Plus, Trump’s lazy campaign strategy and an interview with Tavis Smiley, all in the September 19, 2024 newsletter.
Bill Scher
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Trump’s Laziest Campaign
Trump’s Laziest Campaign. The 78-year-old Republican nominee is holding fewer campaign events than in his two previous runs for the presidency. Can he pick up the pace?
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Republicans Are Worried About Trump’s Turnout Operation
Plus, the GOP attack on expanded voter registration, how Kamala Harris can win the swing states, and how Democrats should staff the next administration, all in the September 17, 2024 newsletter.
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Trump Gains in Week Two of the Gender Gap Tracker
Plus, Margaret Carlson on the debate and David Atkins on Trump’s tariffs, all in the September 12, 2024 newsletter.
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Kamala Harris Is Good at This
Kamala Harris Is Good at This. The vice president laid out her plans for the future while Donald Trump was caught in a tangle of grievances about the past.
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Probabilistic Election Forecasts Are Stupid and You Should Not Look at Them
Also, Jonathan Alter previews tonight’s debate, Zephyr Teachout defends Kamala Harris’s price-gouging ban, and more in the September 10th newsletter.
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Introducing the Washington Monthly Gender Gap Tracker
Introducing the Washington Monthly Gender Gap Tracker. The chasm has rarely been wider, with women favoring Harris and men favoring Trump. Will this help or hurt the Democrats’ chances of holding the White House this fall?
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“World War III?” Fewer U.S. Troops Died in Combat Under Biden-Harris Than Trump
“World War III?” Fewer U.S. Troops Died in Combat Under Biden-Harris Than Trump.Trump’s most extravagant lie is that the Democratic administration are warmongers, and he was a peacemaker.
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Which Republicans Might Serve in a Harris Cabinet?
And the Washington Monthly’s newly released 2024 College Guide—all in the August 29, 2024, newsletter.
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Kamala Harris Should Pledge to Appoint a Republican to Her Cabinet
Kamala Harris Should Pledge to Appoint a Republican to Her Cabinet. Committing to a bipartisan cabinet would help broaden her political coalition without making additional policy concessions.
