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Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): It feels like th…

"The moment [Biden] says, 'I'm running for president,' everything becomes about that."

For the past several months leading up to the November midterm elections, FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos have conducted polling with about 2,000 Americans to ask them what issues matter most to them. Time

And the president took a dip in his favorability ratings this week.

A burgeoning body of research shows that horse-race coverage curtails voter turnout, undermines public respect for the democratic process, disadvantages female candidates, and helped get Donald Trump elected.

MIAMI (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore. Embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has denied the allegations, rebuffed suggestions that he resign and sent fundraising appeals that portray him as a victim of a “smear campaign.” During a high-profile appearance Friday night at former President Donald Trumps Doral golf club in Miami, he vowed, “I have not yet begun to figh...

The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore. Embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, Rep. Matt Gaetz has denied the allegations, rebuffed suggestions that he resign and sent fundraising appeals that portray him as a victim of a “smear campaign.” During a high-profile appearance Friday night at former President Donald Trump’s Doral golf club in Miami, he vowed, “I have not yet begun to fight.” “I’m built for the bat...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore. Suddenly embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has denied the allegations, rebuffed suggestions that he resign and sent fundraising appeals that portray him as a victim of a “smear campaign.” He’s expected to make a high-profile appearance Friday at former President Donald Trump’s Doral golf club in Miami. The congressman joins a g...

“Clearly this is a new strategy people are employing in crisis response,” said Brent Colburn, a Democratic strategist and veteran of President Barack Obama’s administration. “It is a new chapter in the playbook.” Gaetz’s political future remains in question and could fully disintegrate, depending on how the federal probe unfolds. But after spending the past several years as one of Trump’s fiercest public defenders, Gaetz’s game plan strongly mirrors the former president’s appr...

On Trump Turf, Gaetz Vows To Fight Sex Trafficking Allegations After spending the past several years as one of Trump’s fiercest public defenders, Rep. Matt Gaetz’s game plan strongly mirrors the former president’s approach. Will Weissert and Adriana Gomez Licon MIAMI (AP) — The mere whiff of a scandal once unraveled political careers with stunning speed. Not anymore. Embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has denied the allegations, rebuffed s...