David M. Drucker
@davidmdrucker.bsky.social
Senior Writer, The Dispatch; Contributing Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion; Contributor, MSNOW; Author: In Trump's Shadow; The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP
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November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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NEW: The Democratic Party is gingerly shedding its hostility to free trade, responding to voters who are growing suspicious of tariffs & pleading for relief from TRUMP’s import taxes. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Democrats Test the Waters on Free Trade
The issue is fraught for the party, but lawmakers and 2028 hopefuls are increasingly critical of President Trump’s tariffs.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
NEW: The Democratic Party is gingerly shedding its hostility to free trade, responding to voters who are growing suspicious of tariffs & pleading for relief from TRUMP’s import taxes. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from KANSAS: 'We Cannot Just Play Defense.' @slotkin.senate.gov says the Democratic Party needs fresh leaders and a 'Project 2029.' The freshman Michigan senator is volunteering to deliver both. thedispatch.com/article/slot... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
‘We Cannot Just Play Defense’
Elissa Slotkin says the Democratic Party needs new leaders and a plan. The Michigan senator is volunteering herself for both.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEW from KANSAS: 'We Cannot Just Play Defense.' @slotkin.senate.gov says the Democratic Party needs fresh leaders and a 'Project 2029.' The freshman Michigan senator is volunteering to deliver both. thedispatch.com/article/slot... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from NEW JERSEY: Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs. But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028. thedispatch.com/article/sher... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs
But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
NEW from NEW JERSEY: Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs. But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028. thedispatch.com/article/sher... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from MICHIGAN: 'I Want to Change Politics.' Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a former lifelong Democrat, makes his case for leaving the party & running for governor as an Independent. thedispatch.com/article/mich... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
‘I Want to Change Politics’
Why Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is making an independent run for the governor’s mansion.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
NEW from MICHIGAN: 'I Want to Change Politics.' Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a former lifelong Democrat, makes his case for leaving the party & running for governor as an Independent. thedispatch.com/article/mich... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: My #SkiffCast Interview w/ @liamkerr.bsky.social
on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The Democrats’ Next Step | Interview: Liam Kerr
A thought-provoking look at the internal debates shaping the future of the Democratic Party.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEW: My #SkiffCast Interview w/ @liamkerr.bsky.social
on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
on the trials & tribulations of pushing the Democratic Party to the competitive center. thedispatch.com/podcast/the-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: Tax-exempt issue-advocacy organizations, shielded from publicizing donors, could be empowered to substantially increase participation in traditional electioneering, depending on the outcome of case in the federal courts. thedispatch.com/article/camp... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The Lawsuit That Could Upend Campaign Finance Law
A conservative group is arguing that limits on issue-advocacy organizations are unconstitutional.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
NEW: Tax-exempt issue-advocacy organizations, shielded from publicizing donors, could be empowered to substantially increase participation in traditional electioneering, depending on the outcome of case in the federal courts. thedispatch.com/article/camp... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: In striking reversal frm TRUMP’s 1st term, Republicans are cautiously optimistic abt looming midterms, content w/ POTUS’s provocative unconventionality but concerned abt the most normal of concerns: potential 4 backlash over economy thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Republicans See No ‘Blue Wave’ on Horizon—Unless Economy Falters
Party operatives point to the president’s resilience and the Democrats’ struggles as reasons to be optimistic about the 2026 midterms.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NEW: In striking reversal frm TRUMP’s 1st term, Republicans are cautiously optimistic abt looming midterms, content w/ POTUS’s provocative unconventionality but concerned abt the most normal of concerns: potential 4 backlash over economy thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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"Charging Comey does one more thing for Trump. It warns his adversaries that he’s getting more aggressive in his authoritarianism and therefore that the price of challenging him is rising." --Nick Catoggio
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Why Not?
The postliberal logic of frivolously charging James Comey.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Charging Comey does one more thing for Trump. It warns his adversaries that he’s getting more aggressive in his authoritarianism and therefore that the price of challenging him is rising." --Nick Catoggio
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NEW: A collection of Democratic-aligned groups are seeking to overthrow prevailing liberal orthodoxy & transform the party into one voters might entrust w/ the keys to the country. Can they repeat the success the DLC had 40 years prior? thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Can Pragmatism Save the Democratic Party?
