Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.Republican operatives have been forced to rework their strategy to deal with Donald Trump’s absence from the campaign trail while he sits in court for his hush money trial in New York.With the former president only having weekends and Wednesdays off they have had to get creative about how best to utilize that time.The Daily Beast’s political reporter Jake L
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastWelcome to Trail Mix, your 2024 election sanity guide. See something interesting on the trail? Email me at jake.lahut@thedailybeast.com. To get Trail Mix in your inbox, subscribe here for free.This week, an exploration of how much Trump can run afoul of MAGA and why he would do it. Plus, life after the 2024 primary, and more news from Michigan’s Senate race.NOT SO BASED DONIt’s one of the seemingly ironclad natural laws of the Trump era: that rar
With Donald Trump stuck in a Manhattan court room and unable to be on the campaign trail, his advisers are hoping to make him an effective “weekend warrior” and win over voters.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyWelcome to Trail Mix, your 2024 election sanity guide. See something interesting on the trail? Email me at jake.lahut@thedailybeast.com. To get Trail Mix in your inbox, subscribe here for free.This week, we take an early look at just how much Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial is derailing his campaign. Plus, an exclusive interview with New Jersey Senate candidate Andy Kim and new polling on a win-win issue for President Biden.TRIAL AND ERROR
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyWelcome to Trail Mix, your 2024 election sanity guide. See something interesting on the trail? Email me at jake.lahut@thedailybeast.com. To get Trail Mix in your inbox, subscribe here for free.This week, we find some surprising praise—along with some hefty demands—for President Biden from the progressive, pro-Palestinian base. Plus, Trump’s attempts to address the GOP’s big abortion problem, and drama out of the Michigan Senate race.UN-UN