Two political bombshells in 24 hours in Wisconsin—first the Republican mayor of Waukesha, and now the Legislature’s longest serving Republican, state Sen. Rob Cowles, endorses Democrat Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Also: Keya Vakil helps us turn the corner from the pessimism of an endless campaign to the optimism that the finish line is in sight and things don’t look so bad.

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