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Busting Myths About the 2024 Election
Democrats can't decide where to go if they don't acknowledge reality.
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Paul Waldman
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Trump and Musk's Department of Government Corruption
Anyone who thinks this is about "efficiency" is being conned.
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Paul Waldman
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"Mandates" Don't Exist. Power Is What Matters.
Don't listen to Trump's absurd claims that Americans all demand his agenda.
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Paul Waldman
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Stop the Votewashing
The media are trying to make Trump's voters look more virtuous than they are. Here are 10 reasons they ACTUALLY voted the way they did.
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Paul Waldman
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What This Election Means, For Us and About Us
If Harris wins, we can say we rejected the worst.
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Paul Waldman
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October 2024

The News Media Have Learned Nothing
The election is just days away, and reporters are making the worst possible choices.
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Paul Waldman
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Trump Locates the Limit of Assholery As a Political Strategy
The Asshole-palooza at Madison Square Garden didn't go over the way they planned.
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Paul Waldman
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There Is Only One Issue Left In This Election
Not abortion, or the economy, or climate, or anything else. Just Trump.
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Paul Waldman
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Trump's Empty Appeal to Young Men
He wants to exploit their disaffection. But what exactly is he offering them?
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Paul Waldman
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Kamala Harris Is (Gasp!) Cosmopolitan
Just don't tell anyone.
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Paul Waldman
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Yes, Donald Trump Is a Fascist
There's no longer any point in mincing words.
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Paul Waldman
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Why did voters EVER think Republicans were better for the economy?
Let's try to solve the mystery.
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Paul Waldman
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