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Matt Bai on the wild Republican race: ‘It’s very hard to know what we’re living through’
These days I’m often asked, “What’s gonna happen in the Republican race?” Frankly, I have no idea. Given the unru ...
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Kentuckians voted against their successful health reform. Go figure.
If you’ve ever wondered why people often vote against their own best interests — or, worse yet, why they don’t bother to vo ...
10 years ago
Pot politics, crony capitalism, and strange bedfellows
The off-off-year elections have yielded some noteworthy results — Chris Christie’s Jersey legislature has gotten ...
10 years ago
Republicans debate their debates: Wimpy candidates, weak party
Two years ago, after the GOP had lost the popular vote for the fifth time in six presidential elections, the Republican National Committe ...
10 years ago
Paul Ryan’s dicey delicate dance with the rabid right
Thanks to all the brouhaha about last week’s Republican debate – if you haven’t tuned in, the cwybaby can ...
10 years ago
Red meat special: The low art of media-whining
It’s tricky to pinpoint exactly when Republicans began to scapegoat the media — I’d vote for 1962, when Richard Nixon lashe ...
10 years ago
The third Republican debate: Jeb Bush’s ticking clock
That gurgling noise you just heard might well be Jeb Bush circling the drain. The big story on the eve of the third Republican ...
10 years ago
In the Republican race, it’s still amateur hour
Wrap your head around this farcical factoid: On the eve of the third Republican presidential debate, 55 percent of the party’s regi ...
10 years ago
In the Republican race, it’s still amateur hour
Wrap your head around this farcical factoid: On the eve of the third Republican presidential debate, 55 percent of the party’s regi ...
10 years ago
The unsexy decimation of the Democrats
Democrats have been spiking the ball in the end zone lately — celebrating Hillary Clinton’s awesome autumn, chuckling at the Hous ...
10 years ago
A new Planned Parenthood committee! Bring back Hillary!
Fresh from their triumphant deep dive into Benghazi, House Republicans announced Friday ...
10 years ago
Hillary and Benghazi: What doesn’t kill her makes her stronger
We take you now to the hapless proceedings of the Special Committee to Boost Hillary’s Poll Numbers. Somewh ...
10 years ago