Democrats are still traumatized by the memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death before the 2016 election, which helped pave the way for three Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices.
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It’s not certain either side wants to step into the arena. But if they do, there are ways to keep Trump from making it an incoherent waste of time.
A Fifth Circuit decision backing a Texas contraception law shows the conservative fight is just beginning.
The former president could be sitting in jail and MAGA delegates—as well as the Trump-dominated RNC—simply would not support Haley.
She admits Biden was legitimately elected. After that, the ex-president and his last remaining GOP rival don’t disagree on much.
Of the 117 Republicans currently running for re-election who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election, 70 are from Southern states.
To overcome low approval ratings and sagging poll numbers, the president has to show he’s fighting for issues Black people and young people care about.
Most of the tough loud men of the GOP won’t dare cross Boss Trump, but women like Cassidy Hutchinson, Liz Cheney, and even Nikki Haley do the job they won’t.
Ron DeSantis updated the GOP’s “repeal and replace” Obamacare mantra to “replace and supersede,” and Trump wants to “terminate” it. But voters like the Affordable Care Act.
She was often quiet in public, but people underestimated her at their peril as she worked side by side with her husband in and out of office.