“Why would Speaker Johnson throw the Border Patrol under the bus?” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: February 1, 2024
“Why I’m less worried about a third-party spoiler” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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Republicans Hold a Great Hand on Immigration—and They’re Blowing It
For years, Republicans have been battering President Joe Biden over immigration and accusing him of caring about Ukraine’s territorial integrity more than America’s. The strategy has worked. In a recent ABC News-Washington Post poll, Biden scored a scant 18 percent approval on his handling of immigration—the lowest rating for any president in 20 years of […]
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: January 30, 2024
“Here’s how a border-Ukraine deal can still happen” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: January 25, 2024
“Democrats can now turn the tables on the politics of the border” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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Nikki Haley, Dean Phillips Learn the Hard Way as Ageism Flops in New Hampshire
Both underdogs made their opponents age the central focus of their campaigns, and Granite State voters didn’t care. Will ageism work in November?
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: January 23, 2024
The (scant) history of New Hampshire surprises We are hours away before we learn the winners of the New Hampshire primaries, and perhaps the end of the entire primary campaign. The polling averages provide no suspense. On the Republican side, Donald Trump has a 19.3 point margin from Real Clear Politics and 15.6 from FiveThirtyEight. For New Hampshire’s Democratic primary—which will […]
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After a Decade of Left-Populism, What Have We Learned About Political Change?
Two new books size up the accomplishments, and the agonies, of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: January 16, 2024
Why the Republican primary is effectively over It’s always a little dangerous for a pundit to a declare a race over before it’s officially over, but I took my chances after Donald Trump’s Iowa landslide. I’ll explain why, and why I might be wrong. But first, here’s what’s leading the Washington Monthly website: *** *** The value of punditry, in my […]
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Forget New Hampshire. After Trump’s Iowa Landslide, It’s Over.
The Hawkeye state rarely predicts a GOP nominee, but with Trump, it’s different.
