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Stuart Stevens

Stuart Stevens is a Republican consultant and writer currently working with the Weld for President campaign and working on a book about the Republican Party to be published by Knopf in the spring of 2020.

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‘TOTALLY CRAZY’

Trump’s In-Person Voting Demand Is Obscenely Hypocritical

Republicans are simply terrified by the idea of anything that might encourage increased non-white turnout.

Stuart Stevens

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TROUBLE IN RIVER CITY

The Dirty Little Secret Behind Iowa’s Amateur Hour

A couple of political parties figured out a way to get tens of thousands of visitors every fourth winter, and they will fight like hell to keep the gravy train rolling.

Stuart Stevens

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PATHETIC

Trump-Drunk Republicans Choose Russia Over the Constitution

Almost every Republican elected official in Washington knows Donald Trump is unfit to be president—yet almost all of them are silent.

Stuart Stevens

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END OF DECENCY

The Greatness Trump Tries to Peddle—George H.W. Bush Had It

To many of us drawn to his side, President Bush represented the heart and soul of a basic decency that transcended any issue of the moment.

Stuart Stevens

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Sitting Ducks

Trump’s Was a Campaign Just Waiting to Be Manipulated

Reading between the lines of the Mueller indictment reveals a bush-league campaign more open to manipulation than any in modern history. That’s why there’s more to come.

Stuart Stevens

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Mayday

Here’s Why Trump Is Going to Lose Big

His candidacy, aimed at an electorate that no longer exists, is a classic example of losing five bucks on every sale and trying to make it up in volume.

Stuart Stevens

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Fear Itself

Trump’s USA: Poor, Weak, and Terrified

You can’t make it up—there’s a 25 percent or so chance that an unhinged demagogue will be America’s next commander in chief.

Stuart Stevens

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LOST TRIBES OF THE AMAZON

The GOP Myth of the Untapped White Voter

Trump talks about reaching Hispanics and blacks, but he’d be the most unpopular candidate with either group ever to lead a national ticket.

Stuart Stevens

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FATE

Stopping the GOP Apocalypse

Republicans are sleepwalking toward catastrophe. There’s still a chance to stop Trump, but it’s going to require an end to madness and miscalculation.

Stuart Stevens

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END TIMES

A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Bigotry

There’s winning. And then there’s supporting a bigot. If the GOP lines up behind Trump, it doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously anymore.

Stuart Stevens

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