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First Draft on Politics: A New Character Joins a Rapidly Expanding Storyline

From:nytdirect@nytimes.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-08-24 08:55 Subject: First Draft on Politics: A New Character Joins a Rapidly Expanding Storyline

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <p> <style> a, a:link, a:hover, a:active, a:visited { color: #326891; } #inner p { padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; } /* for sensible mobile email clients */ @media only screen and (max-device-width: 568px) { .wrapper #inner, .wrapper #footer { max-width: 100% !important; width: 100% !important; position: relative; margin: 0 auto; } .photo img { max-width: 100% !important; } } /* different headers for desktop vs. mobile */ @media only screen and (max-device-width: 619px) { #hed .desktop-display-date { display: none !important; } .hide { max-height: none !important; font-size: 12px !important; display: block !important; } #hed .branding { padding-top: 20px; } } </style> <table class="wrapper" style="position: relative; width: 100%; text-align: center; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"> <table id="inner" style="color: #333; position:relative; font-family: georgia,times,serif; text-align: left; width: 600px; border-bottom: 3px solid #000; margin-bottom: 20px;" width="600"><tr><td> <div style="display: none !important; font-size: 0px; color: #fff; height: 0 !important; width: 0 !important;"> <div style="display:none!important; mso-hide:all;">Good Monday morning, as President Obama’s vacation comes to an end and as Donald J. Trump continues to drive the discussion on the trail and on the Sunday talk shows. But, as the August lull winds down, another political intrigue, filled with whispers, speculation and a seemingly significant private meeting, deepens. In any month other than August in the Summer of Trump, the fact that a sitting vice president asked a major progressive avatar to meet with him before a decision about a presidential campaign would have been a news bomb. The private meeting on Saturday between Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts may have gotten less attention than it might have otherwise, but it was the clearest signal yet of Mr. Biden’s seriousness in thinking about entering the race. The two spoke for well over an hour about a range of policy issues and the presidential campaign. They met at his residence at the Naval Observatory, which is just a short distance from the Washington home of Hillary Rodham Clinton, the poll leader in the Democratic nominating contest, who is facing the roughest patch of her candidacy amid questions about her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. Mr. Biden’s advisers are not in harmony about whether he has a viable path. Some of his aides have strenuously sought to play down his outreach as he considers what to do. But Ms. Warren has declined to endorse Mrs. Clinton so far, and the two are far from political allies or friends. Ms. Warren’s storm-the-gates populist rhetorical style is not Mrs. Clinton’s, and some progressives still hope that Ms. Warren will change her mind and run herself. If Mr. Biden does decide to run, the meeting will be remembered as a turning point. If he does not, it will be seen by some as a hostile act toward Mrs. Clinton as she hits choppy waters.</div> </div> <div class="hide-from-wordpress hide-from-text-version" style="text-align: center; color: #999; font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 10px;"> View <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=InCMR7g4BCLMQnpkk5MvplGHjZHVWFYy37Fha1nkmwg=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">First Draft</a> on the web | Add <a href="mailto:nytdirect@nytimes.com">nytdirect@nytimes.com</a> to your address book </div> <div id="hed" class="hide-from-wordpress" style="border-top: 3px solid #000; padding: 5px 0 15px;"> <div class="desktop-display-date hide-from-text-version"> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align:left;">8/24/2015</td> <td style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align:right;"> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=InCMR7g4BCLMQnpkk5MvplGHjZHVWFYy37Fha1nkmwg=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">nytimes.com/firstdraft »</a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="branding" class="branding hide-from-text-version" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=InCMR7g4BCLMQnpkk5MvplGHjZHVWFYy37Fha1nkmwg=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329"><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/nytint/projects/firstdraft/email-logo-260x75-2x.png" width="260" height="75" border="0" alt="First Draft"></a> </div> </div> <!-- end #hed --> <!