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PERVERSE INCENTIVES
Stubbornly plowing through scandal isn't necessarily good. But politicians have learned that things usually work out better for them that way.
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
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CHEESY MELTDOWN FOR ‘TARGET NUMBER ONE’
The crotchety conservative has gone from reality-based truth-teller to angry conspiracy monger.
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FOOL’S ERRAND
Some anti-Trump Republicans say they should join the Biden wing of the Democratic Party. But it will change them more than they’ll change it.
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YOU-KNOW-WHO
Saturday was kinda ho-hum at CPAC, but one thing was clear: The man who wasn’t there was, in fact, everywhere.
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NEVER TWEET
Republicans defined deviancy down in service of the Donald. It’s hypocritical of them to restore standards now but still better than having no standards at all.
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SCHLAPP-STICK COMEDY
It’s not weird that Trump wants to speak. It’s weird that he’s allowed to. Vampires can only enter your house if you invite them in.
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NOT MY CUP OF...
The famous “Santelli rant” happened 12 years ago last week. I mark it out of sadness. It led us straight to MAGA-land.
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OR MAYBE WE BOTH DID
My father introduced the teen-conservative me to Rush. I was hooked. But years later, I started asking questions I hadn’t before.
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THEY’LL NEVER LEARN
Republican conventional wisdom right now: Nah, Trump can’t possibly win. Let’s see... where have I heard that before?
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JOKE
Every argument Trump’s lawyers mounted was ludicrous, and any honest person knows it. Unfortunately, it’s Republican senators who’ll be doing the deciding.
