Plus, Project 2025’s attack on higher education … and how California State universities are a launchpad to the middle class, all in the October 15, 2024 newsletter.
Bill Scher
Bill Scher is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly. He is the host of the history podcast When America Worked and the cohost of the bipartisan online show and podcast The DMZ.
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No “Deplorables,” “You Ain’t Black,” “Cling to Guns”: Harris’s Gaffe-Free Campaign
Plus, how Trump will abuse presidential power, the different media strategies of the two campaigns, and Week 6 of the Gender Gap Tracker — all in the October 10, 2024 newsletter.
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The Harris and Trump Media Strategies Tell Us How They Each View America
The Harris and Trump Media Strategies Tell Us How They Each View America. One candidate uses media to fuel political polarization. The other is trying to cure us of it.
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“State College Voters” Could Decide the Election
Plus, why the Supreme Court should uphold ghost gun regulations and the hypocrisy of Samuel Alito—in the October 8, 2024 newsletter.
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Gender Gap Tracker Week 5: The Rust Belt-Sun Belt Divide
Plus, voices from Lebanon on the latest outbreak of violence, and the political import of the vice-presidential debate, all in the October 3, 2024 newsletter.
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The Civil Vice-Presidential Debate Gave America a Glimpse of a Future Without Trump
J.D. Vance lied as readily as Donald Trump. But his civil approach to Tuesday’s debate could encourage undecided voters to close the book on the demagogic Trump era.
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Five Quotes from J.D. Vance That Tim Walz Could Throw in His Face
Also, what the military veterans running for federal office might do with veterans’ healthcare, and Trump’s crazy lie about California — all in the October 1, 2024 newsletter.
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Gender Gap Tracker Week 4: Are Gen Z Men Really Going For Trump?
Plus, the next Supreme Court term, the popularity of higher education, and why Democrats should invest in Texas and Florida—all in the September 26, 2024 newsletter.
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With the Senate on the Line, It’s Time for Democrats to Spend in Florida and Texas
With the Senate on the Line, It’s Time for Democrats to Spend in Florida and Texas. It’s not the time for Democrats to worry about “wasting” money in right-leaning states
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Does Harris Need More Battleground State Visits?
Also, how can Harris impress Generation X, what do the Pennsylvania polls say, and what is going on with Georgia’s election board? All in the September 24, 2024 newsletter.
