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How to Pick a Democratic Nominee
First, you must choose. Second, keep it simple. Third, party matters most.
About Those Alarmed But Unnamed Strategists
We are now seeing the political consulting complex operating in real time.
Thumbs Up for Politics in Plain English!
Thank you to the Editorial Board’s new subscribers!
Dems Moving to Defund CPB/ICE
Forget the wall. The new fight is over “border security.”
Bezos Opens the Overton Window
Kompromat was an unacceptable topic of debate. Then came yesterday.
The Cash-Value of Trump’s Weakness
Americans are paying it during tax season.
Missing from the SOTU? Trust
Trump tied his fate to the country’s, but Americans know better.
Will the GOP Split after SOTU?
That we’re even asking the question is amazing.
The Parties Are Different
Ralph Northam proves it.
What Matters More: Wall or Fighting?
I can’t tell which is more important to the president’s base.