2020 senate map

Crystal Ball: A sneak peek at the 2020 Senate map, where Rs are defending almost double the number of seats Ds are, but that fact probably overstates their overall vulnerability https://t.co/cinLL1MQKl pic.twitter.com/gcYJ1k6mO5

— Kyle Kondik (@kkondik) September 27, 2018

The redistricting battle

States don’t redistrict until after the 2020 Census, but the battle for who draws congressional lines is happening now. https://t.co/i2wS8jSQyZ

— Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) August 10, 2018

Trump is already fundraising off the Space Force announcement

Shouldn’t a logo selection be open to the whole country, not just his supporters?

Space Force!!!! https://t.co/Sa9h7MSYNe

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 9, 2018

Trump has no plan to combat election interference

Maybe he doesn’t want to combat interference since it helped him in 2016.

Current and former officials tell @NBCNews that 19 months into his presidency, there is no coherent Trump administration strategy to combat foreign election interference — and no single person or agency in charge. https://t.co/zlqCJaQIkI

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 28, 2018

For the first time since the Russians hacked the 2016 election, Trump held a meeting about election security. It lasted less than an hour. https://t.co/e7U48riMm1 pic.twitter.com/0XJLGfg76Y

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) July 28, 2018

Besides being unwilling to use the word “Russia” (Voldemort!), the Trump meeting only focused on 1) voting machines security.

Just as important are 2) security of voter database and election reporting, 3) protection of body politic from foreign government info ops

#LikeWar https://t.co/mVbzfvB9NZ

— Peter W. Singer (@peterwsinger) July 28, 2018

States are struggling to protect the 2020 elections

President Donald Trump on Friday promised an intense, “whole-of-government” focus on securing the nation’s elections from cyberattacks — but a POLITICO survey of states finds ample reasons to worry about both this year’s midterms and 2020.

Trump 2020 flags are made in China

Reuters found a factory in China rushing to crank out Trump 2020 merchandise. The factory manager says Trump's campaign is "preparing in advance, they are taking advantage of the fact that the tariffs haven't gone up yet"https://t.co/US9X9gG7hh pic.twitter.com/5Y4pu3T866

— Jackson Proskow (@JProskowGlobal) July 26, 2018

Dark money groups won’t have to disclose donor names

From the Wall Street Journal article linked to in a tweet below:

“The Treasury Department will allow some nonprofit groups to provide less information about donors on their tax forms in a win for conservative organizations engaged in politics.”

Dark money just got a lot a darker. https://t.co/kzoHs3x2Yc

— Philip Hackney (@EOTaxProf) July 17, 2018

New IRS guidance no longer requires some 501(c) tax-exempt nonprofits—including 501(c)(4) “dark money” groups spending money on politics—to disclose donor names & addresses (already not public under exisitng policy) in annual 990 tax returns’ Schedule B https://t.co/eaPbqSa61L pic.twitter.com/KLDN2ttmYo

— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) July 17, 2018

Who's happy about tonight's Treasury decision on nonprofit donor disclosure?

Mitch McConnell.
https://t.co/wa7YqNjU0p via @WSJ

— Richard Rubin (@RichardRubinDC) July 17, 2018

U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of 'dark money' political donors https://t.co/KY5AD6wyGP pic.twitter.com/g6QeZOjwhE

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 17, 2018

Thanks- and yes- Kochs' flagship political org. AFP pushed this change at IRS. https://t.co/jbC6Gujpwz

— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) July 17, 2018

From me & @jstein_wapo: What you need to know about the new Treasury rule for so-called "dark money groups https://t.co/9tmQfEjMa3

— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) July 17, 2018

.@SenatorTester understands what so many Americans already know to be true – that we need more, not less, disclosure in our elections. Thank you, Senator Jon Tester for listening to the American people and introducing the “Spotlight Act.” https://t.co/iyCFxdWCcs

— End Citizens United (@StopBigMoney) July 24, 2018

Interesting timing: On the same day that a Russian woman, Maria Butina, was indicted for infiltrating a pro-gun rights organization believed to be the N.R.A., the administration says groups like NRA no longer have to report who their big donors are. https://t.co/0zfPsxH6qN

— Patricia Cohen (@PatcohenNYT) July 17, 2018

The Trump 2020 campaign has raised $88 million

President Trump has raised more than $88 million for his re-election campaign over the last year and a half, giving him a dramatic head start https://t.co/HbVMPhkAen

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 16, 2018

Donald Trump has already amassed a giant 2020 war chest: https://t.co/Twnc927Ryq pic.twitter.com/YszLEdqVUo

— Slate (@Slate) July 17, 2018

Time until Trump leaves office

Can’t wait!

Trump will let Putin lie again about election interference

I’m not ready to go this far yet, but other than Russia having something on Trump, it’s impossible to understand why he is so willing to believe him. It’s obvious Trump won’t push back when Putin said he didn’t interfere. I am sure US intelligence agencies could give Trump proof of Russian meddling he could show Putin…if he wanted to. He treats this enemy much worse than our allies. I am concerned about Russian meddling in 2018 and 2020 elections.

Saying this is “all I can do” is all but a confession on Trump’s part. The attacks on US elections were a joint project. They helped Trump become POTUS. He welcomes Putin’s help with midterms and 2020 re-elect. Why else meet Putin in secret, with no read-out to Americans? https://t.co/Esyn1YDBdk

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 12, 2018

Trump’s “I’m helpless if he keeps claiming what he claims” remarks about Putin are especially notable because of how much he loves talking about how he brilliantly sees through the claims of Trudeau and European leaders. https://t.co/B40SC7JEea

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 12, 2018