Ben LaBolt says that Trump is successfully using the former president’s reelection strategy.
Mitt Romney
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Trump Killed the Whole Concept of a ‘Gaffe’
They happen when a politician goes off script, but this president never has one to begin with.
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Sarah Palin Broke the Republican Party
After defending Palin, the Republican Establishment was powerless to defend itself against the Tea Party or Donald Trump.
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Mitt Romney Throws a ‘Candy Bar’ in Trump’s Pool
Romney is walking into the Senate with a message: the president needs to go.
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Did Orrin Hatch Toss Away His Posterity for a Medal of Freedom?
By tying himself so closely to Donald Trump, the Utah senator has severely damaged his legacy.
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How Do You Debate a Liar?
Democrats are going to have to come up with some creative ways of breaking through in this environment.
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Geek Squad: The GOP Sends Its Weakest Against Warren
Look, I know Republicans have never been big on cleverness or wit, but certainly they could do better than this…word that rhymes with wit. Get a load of this hopelessly lame, hideously corny ad now contaminating television screens in Massachusetts, paid for by one of the junior-varsity GOPers running to win the September 4 Republican […]
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This is What You Call “Assuming the Voters Are Idiots”
Every time a Republican claims to be “centrist,” he or she is attempting to pull off a con.
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Money Changes Everything
In a perfect world, Citizens United would be overturned and American law would embrace the separation of billionaire and state. In an imperfect world, this appears to be the best one can hope for: Boston hedge fund billionaire Seth Klarman lavished more than $7 million on Republican candidates and political committees during the Obama administration, […]
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A Pollution Problem for Patrick’s Presidential Push?
Is it over before it even begins? Deval Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts who has largely shunned politics since leaving office and joining Bain Capital in 2015, is using some of his most direct language to date to acknowledge his interest in a presidential run in 2020. “It’s on my radar screen,” Patrick told […]
