And the Washington Monthly’s newly released 2024 College Guide—all in the August 29, 2024, newsletter.
Republicans
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Kamala Harris Should Pledge to Appoint a Republican to Her Cabinet
Kamala Harris Should Pledge to Appoint a Republican to Her Cabinet. Committing to a bipartisan cabinet would help broaden her political coalition without making additional policy concessions.
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Trump’s Democrats-Support-Infanticide Trope Is an Infuriating Lie
Republicans are mocking every woman who made the tragic decision to end a hopeless pregnancy. I can’t understand why we Democrats haven’t pushed back hard on this.
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I’m a DNC Member and a Public Opinion Professional. It’s Highly Unlikely Biden Can Win
Only one person can build on the administration’s accomplishments, have unfettered access to funds and ballot lines, and do so without wasting precious time. Her name is Kamala Harris.
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Why Are Political Parties So Much Weaker Than They Once Were?
In 2016 and 2020, the runner-up for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Bernie Sanders, was not a Democrat. In 2024, despite the president’s weakness in the polls, no viable Democratic alternative emerged. In 2016, the Republican Party nominated a man who had flitted between party registrations, flirted with running on a Reform Party ticket, and […]
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Donald Trump’s Get-Out-The-Vote Plan is Bonkers
Donald Trump’s Get-Out-The-Vote Plan is Bonkers. The Trump campaign is tasking the far-right Turning Point network with spearheading its ground game despite having no track record of success.
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Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done on Antitrust?
Biden made the fight against monopolies central to his economic strategy. Trump used it to reward his friends and punish his enemies.
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One Hundred Years of Dictator Worship
For the past century, the American right has fawned over foreign autocrats, from Kaiser Wilhelm to Vladimir Putin.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: February 8, 2024
“The Republican Party is more divided than the Democratic Party” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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Conservatives Have Lost the Culture War
We live in the world of Taylor Swift and Barbie, not Elon Musk.
