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You Can’t Save the GOP By Electing Republican Senators

by Martin Longman August 10, 2018January 9, 2022

An ex-Bush speechwriter wants voters to go with Democrats in House races and Republicans in Senate races.

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PBS Plans to Give Us a Progressive Talk Show, Too, Right?

by D.R. Tucker March 10, 2018January 9, 2022

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Only the Best People

by D.R. Tucker February 10, 2018January 9, 2022

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We Can’t Wait Around for the GOP to Implode

by Martin Longman December 15, 2017January 9, 2022

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