Will Graham Platner Make It to November?
June 06, 20265:45 AM
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, a newsletter that always gets stuck right here (the beginning) and may have to bring on Hunter Biden as an opening joke writer.
A lot happened in politics this week, and we’re not even lying about that like we usually do. After a long and thorough search, Donald Trump finally found someone sleazy and unqualified enough to lead America’s intelligence community. Todd Blanche successfully landed the administration in a big enough scandal to earn himself a promotion. And if your name is Dan Sullivan but you haven’t gotten on the Alaska Senate primary ballot yet, you’re missing a party.
