Notices by Steve Benen (stevebenen@journa.host)

I don’t know whether Republicans will make gains with Black voters in the 2024 elections, but it looks like the GOP is asking Black voters to overlook an astonishing amount of recent, overt Republican racism. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republican-congressmans-racist-rant-generates-immediate-backlash-rcna172830

It's a problem that Trump struggled last night with a simple question about inflation. It's a bigger problem that he *keeps* struggling with *the same* simple question. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pressed-grocery-prices-trump-struggles-answer-rcna171646

If you think Americans with preexisting conditions should pay more for health care coverage, you're going to love the new details of the Trump/Vance approach to health care "reform." https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-signals-new-troubles-preexisting-conditions-rcna171442

If JD Vance thinks it's inflammatory — and potentially even dangerous — to call a candidate a "fascist," I can't wait to introduce the senator to his running mate.

They'll have so much to talk about. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-frequent-use-vance-denounces-fascist-accusations-rcna171468

A presidential candidate, in the final weeks of his campaign, appears to be meandering from one get-rich-quick opportunity to the next, without regard for merit or dignity.

What could possibly go wrong? https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/looking-cash-trump-launches-new-family-crypto-project-rcna171431

We’re not talking about a poor, unsuspecting candidate who somehow started hanging out with an unsavory crowd, leading him astray.

Loomer didn't finagle her way into Team Trump; Trump opened the door and gave the “pro-white nationalism” activist access. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-rejects-bipartisan-concerns-free-spirit-laura-loomer-rcna171064

Exactly eight years ago this week, Trump told Haitian-American voters, "I really want to be your biggest champion."

I have some bad news for those who trusted him. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-betrays-community-previously-vowed-champion-rcna170994

Dems have spent months warning voters that Trump would endanger the future of the ACA in a second term.

It was awfully generous of him to use the debate to effectively say that Dems are right. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pressed-aca-debate-trump-says-concepts-plan-rcna170599

Every time I see a poll showing Harris with a modest lead, I have the same thought:

The electoral college tilts the playing field, and Harris has to try to run up the score to prevent losing, even if she "wins" the popular vote by millions of people. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/2024-race-polls-kamala-harris-donald-trump-presidential-election-rcna169333

In a normal, healthy political environment, Trump’s Arlington National Cemetery controversy would probably dominate the political conversation for months.

And if Harris were caught up in a similar mess, she’d likely face calls to quit. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-incident-arlington-national-cemetery-matters-rcna168577

It's weird to see Trump tell voters to forget the fact that he spent his entire presidency trying to get prosecutors to go after Hillary Clinton.

I know why he's rewriting recent history, but that doesn't make it okay. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/targeting-hillary-clinton-trump-isnt-done-rewriting-history-rcna165924

It's hard to say how much voters will care, but for those interested in governing experience, Trump picked one of the least experienced running mates in history, and Harris picked one of the most experienced running mates in history. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/governing-experience-tim-walz-tops-jd-vance-election-2024-trump-harris-rcna165394

Republicans will continue to habitually repeat the "open borders" line, but there's fresh evidence of how demonstrably ridiculous the claim is. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/latest-fentanyl-seizure-doesnt-gop-talking-points-favors-rcna164910

The problem isn't just that Trump is afraid to debate Kamala Harris. The problem is made worse by the fact that he doesn't know how to hide his fear in a coherent way. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/duckin-don-team-harris-ridicules-trump-new-debate-dodge-2024-election-rcna164227

Speaker Mike Johnson’s appearance at Trump’s criminal trial was tough to defend.

Johnson’s vow to “rein in” prosecutors made the problem considerably worse. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/speaker-mike-johnsons-trip-trumps-trial-ny-mattered-rcna152326

Throughout 2023, House GOP leaders relied on the Democratic minority to pass every major bill that reached the White House.

So far in 2024, it's happening again — which says a lot about the parties' interest in governing. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/options-republican-leaders-turn-dems-govern-rcna148757

Trump wanted a "circus" to accompany his trial, but the mass protests he envisioned failed to materialize — again.

It's worth appreciating why. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/new-york-trump-looks-mass-protests-still-dont-exist-rcna148922

Trump's fractured relationship with human decency is especially evident when it comes to those with disabilities.

Take his rhetoric about Biden and stuttering, for example. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/adding-ugly-record-trump-mocks-bidens-stutter-rcna142802

As Trump pretends he's "seriously looking at alternatives" to the ACA, it's worth appreciating just how often he's told voters his "plan" is nearly done.

It'd be funny if he weren't threatening to strip millions of families of their health security. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-new-offensive-affordable-care-act-matters-rcna126773

Trump has allegedly disclosed so many national security secrets so many times that I've put together The Top 10 Instances In Which Donald Trump Allegedly Shared Sensitive Information For Reasons Unknown. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-reportedly-revealed-submarine-secrets-adding-pattern-rcna119169