This week Rachel and Aaron dive into the hurricane of Donald Trump’s chaos – from Jeffrey Epstein… to an unprecedented affordability crisis… to a new health care crisis… to an identity crisis for MAGA. Plus, a lesson for Democrats on how to message affordability. And another underwater poll for Donald Trump, “the dog that hasn’t barked.”

LINKS:

* The Cycle on Substack: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

* AP/NORC Survey: Trump’s approval rating remains low during government shutdown

* Axios: The affordability crisis, once Biden’s, is now Trump’s

* Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game

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