They used to be transactional pragmatists who nominated ex-Democrat Mike Bloomberg (for a fee) and won. You now have a Democrat with unusually high negatives and they decided to run the cat guy. I don't really even understand what you're accusing me of here?

I don't think the Trump folks are wrong to say that, for example, seizing control of the Fed is small-d democratic (as @adamtooze.bsky.social argues in that piece I linked) which is why I answered that way. No?

unforced error ... but yes Xerox-level

Glad one person caught this :)

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