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domestic correspondent and co-host of "Matter of Opinion," The New York Times
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Enough With the Pathetic Fund-Raising Pleas, Democrats

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By Michelle Cottle Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Enough With the Pathetic Fund-Raising Pleas, Democrats July 3, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Credit...Max Slobodda for The New York Times Not infrequently, I open my email to find a fund-raising request from the Democratic Party with a subject line that reads as though it was sent by a contrite boyfriend.
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This Pathetic Groveling Is No Way to Rebuild a Party

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By Michelle Cottle Verified
| Breaking One
(Editorial Observer) Not infrequently, I open my email to find a fundraising request from the Democratic Party with a subject line that reads as if it was sent by a contrite boyfriend. "Can I explain?" "You deserve an explanation" "Sorry to reach out on a Sunday" "Let me try to convince you" "Please" "Can I level-set with you, Michelle?" OK, that last one sounds more like a dippy business consultant trying to wow me with vapid jargon.
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Three Opinion Writers on Trump’s Latest Face-Plant

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By Jamelle Bouie Verified, Michelle Cottle Verified
| The New York Times Verified
VideoHas the MAGA ‘Sugar Rush’ Finally Run Out? Three Opinion writers on Trump’s latest face-plant. As America heads toward its 250th anniversary, many of its citizens and residents are not feeling particularly celebratory. This week on “The Opinions,” the national politics writer Michelle Cottle and the columnists David French and Jamelle Bouie discuss what it means to mark the nation’s anniversary at a moment of deep division.
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