{"id":728,"date":"2025-08-28T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/?p=728"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:22:28","slug":"midterms-get-out-of-your-bubble-250828","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flipthestates.com\/pages\/midterms-get-out-of-your-bubble-250828\/","title":{"rendered":"Midterms: Get Out of Your Bubble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Get Out of Your Bubble.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There’s plenty of outrage in our inboxes so we aren’t going to do that. Instead, we want to create a place to check out different voices, sources, stories and comments about what’s going on in our democracy, our government and world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are the Epstein files a true controversy, just more conspiracy theories, or the thing to turn the MAGA base against Trump?<\/strong>
If you aren’t listening to Kara Swisher’s On podcast<\/a> or following her on Bluesky<\/a>, maybe tune in. A veteran journalist of Silicon Valley who knows today’s tech titans since they were startups in the early 2000s, Swisher gives unflinching critiques at the intersection of media, tech and politics. This episode breaking down the lingering Epstein controversy<\/a> and why Dems need to understand is a great primer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAGA isn’t necessarily who you think it is.<\/strong>
Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government<\/a> by The New York Times will remind you – many power brokers of MAGA aren’t who you assume. Get smart on who is truly wielding power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pam Bondi was supposed to be not as bad as Matt Gaetz. We were wrong.<\/strong>
According to this extraordinary piece in the New Yorker<\/a>, “in Pam Bondi, Donald Trump has the Attorney General he always wanted.” She is “ferociously sycophantic”. What does that mean for our Department of Justice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Virginia 2025 elections are a first chance for Dems to pick up national seats. They are worth paying attention to and worth investing in.<\/strong>
Virginia is the canary in the coal mine, signaling we hope a Democratic landslide starting in 2025 and powering through the 2026 midterms. But we have to make it happen. Here’s local reporting<\/a> on why it’s worth investing in. And here’s our Flip the States rankings of Top Impact races in VA to support<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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