If the GOP takes the Senate, the House Speaker may have an easier go of things.
Paul Waldman
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Why the 2016 Republican Primaries Will Be a Messy Venn Diagram
Much as they’d like to, no candidate can become “the” choice of evangelicals, Tea Partiers, or any other constituency.
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The Government We Deserve
Who’s to blame if campaigns are ridiculous? Everybody is—but the voters themselves are most of all.
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What’s Wrong With Political Legacies?
Before we lament the possibility of a Jeb v. Hillary election, we should be specific about why legacy candidates are problematic.
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No Love for Obama as Election Day Approaches
He’s getting it from the left and the right. How much does he deserve?
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Rand Paul Continues Record of Brilliant Media Manipulation
Whatever you think about the possibility of a Paul presidency, the guy knows how to work the press.
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Barack Obama, the Veto-Less President
No president since Millard Fillmore has vetoed fewer bills.
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Have Republicans Found a Way to Insure Poor People and Still Hate Barack Obama?
 We may have just reached a tipping point on Medicaid expansion.
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Why Liberals Love (and Trust) NPR
It’s not about ideological content, it’s about a sensibility.
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John Kasich Successfully Begins Two-Year Ritual of Self-Flagellation
As Mitt Romney showed, you can be infected with the Obamacare virus and win the GOP nomination, so long as you perform the proper cleansing rites.
