My home state, the Garden State, is angry mercurial, and Trump came frighteningly close to winning there.
Hillary Clinton
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How Francis Fukuyama and “The Big Lebowski” Explain Trump’s Victory
Looking at constituencies or issues misses the big point. On Tuesday, nihilism was on display, even a death wish, in a society wrought by cynicism.
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After Election Day, Fight Back with Ideas
The MAGA landslide left us devastated, too, but it also rekindled our commitment to public policy ideas that work and can win elections.
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No Furor Over the Führer
Trump has this weird thing for Hitler. It is not exaggerated. Will we take note before it’s too late?
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The “Gender Gap” Story So Far is Harris’s Resilience with Men
Plus, why Trump is avoiding mainstream media, why Democrats should give the Green Party nominee the silent treatment, and the Week 7 Gender Gap Tracker — all in the October 17, 2024 newsletter.
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How Donald Trump is Channeling Machiavelli
Trump’s Threats to Prosecute and Imprison Critics Are More Serious than You May Think. Or How Trump Echoes Niccolo Machiavelli’s brutal advice for rulers.
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Harris Rebounds in Week 3 of the Gender Gap Tracker
Plus, Trump’s lazy campaign strategy and an interview with Tavis Smiley, all in the September 19, 2024 newsletter.
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Trump’s Laziest Campaign
Trump’s Laziest Campaign. The 78-year-old Republican nominee is holding fewer campaign events than in his two previous runs for the presidency. Can he pick up the pace?
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Trump Gains in Week Two of the Gender Gap Tracker
Plus, Margaret Carlson on the debate and David Atkins on Trump’s tariffs, all in the September 12, 2024 newsletter.
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Probabilistic Election Forecasts Are Stupid and You Should Not Look at Them
Also, Jonathan Alter previews tonight’s debate, Zephyr Teachout defends Kamala Harris’s price-gouging ban, and more in the September 10th newsletter.
