Iran is Trump's biggest political mistake

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Iran is Trump's biggest political mistake

Narrow mandates and "transformative" presidencies aren’t a good political match.

Nate Silver and Galen Druke

Apr 06, 2026

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Thanks to those of you who joined Galen Druke and me for our Substack Live earlier this afternoon. It felt like a good day to step back and take stock of things.

We mostly talked Trump and Iran. But m…

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