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A Safe and Smart Choice

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

From my point of view, it was the best night of the 1988 general election campaign. It was the night of the vice presidential debate. With a single comment, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, the Democratic nominee for vice president, skewered Sen. Dan Quayle, his Republican counterpart. "I knew Jack Kennedy," he said. "Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. And...Read more

'Donald Being Donald'

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

In her 2019 memoir, Kamala Harris wrote, "My mother understood very well that she was raising two black daughters. She knew her adopted homeland would see Maya and me as black girls, and she was determined to make sure we would grow into confident, proud black women."

As she did, when she dismissed Donald Trump's unbelievable attack on her ...Read more

Because He Can. And He Means It.

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

"I love you," Donald Trump told an audience of Christian conservatives on Friday. "You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not going to have to vote."

What does that mean?

That there will be no election in four years? That Donald Trump will not leave office in four years? ...Read more

The Republicans Need a New Set of Talking Points

From the Left / Susan Estrich /

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is right. He called two of the most popular talking points Republicans are using right now "dumb" and "stupid." This is what he said to NBC News:

"Two attacks I've heard Republicans give that are totally stupid and dumb to do is the DEI attack, OK? The other attack that I would not do is saying that the ...Read more

 

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