A new, post-Clinton repudiation of the politics of personal responsibility, though elegant, may still not convince skeptical voters.
Hillary Clinton
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Hurricane Harvey and Trump’s Treachery
You can’t have limited government when there’s unlimited flooding. Surely, among the many residents of Texas and Louisiana impacted by Hurricane Harvey are Republicans who voted for Donald Trump because they wanted to “get the federal government out of their lives,” and because they didn’t want “liberal tree-hugging central-planning do-gooders” making decisions in Washington. Of […]
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Will the Sick Puppy Wag the Dog?
Do you doubt for a moment that he’d do it? Do you doubt for a moment that he’d go to that level? Would you trust him not to do it? We bore witness to “Operation Urgent Fury” in 1983, “Operation Just Cause” in 1989, “Operation Desert Storm” in 1991 and “Operation Iraqi Freedom” in 2003. […]
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There Isn’t Much Honesty in Scarborough Country
Once again, we bear witness to Republicans recognizing social maladies only when those maladies affect them personally: Joe Scarborough, the MSNBC host and former Republican U.S. Congressman, has long served as a sort of morning bulwark against the progressive anchors who take up the network’s primetime schedule. Now, he suggested he may play a more […]
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When the Heat Is On, Bring Out the ‘Hillary Did it Too’ Defense
The irony is that Trump supporters are using emails hacked by Russia to make the case.
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Dear Trump Voters: The 1950’s Aren’t Coming Back
‘This is our country in an excruciating period of change.’
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Elections Are A Competition Between Two Stories of America
Democrats need to tell the story of who we are and the values we share.
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Yes, the Democrats Can Win Romney Republicans
But it will be a losing strategy if they don’t focus more on winning back Trump Democrats.
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Is Bernie Sanders Done For?
Even if you think the world of the man, you have to admit he seems to have the anti-Midas touch these days. First, there was his own campaign. Galvanizing to progressive activists and young voters. Inspiring to millions. Passionate, driven, wildly successful in terms of fundraising. Still couldn’t seal the deal in the Democratic primary. […]
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Years of Living Dangerously
It was just two years ago that the nightmare began. Two years ago yesterday–June 16, 2015–the man who has contaminated our democracy came down that escalator and began the process of dragging our country down with him. Some people knew immediately what was coming. Others didn’t think the worst could happen. Did anyone realize just […]
