Philip Bump

MS NOW Contributor

Philip Bump is a data journalist and creator of the “How To Read This Chart” newsletter. He spent 11 years at The Washington Post and is the author of the 2023 book “The Aftermath.”


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Can James Talarico turn Texas blue? That’s asking the wrong question.

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