stack @kylestack24.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Smart takes from @peterhamby.bsky.social @laurensherman.bsky.social @puck.news about the Nike x Skims partnership. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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'White Lotus' Collabmania & Nike's Woman Problems
Podcast Episode · The Powers That Be: Daily · 02/26/2025 · 21m
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JakeVK @jakevk.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
We all thought the social video from 22 Senate Democrats yesterday was corny, but what @peterhamby.bsky.social presupposes here is what if it were effective?
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Puck @puck.news · 05/03/2025
Exclusive new polling reveals how the Gen Z men who helped put Trump in the White House are souring on his presidency as expectations for a shiny new economy collide with our current, tariff-laden reality. From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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The Boys of Bummer
Exclusive new polling reveals how the Gen Z men who helped put Trump in the White House—Dave Portnoy types who are into sports, stocks, and crypto—are souring on his presidency as expectations for a s...
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Peter Hamby @peterhamby.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
New for Puck: Young voters — including young men who want those stocks higher and crypto wallets fatter — are souring on Trump’s handling of the economy. New polling shows support for Trump handling of the economy among *Gen Z men* slipped -14 points between Jan and Feb puck.news/is-trump-alr...
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The Boys of Bummer
Exclusive new polling reveals how the Gen Z men who helped put Trump in the White House—Dave Portnoy types who are into sports, stocks, and crypto—are souring on his presidency as expectations for a s...
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“Notably, several voters defined “headlines” as the titles of YouTube videos.” @peterhamby.bsky.social’s report out from focus groups is worth a read… puck.news/what-swing-v...
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Elon’s Icarus Moment
New focus groups of swing state voters found reserves of goodwill for Trump but deep distrust toward Musk, widely viewed as “weird,” “radical,” and “selfish.” Mostly, however, they just wanted to talk...
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Puck @puck.news · 27/02/2025
New focus groups of swing state voters found reserves of goodwill for Trump but deep distrust toward Musk, widely viewed as “weird,” “radical,” and “selfish.” From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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Elon’s Icarus Moment
New focus groups of swing state voters found reserves of goodwill for Trump but deep distrust toward Musk, widely viewed as “weird,” “radical,” and “selfish.” Mostly, however, they just wanted to talk...
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thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
@govpritzker.illinois.gov spoke with @peterhamby.bsky.social taking stock of where we are >> "Here we are, nearly two weeks into the Trump administration, and they’ve thrown everything out there to cause a lot of chaos, but nothing that actually benefits working people." puck.news/jb-pritzker-...
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The Pritzker Prize
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on why Trump won the economic argument in 2024, and how Democrats can win it back with “simple, clear answers.”
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Tara @dangergirl6.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
These hard truths are why Dems remain silent The tide still favors the Felon - esp on his deportations From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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Tara @dangergirl6.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
From @peterhamby.bsky.social @puck.news The GOP might want to remember these facts when discussing CA wildfire aid 👇🏻👇🏻 #MAGA
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Kyle Stack @kylestack24.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
An awesome conversation about a number of topics between @peterhamby.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Peter Hamby: The Politics of a Firestorm
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 01/14/2025 · 1h 7m
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Puck @puck.news · 22/01/2025
“Watching Trump at the inauguration, flanked by a platoon of billionaire supplicants and unaccountable tech C.E.O.s, you have to wonder how long this president can keep wearing the outsider mask.” From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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Trump’s Billionaire Arbitrage
The president has always possessed a magical ability to convince voters that he’s an Imus-style populist, even as he conducts his corporate favor trading in the open. But how long can Trump—flanked at...
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Melissa Daniels @melissamdaniels.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Doing this kind of political analysis in the wake of disaster is not easy for many reasons, including the ppl crying “too soon”…but @peterhamby.bsky.social nails it here. This is worth unlocking the free article for!
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Matt Belloni @mattbelloni.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, a Karen Bass donor: “If it is true that she left the country on a Saturday after the [fire] warning came out, that is a dereliction of duty.” New @puck.news from @peterhamby.bsky.social: puck.news/the-blood-is...
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The Blood Is in the Water for Karen Bass
The feckless Los Angeles mayor is certain to lose her seat—if she isn’t recalled first. “If it is true that she left the country on a Saturday after the warning came out, that is a dereliction of duty...
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Puck @puck.news · 24/12/2024
Multiplatform content maven Brian Tyler Cohen reveals how the Democratic blob can finally move beyond its depressing greenroom biases and play a game that the Republicans started mastering a decade ago… From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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Democrats’ Post-MSNBC Playbook
Multiplatform content maven Brian Tyler Cohen reveals how the Democratic blob can finally move beyond its depressing greenroom biases and play a game that the Republicans started mastering a decade ag...
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Puck @puck.news · 11/12/2024
Ro Khanna represents some of the wealthiest zip codes in America—but what the Bannon-approved Democrat really wants to talk about is the shafting of factory workers, and what the next president (maybe Khanna, himself?) should do about it. From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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Ro Knows
Ro Khanna represents some of the wealthiest zip codes in America, but what the Bernie-friendly, Bannon-approved Democrat really wants to talk about is the shafting of American factory workers and what...
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Kenneth Baer @kennethbaer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"Staffers don’t lose elections. Consultants don’t lose elections. Pollsters don’t lose elections. Super PACs don’t lose elections. Candidates do." -- @peterhamby.bsky.social puck.news/about-that-p...
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Harris Melancholy & The Infinite Sadness
Democrats were outraged to hear Kamala’s inner circle conducting an election autopsy in the cynical language of political operatives, rather than giving voice to their grievances. But the truth isn’t ...
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Eric Schultz @schultzny.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
smart approach from @rokhanna.bsky.social on how Democrats can rebuild. via @peterhamby.bsky.social puck.news/silicon-vall...
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Ro Knows
Ro Khanna represents some of the wealthiest zip codes in America, but what the Bernie-friendly, Bannon-approved Democrat really wants to talk about is the shafting of American factory workers and what...
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jonathan friedman @jonathanfriedman.com · 21/11/2024
this is a good example of how to not just cede the floor of bro media to the right… w/ nitpick that Kamala did make explicit point of campaigning on price gouging, but message didn't breakthru (h/t @peterhamby.bsky.social) www.tiktok.com/@dailycomedy...
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I’ve heard enough. Stavros for President. Clip is from “This Past Weekend” Podcast Episode 545, listen/watch full episode on Spotify/YouTube. #clips #comedy #funny #podcast #theo #theovon #stavros #st...
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Abby Livingston @abbyliv.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin engaged in a lengthy interview with me, and the most interesting response was her answer to my question on if she worries the Trump executive branch will engage in personal retribution towards her. (Read the entire interview here: puck.news/what-we-talk...)
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