Beau of The Fifth Column

So why did Trump destroy this meeting?

It's probably not just that he's being overly partisan for once.

His feelings are probably still hurt from last year's meeting when he tried to attack Maine's then governor and it blew up in his face.

He was so mad, he said Mill's political career was over.

Here in real life, she's running for Senate and might be one of the reasons Republicans lose the majority.

The other possible reason is also classic Trump.

Racism.

Governor Moore is the vice chair of the NGA.

He said he was singled out to be disinvited from governor's events.

Quote,

My peers, both Democrats and Republicans, selected me to serve as the vice chair of the NGA.

Another reason why it's hard not to see this decision as another example of blatant disrespect and a snub to the spirit of bipartisan federal-state partnership.

As the nation's only black governor, I can't ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight, whether that was the intent or not.

Well, howdy there, Internet people.

It's Belle again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump and the GOP's warning signs.

I've talked a lot about the flashing warning signs for the Republican Party in the midterms, and I've pointed to specific things and gone deep with the numbers and the swings.

But for people who don't really follow every detail of politics, it doesn't provide the general lay of the land.

It's led to messages like, quote, Hey, Bell, I see Democrats overperforming in some races, and I hear people say that there's reason to be optimistic, but I'm not really sure how much Democrats have to win by to make a change.

Landslides in a single race are still just one seat, right?