If you're not a Bulwark+ member, you can't listen to The Focus Group with @SarahLongwell25. Fix that today! In the latest episode, Sarah's in "America's Dairyland" with a panel of Trump 2016/Biden 2020 swing voters: thebulwark.com/podcast/the-fo… @SarahLongwell25 A swing voter's advice for Ron Johnson:

"Just say nothing and you'd be better off."

.@ShayKhatiri: “When my father passed away last week in Gorgan, Iran, I had not seen him for eight years. If I had known during our last visit that I would not see him again, I would not have said goodbye.” thebulwark.com/saying-goodbye… @ShayKhatiri “In fact, my father died happy that I was not by his side. He kept telling my mother that he was dying feeling content that I was not just another lost soul in Iran, and he was glad that he didn’t have to worry about my future on his deathbed.”

The only way to get gun reform is to beat anti-reform politicians. New from @saletan thebulwark.com/stop-begging-s… @saletan "It’s time to stop begging. Begging hasn’t worked. Nothing will change on this issue until politicians who oppose any reasonable gun restrictions start losing their jobs." thebulwark.com/stop-begging-s…

Conservatives should avoid The Wall distraction and address the real immigration issue. blwrk.co/trump49de3 President Trump used his first Oval Office address to make the case for a his border wall. His brief, nine-minute speech was peppered with falsehoods and misdirection. Here are the three biggest blwrk.co/trump49de3