A collection of center-left groups seeks to repeat the success of the Democratic Leadership Council in the late 1980s.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
NEW: A collection of Democratic-aligned groups are seeking to overthrow prevailing liberal orthodoxy & transform the party into one voters might entrust w/ the keys to the country. Can they repeat the success the DLC had 40 years prior? thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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DISPATCH DEBATE: “The question should be whether prohibition advocates can meet the heavy burden of justifying why adults should face criminal penalties for private choices about their own bodies and consciousness.” --@ConLawWarrior
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America’s Marijuana Debate Is Flawed
The default position should be liberty, not prohibition.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
DISPATCH DEBATE: “The question should be whether prohibition advocates can meet the heavy burden of justifying why adults should face criminal penalties for private choices about their own bodies and consciousness.” --@ConLawWarrior
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"After months of pressure from the president, Jerome Powell announced an expected rate cut Wednesday." Morning Dispatch:
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Trump Gets His Rate Cut
After months of pressure from the president, Jerome Powell announced an expected rate cut Wednesday.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"After months of pressure from the president, Jerome Powell announced an expected rate cut Wednesday." Morning Dispatch:
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NEW: Surging opposition to Israel in Democratic Party—especially among grassroots progressives on college campuses—is obscuring a growing hostility to the Jewish state on populist right, particularly among younger conservative men. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The Right’s Growing Animus Toward Israel
Young populists find U.S. aid for the Jewish state incompatible with ‘America First.’
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September 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NEW: Surging opposition to Israel in Democratic Party—especially among grassroots progressives on college campuses—is obscuring a growing hostility to the Jewish state on populist right, particularly among younger conservative men. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW(ish): Competition for TRUMP’s endorsement in key primaries has evolved into a distinct, methodical process that cand's prioritize higher than wooing voters, befitting POTUS' remarkable influence in GOP nominating contests. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
For GOP Candidates, the Path to Victory Starts With Trump
How primary campaigns vie to earn the president’s endorsement.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW(ish): Competition for TRUMP’s endorsement in key primaries has evolved into a distinct, methodical process that cand's prioritize higher than wooing voters, befitting POTUS' remarkable influence in GOP nominating contests. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from REHOBOTH BEACH: Scenes From a Protest Along the Delaware Shore. How some grassroots Democrats are coping w/ TRUMP's 2nd term. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Scenes From a Protest on the Delaware Shore
How some grassroots Democrats are coping with Trump's second term.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
NEW from REHOBOTH BEACH: Scenes From a Protest Along the Delaware Shore. How some grassroots Democrats are coping w/ TRUMP's 2nd term. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: Defiant Democratic activists are rejecting warnings frm party strategists that left-wing positions on visceral cultural issues are pushing away coveted voting blocs Dems need to rebound in future elections. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
How Democrats Are Confronting Divisions Over Cultural Issues
Leftists and centrists largely agree the party needs to improve its messaging on the economy.
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September 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
NEW: Defiant Democratic activists are rejecting warnings frm party strategists that left-wing positions on visceral cultural issues are pushing away coveted voting blocs Dems need to rebound in future elections. thedispatch.com/article/demo... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from MINNEAPOLIS: Sharp Dem divisions over U.S. support for Israel became plainly apparent during DNC summer mtg, prompting Chair Ken Martin to hastily announce a task force to further debate party’s position on the issue. thedispatch.com/article/dnc-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
DNC Meeting Highlights Party’s Divide Over Israel
Chairman Ken Martin seeks to head off infighting after a resolution calling for an arms embargo fails.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NEW from MINNEAPOLIS: Sharp Dem divisions over U.S. support for Israel became plainly apparent during DNC summer mtg, prompting Chair Ken Martin to hastily announce a task force to further debate party’s position on the issue. thedispatch.com/article/dnc-... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is framing his gambit to counter TX and squeeze more Democratic seats out of CA mid-decade as a high-stakes fight w/ TRUMP for control of the House of Representatives. thedispatch.com/article/news... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Newsom Targets Trump as Redistricting Fight Takes Shape
Democrats are hopeful a proposed congressional map in California could offset potential House gains in Texas.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
NEW: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is framing his gambit to counter TX and squeeze more Democratic seats out of CA mid-decade as a high-stakes fight w/ TRUMP for control of the House of Representatives. thedispatch.com/article/news... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: Jewish Democrats Labor to Maintain Party’s Support for Israel. But a leading group argues GOP has yet to benefit from Democrats’ division over the Jewish state. thedispatch.com/article/jewi... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
Jewish Democrats Labor to Maintain Party’s Support for Israel
But a leading group argues the GOP has yet to benefit from Democrats’ division over the Jewish state.
