2020 election

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Biden offers no change and no hope

21 July 2020 12:10 am

For too long, Republicans and the media refused to take Joe Biden seriously as a presidential candidate. It’s hard to…

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How will Biden pick his VP?

17 July 2020 2:38 am

This COVID-infected campaign season has brought more than its fair share of surprises. Virtual conventions, turnover at the top of…

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Virtual insanity

16 July 2020 11:54 pm

This week was originally slated to be the week of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, when presumptive nominee Joe…

A disturbance in the Trump campaign

14 July 2020 6:57 am

Is the Death Star about to implode? Trump campaign manager (at least at this writing) Brad Parscale bragged some weeks…

How Trump wins

14 July 2020 12:17 am

Donald Trump is trying to break through a 2020 wall. By January 2019, after over three years of failed efforts…

If only Kanye’s run were serious

11 July 2020 5:05 am

It was June 2015. Bill Maher was holding court with assorted journalists to discuss the 2016 race. The Republican field…

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The polling revolution

8 July 2020 1:19 am

It’s a difficult time to be a pollster. For roughly 40 years, phone surveys have been the go-to polling method.…

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Trump takes on anti-nationalism

4 July 2020 9:44 pm

Even the most ardent Trumpist must admit that it has been a bad few months for the President. The COVID-19…

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Prodigal son-in-law

3 July 2020 2:12 pm

A friend in Washington saw Jared and Ivanka at a couple of smart DC dinner parties in the first year…

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Trump’s African American ‘silent minority’ could swing the election

2 July 2020 1:34 am

Donald Trump’s efforts to broaden his appeal to the African American community are bearing fruit. Rasmussen polling noted in early…

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The Kushner conundrum

1 July 2020 2:01 pm

After a string of broken promises, policy disappointments and sinking poll numbers, the populist wing of the Republican party knows…

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Fashion designer vs former rapper: the 2020 election you need to follow

1 July 2020 2:00 am

Ola Hawatmeh, the Republican nominee for New York’s 19th congressional district, doesn’t bring many surprises to the table policy-wise. She’s…

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Is Bannon back?

30 June 2020 5:44 am

Has the Trump campaign finally grown desperate enough to bring back Steve Bannon? The double whammy of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Don’t write off Donald Trump

26 June 2020 10:48 pm

New polling this week spells more bad news for President Trump. Nationally, and in battleground states, former Vice President Joe…

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Why Biden might be better for Brexit Britain

25 June 2020 1:59 pm

At the best of times, US presidential elections require the British government to walk a tightrope. In 1992, a Tory…

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The right’s cannibalism problem

24 June 2020 11:49 pm

The right has a cannibalism problem. It gleefully attacks and eats its own. The left silently watches Republican after Republican…

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The rioters and the rentiers

24 June 2020 2:51 am

It was inevitable that the wave of destructive rioting and looting that has swept through cities that are almost all…

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The Biden factor is difficult to calculate

17 June 2020 1:18 am

The final stage of the election campaign and its result will depend on four factors: management of the balance between…

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Neocons come home to roost

14 June 2020 4:24 am

Dolphins returned to the canals of Venice during the COVID-19 lockdown, and neoconservatives are returning to the Democratic party. Bill…

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Is change on the horizon in Baltimore?

13 June 2020 6:09 am

Crime-ridden Baltimore finally dodged a bullet this week. The bullet, in this case, was former mayor Sheila Dixon, who nearly…

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Can Trump appeal to America’s black silent minority?

10 June 2020 8:37 am

One of the largest obstacles standing in the way of Donald Trump’s re-election is his weakness in every big city…

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Lady Luck has deserted Trump

4 June 2020 1:39 pm

‘The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end,’ said Donald Trump on July…

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Amy Klobuchar’s VP prospects are over

30 May 2020 3:40 am

Move over, Kamala — there’s a new bad sheriff in town. After the death of George Floyd at the hands…

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The Real White House Housewives

27 May 2020 4:27 am

Donald Trump views The View as if it were a spouse over the age of 60: with disdain. ‘Explain how…

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Joe Biden’s campaign has set feminism back decades

27 May 2020 1:11 am

As we inch closer to the Democratic National Convention in August, the question looms ever larger: who will Joe Biden…