Two years to legislate, and then a big Republican victory that stymies her—and that’s if she’s lucky.
Paul Waldman
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The Real Stakes in the Veepstakes
Here’s what the Democratic nominee—and all of us—should consider in thinking about the vice presidency.
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Why Republicans Couldn’t Make 2016 Their Version of 2008
If Obama embodied Democrats eight years ago, who embodies today’s Republicans?
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Why Hillary Clinton Could Be the Kind of President Bernie Sanders Supporters Will Love
She’ll be as liberal as liberals force her to be.
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Republicans Haven’t Stopped Digging Their Hole with Latino Voters
Remember the Etch A Sketch? It’s going to be awfully hard to shake up in the fall.
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Donald Trump’s Ignorant Honesty
Unlike the career politicians he’s competing against, the Donald never learned what he is and isn’t supposed to say.
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Barack Obama Is Looking Better and Better
His approval ratings are up. It might have something to do with the clowns on the other side.
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How to Explain Which Republicans Will Support Trump, and Which Won’t
What’s good for the party and what’s good for individual politicians isn’t always the same thing.
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The Trump Campaign’s Nasty Turn
Trump gives his supporters permission to say and do what they want, no matter how ugly.
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Could Donald Trump Deliver Congress to the Democrats?
It might be the only chance a Democratic president will have at really governing.