I was there in ’68. I’m there again this week. And there are some crucial differences.
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On the Biden-Pelosi Rift
Today on TAP: The Speaker emerita demonstrated yet again why we always need smart and able pols.
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Democrats Complete the Big Crypto Reset
Chuck Schumer fully embraced crypto at an industry fundraiser for Harris, while his Senate candidates get showered with millions of dollars in crypto PAC donations.
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The Neighborliness Option
Chicago officials have been terrified that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would inundate the DNC with migrant buses. But the people of Chicago may have already called Abbott’s bluff.
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Kamala Harris’s Israel Quandary
Today on TAP: She needs to signal a new policy. But with Biden sticking to the current one, that will be far from easy.
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A Vice-Presidential Nominee With a Worker-First Agenda
Tim Walz is seen as a champion for workers. But how have they actually done under his leadership? Pretty well.
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There Are Some Damned Good Reasons Why Joe Biden Moved to the Left
Contra Jon Chait, Biden’s economic progressivism has been both historic and (had he only been able to explain it) good politics.
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Outside Money and Dueling Claims of Working-Class Roots in Wisconsin Primary
Democrats are trying to pick up a seat in western Wisconsin. Two major candidates stress small-town values, but Rebecca Cooke was also a political fundraiser.
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A Policy Gimmick Amid the Joy
Kamala Harris borrows from Donald Trump with a perk to the Culinary Union at a raucous rally in Las Vegas: eliminating taxes on tips.
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Why Tony West Matters
It’s more than his moves from government to corporate America. It’s what he did while in government.