--[if gte mso 12]> <div style="font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px;"> </div> <![endif]--> <div id="photo1" class="section photo" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; clear: both; padding: 20px 0; text-align: left;"> <div> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 10px 0;"><a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo62Iq8M/MIr5y&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329" style="text-decoration:none; color:#000;">A New Character Joins a Rapidly Expanding Storyline</a></h2> <center> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo62Iq8M/MIr5y&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329"><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2015/08/23/us/23firstdraft-warren/23firstdraft-warren-jumbo.jpg" style="max-width:100%; height: auto; background-color: #ccc; margin: 0 auto; border-style:none" width="600"></a> <p class="caption" style="font-family:georgia,times,serif; margin: 10px 0 15px 0; color: #777; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; max-width: 600px; text-align: left;">Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in Boston last month. She met privately with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. over the weekend. Brian Snyder/Reuters</p> </center> </div> </div> <!-- end #photo --> <div id="morning_briefing" class="section text" style="font-family: nyt-franklin,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:1.75em; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h5 class="hide" style="max-height: 0px; font-size: 0; display: none; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold;">8/24/2015</h5> <p style="color: #999; font-size: 16px; margin: 8px 0">By Maggie Haberman </p> <div style="font-family: georgia,times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <p><em>Good Monday morning, as <strong>President Obama</strong>’s vacation comes to an end and as <strong>Donald J. Trump</strong> continues to drive the discussion on the trail and on the Sunday talk shows. But, as the August lull winds down, another political intrigue, filled with whispers, speculation and a seemingly significant private meeting, deepens.</em></p> <p>In any month other than August in <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD5+z8O288vNxKeKrdy1kP6mFYgAnVM2Ah/AXTpPCYnTnWgob20UUCCkGg9p+2livmAH9VBnJKdAwrCV01wfPv+FNnoKVKwmlDP5WW8xYgsVtnracfDk7REqg&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">the Summer of <strong>Trump</strong></a>, the fact that a sitting vice president asked a major progressive avatar to meet with him before a decision about a presidential campaign would have been a news bomb.</p> <p><a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6wcWH/CvMXRkubGW5feKMrxR8Q9HnOHaNt5Ty8fOQKs+6jZpQpGPpYGxkx7kHDWFhPOnNhpS2sK5QJWtE2HgWTBG0cj9TsyK9wQdbE25Bzct&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">The private meeting </a>on Saturday between <strong>Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. </strong>and<strong> Senator Elizabeth Warren</strong> of Massachusetts may have gotten less attention than it might have otherwise, but it was the clearest signal yet of Mr. Biden’s seriousness in thinking about entering the race. The two spoke for well over an hour about a range of policy issues and the presidential campaign.</p> <p>They met at his residence at the Naval Observatory, which is just a short distance from the Washington home of <strong>Hillary Rodham Clinton</strong>, the poll leader in the Democratic nominating contest, who is facing the roughest patch of her candidacy amid questions about her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.</p> <p>Mr. Biden’s advisers are not in harmony about whether he has a viable path. Some of his aides have strenuously sought to play down his outreach as he considers what to do.</p> <p>But Ms. Warren has declined to endorse Mrs. Clinton so far, and the two are far from political allies or friends. Ms. Warren’s storm-the-gates populist rhetorical style is not Mrs. Clinton’s, and some progressives still hope that Ms. Warren will change her mind and run herself.</p> <p>If Mr. Biden does decide to run, the meeting will be remembered as a turning point. 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margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p><strong>Jeb Bush</strong>, who has been <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD599G58Dl51w9GSnIdlWgfpklrQ7Gz2QIvKKAt+7x+i9UQFKB2WwDRwhlt0yEu3MQH4bXMn9A3daZogKJrgOJhNRbopq+HwpH3PU0hYqbFYW0w==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">in an increasing battle of words</a> with <strong>Mr. Trump</strong> over immigration and other issues, will be in McAllen, Texas, on Monday to “discuss border security” with local officials, his campaign said.</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>And on Thursday, <strong>Mr. Obama</strong> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD58s275wp71Hkz4gEys4yPLAiKFTvFaoan8wVOIzJu8dvwf/7zSqe6nPLrZOBoH5qhtq7mDDcpmJYw==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">will visit</a> New Orleans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, meet with residents and speak about the city’s rebuilding efforts.