* Trump, despite campaign criticism of American involvement in foreign wars, has failed to avoid dragging the U.S. into another Muddled East conflict. It’s an opportunity for Dems to rally around something that most Americans would agree on, other than anti-autocratic rhetoric that sounds partisan.
* “I know a lot about the Democratic Party, right? I can’t tell you who their leader is. I can’t tell you that I see anybody on the horizon.” That was Donald Trump. But that take, alas, is not limited to him.
* Big, beautiful campaign help? “We can all rally around this. And we can all run on this single issue all the way to 2026…We’re going to pick up more than 40 House seats, I can tell you.” That was veteran Democratic strategist James Carville, on the mid-term impact of the partisan passage of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
* Among those not agreeing with Elon Musk’s interest in starting a third party: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “When you do another party, especially if you’re running on some of the issues that he talks about, you know, that would end up, if he funds Senate and House candidates in competitive races, that would likely end up meaning the Democrats would win all the competitive Senate and House races.” Party on, GOPsters.