Even on the least controversial nominations, the votes remain completely partisan.
Doug Jones
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Profiles in Courage: Mitt Romney and Doug Jones
In a vote that will likely define their professional careers, these two senators chose to defend what is right and true.
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Beyond the Presidential Election, Some Races to Keep an Eye on in 2020
Will the Senate election in Alabama be a rematch between Doug Jones and Roy Moore?
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Trump Sr. and Jr. Oppose Roy Moore on Political Rather Than Moral Grounds
The president and his son don’t think Moore can win, but make no mention of his alleged sexual assaults.
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Jeff Sessions Got What He Deserved
That the former attorney general’s reputation lays in tatters is a fate he fully earned.
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Can Democrats Expand the Senate Map?
In the race for Senate control, it’s looking like the Republicans are on the defensive in blood red states like Tennessee and Nebraska.
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If a Blue Wave Materializes, Be Prepared For a Big Tent Democratic Party
Holding that big tent together will be what it takes to maintain a Democratic advantage beyond the Trump presidency.
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Above the Rim: Charles Barkley Dunks on Fox News
About 25 years ago, Charles Barkley starred in an iconic commercial in which he declared that he should not be regarded as a role model. With his on-point recent remarks about Fox News hack Laura Ingraham’s rhetorical assault on LeBron James, perhaps we should in fact regard Barkley as a role model: In today’s charged […]
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All Politics Is Local
Solving our national democratic crisis has to begin at the local level, where the connection between participation and impact is most immediate.
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Bake-Off: The Northeast GOP’s Quest for Fake Moderates
How do you reach for something that doesn’t really exist? In Connecticut, the state Republican Party is trying to figure out a way to pull off the same con Massachusetts Republicans pulled off nearly four years ago: Charlie Baker of Massachusetts is the most popular governor in the land, a wonky Republican with a business […]
