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Trump vs. Biden Polls: Conviction Not Having Big Impact Yet

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Ed Kilgore

Trump vs. Biden Polls: Conviction Not Having Big Impact Yet

You can be forgiven if you thought the criminal conviction of Donald Trump on 34 felony counts by a New York jury might be a game-changing moment in...

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Why Aren’t Republicans Calling on Trump to Step Aside?

One of the most notable aspects of the 2024 presidential contest has been how often voices have been raised in the left-of-center commentariat calling...

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Why Aren’t Republicans Calling on Trump to Step Aside?

One of the most notable aspects of the 2024 presidential contest has been how often voices have been raised in the left-of-center commentariat calling...

yesterday 5

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Is Biden’s Border Crackdown Too Much, Too Late?

In a policy move that the White House has been telegraphing for a good while, on Tuesday President Biden signed an executive order that will...

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Is Biden’s Border Crackdown Too Much, Too Late?

In a policy move that the White House has been telegraphing for a good while, on Tuesday President Biden signed an executive order that will...

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Will Republicans Make All Their Candidates Defend Trump?

Donald Trump’s criminal conviction last week unsurprisingly created an all-hands-on-deck moment for Republicans. Clearly, a lot of Americans...

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Trump Demands That Supreme Court Rescue Him From Conviction

The U.S. Supreme Court is having a bit of a credibility crisis lately, thanks to the partisan antics of certain members of its conservative majority....

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The 2024 Disaster Scenarios for Democrats and Republicans

Everyone involved in political analysis has pretty much assumed that no matter who wins the 2024 presidential (and for that matter, congressional)...

02.06.2024 10

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What Are the 2024 Disaster Scenarios for Democrats and Republicans?

Everyone involved in political analysis has pretty much assumed that no matter who wins the 2024 presidential (and for that matter, congressional)...

02.06.2024 20

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Kennedy Fights for Game-Changing Spot on the Debate Stage

The independent presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at an important juncture that may determine whether it becomes a significant part...

31.05.2024 20

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Joe Manchin Is Finally Leaving the Democratic Party

West Virginia senator Joe Manchin has long been a vestige of a bygone age in which relatively conservative politicians, especially from relatively...

31.05.2024 6

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Texas GOP Exposes Ugly Truth About Letting States Ban Abortion

Donald Trump hopes that taking a “states-rights” approach to abortion policy will take this issue off the table for his presidential race. That...

31.05.2024 10

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How Trump Will Campaign As a Convicted Criminal

Donald Trump’s most important consolation after a Manhattan jury found him guilty of 34 criminal counts is that he has anticipated this moment for a...

31.05.2024 20

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Biden Needs Disengaged, Unhappy Voters to Stay Home

Up until recently, the master narrative of the 2024 presidential election was that Joe Biden needed to wake up an electorate that was insufficiently...

30.05.2024 20

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Biden Needs Disengaged, Unhappy Voters to Stay Home

Up until recently, the master narrative of the 2024 presidential election was that Joe Biden needed to wake up an electorate that was insufficiently...

30.05.2024 20

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Kennedy Needs a History Lesson on the Confederacy

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s latest news-grabbing statement expresses unhappiness with a development that has very nearly become noncontroversial outside...

29.05.2024 10

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Brian Kemp Is the Most Successful Anti-Trump Republican

Donald Trump confirmed his total domination of the Republican Party this year by crushing a field of presidential-nomination rivals that at one point...

29.05.2024 20

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Could Biden Be Left Off the Ohio Ballot in November?

Earlier this year, there was a brouhaha over efforts in certain states (notably Colorado, Illinois, and Maine) to disqualify Donald Trump from 2024...

29.05.2024 40

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Is the Drop in Border Crossings Too Late to Help Biden?

There are two big 2024 campaign issues relating to Joe Biden’s job performance that are really hurting his prospects for reelection: the economy,...

28.05.2024 30

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Migrant Border Crossings Are Dropping Rapidly. Is It Too Late to Help Biden?

There are two big 2024 campaign issues relating to Joe Biden’s job performance that are really hurting his prospects for reelection: the economy,...

