In the name of stopping Donald Trump, will Mitt Romney formally endorse Hillary Clinton? The prospect of a Romney endorsement of the Democratic nominee should not be considered far-fetched. The 2012 Republican nominee surely must know that it might not be sufficient for him to denounce the Donald; if he seriously wants to convince those […]
Mitt Romney
Posted inPolitical Animal
Brain-Free Zones
Will the 2016 Republican National Convention set a new record for the largest collection of losers in one arena? This year’s catastrophe in Cleveland will not be uniquely disastrous, only because the quadrennial event has always been a hot mess. Can you think of one GOP convention in recent history that didn’t display the worst […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
Emotional Rescue
Are progressives and Democrats overestimating just how many conservatives and Republicans will support Donald Trump in the privacy of the voting booth? Yes, as Salon’s Heather Digby Parton has observed, it is profoundly disturbing to see conservatives and Republicans falling in line behind Trump merely because of political tribalism. Yet the general election is still […]
Posted inMagazine, Politics, September/October 2012
Party Animals
Any chance Romney might govern as a moderate? For a clue, look at his senior staff.
Posted inMagazine, Politics, September/October 2012
Where Credit Is Due
You would think that the first law of presidential campaigning would be to take credit for your accomplishments. And yet the current contest features two men who are unwilling even to bring up some of their most important achievements in office. Barack Obama’s first landmark action as president, for instance, was the American Recovery and […]
Posted inBooks, July/August 2012, Magazine, Politics
The Ascent of Chris Christie
George W. Bush nicknamed him “Big Boy.” Will Mitt Romney call him “my running mate”?
Posted inJanuary/February 2012, Magazine, Politics
Foreign Affairs
The “more enemies, fewer friends” doctrine.
