Like Joe Biden in 2020, Donald Trump is 78 years old and showing signs of dementia. How can Republicans cover up the truth about his cognitive acuity? Fortunately for them, the Democrats showed how it’s done.
A.I. Finds the Ultimate Swing Voter
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In election after election, tinier slices of ever-more-specific demographic groups in fewer battleground states determined the outcome. Finally, A.I. narrowed down the process to the perfect precision of a single person.
Trump Out to Destroy Democracy
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Donald Trump, his opponents say, threatens democracy. Democracy in America was already in big trouble long before Trump entered politics, though. It would be a pity to believe that defeating Trump goes far enough to defend democracy.
Assuming You Believe the Polls
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Voters who refuse to consider supporting a third-party candidate often feel that to do so would be to waste their vote. Following that reasoning to its logical extreme, we should all vote for the candidate who is at the top of the polls at any given time (assuming the polls are reliable).
A Blank Check for Madame Vice President
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One debate. One interview. No policy specifics. No high-profile achievements or exposure. We may not know anything about Kamala Harris until after she becomes president.
Accessory to Murder: Freelance vs. Official
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A father whose son shot up a Georgia high school has been charged with giving him an AR-15 assault rifle. When the President gives Israel tons of weapons to kill more than 40,000 Palestinians, however, there are no consequences.
Another Government Shutdown?
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House Speaker Kevin Johnson is trying to pass a continuing funding resolution for the federal government that also contains a voter ID requirement that even some Republicans oppose. An October 1st deadline looms, but will anyone care if the federal government ceases to operate?
The Unified Catatouille Theory of What Ails America
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To hear Donald Trump (mostly), everything that ails America can be traced to illegal immigration and legal migrant applicants eating pets and, I imagine, driving up inflation.
Where Is All This Violence Coming From?
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In the same week, a kid shot up a public school in Georgia and a second gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump. As usual, people in this highly militaristic society are asking: what is inspiring all this mayhem?
What Kind of Democracy Is This?
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Democrats say they are defending democracy against the Republicans. The United States says it’s a model democracy. How to explain the rise of Kamala Harris? So unpopular in 2020 that she had to drop out before the first primary, she was appointed by her senile predecessor, who then stepped aside in a classic bait and switch after he nailed down the nomination and then handed it to her. Some democracy.
