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MOST RECENT ARTICLES BY:
Ed Kilgore
Columnist, Intelligencer
Ed Kilgore is a longtime political observer who has been a columnist for Intelligencer since 2015.
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early and often
Yesterday at 3:39 p.m.
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early and often
Mar. 17, 2024
The GOP’s Claim That We Were Better Off in 2020 Is So Weird
It takes a special kind of amnesia or insensitivity to look back fondly at the year COVID-19 struck and the economy imploded.
politics
Mar. 15, 2024
No Labels Could Unveil Its Biden and Trump Challenger Next Week
The nonpartisan group will likely choose a Republican to run for president, possibly former Georgia lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan.
politics
Mar. 15, 2024
Judge Rules Fani Willis Can Stay on Trump Case, Her Ex-Boyfriend Exits
Willis wasn’t disqualified from the Georgia-election case, but the judge called her relationship with Nathan Wade a “tremendous lapse in judgment.”
poll position
Mar. 15, 2024
Trump vs. Biden Polls: No State of the Union Bounce for Joe
The president’s big SOTU speech might ultimately represent a turning point for his reelection bid. But the numbers don’t show it happening just yet.
early and often
Mar. 15, 2024
Will VP Candidates Really Matter in the 2024 Election?
Running mates usually matter only at the margins, but Biden dumping Kamala Harris or Trump making a risky pick could affect the race.
early and often
Mar. 14, 2024
Is Trump Gearing Up for Another Premature Victory Claim?
Trump has abandoned an RNC voting-by-mail initiative. It could be a sign that he’s looking to demonize mail ballots and replay his 2020 strategy.
life after roe
Mar. 14, 2024
Republicans Have More Than a ‘Brand Problem’ on Abortion
As long as Republicans support extremist abortion bans that the public doesn’t like, all the reframing in the world won’t help them.
early and often
Mar. 13, 2024
Biden and Trump Begin Longest General Election Ever
Results from the March 12 primaries make it official: Biden and Trump have clinched their parties’ nominations, far earlier than usual.
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Mar. 13, 2024
Ken Buck’s Resignation Shows Conservatism Just Means Trump
The Coloradan congressman is as far right as ever. But his refusal to worship Trump makes him persona non grata in today’s GOP.
life after roe
Mar. 12, 2024
Anti-Abortion Activists Have Republicans in a Vise
The sudden controversy over IVF has exposed Republicans to intense pressure from their anti-abortion allies to take deeply unpopular positions.
early and often
Mar. 12, 2024
North Carolina May Be Biden 2024’s Best Bet in the South
Biden won Georgia in 2020. But the Tar Heel State offers a red-hot 2024 gubernatorial race that could help the entire Democratic ticket.
sotu
Mar. 11, 2024
Did One Speech Really Turn Biden From a Sure Loser Into a Winner?
Pre-SOTU overreactions to Biden’s low poll numbers have given way to post-SOTU Democratic euphoria. Everyone needs to chill.
early and often
Mar. 8, 2024
No Labels Green-lights 2024 Bid With No Candidates
The idea of a “unity ticket” is more popular than a bid with named candidates. Maybe that’s why the group is putting off making its pick.
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Mar. 8, 2024
Katie Britt’s America Sounds Scary, But Not As Scary As Katie Britt
State of the Union responses are hard, but the Alabama senator’s reply to Biden was both lurid and banal in content and downright weird in delivery.
early and often
Mar. 7, 2024
Biden’s State of the Union Address: Right in Trump’s Face!
In an aggressive speech that defended his record while blasting the opposition, Biden was anything other than a grandfatherly old man.
life after roe
Mar. 7, 2024
Arizonans Asked to Block Themselves From Voting on Abortion
After many years of demanding that “the people” decide abortion policy, anti-abortion activists are asking people to keep the issue off the ballot.
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Mar. 7, 2024
Katie Porter Should Drop ‘Rigged Election’ From Her Vocabulary
Despite her understandable anger at attack ads from crypto financiers, Porter should not offer fodder for MAGA claims that elections are rigged.
early and often
Mar. 6, 2024
Haley Ends Campaign As She Started It: With No Clear Path Forward
Her inability to come to grips with what Donald Trump has done to her party has characterized Nikki Haley’s campaign from the get-go.
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Mar. 6, 2024
Trump’s Very Super Tuesday Confirms It’s His Party
Haley won one more heavily Democratic state but the day belonged to the front-runner.
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Mar. 6, 2024
Schiff’s Strategy Worked: He Will Face Garvey in California Senate Election
The front-running Democrat love-bombed the hapless Republican with ads that boosted him over the more formidable Katie Porter.
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Mar. 5, 2024
Kyrsten Sinema to Retire, Tells Voters: It’s Not Me, It’s You
Centrist politicians often blame the system. But as she bowed out of the Arizona Senate race, Sinema made it clear she thinks voters are the problem.
early and often
Mar. 5, 2024
Are Haley Voters Actually Biden Voters?
A good number of GOP primary voters are rejecting Trump. That could show his weakness in November — but not if they’re really Democrats.
poll position
Mar. 4, 2024
California Senate Polls: Schiff Helps Garvey Edge Out Fellow Democrats
Adam Schiff spent millions to ensure a long-shot GOP candidate will be his general-election rival. Polls of the March 5 primary show it’s working.
early and often
Mar. 4, 2024
Nikki Haley Breaks Primary Losing Streak Ahead of Super Tuesday
She won Washington, D.C., with a tiny number of GOP votes. Given what’s likely to happen to her on March 5, any win over Trump is welcome.
poll position
Mar. 3, 2024
Biden vs. Trump Polls: Joe’s Battleground Problem
Beating Trump in the popular vote may not be enough for Biden to win the Electoral College.
early and often
Mar. 3, 2024
2024 Senate Races: Democrats’ Tough Path to Keep Control
The deck is stacked for Republicans, but polls show many of the Democratic incumbents will be hard to beat.
