George W. Bush’s Treasury Secretary endorses Hillary Clinton.
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Before Trump, There Was Romney
Trump is far from the first Republican to court the white vote.
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Ted Cruz and Donald Trump Strategies
“Yes, Cruz was calculating, but he was also taking up the banner of an ‘authentic conservatism.'”
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The GOP’s Shameless Politicization of Zika
Rather than simply pass funding to avert an epidemic, Republicans are playing hardball.
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No One Wants to Speak at the GOP Convention
Trump’s toxicity is swaying top Republicans from even attending.
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Strange Justice, Indeed
Should he stay or should he go? The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have denounced the rumor that the controversial conservative may be planning to leave the bench next year, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the rumor is false. If Thomas does decide to call it a career in 2017, it will […]
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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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Yes, the GOP is Cracking Up In Down-Ballot Races
I’m not a trained political scientist and I’m not up on all their lingo, so I may not even know what they mean by realignment. They seem to have a definition for it that I don’t recognize. What I do know is that Seth Masket seems to be asking the wrong kinds of questions and […]
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Lessons from Bill Clinton for the Post-Trump GOP
For GOP moderates and would-be Republican Party reformers, the 2016 presidential election is now a disaster beyond repair. Despite growing talk of a “brokered” convention, the party’s two most likely nominees are still Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz – one a trainwreck of a reality TV star and the other a favorite son of […]
Posted inEconomy, Politics
Reality Versus Rhetoric in Conservative “Anti-Government” Philosophy
Red states are the biggest “takers” of federal funding.
