With serendipity and outside help, Trump achieved a generational shift on the Supreme Court and lower courts. With fewer advantages, Biden is catching up.
2024 presidential election
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Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done for Families and Workers?
The U.S. government has long left working families to fend for themselves. Both Biden and Trump campaigned on changing that, and both delivered a bit.
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Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Antitrust?
Biden made the fight against monopolies central to his economic strategy. Trump used it to reward his friends and punish his enemies.
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Florida Is (Hypothetically) Winnable for Biden and the DemocratsÂ
The third most populous state is expensive and hasn’t gone blue since 2012. But can abortion put the swing back in the Sunshine State?Â
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The Truth About Lies
Campaign disinformation is ubiquitous and hard to fight. But it mostly feeds the fever swamps and seldom changes election results.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: March 29, 2024
“Joe Biden’s EV push vs. Ruy Teixeira’s strawman arguments” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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China Just Attacked Biden’s Electric Vehicle Policy. That’s Good for Biden.
To counter Donald Trump’s anti-EV strategy, the president needs to show that he has the only feasible plan to help American auto manufacturers compete with cheap Chinese cars.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: March 26, 2024
“RFK Jr.’s VP pick is an affront to democracy” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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Stop Ageism: A Call for Action
It’s one of the last socially acceptable forms of prejudice, and it needs to come to an end in society and this presidential campaign.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: March 21, 2024
“How the right frame can box in Trump” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
