2016 campaign
1 year ago today: You said you wanted a revolution...
... and I took a poll. Here were the results: I'll do a new poll: How did you like the revolution? Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. I l…
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2016 campaign
With Matt Lauer ousted from "Today" over an allegation of sexual harassment, it's a good time to remember the furious political bias charges Hillary Clinton made against him...
... in her book "What Happened." It was so bad, she said "Trump should have reported [Lauer's] performance as an in-kind contribu…
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2016 campaign
Another GOP debate — are you watching?
I'm watching. Not live-blogging, though I'll weigh in if something strikes me. My son, John Althouse Cohen, is doing his distinctive, excelle…
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2016 campaign
A phrase that shocked me — "downscale white guys" — spoken by Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post.
I am used to class politics and racial politics. I have 181 and 993 blog posts with these tags. I read elite media every day and watch the Sunday sh…
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2016 campaign
"Ukrainian government officials tried to help Hillary Clinton and undermine Trump by publicly questioning his fitness for office. They also disseminated documents..."
"... implicating a top Trump aide in corruption and suggested they were investigating the matter, only to back away after the election. And they…
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2016 campaign
2016 campaign
"Is Scott Walker an Underdog or a Favorite?"
Asks Benjamin Domenech at Real Clear Politics. Now, Walker’s not yet a dynamic speaker, but his everyman persona is going to be more appealing in 201…
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2016 campaign
"12 months later, Trump would probably still win the 2016 election."
That's by Aaron Blake at WaPo. I don't know how you can compare a person who's actually been carrying out the responsibilities of the pr…
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2016 campaign
If you're going to run for the presidency from the Senate, you shouldn't rack up years of experience. You have to go early.
I had been thinking that it's ridiculous for Rand Paul and Ted Cruz to imagine that they're ready to run for President. They're first-ter…
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2016 campaign
"For anyone who cares to look, the real problem here is that the FBI itself is so thoroughly implicated in the Russia meddling story."
"The agency, when Mr. Mueller headed it, soft-pedaled an investigation highly embarrassing to Mrs. Clinton as well as the Obama Russia reset pol…
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2016 campaign
"Do you think if you ran again — could run again and did run again — you would be elected?" "I do."
President Obama answers Steve Kroft immediately and in 2 short words... just now on "60 Minutes." And he's right.
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2016 campaign
2016 campaign
"As governors, as state leaders, we’re more optimistic than our friends in Washington."
"We’re not just against something, we’re laying out a plan, laying out a vision. You don’t just sit back and nick the other side – you got to la…
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2016 campaign
I love the new New Yorker cover.
It's "Suiting Up" by Mark Ulriksen. Great style and substance. We looked at this one and talked about it for 15 minutes. Here 's Am…
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2016 campaign
It was one year ago tonight... "Everybody is crying and so upset and it is the end of their world."
"How did this happen?!" "You're awake, by the way. You're not having a terrible, terrible dream."
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2016 campaign
"Mega Tuesday: Possibly The Most Consequential Day Of Voting Yet."
An anxious headline... at NPR where I see Trump has already won the Northern Mariana Islands: Trump began the big day of voting with a win in the U.…
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2016 campaign
"He didn’t get into the race to make sure a Democrat won the White House. He got in to disrupt the Democratic Party."
Hillary blames Bernie for what happened. Her new book, "What Happened," isn't out yet, but somebody managed to get a picture of this …
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2016 campaign
2016 campaign
Picture it: Sanders versus Trump.
Describe your visualization. I picture a debate. Two old men are yelling at each other. One man is older and angrier than the other. America wonders …
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2016 campaign
"SCENE: Murdoch sitting with Valerie Jarrett gushing over Jeb, immigration..."
Drudge teaser , linking the NYT "As in 2012, Romney Can Do No Right in Murdoch’s Eyes." This scene is most helpful to the reputation of... …
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