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CLOSED SCHOOLS, NO LEARNING
Randi Weingarten and Becky Pringle wielded enormous political power to keep schools closed—and the results are a disaster. Why does anyone still listen to them?
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THINK THIS THROUGH
Democrats want to spend $400 billion on a bailout without even running it through Congress. They’re nuts if they think that’s a political winner.
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NO LABELS
I was in the Bush White House after 9/11. When Americans called, we didn’t ask which party they were in or whether they liked the president.
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SOME WITCH HUNT
What President Trump did was wrong, in the best circumstances. And the Republican Party will be a shell of itself moving forward if it cannot say as much.
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NO FREE RIDES
He’ll almost certainly prevail. But a run by a conservative would keep Trump honest on policy and expose his shortcomings politically.
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THE MESSAGE FROM THE TOP
If you want to be an effective politician, you need an effective office. And that simply doesn’t happen if you treat your team like garbage.
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Confidence, Man
The over-50 supporters who were key to Trump’s win in 2016 have given him a pass on a lot. That could end if their retirements are jeopardized.
REVENGE
Democrats won’t just be waging war against Trump, they’ll be trying to prevent one from erupting within the party.
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ICEBERG AHEAD
Between rumors of an N-word tape, his lawyer accusing him of a crime, and his treatment of McCain, it’s remarkable—and telling—that he’s holding on
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THE ENEMY WITHIN
I was on Eric Cantor’s staff when he lost in 2014. The parallels to Joe Crowley’s loss aren’t exact. But they are there.