It is normal for a party’s House and Senate caucuses to have different temperaments. But in recent weeks, congressional Republicans have seemed to be operating in different political universes. After Republicans of all stripes spent weeks entertaining President Trump’s electoral fantasies, lawmakers had to show their cards with the Jan. […] Read more »
The Party Still Doesn’t Decide
… In the past, a party tried to move on from their presidential losers quickly. Democrats spent years trying to rebrand themselves after Pres. Jimmy Carter’s one-term tenure. Republicans host primary debates at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, not the Richard M. Nixon library two hours […] Read more »
GOP voters choose Trump — again
Republicans across the U.S. are siding with President Trump over Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — big time — according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll. The state of play: A majority of Republicans still think Trump was right to challenge his election loss, support him, don’t blame him for the […] Read more »
After Capitol siege, majority of Americans say Trump should be removed from office before term ends
A majority of the country believes President Donald Trump should be removed before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20 and two-thirds hold him accountable for the violent insurrection on Capitol Hill, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday. In the new survey, which was conducted by […] Read more »
The American Abyss
… Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president. When we give up on truth, we concede power to those with the wealth and charisma to create spectacle in its place. Without agreement about some basic facts, citizens cannot form the civil society that would allow them to […] Read more »
The day Trump broke the GOP
Republicans started the day losing the Senate. They ended it with President Donald Trump’s supporters losing their minds. Jan. 6, 2021 might have been remembered for an intraparty battle over whether to certify Joe Biden’s election win or who to blame for the Georgia defeats. But instead it will go […] Read more »