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Ron DeSantis
July 6, 2023
Robert Schlesinger
Ron DeSantis’s Ghoulish Embrace of American Psycho Patrick Bateman
The increasingly hopeless presidential candidate is now clinging to a weird right-wing meme in the hopes of winning over the misogynistic-sociopath vote.
July 3, 2023
Michael Tomasky
DeSantis Just Bragged About Open Bigotry, and the GOP Will Follow
His appalling anti-LGBTQ ad set a new standard—celebration of open ostracism and bigotry. History tells us that this will become the new GOP position.
June 12, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over Biden’s Pride Flag—and Ignoring Pro-DeSantis Neo-Nazis
Some on the political right see only authoritarian goals in the power of the state.
June 9, 2023
Grace Segers
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Daniel Strauss
The Republicans’ Ballooning 2024 Field
PLUS: How to save democracy, according to David Pepper
June 6, 2023
Walter Shapiro
The Arrogance of Already Crowning Trump the Republican Nominee
The press dismissed him in 2016. Why believe their bullish predictions now?
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
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Grace Segers
Who Wants to Crown Ron DeSantis?
PLUS: debt ceiling fatigue and Chris Christie chronicles
May 30, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Ron DeSantis Threatens to “Make America Florida”
The GOP hopeful’s climate denial papers over a horrifying reality in his home state.
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 23, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Ron DeSantis Is Plotting a 7–2 Supreme Court
And it’s entirely possible if he becomes president.
May 22, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Ron DeSantis Wants a Referendum on “Freedom.” Fine—It’s a Fight He’ll Lose.
The Florida governor is a true believer. It makes him dangerous. But it also makes him vulnerable.
May 18, 2023
Daniel Strauss
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Grace Segers
Tim Scott Tiptoes Toward 2024
PLUS: Lawmakers eye A.I., and a quick and dirty election round-up.
May 17, 2023
Alex Shephard
Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence Are Running Scared
It’s amateur hour as Trump’s two big rivals follow the same bad strategy as the last batch of Republican presidential primary losers.
May 16, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
So Trump Is Dodging Questions About a Federal Abortion Ban. Hold Your Applause.
Some people think the GOP is retreating from abortion bans because they’re unpopular. If only.
May 10, 2023
Walter Shapiro
Democrats, Don’t Panic! Seriously, Don’t.
Problematic polls and New York Times op-eds are giving Biden supporters a heart attack. But the 2024 outlook isn’t nearly as gloomy as it seems right now.
May 9, 2023
Alex Thomas
The War Between the Republican Billionaires and the Base
The biggest tension in the GOP primary isn’t between Trump and DeSantis.
April 29, 2023
Jason Linkins
Trump’s 2024 Republican Opponents Are Caught in His Trap
Do they even realize the contradiction at the heart of their candidacies?
April 28, 2023
Matt Ford
Disney’s Lawsuit Against Ron DeSantis Could Get Very Weird
This lawsuit has it all: tangled politics, obscure legal doctrines, and the possibility of the Supreme Court again upending American life.
April 20, 2023
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Michael Tomasky
The (Republican) Party’s Over
We asked four recovering Republicans if the GOP is salvageable. Hint: They laughed.
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