<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[David M. Drucker - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[David M. Drucker is columnist covering politics and policy. He is also a senior writer for The Dispatch and the author of "In Trump's Shadow: The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP."]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXUshfS8Y5c/david-drucker</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>David M. Drucker - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXUshfS8Y5c/david-drucker</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:27:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXUshfS8Y5c/david-drucker.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats Are Still Doing Populism Wrong]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-30/democrats-are-doing-populism-wrong-by-vilifying-the-rich</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-30/democrats-are-doing-populism-wrong-by-vilifying-the-rich</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:00:10 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i89dTkDty96U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i89dTkDty96U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Wants more money, not more government programs.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Erika Kirk Memorialized Her Late Husband]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eulogies at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service veered from remembrance to rage to raw politics. His widow offered something different.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-22/what-erika-kirk-said-at-charlie-kirk-memorial-service-it-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-22/what-erika-kirk-said-at-charlie-kirk-memorial-service-it-matters</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:00:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifSN5tXwLk.E/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifSN5tXwLk.E/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Grieving.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Is Not as Unpopular as His Opponents Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[In these polarized times, an approval rating in the mid-40s is not too shabby.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-16/trump-approval-rating-isn-t-terrible-ahead-of-2026-midterms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-16/trump-approval-rating-isn-t-terrible-ahead-of-2026-midterms</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:30:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7sNJoYr88kE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i7sNJoYr88kE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Wildly popular… among Republicans.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government Shutdowns Never Help the Instigators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters punish the party they view as responsible — and rally around the other side.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-09/government-shutdowns-never-help-the-instigators</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-09/government-shutdowns-never-help-the-instigators</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:30:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixsFS8zcX5AI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixsFS8zcX5AI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>To shut down or not to shut down, that is the question.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trump Isn’t Turning Into a Lame Duck]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president has a 93% approval rating among GOP voters. That gives him a lot of juice.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-03/trump-polls-why-the-president-isn-t-turning-into-a-lame-duck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-03/trump-polls-why-the-president-isn-t-turning-into-a-lame-duck</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:00:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ioOxsFNhjygY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ioOxsFNhjygY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Not yet out of style.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Seems Pretty Socialist These Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[If a Democrat were demanding a stake in Intel or special fees from Nvidia, the GOP would be screaming.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-26/trump-nvidia-intel-moves-look-an-awful-lot-like-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-26/trump-nvidia-intel-moves-look-an-awful-lot-like-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:30:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIJv8le8xiYM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iIJv8le8xiYM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Striking deals.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime Stats Aren’t the Best Way to Make People Feel Safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Declining homicide and assault rates in DC don’t mean residents feel as safe as they want to be. Democrats have to do a better job of acknowledging that.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-19/midterms-2026-dc-crime-stats-are-a-gamble-for-democrats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-19/midterms-2026-dc-crime-stats-are-a-gamble-for-democrats</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:30:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixiqMzuJf7FE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixiqMzuJf7FE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TKTK</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Will Voters Blame Trump for This Economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president promised he’d fix “Bidenflation.” But people say prices are still too high.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-12/the-trump-economy-when-will-voters-blame-him</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-12/the-trump-economy-when-will-voters-blame-him</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:30:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV2BHzc6ehWI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV2BHzc6ehWI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Big charts don’t buy diapers.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cory Booker Is Misdiagnosing Democrats’ Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Jersey senator says his party is “complicit.” But lacking control of Congress and the courts is math.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-05/cory-booker-is-misdiagnosing-democrats-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-05/cory-booker-is-misdiagnosing-democrats-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:30:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irrAwp9Z5I_o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irrAwp9Z5I_o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Providing catharsis.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firing Powell Is Too Risky — Even For This White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a reason the president’s talk about booting the chair is just that: Talk.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-29/firing-fed-chair-powell-is-too-risky-even-for-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-29/firing-fed-chair-powell-is-too-risky-even-for-trump</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:00:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLLwYELsXfXU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLLwYELsXfXU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on July 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has been critical of the cost of the renovation and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Susan Collins Isn’t Worried — Even Though Maine Is Blue on Paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump is giving the Senate’s last moderate Republican plenty of room to maneuver. And Democrats have yet to recruit a more serious challenger.