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Here's A Wild Thought
by Nick Rafter
One man's commentary on politics, culture and society nickrafter.substack.com
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HERE'S A WILD THOUGHT EPISODE 11: MAGA Meets It's Match In Minnesota, Plus Mamdani's First Month
In this episode, the continued fall of MAGA and Trump faces his Waterloo in Minneapolis. I analyze the shift in immigration politics back to the Democrats and how they can best navigate the issue, knowing that there’s still some support for Trump’s mass-deportation ideas and that the politics…
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HERE'S A WILD THOUGHT EP. 10: 2025 Election Preview And Thoughts On Ending The Filibuster
Election Day is tomorrow, and I have predictions! In this episode of Here’s A Wild Thought, I outline my predictions for the premier races of this off-year election, including Mayor of New York City and select competitive City Council races; New Jersey Governor; Virginia Governor, Lieutenant...
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Here's A Wild Though Ep 9: Democrats Got Snared In A NIMBY Trap They Set
This weekend, New York Times reporter Ezra Klein published an op-ed video identifying one of the significant problems Democrats face nationwide—their reputation for being unable to effectively govern the parts of the country where they have control, the “blue states.” He points to housing and...
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Here's A Wild Though, Episode 8: "There's Not Going To Be A 2017-Style Resistance You..."
It’s week three of Trump 2.0, and he and his shadow president, Elon Musk, are taking a hatchet to the federal government, causing chaos, uncertainty, and unease. Democrats and liberals, still reeling over November’s loss to Trump, are wondering why we aren’t seeing the massive marches and…
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Here's A Wild Though Episode 7: The NYC Media's War On Transit Policy
Congestion pricing is in effect in New York City, and no one in the city is more upset about it than the New York City media industrial complex led by the lead s**t-stirrer, the New York Post. In this episode, I discuss the media’s long history of fighting progressive transit policies and my role...
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Here's A Wild Though Episode 6: Men And MAGA
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Fifteen years ago, I became friends with a bunch of “dudebro” types through a coworker, and they shared with me some glaringly offensive comedy they found on the internet. While thinking about it recently, it dawned on me that these sports-loving, women-objectifying, offensive,...
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Here's A Wild Thought, Episode 5: Why 'They/Them' Worked
A big part of the 2024 election post-mortem has been the debate around the television ad the Trump campaign claims as its most effective: the one that ends, “Kamala is for they/them. Trump is for you.” The ad explicitly targets the vice president’s past support for taxpayer-funded gender...
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Here's A Wild Though Ep. 4: The Aftermath
The election is over, and we know how it ended. In this episode, I discuss what happened and how the election result was probably inevitable years ago. Also, why have men, especially Gen Z and Latino men, swung so far to the right? Some of it is that conservatives are cool and liberals are not. I...
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HERE'S A WILD THOUGHT, EPISODE 003
Is Kamala blowing it? With two weeks to go, the polls are tight, and Vice President Kamala Harris's momentum in September appears to have vanished. Democrats are experiencing 2016 PTSD. I explain why I think the race is closer than it was a few weeks ago (If it truly is) and what my vibes tell me...
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HERE'S A WILD THOUGHT: The Tragedy Of Eric Adams
Hey, loyal readers! Become loyal listeners! I was writing about Eric Adams today and thought this might be better offered in podcast format. So listen to my take on Eric Adams and how someone who oozes corruption and slime like he does found himself in Gracie Mansion. Yes, I place much of the…
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Here's A Wild Though: On Replacing Biden
Fun Fact: I was in the middle of recording this video when a gunman opened fire on former President Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. I saw the news immediately after I finished recording. Since that event knocked the topic of whether Biden should stay on as the Democratic…
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Bowman Defeated, And That's Not All...
George Latimer defeated incumbent Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District on Tuesday night by a wide margin, but that wasn’t the only bad news for progressives. Here’s a post-mortem on the biggest primary night of the summer. (article to follow for paid...
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