Today’s notice: The administration is not sweating the Hegseth stuff. Elon is taking a step back. Conservative court complaints. Flipping seats in TX and FL is so last midterm. But first: Are Democrats taking the bait on Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia?
The Immigration Conundrum
As quickly as some Democrats jumped on the Klimar Armando Abrego Garcia case, the backlash was just as immediate, with some strategists wondering why Democrats would focus on this issue when Donald Trump’s economic problems are such a clear political winner.
Tim Walz recently theorized that he and Kamala Harris made a mistake when they took the bait on Haitians supposedly eating cats and dogs. Even though it wasn’t true and outraged many voters — read: Democrats — it got everyone talking about a winning issue for Trump: immigration.