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-24/susan-collins-isn-t-worried-about-maine-senate-elections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-24/susan-collins-isn-t-worried-about-maine-senate-elections</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:30:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYJxp6XcMyWo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYJxp6XcMyWo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Finally beatable?</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The GOP Hopes Its Beautiful Bill Will Age Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republicans are hoping memorable policies like tax cuts on tips and overtime will eventually outweigh ugly Medicaid cuts in the minds of voters.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-09/republicans-hope-their-tax-bill-will-seem-beautiful-one-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-09/republicans-hope-their-tax-bill-will-seem-beautiful-one-day</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:00:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOR5ADDXJr6o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOR5ADDXJr6o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>One big, beautiful signature.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani’s Rise Is a Gift Republicans Are Already Using]]></title><description><![CDATA[The GOP is eager to portray the New York City mayoral candidate as the face of the national Democratic Party.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-01/mamdani-win-is-a-gift-republicans-are-already-using</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-01/mamdani-win-is-a-gift-republicans-are-already-using</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:30:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0B.i9wFWYRQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0B.i9wFWYRQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The face of future GOP attack ads.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Term Limits Won't Fix What's Wrong With Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capping the tenures of elected leaders would only shift power to unelected aides and lobbyists.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-25/term-limits-won-t-fix-what-s-wrong-with-congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-25/term-limits-won-t-fix-what-s-wrong-with-congress</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFwUrMnUYpCI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFwUrMnUYpCI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Been doing this a long time.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Men’s Shift Toward the GOP May Not Be Fleeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats would be foolish to dismiss the demographic change as a mere blip.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-18/republicans-gains-with-black-men-continues-to-need-democrats-focus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-18/republicans-gains-with-black-men-continues-to-need-democrats-focus</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:00:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iY4LpQdn6WPI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iY4LpQdn6WPI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>This may not be a fleeting trend. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Republican Gains Among Hispanic Voters Last?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harsh immigration policies could blunt the GOP’s gains with this growing demographic.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-11/will-republican-gains-among-hispanic-voters-last</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-11/will-republican-gains-among-hispanic-voters-last</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:30:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixP5ZtPKy5os/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixP5ZtPKy5os/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Convinced.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The GOP’s Fiscal Hawk Era Is Officially Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Populism has remade the party; now only a few lonely senators are worried about the budget bill’s impact on debt.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-03/republican-budget-bill-increases-the-federal-debt-voters-won-t-care</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-03/republican-budget-bill-increases-the-federal-debt-voters-won-t-care</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:30:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0yFyVLXKMIY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0yFyVLXKMIY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, during a news conference following the Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Conservatives say they&apos;ll oppose the budget resolution adopted by the Senate, if it comes up for a vote this week as House GOP leaders hope.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The GOP’s Budget Bill Will Pass in Spite of Itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Republicans want to have anything to show voters ahead of the midterms, the reconciliation bill is their best shot.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-28/budget-bill-will-pass-senate-despite-republican-opponents</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-28/budget-bill-will-pass-senate-despite-republican-opponents</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 10:00:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izlTRVoT9zk8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izlTRVoT9zk8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Ready to get it done.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businesses Can’t Rely on Republicans as They Did Before]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives used to count on the GOP to pursue a low regulation, pro-growth agenda. But the trade war’s impact outweighs any attempts at deregulation.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-22/businesses-can-t-rely-on-republicans-as-they-did-before</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-22/businesses-can-t-rely-on-republicans-as-they-did-before</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 08:00:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iq5C_N_G0ka8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iq5C_N_G0ka8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Open for business?</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpopular Democrats Can Still Win the Midterms. Here's Why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic voters are disappointed in their party. But it won’t keep them from an opportunity to rebuke President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-13/midterms-2026-unpopular-democrats-can-still-win-big</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-13/midterms-2026-unpopular-democrats-can-still-win-big</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Drucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 10:30:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDar694CxLGE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDar694CxLGE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TKTK</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>