David Siders

Politics Editor at POLITICO

National political correspondent, Politico. Reach me at [email protected].

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This Texas County Voted Republican for the First Time in a Century. They Like What They See.

1 month ago | politico.com | David Siders

There’s little sign of buyer’s remorse among Donald Trump’s political converts in Texas’s heavily Latino Starr County. Scenes are shown from Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, where voters turned the county red in November for the first time in more than 100 years. | Photos by David Siders/POLITICO David Siders is a politics editor at POLITICO. He previously was a national political correspondent at POLITICO and a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee.
Road Trip

1 month ago | politico.com | David Siders
Why Trump supporters see sunshine in Trump’s dark and foreboding speeches

Jan 19, 2025 | politico.com | David Siders

Phillip Stephens, the Republican Party chair in Robeson County, North Carolina, which shifted sharply toward Trump in November, said that what he heard from Trump in 2017 was “a lot of hopeful stuff.” And James Dickey, a former chair of the Texas Republican Party, remembered “feeling positive.” Fixing “the degradation that we all saw and were living through … that was all part of fulfilling the Make America Great Again promise,” he said.
Bringing the pain in Altadena

Jan 13, 2025 | politico.com | David Siders

With help from Camille von Kaenel, Blake Jones, Lindsey Holden, Alex Nieves and Blanca Begert Altadena residents aren’t blaming climate change for the Eaton fire. | John Locher/AP ANYTHING BUT CLIMATE: Altadena’s fire-scarred, heavily Democratic population knows about climate change. But that wasn’t top of their mind late last week as they started returning home, POLITICO’s David Siders writes.
‘Half the Country’s Thinking Magically’: California Fire Victims Grapple with the Political Paralysis Over Climate Change

Jan 11, 2025 | politico.com | David Siders

They’re still in shock. But for now, even in a blue city in a blue state, disaster does not bring climate change to residents’ front of mind. Megan Mantia (left) and her boyfriend, Thomas, return to Mantia's fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through Altadena, California, on Jan. 8, 2025. | Ethan Swope/AP David Siders is a politics editor at POLITICO. He previously was a national political correspondent at POLITICO and a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee.
What I Saw on the Fearful Road to Trump’s (Second) Victory

Dec 30, 2024 | politico.com | David Siders

The battle to redefine America's political parties is underway — far from Washington. David Siders reports from the road. Over the last two years, as I reported this series we named “Road Trip,” I found that nearly everyone I met — local party leaders, elected officials and voters, Democrats or Republicans or independents — was in a dreary mood. As the election neared, their outlook darkened: They were fearful about a 50-50 election and what, if their side lost, was coming next.
‘We Got Something Wrong’: California Prepares to Resist, But Differently

Dec 22, 2024 | politico.com | David Siders

The battle to redefine America's political parties is underway — far from Washington. David Siders reports from the road. IRVINE, California — The resistance isn’t dead. It’s doing deep-breathing exercises in California.
Is There a Future for MAGA After Trump?

Nov 3, 2024 | politico.com | David Siders

Trump could be reelected. But what happens to his movement after that? Scenes from Trump country in Arizona are pictured. What would become of MAGA when former President Donald Trump is gone? If Republicans anywhere have an answer, it should be here. | Photos by David Siders/POLITICO David Siders is a politics editor at POLITICO. He previously was a national political correspondent at POLITICO and a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee.
Is There a Future for MAGA After Trump?

Nov 3, 2024 | flipboard.com | David Siders

Cardi B Effortlessly Shuts Down Elon Musk After He Slams Her Speech At Kamala Harris RallyThe Grammy winner had a few things to say after Elon Musk branded her a "puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words". Cardi B had a …
‘A Flannel Shirt Doesn’t Mean You Blend In’: Why These Rural Voters Are Over Tim Walz

Oct 10, 2024 | politico.com | David Siders

A visit to Walz’s former congressional district helps answer the question, did the governor change? Or did his voters? Scenes from the community of Albert Lea, Minnesota. | Photos by David Siders/POLITICODavid Siders is a politics editor at POLITICO. He previously was a national political correspondent at POLITICO and a senior writer for The Sacramento Bee. The battle to redefine America's political parties is underway — far from Washington. David Siders reports from the road.