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Mar. 1, 2024
Why Katie Britt’s Giving the GOP Response to Biden’s State of the Union Address
She’s young, smart, photogenic, a Trump favorite, and can smooth over her state’s court decision stopping IVF treatments.
early and often
Feb. 29, 2024
Johnson Gets One Last Chance to Avoid Government Shutdown
The House passed one more stopgap spending bill, but conservative rebels may still cause a shutdown if they don’t get their way on spending.
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Feb. 29, 2024
Nikki Haley’s Three Paths Forward After Super Tuesday
She can let her 2024 bid slowly die, go to the GOP convention with minimal clout, or shock the world with a No Labels candidacy.
early and often
Feb. 29, 2024
Mitch McConnell’s Power Trip Finally Comes to an End
With his control slipping due to health problems and a bad relationship with Donald Trump, McConnell announced he’ll step down as Senate leader.
early and often
Feb. 28, 2024
Team Trump’s Case for Disqualifying Fani Willis Is Collapsing
Though there’s lots of innuendo in the air, supposed evidence of an improper relationship between the Atlanta prosecutors seems to be evaporating.
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Feb. 28, 2024
Michigan Results Show End Is Near for Nikki Haley’s GOP Candidacy
After another big loss to Trump in Michigan, it’s even clearer that Haley won’t be the GOP nominee. But No Labels could be another path forward.
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Feb. 28, 2024
Michigan ‘Uncommitted’ Vote Sends Biden Message, Not a Blow
A campaign to protest Biden’s policy on the Israel-Hamas war exceeded low expectations. But the president still won the Michigan primary handily.
early and often
Feb. 28, 2024
No Labels Will Decide Whether to Jump Into the 2024 Election Next Week
The group’s convention will be just after Super Tuesday, when Nikki Haley might need a new party to run in.
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Feb. 26, 2024
Trump’s Primary Results Don’t Mean He’s Doomed in November
Trump doesn’t have unanimous support in Republican primaries. But Haley may be attracting Biden voters rather than crucial swing voters.
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Feb. 25, 2024
Haley Got Crushed by Trump in Her Home State, but Plans to Keep Losing
So long as people keep giving her money, Haley doesn’t have to quit. But future primaries look bleak.
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Feb. 24, 2024
Biden vs. Trump Polls: 2024 Race Is a Dead Heat, Despite Democrat Panic
All the talk about Biden’s age changing everything hasn’t caused much of a shift in 2024 election polling.
life after roe
Feb. 23, 2024
Trump Poses As Savior of IVF Despite Enabling Alabama Ban
The president who killed
Roe
already got away with distancing himself from anti-abortion extremism in Iowa, so he’s not going to stop now.
life after roe
Feb. 23, 2024
Tuberville and Republicans Are Tripping All Over the Alabama IVF Decision
Many Republicans are abandoning “fetal personhood” doctrines amid backlash to the Alabama ruling. Tuberville and Nikki Haley haven’t been so nimble.
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Feb. 22, 2024
Could Tulsi Gabbard Become Trump’s Very Weird VP Choice?
She left the Democratic Party in 2022 and quickly moved from far left to far right. A woman of color and a veteran, Gabbard checks lots of boxes.
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Feb. 22, 2024
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By becoming president, Trump could quash many of his criminal indictments. But even his candidacy has turned legal expenses into a political cause.
life after roe
Feb. 21, 2024
Nikki Haley, Abortion ‘Moderate,’ Says Frozen Embryos Are ‘Babies’
For all her talk of seeking a “consensus,” she is siding with anti-abortion extremists who would ban in-vitro fertilization.
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Feb. 21, 2024
Congress Is Hurtling Toward a Government Shutdown
If conservatives can badger Mike Johnson into rejecting any bipartisan deals, they may secure across-the-board spending cuts after a shutdown.
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Feb. 21, 2024
Mayorkas Impeachment Trial Will Be As Flimsy As the Charges
Senate Democrats don’t want a real trial over the contrived claims against the Homeland Security secretary or a lengthy discussion of border policy.
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Feb. 21, 2024
Trump Is Preying on Low-Information Voters
Swing voters tend to be low-information voters, which leaves this crucial group vulnerable to Trump’s disinformation.
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Feb. 20, 2024
Replacing Biden at the Convention Is Risky and Unprecedented
Having Biden throw away his nomination to let convention delegates pick the Democratic nominee is an interesting idea. It’s also totally implausible.
early and often
Feb. 20, 2024
Nikki Haley Won’t Drop Out (As Long As Donors Keep Giving)
While she has no clear path to victory over Trump, she also has a decent amount of money and little to lose.
life after roe
Feb. 17, 2024
Trump Pulls New 16-Week Abortion Standard Out of Thin Air
He says he wants a “number” for an abortion ban that will “make people happy.” This one won’t.
the law
Feb. 16, 2024
Fani Willis Is Losing the Optics Battle in Her Case Against Trump
While the Atlanta DA and her lead prosecutor may not be disqualified, their personal relationship has tainted them in the court of public opinion.
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