28.05.2024 30

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Trump Heckled, Kennedy Rejected at Libertarian Convention

Reflecting the potential significance of minor-party candidates and voters in a close and complicated presidential election, Donald Trump and Robert...

27.05.2024 30

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Trump Guilty Verdict Would Feed Election-Denial Claims

The long wait is nearly over. Barring a hung jury, we should soon know whether Donald Trump will become the first U.S. president to be convicted of a...

25.05.2024 30

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Is Biden Gambling Everything on an Early-Debate Bounce?

There are two hot topics involving Joe Biden that are currently circulating among the chattering classes of U.S. politics. One has been around for a...

25.05.2024 40

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Trump Guilty Verdict Would Feed Election-Denial Claims

The long wait is nearly over. Barring a hung jury, we should soon know whether Donald Trump will become the first U.S. president to be convicted of a...

25.05.2024 9

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Is Biden Gambling Everything on an Early-Debate Bounce?

There are two hot topics involving Joe Biden that are currently circulating among the chattering classes of U.S. politics. One has been around for a...

24.05.2024 40

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The Kennedy Campaign’s Problems Are Piling Up

It’s too early to know if Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential candidacy will ultimately represent a small and forgettable vehicle for...

24.05.2024 20

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Nikki Haley and the End of the Anti-Trump Republican Fantasy

While Nikki Haley’s announcement that she’d be voting for Donald Trump was quite predictable, it has really upset a lot of people who imagined...

24.05.2024 10

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Nikki Haley and the End of the Anti-Trump Republican Fantasy

While Nikki Haley’s announcement that she’d be voting for Donald Trump was quite predictable, it has really upset a lot of people who imagined...

23.05.2024 10

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Fani Willis and Judge in Georgia Trump Trial Win Primaries

22.05.2024 20

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Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Triangulation on Abortion

Democrats are understandably frantic to make abortion policy a key issue in the 2024 elections. But they aren’t entirely on the same page about how...

22.05.2024 30

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The Biden Campaign Has a Trump-Fatigue Problem

Joe Biden’s campaign is facing a strategic dilemma. Since the president’s job-approval ratings have been consistently low, his path to reelection...

22.05.2024 40

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The Biden Campaign Has a Trump-Fatigue Problem

Joe Biden’s campaign is facing a strategic dilemma. Since the president’s job-approval ratings have been consistently low, his path to reelection...

21.05.2024 10

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Why Nikki Haley Will Probably Suck It Up and Endorse Trump

As Donald Trump heads toward his third consecutive presidential nomination, he’s being backed by a parade of Republicans from every ideological...

21.05.2024 20

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Trump vs. Biden Polls: Joe May Need a Rust Belt Sweep

While Democrats have been panicking about President Biden losing the 2024 election for some time now, that is not totally rational. National...

21.05.2024 10

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Marking 70 Years of White Flight From School Integration

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Marking 70 Years of White Flight From School Integration

18.05.2024 20

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Alito Home’s Flag Is Symbol of New Partisan Era at Supreme Court

17.05.2024 30

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Alito Flag Is Symbol of New Partisan Era at Supreme Court

17.05.2024 30

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Bernie Sanders Makes Incredibly Gloomy Case for Reelecting Biden

17.05.2024 40

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Larry Hogan and the Lost Tradition of Pro-Choice Republicanism

17.05.2024 50

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Why a Late Kennedy 2024 Polling Boom Is Unlikely

16.05.2024 20

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Why a Late RFK Jr. Polling Boom Is Unlikely

16.05.2024 50

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Trump Let Biden Take First Swing by Agreeing to Debate

16.05.2024 20

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Senate Democrats Have No Margin for Error in November

16.05.2024 30

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Abortion Rights Are Not Just for Partisan Mobilization

15.05.2024 30

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Abortion Rights Are Not Just for Partisan Mobilization

15.05.2024 30

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Trump-vs.-Biden Polls: Will Ticket-Splitting Hurt Joe?

15.05.2024 50

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Do Americans Remember the Actual Trump Presidency?

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Do Americans Remember the Actual Trump Presidency?

One of the remarkable things about the 2024 presidential election is that for the first time since 1912 voters will have a choice between...

14.05.2024 50

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