Kagro in the Morning - May 18, 2023

<p><strong>David Waldman</strong> and <strong>Greg Dworkin</strong> <a title="" href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/18/2169980/-Kagro-in-the-Morning-is-LIVE-at-9-AM-ET" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marshal their wits one last time</a> this week for the <em>Thursday KITM</em>:</p> <p>Tuesday’s elections showed Democrats <a href= "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1659141520493084674.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(by the way of young voters</a>) advancing<a href= "https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1658681699624972290" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"> everywhere across the board</a>, not just <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/democrats-overperform-elections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overperforming Republicans</a>, but reopening the front to <a title="" href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-have-a-huge-opportunity-to-win-back-rural-voters/ar-AA1b6iU8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">win back rural voters</a>, kind of like how George Washington <a href= "https://ko-fi.com/post/Detour--Fort-Necessity-S6S7IGVPJ" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">won the Battle</a> of <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Necessity" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Fort Necessity</a> in <span style= "text-align: start;">1754… Okay, nothing like that really, because little can compare to <a href= "https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/18/donald-trump-paradox-gop-00097458" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> and his <a href= "https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2023/05/17/another-rough-day-for-election-deniers-00097548?nname=politico-nightly&nid=00000170-c000-da87-af78-e185fa700000&nrid=00000162-6dd5-dd10-ad6a-7ff58c3f0000&nlid=2670445&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MAGA forces</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="text-align: start;"><a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-judiciary-democrats-call-for-investigation-into-desantis-use-of-florida-police-force/ar-AA1bkp1r