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As a loyal Political Wire reader over the years, I wanted you to know about our new membership program.

It’s just in time for what promises to be a very exciting and possibly crazy election season!

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After several years of being hosted over at Roll Call, I’m pleased to say Wonk Wire is back home.

We’ve got big plans for the site and welcome your comments and suggestions.

Thanks for reading!

If you can see this message it means you’re on Political Wire‘s new server.  The growth of the audience has been really gratifying. This should be a much more reliable platform as we head into a new election cycle.

Some comments may have been lost in the transition but I’ll see if I can restore them.

Thanks for reading!

Thank you to everyone who chooses to spend part of their day reading Political Wire. It’s a big Internet and I’m grateful for your many years of incredible support.

Best wishes for a safe, healthy and happy New Year!

I wish everyone the best this holiday season.

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I’ll refrain from linking to the numerous pieces today that give advice on how to win a Thanksgiving dinner political argument with those family members you can’t believe share your same heritage.

Instead, my advice is this: don’t fight. Enjoy America’s best holiday!

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The response to Political Wire’s new look has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you! The new site also held up reasonably well during a very busy week.

Back by popular demand: Trending. This page is updated every 15 minutes with the latest stories from dozens of different sources.

Keep the suggestions coming and thanks for reading!

Here’s a quick overview of what’s new:

• A completely responsive design which adapts to the device you’re using — phone, tablet or desktop.
• A clean, easily readable layout.
• A more accessible archive of past stories.
• A much faster load time.
• A completely new back end which will allow many new features over the coming weeks.

Transitioning the site was enormous task. After 15 years and more than 100,000 posts, there will be bugs in this transition. Some things are still missing. Thanks in advance for your patience.

In the meantime, enjoy the new site and let me know your thoughts in the comments.