Category: Republicans

Winning 2020 Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks

Winning 2020 Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks

Donald Trump will have to deal with a very unique challenge which other incumbent presidents have not had to face, at least in modern times, as he seeks a second term. And that's before he faces a single Democrat....
Hearing About Trump Every Day and ‘Trump Overload’

Hearing About Trump Every Day and ‘Trump Overload’

When you talk about “Trump overload,” that is important: it is, in truth, part of what’s kept him in office.
‘Head-Spinning’ Day: GOP’s Conditioning the Base to See Trump’s Erratic Behavior as Normal or Time for 25th Amendment?

‘Head-Spinning’ Day: GOP’s Conditioning the Base to See Trump’s Erratic Behavior as Normal or Time for 25th Amendment?

It was a day in which the president of the United States backed out at the last minute from a diplomatic trip to Denmark because his overture to purchase Greenland. He reversed himself--and then unreversed himself--on serious economic matters. And, finally, he referred to himself in Biblical terms as "The Chosen One." What does all of that erratic behavior mean?
Susan Collins’s Seat Downgraded to ‘Toss-up’

Susan Collins’s Seat Downgraded to ‘Toss-up’

In a fresh sign just how vulnerable Collins may be as she seeks re-election next year, the preeminent nonpartisan Washington political analyst Charlie Cook just changed his rating of the Maine Senate race from 'Lean Republican,' to 'Toss up.'
Why Minorities May be Socially Conservative But Vote Democratic

Why Minorities May be Socially Conservative But Vote Democratic

The Republican brand of social conservatism is for other people.
Will Congress Take Action on Gun Laws After This Weekend’s Mass Shootings?

Will Congress Take Action on Gun Laws After This Weekend’s Mass Shootings?

Two mass shootings within 24 hours over the weekend not only left more than 30 victims dead, but raised real questions whether the nation's political leaders could ever adequately address the crisis of gun violence.
‘It’s Borderline Panic Both in Texas and in National Republican Circles’

‘It’s Borderline Panic Both in Texas and in National Republican Circles’

Rep. Will Hurd's retirement announcement this week goes beyond the simple numbers--Hurd is the sixth Republican and the third from Texas to decline to seek re-election next year--the 41-year-old was seen both as a GOP rising star, and was the only black Republican in the House.
‘This Could Be the Last Free and Fair Election in American History’

‘This Could Be the Last Free and Fair Election in American History’

With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans unwilling to bring election security legislation to a vote, American democracy is at risk, according to independent experts.
How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.

How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.

Beginning in 2012, operatives used a federal PAC to target small-dollar donors, claiming they’d use the money to oppose Barack Obama. But that’s not what happened.
Google Cares About One Thing, and It Isn’t Politics

Google Cares About One Thing, and It Isn’t Politics

The bias you see when you look at your Google search results is your own.