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There have been 12 major party nominees for president in the 21st century. Trump finished 10th and 11th out of the 12. So yes, defeating Trump is indeed a very

This NYT story on GOP attempt at voter suppression in Texas illustrates a paradox I described in @TheAtlantic last week ... 1/xhttps://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1385918466142740482 The story is set in Harris County, Texas

The self-harm of Trump voters should concern us all. They are fellow human beings. And because their self-harm also drives them to dangerous political extremes, their self-harm is also an

In 2016, poor health strongly predicted Trump voting. A county's rate of diabetes, alcohol consumption, obesity, etc. predicted its propensity to vote Trump *even better* than race/education. https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2017/01/0

I'm late to this fascinating report by @DemCorps - but it remains urgent reporting about the post-Trump GOP. It describes a bitterly divided party: 70% still in thrall to Trump,

The most politically important "great replacement" under way in the United States is the "replacement" of conservative Christians by their own liberal and secular children and grandchildren. The Great Non-Replacement

The Nixon pardon did not specify crimes. A Trump self-pardon may be vague too. But now imagine how that reads: "I, Donald John Trump, do pardon myself for any and

You know what made America great? Sending taxpayer-paid staff in taxpayer-paid vehicles to Ritz Carltons to buy speciality moisturizers for you. THAT's what made America great. Biden's team may have

Whoah, this opinion in Trump v. Boockvar:"Plaintiffs ask this Court to disenfranchisealmost seven million voters." "This Court has been presented with ... speculative accusation ... unsupported by evidence. In the

No more happy talk about the "uniquely American transition of power." Trump presidency and this post-election period confirm that the US is *less* committed to democratic norms - and has

"If there was a flaw in our strategy, it was letting our campaign staff steal all the money instead of using it for campaign purposes." "If there was a flaw

I don't think it's a coincidence that this group includes no women.https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1321879510669811713 A theme of the Trump years has been *forced choice*. Eg: I favor low taxes and low tariffs.