The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

As Trump tries to cow Democrats and the media into silence about his attacks on democracy, a historian of the presidency explains how all this harkens back to Richard Nixon’s criminality in office.

As Trump fumes over his debate fiasco and new data offers good news to Kamala Harris, a veteran Democratic pollster explains the deeper causes for optimism lurking under the fresh numbers.

As Trump and J.D. Vance escalate social tensions in Springfield with vile lies about immigrants, the writer of a new piece on the whole saga explains how the MAGA hate machine really works.

As Trump vents at ABC News journalists for fact-checking him at the debate, a shrewd press observer discusses why being trapped in the MAGA media bubble is so politically dangerous for him.

As the Trump camp pushes a vile new smear, a former conservative who left the movement explains how this saga illuminates the inner workings of MAGA dehumanization.

The race is too close, and Trump could win. But there’s a decent argument out there holding that the pieces are in place for Kamala Harris to prevail. A perceptive data analyst explains it.

As Trump unleashes a fresh wave of deranged warnings, a columnist who writes about authoritarianism explains how he is clearly priming his supporters to prepare for postelection violence.

With Trump’s latest event about the economy veering off in strange directions, a former reporter and media observer discusses the press’s failure to adequately scrutinize Trump’s mental unfitness.

As Trump lies about his campaign’s improper use of Arlington cemetery, a writer who has explored this scandal’s darker subtexts explains what it says about MAGA’s politics of bullying and retribution.

With Republicans publicly panicking about surging Democratic fundraising, a leading progressive operative explains how on-the-ground energy and organizing are giving Democrats a hidden edge.

As Trump unleashes a series of vile claims on Fox, the author of a new piece on MAGA explains how Trump is speaking directly to his movement’s increasingly radicalized obsessions.

As new details emerge about Team Trump’s use of Arlington National Cemetery as a campaign prop, a political scientist explains why this saga signals an alarming erosion of the rule of law.

As Kamala Harris’s campaign launches a new attack on Trump and Project 2025, a leading progressive journalist explains how his second-term designs fit into 50 years of corruption in Washington.

As striking new information suggests Kamala Harris is inspiring many new voters to register, a top Democratic analyst explains why this is grounds for optimism about beating Trump.

Amid new signs that Trump is struggling against Kamala Harris’s surge, the veteran Democratic strategist explains why Trump is so off-balance right now—and what a Harris victory looks like.

Amid new signs of Trump’s nervousness, an expert on authoritarianism explains how Harris’s optimism has wrecked his aura of inevitability—and why that’s key to beating him.

As Trump keeps losing it over Harris’s surge in polls, the author of a new piece on the Democratic strategy explains how the party has finally hit on a way to shrivel him into a diminished figure.

As Trump seethes over Barack and Michelle Obama and the Democratic convention, a polling analyst discusses new data showing the anti-MAGA coalition coming together—the thing Trump fears most.

As Republicans start publicly worrying that Trump’s struggles could squander their Senate chances, a veteran Democratic strategist explains how Kamala Harris’s surge is changing the map.

As some of the most extreme MAGA influencers start turning aggressively on Trump, an expert who closely tracks the far right explains the deeper source of their panic.