Molly Ball

And that is one endpoint for this, is that it just becomes a sort of massive lobbying spree where people are able to get individual or country-based exemptions, and it actually ends up being far less than meets the eye at the end of the day. That being said, this reminds me very much of our discussion previously about the Transatlantic Alliance and the global security picture of

where once you have blown it up, because it is based on trust, because it is based on long-term stability, it's very difficult to reconstruct because the trust is gone. Even if you could go back and recreate all the same agreements, You would not have that feeling that this is a lasting structure, this is an institution that has the durable backing of parties across the political spectrum.

where once you have blown it up, because it is based on trust, because it is based on long-term stability, it's very difficult to reconstruct because the trust is gone. Even if you could go back and recreate all the same agreements, You would not have that feeling that this is a lasting structure, this is an institution that has the durable backing of parties across the political spectrum.

where once you have blown it up, because it is based on trust, because it is based on long-term stability, it's very difficult to reconstruct because the trust is gone. Even if you could go back and recreate all the same agreements, You would not have that feeling that this is a lasting structure, this is an institution that has the durable backing of parties across the political spectrum.

So I would say it's very hard to recreate an institution like that once you've destroyed it.

So I would say it's very hard to recreate an institution like that once you've destroyed it.

So I would say it's very hard to recreate an institution like that once you've destroyed it.

So these are all very red seats. They both went for the Republican candidate by 30 or more points last November. The Republicans won both of these seats. It would have been shocking if they didn't. But they won them by much smaller margins, basically cut those margins in half. Both of these new candidates who've both already been sworn in won by about 15 points instead of 30.

So these are all very red seats. They both went for the Republican candidate by 30 or more points last November. The Republicans won both of these seats. It would have been shocking if they didn't. But they won them by much smaller margins, basically cut those margins in half. Both of these new candidates who've both already been sworn in won by about 15 points instead of 30.

So these are all very red seats. They both went for the Republican candidate by 30 or more points last November. The Republicans won both of these seats. It would have been shocking if they didn't. But they won them by much smaller margins, basically cut those margins in half. Both of these new candidates who've both already been sworn in won by about 15 points instead of 30.

So in the near term, the result is Republicans are happy. They have two more seats in Congress. We know how narrow their majority is. They really needed those two seats to be filled. On the other hand, it's a shot in the arm for the Democrats because their candidates overperformed by such a large margin. But the really big game was in Wisconsin.

So in the near term, the result is Republicans are happy. They have two more seats in Congress. We know how narrow their majority is. They really needed those two seats to be filled. On the other hand, it's a shot in the arm for the Democrats because their candidates overperformed by such a large margin. But the really big game was in Wisconsin.

So in the near term, the result is Republicans are happy. They have two more seats in Congress. We know how narrow their majority is. They really needed those two seats to be filled. On the other hand, it's a shot in the arm for the Democrats because their candidates overperformed by such a large margin. But the really big game was in Wisconsin.

These Supreme Court races in Wisconsin are quite consequential. There's currently a four to three majority for the liberals on that high court. This is a court that's deciding everything from congressional redistricting to abortion rights. So it makes a big difference, the ideology of which judge gets put in that seat.

These Supreme Court races in Wisconsin are quite consequential. There's currently a four to three majority for the liberals on that high court. This is a court that's deciding everything from congressional redistricting to abortion rights. So it makes a big difference, the ideology of which judge gets put in that seat.

These Supreme Court races in Wisconsin are quite consequential. There's currently a four to three majority for the liberals on that high court. This is a court that's deciding everything from congressional redistricting to abortion rights. So it makes a big difference, the ideology of which judge gets put in that seat.

And both parties really went all in on this race, spending tens of millions of dollars to try to get their candidate elected.

And both parties really went all in on this race, spending tens of millions of dollars to try to get their candidate elected.

And both parties really went all in on this race, spending tens of millions of dollars to try to get their candidate elected.

That's right. The other really significant point to make about this Wisconsin judicial election is that both sides really turned it into a referendum, not only on Trump, but on Elon Musk. Elon Musk spent about $25 million trying to get the conservative justice elected. The Democrats made him the centerpiece of their messaging campaign.