George Conway weighs in on (il)legality of Sessions firing
Kellyanne’s husband calls Matthew Whitaker a ‘nobody’ who has been appointed at Trump’s whim
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Thursday
Jim Acosta: the Don Quixote of fake news
I have at times wondered whether Jim Acosta pays the president a retainer for making him such a recognizable figure
Wednesday
The midterms delivered a feeble rivulet, not a blue wave
The effort to Make America Great Again will continue, just a little more slowly and circuitously than it would have done had the Republicans held the house
It wasn’t a blue wave yesterday, but a purple one
The President pulled out the stops to keep the Senate – and he has reason to gloat here, as he already is
Stalingrad approaches: Democratic House, Republican Senate
Compared to 1994, 2006, and 2010, this would appear a tamer reaction to an embattled president
Tuesday
Does a Democratic House win pave the way to impeachment?
The Democrats are now in the majority on committees with subpoena power
Political tides have made the ‘blue wave’ impossible
The presidential election of 2016 should have taught pundits and politicos not to trust the polls. But the nation’s most highly educated seem to be the slowest to learn
As Florida goes, so goes the nation?
It was the beginning of the end for the Left in 2016 and DeSantis and Scott are doing well in the early going. Redux?
Only an idiot would predict tonight’s midterm results. So let me oblige
Trump is so divisive that the networks couldn’t agree on who he was dividing
In Michigan, Elissa Slotkin aims squarely for the middle
She is testing the theory of appealing to the mythical moderate suburban Republican
Will Jon Tester win in Montana?
A close race in the last best place
Forecasting the midterms: pick your poison
No matter what result you want to predict, you can find a poll to match it
Monday
The Democratic faithful are spooked
How will the blue-dyed media react if results do not go their way tomorrow night?
Sunday
Why aren’t Republicans campaigning on the economy? Trump!
It’s seemed strange for months that the president has declined to focus on the good news for which he might take credit
Friday
What makes a blue wave?
Tuesday could restore the Democrats as a nationwide force, rather than merely a party of the coasts, urban enclaves and college towns
Don’t fall for Pelosi’s claims of civility: Democrats will be ruthless if they take power
Pelosi and her lieutenants have a significant problem — a growing segment of the Democratic Party doesn’t appear interested in legislating
The Trumps are focused on securing the Senate
Much of the Trump clan is pitching in to help overcome any lingering inhibitions in key red states
Wednesday
Why are Democrats blue?
It is surely time to revise our prejudices concerning both red and blue
Calm down, President Trump won’t change birthright citizenship yet
The Democrats’ broad interpretation of the 14th Amendment is not a winner with the American public
Tuesday
Jacob Wohl and the moronic attempt to #MeToo Robert Mueller
‘Looks like she doesnt even exist! IT’S A FAKE NEWS CON JOB!’
