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Category: 2016 Election

Manafort at RNC

Did Trump become a Republican because of his Russia troubles?

March 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Republican Brain, Trump One comment

Remember when you might have thought that Donald Trump was a Democrat at heart? We know that he was once pro-choice, that he had

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pence

Trading Trump for Pence: A Raw Deal

February 21, 2017 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, Politics, Trump One comment

President Donald Trump must go, that much is clear. But if and when he does go, would we be jumping from the frying pan

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Election protection

Republican wish list: Axe election-protection commission

February 9, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

A House committee has just recommended [2/7/2017] that Congress terminate the Election Assistance Commission [EAC], the organization created in 2002 to protect elections from

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Inflating the jobs of Supreme Court justices

February 7, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Community/Common good, Courts, Democracy, Federalism, Government, Justice, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] Leave a comment

Suppose that you were judging a bake-off among contestants who didn’t know the difference between sugar and salt. Suppose that you were a judge

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Why does the Trump presidency hurt so bad?

February 7, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Democracy, Government, Trump Leave a comment

I have not been the same since November 8, 2016. Trump’s presidency hurts. I’m taking it personally. But my anger, sadness and fear aren’t

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When Republicans have their “oh shit” moment about Trump

January 31, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump Leave a comment

There’s a pretty good chance that it won’t be too long from now that Republicans will wake up and have an “oh shit” moment

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Would Trump nominees support the 25th Amendment?

January 30, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Ethics, Justice, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump Leave a comment

Some Republicans are seeing the light about Donald Trump in the White House. While he may have led a Republican tsunami in 2016, his

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Whose idea is it, anyway? The Trump whisperers

January 25, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Trump Leave a comment

Donald Trump does not have many policy ideas of his own. But he does have handlers, and behind-the-scenes influencers, and Trump whisperers who have

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The imperative to test Trump’s limits

January 25, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Nuclear weapons, Republican Brain, Republicans One comment

How far will Trump go before it’s too late? We need to test the limits. President Donald Trump has already shown that he is

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Alternative facts and the need for footnotes

January 24, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

We have entered the era of “alternative facts.” Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, is the person Trump always wants speaking for him

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A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

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