</p></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- end #bullets --> <div id="text2" class="section text" style="font-family: nyt-franklin,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 20px 0; padding-bottom: 20px; border-top: 1px solid black; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 10px 0;">Obama to Speak to Jewish Groups About Iran Deal</h2> <div style="font-family: georgia,times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <p>In early August, <strong>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu </strong>of Israel spoke to American Jews in a live webcast meant to help spread Mr. Netanyahu’s warning that <strong>Mr. Obama</strong>’s nuclear deal with Iran would lead to more terror and attacks in the region.</p> <p>Now, it’s Mr. Obama’s turn.</p> <p>Two Jewish organizations announced last week that the president would participate in a live webcast to their membership on Friday as part of his efforts to build support for the agreement between Iran, the United States and five other world powers.</p> <p>“We are honored that President Obama will join us for this important discussion,” said <strong>Michael Siegal</strong>, the chairman of the Board of the Jewish Federations of North America, one of the two organizations sponsoring the webcast. The other group is the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.</p> <p>The president’s decision to hold a webcast continues the tit-for-tat actions taken by the two world leaders before a vote by Congress in mid-September about whether to approve the deal.</p> <p>On the webcast, Mr. Obama will make remarks and take questions, the groups said.</p> <p><em>– Michael D. Shear</em></p> </div> </div> <!-- end #text --> <div id="text3" class="section text" style="font-family: nyt-franklin,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 20px 0; padding-bottom: 20px; border-top: 1px solid black; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 10px 0;">O’Malley, on ‘This Week,’ Criticizes Clinton Over Emails </h2> <div style="font-family: georgia,times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <p>It was one of the most famous and damning remarks during the Watergate scandal: “What did the president know, and when did he know it?” <strong><a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgdXuvh2Lh9yh3AO7DDHaixHbeMwYspQPdxbyb1bMAvLVeuijFH8U/5jyhqnrwAWKjYhh6bcmoRPu/AYZxhuedXm05U0SutNN2zFk7DIL6UVMRMMl5L56EeQ==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">Senator Howard H. Baker Jr.</a></strong> of Tennessee asked of his fellow Republican, <strong>Richard M. Nixon</strong>, as the abuse-of-power investigation intensified. While the rhetorical construction has been used in partisan fights ever since, <strong>Martin O’Malley</strong>, a Democratic presidential candidate, has recently revived it as a line of attack against a fellow party member – and 2016 rival – Mrs. Clinton.</p> <p><a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=nUZRVg/+1vvaMbpJ7x1SluBdMzBvWXkpnDFdWwMMhPpdE5JFH0kvolJnV4qULmAHVmVVlhyyqg6XclkpHQulwYsAQjJf9UcrnJTRQYm4mYkqWY2WToYFcQ==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">Appearing on</a> ABC’s “This Week” news program on Sunday, Mr. O’Malley was asked if he thought Mrs. Clinton was honest and trustworthy in light of continuing questions about her private email use as secretary of state. He used the question to repeat his call for more Democratic presidential debates than the party has sanctioned – but he also used the Bakerism to knock Mrs. Clinton, as he did a few days earlier.</p> <p>“Until we start having debates, and offering those ideas that move our country forward, we’re going to be bogged down in questions of, what did Hillary Clinton know and when did she know it?” said Mr. O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland. “And we cannot allow our party to be branded by those sorts of questions of the past. We have to look to the future. And we have to offer the ideas that move our country forward for the future.”</p> <p>A spokesman for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign did not return an email seeking comment.</p> <p><em>– Patrick Healy</em></p> </div> </div> <!-- end #text --> <div id="bullets_big2" class="section upcoming" style="border-top: 1px solid black; padding: 20px 0; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0;">Our Favorites From The Times </h2> <ul style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; padding: 0; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia,times,serif;"> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>Now that he is back from his relatively quiet two-week vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, <strong>Mr. Obama</strong> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD5/N+rfPhGrj7az6b8Q2Nlgu+3quPnh18+QfQTUEdb88+X3eXiTKmBkSJS1CQrFUcD0psEfN3EpnAfSh2Oq7Na1QC8ELgMriMgmkebEpSgwX8p/UXfJbueMavpYC7SRZN7QHFlPb7SnPtdw+jT/wRoZniBIFHMUMZdi/RzOXdCeZJCuDYmGmo/DqrSe3B+Ubir2k01lJjuStjzZlrBWQaCIf7YrZ8N1HSvXBC6YxW8UVnPxvFBvgwyEyfQ0tTrbkd7s=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">faces a daunting list</a> of tasks.