The alarms ought to be ringing. A GOP victory means gutting the Affordable Care Act and its Medicaid subsidies. Harris plans to help the tens of millions of Americans taking care of an infirmed loved one—the policies you need to know for Election Day.
Kamala Harris
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Imagining Trump with a Republican-Controlled Congress and the Roberts Court
The system of checks and balances devised by the founders didn’t envision all three branches being enthralled by a leader like Trump, and it can still happen.
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Take Trump Seriously and Literally
Journalists and voters who say Trump’s campaign promises and threats are empty rhetoric are deluding themselves
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Harris Should Go High (And Walz Should Go Low)
Plus, three unknown data points about the presidential elections, why it’s constitutional for Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, and Week 8 of the Gender Gap Tracker — all in the October 24, 2024 newsletter.
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Three Unknown Data Points That Will Decide the Election
We don’t know the rate at which Republicans and Democrats will defect, how independents will break, or how early voting patterns will change
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Can America Survive as a Multiracial Democracy?
The late Ronald Tataki’s history of multicultural America roiled academic waters 30 years ago. It turned out to be prescient about the contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
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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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Why is Trump’s Campaign Trying to Hide Him From Voters?
The GOP nominee is using the campaign’s final days to aim at a narrower segment of the electorate while Harris goes wider. What his extremist gambit means.
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No “Deplorables,” “You Ain’t Black,” “Cling to Guns”: Harris’s Gaffe-Free Campaign
Plus, how Trump will abuse presidential power, the different media strategies of the two campaigns, and Week 6 of the Gender Gap Tracker — all in the October 10, 2024 newsletter.
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The Harris and Trump Media Strategies Tell Us How They Each View America
The Harris and Trump Media Strategies Tell Us How They Each View America. One candidate uses media to fuel political polarization. The other is trying to cure us of it.
