The GOP is putting up a bumper crop of subpar candidates this cycle. Here’s our countdown of the five worst.
Matt Gaetz
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On Capitol Hill, a Day of Celebration and Gnawing Memories
The biennial swearing-in day for members of Congress and the quadrennial count of presidential electors went off as smoothly as a Tesla, but no one could forget four years ago.
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Pam Bondi, Trump’s Tigress, Takes Center Stage
Pam Bondi, Trump’s Tigress, Takes Center Stage. The two-term attorney general is almost certain to be confirmed by an incoming Republican-controlled U.S. Senate, but will they even try to probe whether she’ll be independent of Trump and his minions?
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Trump Trial, Day 18: Cohen Crushed on Cross
This was Trump’s best day of the trial. But will it be enough to get him off?
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The Incompetent Malfeasance of Today’s Republican Party
They’re mendacious buffoons, but their lack of political acumen makes them no less dangerous than if they knew how to shoot straight.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: October 5, 2023
“Trust Fall Fail: The Kevin McCarthy Story” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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Dumping Kevin McCarthy Was Easy. Keeping the Government Open Will Be Hard.
Democrats concluded McCarthy wasn’t principled enough to warrant saving, but a more principled speaker will likely be even more trouble.
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The Day After the McCarthy Ouster
After the shock wears off, remember that this cannibalism started in the 1990s and won’t go away.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: October 3, 2023
“Why Democrats Should Keep McCarthy” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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Will Republicans Stand by Ukraine?
It would have been a no-brainer a few years ago, but the Trumpy GOP is divided over backing Kyiv.
