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How Do You Deradicalize the Republican Party?
It starts by acknowledging how the GOP is divorced from reality plus offering purpose as well as policies.
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Trump’s Last Act: Risking National Security to Honor the Confederacy
He promises to veto the Defense Appropriations Authorization Act if it forces to Pentagon to change the names of bases and ships.
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We Always Knew Mitch McConnell Was Odd, But Now This?
The Senate Majority Leader appears to have significant bruises on his hands and he’s not offering any explanation.
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Dark Money Interests Are Buying the Supreme Court
A powerful presentation by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse at Barrett’s confirmation hearing demonstrated how they’re doing that.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
COVID-19 Gives Democrats a Chance to Stop the Coney Barrett Nomination. What They Should Do Now.
First, fight like hell to keep infectious and potentially infectious members from voting.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
Trump’s Illness and the Fight Over Coney Barrett
A strategy of delay, not whining, stands the best chance of killing the nomination
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Trump and McConnell Did Something Semi-Sane. It Wasn’t Nuts Enough for Senate Republicans
Even on the least controversial nominations, the votes remain completely partisan.
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Chuck Schumer’s Last Desperate Options to Stop a Supreme Court Vote
Yes, the Senate Democratic leader doesn’t have the filibuster to stop a Supreme Court vote. But he can fashion an unlikely slingshot out of a few scraps. A look inside the Senate rules.
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Can Democracy Survive the Demise of the GOP?
Republicans refuse to adapt to a changing America and are threatening to take the country down with them.
