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Spiro Agnew
2022 mdterms
Apr. 27, 2021
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
July 28, 2020
A Short History of the Veep Reveal There may be less drama this year, but Biden’s announcement will be the biggest news before his own acceptance speech.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
June 13, 2020
Biden Shouldn’t Obsess Over Checking Boxes for His Veep Pick Biden should look at the whole person and her character and qualifications for the job — unlike what John McCain did when he picked Sarah Palin.
By Ed Kilgore
what’s past is prologue
June 3, 2020
Trump Is Reviving the Disgraceful Legacy of ‘Law-and-Order’ Politics Trump’s rhetoric echos Nixon and Reagan — but unlike his predecessors, he’s incapable of posing as a force for unity as well as repression.
By Ed Kilgore
what’s past is prologue
Oct. 16, 2018
The Ghosts of the ’68 Election Still Haunt Our Politics The “backlash” politics of crime and race, an unpopular war, a divided Democratic Party — they are all still with us.
By Ed Kilgore
Flynn Kidnapping Plot Is Like Teapot Dome With a Dash of Treason That a presidential national security adviser might have sold his influence to a foreign government so quickly and cheaply is a very big deal.
By Ed Kilgore
Al Franken Warns About Potential Perils of President Pence He opined that the “zealot” Pence might be worse on domestic policy than Trump. It’s a sign the idea of impeachment is becoming real.
By Ed Kilgore
The Complicated Politics of Impeachment Are Coming Into Play in Trump’s D.C. If the president’s “Russia problem” persists, Republicans will have to decide whether they really want him heading up their ticket.
By Ed Kilgore
Mike Pence Leads Crazy-Early 2020 Poll He has done himself a lot of good since becoming the veep nominee.
By Ed Kilgore