They have to fire up their base voters in hopes of increasing turnout.
Ed Gillespie
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The Jones Act: Lessons from Alabama
I was wrong. I didn’t think Doug Jones had a chance in hell. I figured that at the end of the day, the Alabama electorate would give the guy with the (R) next to his name the benefit of the doubt, no matter how corrupt or craven. I figured that too many voters would be […]
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The Melting of Republican Snowflakes
That sound you hear is the playing of the world’s tiniest violin for Republican Governors who didn’t have enough sense to walk away from the party once Donald Trump secured the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, and who now fear the consequences: For nearly a decade, meetings of the Republican Governors Association were buoyant, even […]
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What Tonight’s Elections Can Tell Us About Trump
Understanding what tonight’s election results mean for our national politics will require a look at county level results.
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Ed Gillespie Spits on Heather Heyer’s Grave
Has he put out an ad tying Ralph Northam to Sayfullo Saipov yet? After this Tuesday, win or lose, Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie will go down in history as one of the worst race-baiting American politicians of the early-21st century, a George Wallace for the emoji age. Gillespie’s white-is-right campaign is, shall we […]
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How Will Voters in Virginia Respond to Division and Racism?
The governor’s race is less than two weeks away. Take a look at the ad the Republican candidate just released.
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Trump’s Strange Appeal to Cultural Conservatives
The people of Pound, Virginia, banned dancing but saw nothing morally depraved about Trump.
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Virginia Slim: Could A Right-Wing Minion Win the Old Dominion?
If Ed Gillespie pulls off the upset, it could have major consequences for 2018.
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Movement Conservatism Protects Itself With Racism
The GOP’s racial polarization strategy allows them to avoid appealing to immigrant communities.
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Virginia Governor’s Race Is a Harbinger of Things to Come
The ultimate establishment candidate is offering xenophobic fear-mongering to the Republican Party’s nativist base.
