Nearly two and a half years ago, in the midst of the 2020 campaign, I wrote a column for USA Today that accurately predicted Trump’s fate in the election and his determination to run again in 2024. When you read this, consider how...
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What makes our present politics so nasty, negative and intensely personal? Conventional wisdom blames ideological polarization, and the vast gap between left and right, for the bitter nature of the attacks and counter-attacks on all sides....
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Looking ahead to the presidential election of 2024, it’s much easier to compile a list of possible contenders who can’t win the grand prize than it is to name those who could. Our most prominent politicians all look like sure...
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Last week’s special election in the 6th Congressional District of Texas brought good news, and even better news, for the GOP. The good news? A Republican won, giving them their 212th House member – just six seats away from taking...
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For those elements of the GOP who hope to push their party in a more populist direction, there’s already a platform preamble that’s ready to go. “We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political and material...
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Whenever American voters deliver a breathlessly close finish to a fiercely contested presidential race, the weary candidates inevitably squabble over recounts, lawsuits, mishandled ballots, and charges of cheating that lead to an obsessive...
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During the tumultuous and eventful four years of Donald Trump’s presidency, passionate partisans on both sides warned of the potential for a new civil war – a dreadful domestic conflict based, at least in part, on differences in...
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All sides in the fiercely fought 2020 election know that it’s a consequential battle, but they should also agree on a crucial aspect of the outcome: America will benefit if Republicans hold their Senate majority. If President Trump wins,...
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The appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court counts as a masterstroke, and easily one of the best decisions of Donald Trump’s presidency. In an election season when liberals and media characterize...
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In their furious reaction to confirmation plans for a successor to the late Justice Ginsburg, Democrats insist it’s all about timing. But even if she’d passed, or resigned, two years earlier, would Democrats offer more cooperation in...
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