</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>For more than 20 years, <strong>David Kendall</strong> has been on the front lines for<strong> the Clintons </strong>as their personal lawyer, battling investigators and litigants in the superheated environment where law and politics meet. From Whitewater to impeachment, he has waged legal warfare to keep the Clintons’ political careers on track. So no one is surprised <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgbtNRJ+dpD59aPBkyKCCfAgogdLf0Rf3nOxSfK/nbIQSzJhAty//jqHhXgINb0mfYWF8H/NPX33kv/asWFVRUdyefbdCFSvuQTFl8ag5rOXXlQoFbx9Cdrg0ynFq+MLdQje4EucnhGNqVSV4Fn5gMsaQBYNvECs/Til9oX7uxHyaqhvTFEVoiBw8RYGpzjWwfiL1WpIGgMwTbnIVkHY7QFy2ApaD0GCFhxNeFmDDyR18=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">she turned to Mr. Kendall</a> over the <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgXKvpDxDWOiqyLFtXuO8wchUxUFUralzlmP53rKr53QQsoGqhMt15RwOqVUqgnp+whBKrw43v1AWi0h1SrLcrp9jXj4NkE+tR&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">questions about </a>her emails.</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>Also <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6wcWH/CvMXRkNz8/5ECRQlWsa2/jguK2nX5/rrFI5emq4Jsp4RhkyisDl52XhWWXYuDH8MZpFCxgENmSVtbk+qCNvD5tuoRJlfmdZx8++tfFhGpDfcrykLk=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">on the Sunday news shows</a>, <strong>Gov. Scott Walker </strong>of Wisconsin and other candidates criticized <strong>Mr. Trump</strong>, who dodged questions on the details of his immigration proposals.</p></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- end #bullets --> <div id="bullets_big3" class="section upcoming" style="border-top: 1px solid black; padding: 20px 0; text-align: left; clear: both;"> <h2 style="font-family: nyt-franklin, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; margin: 0;">What We’re Reading Elsewhere</h2> <ul style="margin: 10px 0 0 0; padding: 0; font-size: 16px; font-family: georgia,times,serif;"> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>Many of <strong>Mr. Biden</strong>’s supporters are pressing him to run and <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACPLKh239P3pgXKvpDxDWOipKgE1b92jrxAYTxRYclNx77t22LTEzUxk+6FrBBvJ/+XjSDhhy9CESk7Wu4FbffLiqKk19GxBEn1mZb7zGCoMYTYCuVkckzhQS7kdLjcCtJNUvdmmZGjwydiHfYJp8eo4=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">some are leery</a>, but, <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KUri8snyRou4bxd4cvakVxhMCCdrhG7fUw6kmToLvf2yYnnO3FVsU8eL+61CYcThPa+h1prkjtfx9oheN90uML0q126Z990EAs/SvQdvmdvK3g9UzSfAIKeNv50TTwZFBI=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">Washington Monthly writes</a>, “it’s not as if Biden has much to lose by running.”</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>CNN <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KXu7IjVtMGT6m2HoezCdykGz/HTCQyUrQczh/AEsc1SI2xsYoHiFjoRqXouQhljfKPZv8oJCcB55PjacJpOY+XIh+fY3iPX0LEhMKB4M8c6Brdmitnjq8F7UIwI0txJi7k=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">takes a look</a> at <strong>Mr. Walker</strong>’s stand on birthright citizenship, saying that he has taken three positions on the matter in seven days.</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>And Politico Magazine <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVYELvrN1vGGsAF62Au4Jnqxk1wKQfjg62Ra97Q9YyL8hosD6NmMngPVKwFix69+HFKt5Ev+fiV7sUvIrpEHkw2StqwNhSuJd6R2VysA8K9LdVTXuRRcJKBFkY9SIqEGyJYF+2jLxGB+o3LXE1f7OS+aCgWI+Zye5w=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">details</a> how <strong>“Bernie Sanders </strong>and<strong> Donald Trump</strong> have tapped into a deep vein of anti-Washington frustration to capture a quarter of their (both adopted) parties’ voters and taken their country by surprise.”</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>Politico Magazine also looks at what we the first 100 days of a <strong>Trump</strong> presidency <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVYELvrN1vGGsAF62Au4Jnqxk1wKQfjg62Ra97Q9YyL8oqbWlea2qi2ZWdTFJLdMhsXTpPCYnTnWmSKGiL/Dt+itpf+020X5segwBrO69keEWhTEue0CgtCrYA0lWY5Ym0q1txGxdOl+b/w8Bm44paS&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">might look like</a>, which may be a lot less convulsive than the rest of his term.</p></div> </li> <li style="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 15px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> <div class="item-description" style="text-decoration: none;"><p>Breitbart.com reports on the <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVgNdKgc5BzBoFcev7Z1sV3YEi7DeWJsCMDY3kG872yEhM9ZMOsHkBk/BFezLizD6KF7b2Hg0aiLjnstALyBP8hv+YZMCxZZdrr1l7qfVKocsY4lHhsQFJTWIbPWvcoueh44stVPjOCdeDeaWu8fGJK9pJZoRzeNAydMOSywDJ1B8yX2+uPd3bOjdNttG8qjeoXiMy24a5v/LWmSiRqGuUy+nI5e3dBlgU=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=62033&segment_id=76403&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329">latest Republican plan</a> to take down <strong>Mr. Trump</strong>: hug the message but not the messenger.</p></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- end #bullets --> <div class="ad hide-from-text-version" style="border-top: 1px solid black; 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