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Nick Catoggio's daily newsletter Boiling Frogs comments on this year's political campaigns, focusing particularly on what he sees as poor strategic choices made by both Republican and Democratic parties. The piece offers a critical, introspective analysis of current political trends such as populism and polarization in the context of American conservatism's changing landscape.

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Nick Catoggio's newsletter "Boiling Frogs" comments that this year's political campaigns, particularly those involving Republicans, will be marked by significant strategic errors. Published on October 29, the article suggests these missteps will have lasting impacts beyond just the Republican party, affecting American politics broadly. Catoggio argues that the decisions made during the current election cycle demonstrate a deterioration in conservative leadership and strategy within the GOP. The commentary warns of a legacy of poor choices that could shape future electoral dynamics and public perception of conservatism in America.

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This year’s campaign will be remembered for some truly horrendous strategic decisions.

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🔮 This year’s campaign will be remembered for some truly horrendous strategic decisions.

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🔮 I seldom feel nostalgic for the old right-wing blogosphere, but watching an outrage jamboree form in real time on social media over something Barack Obama said will do the trick.

2026-10-26 · assertive framing · ‘Cheesecake’ Populism

🔮 One way to understand the home stretch of the midterm campaign is as an experiment to see how much s--t Reaganite conservatives are willing to eat in the name of partisanship.

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🔮 No rule of thumb is foolproof but this one will seldom fail you: If you run across someone on social media with an image of Greek antiquity as his avatar, his politics trend fascist.

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Greece-ing Palms

🔮 If I told you that Americans are less likely to trust mass media now than they were in 2020, would it surprise you?

2026-10-05 · assertive framing · Credibility Gap

🔮 It’s hard to do justice to his exchange yesterday with former special counsel Jack Smith, the man who would have prosecuted Donald Trump for multiple crimes if Americans hadn’t handed control of federal law enforcement over to the suspect.

2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Up Schmitt Creek

🔮 We might call that “Hegseth’s paradox” in honor of our defense secretary, who’s forever complaining about the low-T softness of those who serve under him when he’s not tongue-bathing the Florsheims of the man under whom he serves.

2026-09-24 · mixed framing · The Red’s Carpet

🔮 How racist can a party’s voters be if they’re willing to nominate a guy named “Vivek Ramaswamy” to be governor of Ohio?

2026-09-14 · assertive framing · To Hell With Assimilation

🔮 The last time it happened before this week was November 2021, when William Burns felt obliged to warn the Kremlin in person that we knew what it was planning for Ukraine.

2026-08-28 · assertive framing · World War 2.5

🔮 For instance, next month the president will roll out the red carpet for a nuclear-armed Asian communist dictator whose political enemies routinely end up in gulags.

2026-08-26 · assertive framing · He Went to Jared

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