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Trump Won a Sweep, Hardly a Landslide
Yes, Donald Trump took all seven battleground states and the electoral votes to go with them. This time he also won the popular vote, unlike in 2016. But let's put all that in perspective.
Trump took Wisconsin by less than one point. He won Michigan by only a point and a half. He did slightly better in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia with 2-...Read more
Democrats Need to Cooperate Only When That Matters
On a recent CNN panel, a Republican strategist cited a random article from last June about liberals having established a "resistance" to a Trump second term.
"Can we just have a couple of years of peace for the Republicans and President Trump to do what they promised to do because the American people are clearly asking for it?" Scott Jennings...Read more
Democrats Must Free Party from Liberal Media
It shouldn't have been hard for Kamala Harris. Not against the absurdly toxic politics of Donald Trump. An older Democratic Party, less beholden to the big megaphones on the fringes, would have had an easier time of it.
Kamala Harris did her best to move her politics to the center, but she was weighed down by those left-wing purity tests she ...Read more
What Moved Us From the Land of Plenty to Unease?
During a visit to one of our supermarkets, a French friend looked over a long shelf of apples. Seeing several varieties piled halfway to heaven, she remarked, "This is truly the land of plenty." It truly is, but how, for so many of us, did it become the "land of discontent"?
Of course, our political battles require challengers to go on and on...Read more