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August 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: Jewish Democrats Labor to Maintain Party’s Support for Israel. But a leading group argues GOP has yet to benefit from Democrats’ division over the Jewish state. thedispatch.com/article/jewi... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW: Candidates for office this year & next are focusing specifically on “affordability,” a rising issue distinct from jobs, wages and recently, inflation, that have typically topped voters' list of economic concerns. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
It’s (Still) the Economy, Stupid
Affordability is emerging as a top issue for off-year elections and next year’s midterms.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
NEW: Candidates for office this year & next are focusing specifically on “affordability,” a rising issue distinct from jobs, wages and recently, inflation, that have typically topped voters' list of economic concerns. thedispatch.com/article/repu... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
NEW from Charles Hilu: The Autopen Is Popular—and Bipartisan. Republicans have questioned the validity of Biden’s autopen signatures, but many in Congress use the same tool. thedispatch.com/article/auto... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
The Autopen Is Popular—and Bipartisan
Republicans have questioned the validity of Biden’s autopen signatures, but many in Congress use the same tool.
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August 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW from Charles Hilu: The Autopen Is Popular—and Bipartisan. Republicans have questioned the validity of Biden’s autopen signatures, but many in Congress use the same tool. thedispatch.com/article/auto... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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Trump’s blank check for Bibi has been terrible for Israel…
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On Trump, Gaza, and the Perils of a Blank Check for Israel
Is the President flip-flopping on Israel's war, or just muddling through?
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July 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Trump’s blank check for Bibi has been terrible for Israel…
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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NEW: New York professionals staring down possibility of Zohran Mamdani as next mayor are caught between hopeful & terrified as they contemplate life under an avowed socialist who wants to raise taxes, expand govt & deprioritize policing. thedispatch.com/article/mamd... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
New York Professionals Increasingly Anxious About Zohran Mamdani
The Democratic mayoral nominee’s agenda is rattling the suit-and-tie set.
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July 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW: New York professionals staring down possibility of Zohran Mamdani as next mayor are caught between hopeful & terrified as they contemplate life under an avowed socialist who wants to raise taxes, expand govt & deprioritize policing. thedispatch.com/article/mamd... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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New poll: The vast majority of NYC Dem primary voters agree with Mamdani’s Israel positions, even arresting Bibi.
57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
Poll: New York Dems side with Mamdani on Israel, Netanyahu
New York City’s Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is “committing genocide” in Gaza.
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July 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New poll: The vast majority of NYC Dem primary voters agree with Mamdani’s Israel positions, even arresting Bibi.
57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
NEW from @michaelrwarren.bsky.social: As Trade Deal Looms, TRUMP Goes Soft on China. Taiwan’s president cancels a trip to Latin America after Beijing protested his plan to transit through the U.S. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
As Trade Deal Looms, Trump Goes Soft on China
Taiwan’s president cancels a trip to Latin America after Beijing protested his plan to transit through the U.S.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
NEW from @michaelrwarren.bsky.social: As Trade Deal Looms, TRUMP Goes Soft on China. Taiwan’s president cancels a trip to Latin America after Beijing protested his plan to transit through the U.S. thedispatch.com/article/trum... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social