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David Nir
Well, welcome to Nir and Rupar, our weekly live video chat here on Substack. I'm David Nir, publisher of The Down Ballot, joined as always by Aaron Rupar, publisher of Public Notice. If you're a Down Ballot subscriber and you have not yet subscribe to public notice. It is an absolute must read.
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It brings you insights on the news that the traditional media is incapable of bringing. And we are going to start off with exactly one of those stories in a moment. Of course, if you're a public notice subscriber, you should also subscribe to my newsletter, The Down Ballot,
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which brings you updates on every important election below the presidency and that's taking place this year and next which of course will be a huge battleground in the fight to save democracy and thwart trump and his autocrats so aaron i wanted to start off by talking about what has obviously been the biggest story since last

Nir & Rupar: Dems shouldn’t hand it to Trump on tariffs

Trump's new taxes are incredibly unpopular. Threading the needle is playing with fire.
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On this week’s Nir & Rupar, we go deep on Trump’s tariffs insanity and its political impact, discuss Gretchen Whitmer’s ill-fated trip to the White House and why it’s an example of what Dems shouldn’t be doing, talk about major positive developments for Democrats heading into next year’s Senate races, and more. Check out the full episode, and if you enjoy it, please sign up for paid subscriptions to Public Notice and The Downballot to support our work. -

On the latest edition of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice dive into all things tariffs.

David and Aaron discuss:

  • How the traditional media—and the stock markets—were credulous in deciding that Donald Trump’s tariff “pause” meant all was well.

  • Why Democrats who try to thread the needle on tariffs are playing a dangerous game that will probably backfire.

  • How Trump’s economy is impacting downballot elections this year.

And much more.

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