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Brian Beutler

Brian Beutler is a senior editor at the New Republic. He covers domestic policy, politics, and political movements. Previously he led Capitol Hill coverage for Talking Points Memo, was a daily columnist for Salon, and has been a frequent commentator on television news. He is the host of Primary Concerns, a podcast about politics.

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October 20, 2016
Brian Beutler
The 2016 Race Is Over
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump confirmed everything we already knew about them: She is presidential. He is not.
October 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Hillary, Don’t Blow This Golden Opportunity
Trump’s election-rigging conspiracy theory is her best way to tie him to the Republican Party, just as Obama has done.
October 18, 2016
Brian Beutler
Obama to Trump: Stop whining about being a loser and try to win some votes.
October 18, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s Media Conglomerate Already Exists
Right-wing media is already Trumpified. That's bad news for Trump TV—and for the Republican establishment, too.
October 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
John McCain: Vote Republican if you want a legitimation crisis or the end of the filibuster, plus more Trumps.
October 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
Democrats Need to Get Ready to Run Washington
An unanticipated wave election could hand them the White House and both chambers of Congress. Are they prepared to govern?
October 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s closing argument: I only grab attractive p**sies.
October 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Paul Ryan Is Reaping the Republican Whirlwind
The House speaker is getting sucked in to the kind of conspiracy theory that Republicans normally foment against Hillary Clinton.
October 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Delusion, Projection, Revenge: Donald Trump and the GOP Are Indistinguishable
October 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
Hillary Clinton to Panicked Republicans: You’re on Your Own
Clinton was once willing to draw a distinction between "normal" Republicans and Donald Trump. Not anymore.
October 11, 2016
Brian Beutler
George Will desperately wants to get his old Republican band back together.
October 11, 2016
Brian Beutler
Hillary Clinton’s progressive critics treat Donald Trump’s defeat as a foregone conclusion at their own risk.
October 10, 2016
Brian Beutler
Will the press try to manufacture a horse race out of a blowout?
October 10, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s Meltdown Is Nearly Complete
His debate performance was disastrous because he succeeded at the only thing he came to accomplish: to pander to his demoralized supporters.
October 8, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s Republican Defectors Are Already Trying to Steal the Election From Hillary
Do they really think they're deserving and capable of running the country?
October 7, 2016
Brian Beutler
New “#NeverTrump, But Also Floridians Should Be Disenfranchised Because Of A Hurricane” Movement emerges.
October 7, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Will Have His Revenge on Republicans
And Hillary Clinton will bait him into re-establishing dominance on the biggest stage possible.
October 5, 2016
Brian Beutler
Mike Pence Is Key to Donald Trump’s Biggest Con
But who is getting conned: Trump supporters or Republican elites?
October 4, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Vice Presidential Debate Is a Window Into the Future of American Politics
Tim Kaine and Mike Pence aren't as flamboyant as Donald Trump, but Tuesday night's showdown will be incredibly revealing.
October 3, 2016
Brian Beutler
President Obama is trying to dispel the stigma of PTSD in the military. Donald Trump just helped advance it.

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