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* Midday, the president leaves for a long flight to Asia via Alaska, with the curtain raising focused on China:
* Dave McCormick’s strategist says the mail-in ballots are going to put his guy back in the lead in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary:
* Punchbowl News and Political Playbook both thought today’s lede was “Dems in disarray”:
* Related quiz: Rank this items from “most likely” to “least likely” on the odds they will be politically meaningfully less dangerous for the Democrats’ midterm prospects by November:
A. Inflation.
B. The stock market.
C. Crime.
D. Immigration.
E. COVID.
F. Putin.
G. Angry parents.
H. Stalled legislative agenda.
* Freud did not treat the Bush family, but he anticipated them:
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Correction: In Wednesday’s edition, I wrote “Pittsburgh” when I meant “Buffalo.” I deeply regret the error.