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Election 2024
June 5, 2023
Prem Thakker
Cornel West Announces Presidential Bid … as a People’s Party Candidate
Why did Cornel West, one of the eminent thinkers of our time, choose to run with this party?
June 5, 2023
Prem Thakker
Ron DeSantis Says Woke Seven Times in 26 Seconds in Wildly Out of Touch Remarks
The Republican presidential candidate went on a rant about the “woke mind virus” at a campaign event.
June 5, 2023
Prem Thakker
Showtime Mysteriously Pulls Documentary on Ron DeSantis’s Role in Guantánamo
A Vice episode was set to dig into DeSantis’s time as an officer at torture camp Guantánamo Bay. It was quietly dropped.
June 5, 2023
Tori Otten
Nikki Haley Really Thinks the “Women’s Issue of Our Time” Is Trans Kids Playing Sports
The Republican presidential candidate used her CNN town hall to scapegoat trans kids.
June 5, 2023
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Challengers Are Making the Same Mistakes All Over Again
They only want to talk about policy. That’s a huge error.
June 2, 2023
Michael Tomasky
An Ugly Republican Primary? It’s About Time!
Why 2024 may look nothing like 2020.
June 1, 2023
Daniel Strauss, Grace Segers
Who Wants to Crown Ron DeSantis?
PLUS: debt ceiling fatigue and Chris Christie chronicles
June 1, 2023
Prem Thakker
Ron DeSantis Says He Wants to Do Ballot Harvesting
“We’re gonna do ballot harvesting,” the Republican candidate proudly told an Iowa voter.
May 31, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Big Problem With Chris Christie’s Presidential Announcement
The former New Jersey governor’s anti-Trump New Hampshire bet isn’t likely to pay off.
May 31, 2023
Prem Thakker
Trump Rips Into Former Press Secretary for Mentioning Rising DeSantis Poll Numbers
Trump attacked Kayleigh McEnany, a Trump loyalist, and called her “milktoast.”
May 30, 2023
Tori Otten
2024 GOP Nominees Are Speaking at Moms for Liberty Summit, in Open Embrace of Far Right
It’s clear where the Republican Party is headed.
May 27, 2023
Jason Linkins
Will the Debt Ceiling Deal Mortgage the Democrats’ Future in Washington?
Lawmakers might once again forestall a debt default, but not without teaching the GOP that they can get away with holding the economy hostage.
May 26, 2023
Michael Tomasky
This Was a Wagnerianly Bad Week for Donald Trump
With legal cases piling up, the former president may be destined for a jumpsuit to match his skin tone.
May 25, 2023
Grace Segers, Daniel Strauss
Inside the Debt Limit Blame Game
PLUS: Mississippi’s hottest political race, and a conversation with Ben Terris
May 25, 2023
Prem Thakker
Unfortunately, Trump’s Trolling of Ron DeSantis’s Failed Twitter Launch Is Quite Good
Ron DiSaster has made it so, so easy.
May 25, 2023
Tori Otten
Think Ron Desantis’s Twitter Space Was Bad? What Came After Was Even Worse.
To say DeSantis’s presidential announcement did not go well is an understatement.
May 24, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Ron DeSantis Twitter Campaign Launch Was a Disaster
The Florida governor’s attempt to kick off his presidential candidacy from deep within Elon Musk’s collapsing empire went exactly as well as you’d expect.
May 24, 2023
Prem Thakker
Florida Man Known for Threatening Teachers and Gay Kids Thinks He Can Be President
Ron DeSantis has officially declared his run for president
May 24, 2023
Alex Shephard
Ron DeSantis’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Donald Trump
An ever-increasing field of candidates is circling the fray—and smelling the Florida governor’s blood.
May 22, 2023
Prem Thakker
Why Is Tim Scott Even Running?
The South Carolina Republican wants to lead a party that has no concern for people who look like him.

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