Today on TAP: He’ll speak at the Al Smith Dinner, while reviving the same hateful attacks that were levied against Smith.
ON TAP
Polling Whiplash
Today on TAP: All polls are prisoners of subjective assumptions. As a great student of public opinion said, ‘Don’t speak too soon, for the wheel’s still in spin.’
DeWine and Robinson: Two Faces of the Post-Trump GOP
Today on TAP: How many Republican voters appalled by pro-Nazi porn will desert North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson? And how many who respect Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will desert Trump?
What Really Went Down at the Teamsters
Today on TAP: Inside the boardroom, it was no endorsement. Outside, some of the board members endorsed Harris.
The Fed Finally Lightens Up
Today on TAP: Rates have been cut by a full half-point. It’s about time.
Ranked-Choice Disaster
Today on TAP: Coloradans and Nevadans will decide this fall on switching to a form of voting that will chiefly benefit gazillionaire candidates.
It’s the Guns, Stupid
Today on TAP: Are we so inured to the premise that nothing can be done about mass ownership of military weapons that gun control has vanished from discourse and debate?
What Might a President Harris Do on Israel?
Today on TAP: A different course on the Middle East is urgently needed, and harder than you might think.
The Limits of Harris’s Family Policy
Today on TAP: $6,000 for newborns and universal affordable child care are great—but don’t speak to many young men.
Notes for Next Time
Today on TAP: Kamala Harris did well in the debate but missed some opportunities to remind voters of Trump’s sheer craziness.

