A massive conservative effort to politicize federal agencies and law enforcement bodes ill no matter who wins the Republican presidential nomination or when the GOP retakes power, which they eventually will.
2024 presidential election
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Why Ron DeSantis is Talking About an Immigrant “Invasion”
The Florida governor is promoting a crank and dangerous theory about states having their own border control policies.
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The Emergence of the Anti-MAGA Coalition
There’s a voting bloc that hates Donald Trump, despises MAGA, and could help Democrats win the House and hold the White House next year.
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Chris Christie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the Age of Trump
In the turbulent world that the 45th president made, Christie has gone from Trump defender to slayer while MTG has gone from bomb thrower to teacher’s pet.
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Why Are Gen Xers Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley Running Like Grumpy Old Boomers?
They’re weirdly lionizing the ‘70s and ‘80s of their childhoods and doing nothing to reach out to younger voters whom the GOP desperately needs.
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Who’s Really in Charge of the GOP? (Hint: It’s Not Trump)
Rabidly conservative base voters are the tail wagging the very sick dog.
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Latinos Are Not Flocking to the Far Right
The media are misreading the data and ignoring the majority of Latinos who continue to lean left.
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To Stop Trump, His Republican Rivals Need a Debate, and They May Not Get One.
History shows that debates are essential if long shots want to move up, and being on the same stage as a frontrunner allows that, which is why Trump may well skip any debates.
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Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control. The Numbers Disagree.
Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidates’ talking points. The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.
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Miami Nice: The Trump Documents Plea Deal We Need
The criminal ex-president will never do hard time like he should, but the right kind of deal could mete out justice and spare us all a classified documents trial that will satisfy no one.
