Dan Merica

@ryanobles Which would you want first - a Stanley Cup or a Lombardi?

WNY Friends.. I said a prayer in front of Lord Stanley that the Cup finally makes its way home to Buffalo. 🦬 ⚔️

A year ago, young Trump supporters arrived in DC as heralds of a new vibe — more fun than the young fogies of the old right and the uptight killjoys of the modern left. Now? What once felt based now seems more cringe, according to some MAGA cool kids: washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

Maine governor targets oyster farmer in competitive Democratic Senate primary The ad features women of all ages reacting to 41-year-old Graham Platner’s years-old Reddit comments discussing sexual assault. Scoop via @lizcgoodwin: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Over a year into President Trump’s second stint in the White House, and overwhelmed with concern about the war with Iran, buyer’s remorse has set in for for some young Trump voters. “I feel betrayed,” said Joshua Byers, who voted for Trump in 2024. wapo.st/471RNDZ

In a North Carolina focus group, young voters who supported President Trump expressed their frustration with the President, saying his promises to lower prices and end wars have gone unfulfilled. @merica and @julieroginsky join @ChrisJansing to discuss. ms.now/chris-jansing-…

Young voters were a key part of the coalition that powered Trump to the White House. But many are having buyer’s remorse. via @merica @Cat_Zakrzewski wapo.st/4lvIRN3

Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer’s remorse - on Iran, prices and the state of their lives. “I feel betrayed,” said Joshua Byers, a 26-year old who backed Trump in 2024. More here w/ @Cat_Zakrzewski: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

The DNC raised $7.3m from grassroots donors in February, operatives with the committee tell the Early Brief, a figure that is more than 1.5x what they raised in Feb ahead of the '18 midterms. It's a silver lining. The party still has money issues. More: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

AI-backed PACs have already spent over $10 million to influence this year's elections — and it's working. Of the 20 candidates backed by AI money in last week's primaries, only one lost. a deep dive with @merica washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

AI money is already influencing the midterms. And much, much more is coming. Our look with @ccemorse on the way artificial intelligence money is remaking the midterms: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Watch @ericswalwell answer rapid fire questions from @pkcapitol We’ll be interviewing candidates ahead of the midterms, so let me know who you want us to talk to and what you want us to ask! instagram.com/reel/DVwOStnFc…

Rep. Eric Swalwell gives @pkcapitol and @AnnaLissRoy a Clinton-esque “Pokémon Go To The Polls” answer: instagram.com/reel/DVwOStnFc…

Read @matthewichoi + @merica on "The shutdown that everyone has forgotten": washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Daines’ anointment of his preferred successor has drawn bipartisan scorn. But it has also caused Montana Dems - namely the state party - to ask what is more important: The D next to a candidate’s name or what they stand for? Their surprising answer: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Spoke with Tester this morning. “If I was going to run, I would want to run against Daines,” Tester said. “I think he’s got a horrible record, and I think that’s one of the reasons he got out.” He said he was never going to run in 2026. More here: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Former Montana Sen. Jon Tester has some thoughts about what his one-time colleague Steve Daines just did. "It doesn't pass the smell test," he told me in an interview. “I’m not sure he had the stomach" for facing voters again. More w/ @theodoricmeyer: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Sen. Steve Daines withdrew his reelection candidacy "minutes before the 5 p.m. candidate filing deadline," the Montana Secretary of State's Office said Wednesday. Eight minutes before the deadline, Kurt Alme filed to run. w/ @theodoricmeyer: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

a good read from @matthewichoi @merica "Do people not care about scandals anymore?" washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Lie, betray the public trust, cheat in your wife. Do political scandals matter anymore? Via @matthewichoi and @merica s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?track…

“It's going to be a tool that's used by campaigns.” - @SenTedBuddNC to Dan @Merica on how AI could be used in the midterm elections.