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MAKE GOP SANE AGAIN
The Florida governor and possible 2024 candidate can be very Trumpy at times—but he’s more popular, effective, and stable than Trump has ever been.
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
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TEAM NORMAL FTW
The red wave is looking more like a red ripple, and the less Trumpy Republicans are outperforming the extremists.
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OUT OF TOUCH
If Dems lose big on Election Day, they might want to consider the fact that most Americans just don’t like far-left policies and activists.
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VERY LITTLE, WAY TOO LATE
Winfrey’s endorsement of John Fetterman might be just a way to hedge her bets, in the event her celebrity doctor protégé wins and helps Republicans take the Senate.
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ONE COMES BEFORE THE OTHER
The Georgia Republican Senate candidate invoked his born-again Christianity to excuse his past sins—but he hasn’t confessed or repented.
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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
I’m a lifelong conservative, but unlike some of the right’s loudest partisans today, I accept reality.
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NOT GREAT
Running interference for the Pennsylvania Democrat as his campaign stonewalled about his condition created a nightmare scenario just before the election. Woops.
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OBSOLETE?
With candidates of both parties skipping debates (or being dragged kicking and screaming to the podium), this American political tradition could be done.
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MEET THE NEW BOSS
The Arizona upstart is an election-denying MAGA culture warrior, but without Trump’s baggage or DeSantis’ prickly demeanor.
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REBRANDING REPUBLICANS
Trump radicals are besmirching the good name of real conservatives.