The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

An interview with the New York Times columnist about the likelihood that Trump’s policies will spike inflation—and why his voters will soon be shocked at how badly he misled them

As Trump’s personnel choices signal mass deportations are coming, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman explains how this will spike inflation—and why Trump voters will soon realize they’ve been had.

An interview with New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser, who explains why Trump will be able to persecute his enemies more easily this time, due to a more pliant GOP and a near-total absence of guardrails.

As Trump rages at critics, New Yorker writer Susan Glasser explains how he’ll be able to persecute his enemies more easily this time—helped by a more pliant GOP and a near-total absence of guardrails.

An interview with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch, who reflects on whether our institutions are surrendering to Trump's authoritarian second term in advance.

As Jeff Bezos fawns over Trump’s victory, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch talks about what this portends about institutions surrendering in the face of Trump’s coming authoritarian rule.

An interview with writer David Kurtz, who reflects on what it means that Trump ran on a platform of explicit authoritarian threats, and voters picked him anyway

As a leading MAGA figure telegraphs what’s coming under Trump, the author of a new piece on the election results argues that voters supported him in the full knowledge of the cruelties he’s vowed to inflict.

An interview with Stella Sexton, vice chair of the Lancaster County Democratic Party in Pennsylvania, who explains how messages like that of Liz Cheney are galvanizing female voters against Trump

With Liz Cheney suggesting female voters will finish off Trump, a well-placed party official in Pennsylvania tells us why the anti-Trump energy she’s seeing on the ground could prove decisive.

An interview with Danielle Butterfield, executive director of the Democratic Super PAC Priorities USA, about what’s really going on with undecided voters

As Trump and his spinners suddenly appear uncertain of victory amid last-minute shifts in the polls, the head of a Democratic Super PAC explains what must happen now for Harris to win.

An interview with Jennifer Mercieca, a professor of political communications, who argues that the Harris campaign is tapping deep cultural energies among women that we're underestimating.

As Kamala Harris hits Trump hard over his misogyny, a scholar of political communications explains how Harris is tapping into a level of cultural energy among women we are underestimating.

An interview with Joel Payne, a senior official at MoveOn, about the big gap between the two parties’ ground games, which may be the source of Trump’s new worries.

With Trump suddenly scapegoating others in advance even though the race is tied, a top MoveOn official walks us through what could be worrying Trump: the gap between both sides’ ground games.

An interview with GOP strategist Mike Madrid, who argues that Trump’s hate rally in New York is his October surprise—and explains why it could lead to a loss in crucial Pennsylvania

As the fallout from Trump’s racist rally in New York gets worse, a leading Never Trump GOP strategist explains why it could cost him Pennsylvania—and the whole election.

An interview with Democratic strategist Anat Shenker-Osorio, who does research into disaffected voters, about why Trump’s racist rally in New York could move some of them toward Democrats.

As MAGA spinners rush to do damage control over the racist “jokes” at Trump’s New York rally, a Democratic strategist dissects why this saga could drive disaffected voters to Democrats at a critical moment.