Trump’s net approval is down in small towns and rural communities.
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They’re Not ‘Mass Shootings.’ They’re Republican Shootings.
They have no shame. They will never have any shame. The Republican Party–that foul entity that surrendered its dignity to the NRA and the arms industry decades ago–is, for all intents and purposes, an unindicted co-conspirator in the deaths of 58 people in Las Vegas one week ago tonight. The GOP’s steadfast refusal to consider […]
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Thoughts and Prayers for Jimmy Kimmel
Integrity is not good for one’s career prospects on network television. You have to think that ABC executives are beside themselves with anxiety due to Jimmy Kimmel’s courageous condemnations of the Republican Party’s firearms fetish–especially so soon after he called out the GOP’s fixation on snatching health care from millions of Americans. Outside of ABC […]
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Will the Republican Party Break Apart?
The current schisms in the GOP are weaker than the ones that split Democrats in the 1960s.
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How Mitch McConnell Paved the Way For Trump
By abandoning any agenda during the Obama years, the GOP’s only remaining appeal was to the nativist insurgents.
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Are We Stuck in an Infinite Loop or Not?
Is conservatism too entrenched to die, or is it nearing its end state?
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The Sound of Silence
On November 8, 2017, let’s have a moment of silence. We need a moment to reflect on the chaos and disorder of the past year. A moment to look back on how much we could have gained…and how much we have already lost and may still yet lose. We need a moment to reflect upon […]
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Maybe Trump’s Base Wants Insults, Not Results
Trump built the loyalty of his base by being an insult comic. Why would they abandon him over policy?
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Tax Reform and the Politics of Tennessee
Rep. Diane Black and Sen. Bob Corker will play big roles in the tax reform effort, and they both have a lot on the line.
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Will Hurricane Irma Blow Away GOP Climate Denialism?
Just days prior to Hurricane Irma’s expected assault on Florida, the Washington Post reported: Concern centered particularly on the Florida Keys, a chain of islands at the southern tip of the state that is a tourist hot spot and home to more than 80,000 residents. It is in the direct path of the storm as […]
