We don’t know what will happen, but a number of factors suggest the vice president could win by a larger margin than is commonly assumed.
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What Trump and Vance Could Do to What’s Left of Reproductive Freedom
Dobbs was a disaster. A national abortion ban would make it worse, but a MAGA White House could install judges ready to take down the abortion pill to laws in legal abortion states.
Posted inHealth Care
Harris Wants Medicare to Cover Home Care While Trump Will Roll Back Obamacare
The alarms ought to be ringing. A GOP victory means gutting the Affordable Care Act and its Medicaid subsidies. Harris plans to help the tens of millions of Americans taking care of an infirmed loved one—the policies you need to know for Election Day.
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Three Unknown Data Points That Will Decide the Election
We don’t know the rate at which Republicans and Democrats will defect, how independents will break, or how early voting patterns will change
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How Donald Trump is Channeling Machiavelli
Trump’s Threats to Prosecute and Imprison Critics Are More Serious than You May Think. Or How Trump Echoes Niccolo Machiavelli’s brutal advice for rulers.
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The Intriguing Role Public Financing of Campaigns Played in the Eric Adams Indictments
The Intriguing Role Public Financing of Campaigns Played in the Eric Adams Indictments/ NYC’s stringent accounting for publicly funded elections raised a very big red flag,
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Harris Rebounds in Week 3 of the Gender Gap Tracker
Plus, Trump’s lazy campaign strategy and an interview with Tavis Smiley, all in the September 19, 2024 newsletter.
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Tavis Smiley Is “Increasingly Concerned About the Monopolized America We Live In”
Tavis Smiley: “I’m becoming increasingly concerned about the monopolized America we live in.”The broadcast journalist opens up about race, his L.A. radio station, corporate concentration, and the covenant with Black America.
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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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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.
