Florida doesn’t even look like a swing state this time.
Donald Trump
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Why Would Anyone Take What Trump Says Seriously?
“Saying outrageous things to get media attention is how he made a name for himself in the entertainment world and won the Republican primary.”
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Lewandowski is Out, Trump 2.0 Begins
Can Trump’s controversial new campaign manager turn things around?
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Would Trump Drop Out for a Price?
Some Republicans are talking themselves into the idea.
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Sorry, Wishful Thinkers: Trump Will Almost Certainly Still Be the GOP Nominee
Donald Trump is having a disastrous month. After a very brief honeymoon following his securing the delegates necessary to win the GOP nomination outright, Trump did the opposite of pivoting to center. Instead, he doubled down on hateful racist rhetoric against Muslims, Hispanics, Elizabeth Warren and anyone else on his target list, while revoking press credentials […]
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They Never Blame Themselves
Republicans won’t take the heat if Trump loses.
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Quick Takes: Donald Trump’s Endgame
* A lot of people have speculated that Donald Trump doesn’t really want to be president. Sarah Ellison reports that he might have another motive for this whole charade. Trump is indeed considering creating his own media business, built on the audience that has supported him thus far in his bid to become the next […]
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Obama Rejects the “Carly Simon Syndrome”
Donald Trump thinks President Barack Obama is sympathetic to ISIS. In reality, Obama knows much of the Middle East is outside U.S. control.
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Defending the Indefensible: Ann Althouse on Trump’s Blood Libel
There’s always something to be learned from watching seemingly intelligent people defending the indefensible. Ann Althouse teaches law at the University of Wisconsin, which implies that her IQ must be above room temperature. (Her moral standing, given her at-best-ambivalence about torture (oh, I’m sorry, that’s merely “harsh interrogation techniques”) is another matter.) But her hatred of […]
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Quick Takes: Trump is Out There On His Own
* The folks at NBC’s First Read point out that Donald Trump seems to be out there on his own. …as the Democratic Party has rallied around Clinton,…Trump is pretty much all alone here in his reaction to Orlando. “I’m not going to be commenting on the presidential candidates today,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]
