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    Good analysis here, thanks. A tip-off more me was Trump raising over $200 million after the election (and keeping 90%…
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  • Yes to all of this. Democrats need to be the party that not only delivers good things that people want;…
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  • Good piece, thank-you. It's somewhat common in right-wing circles, especially among social and religious conservatives, these days to bemoan that…
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  • Thanks for your comment, and for your analysis of the GOP's comfort with fascism and using anti-democratic means to seize/maintain…
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  • Thanks for this terrific piece of reporting/analysis.
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  • It's always worth remembering that in the 1920s, KKK leaders preached that the organization stood for undying opposition to "Koons,…
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  • Yep; many Christians from older denominations don't consider the LDS to be a Christian church...or consider it heretical.
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  • It strikes me that this is a classic "do your job" moment for Washington Democrats. It's not Biden's job to…
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  • Among other things, this is one of the advantages of regaining power after only four years and doing so with…
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  • Thanks for your comment. The problem with your proposed solution is there aren't enough potential new states to admit to…
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  • True, voters care about results...which is why the filibuster is a problem. Another of the Senate's arcane rules (or set…
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  • It seems like this provides incentive for one of two political dynamics in the Senate: 1) a 10-15 member "Blue…
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  • Terrific post, thank-you. One minor historical note: it wasn't just "pre-1960s Southern Democrats" who were the party of white supremacy.…
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  • If Republican senators are going to convict Trump and bar him from future office, the first few votes are easy…
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  • From a distance, what we could call the "Clyburn option" seems like the best available strategy for Senate Dems: first…
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  • Thanks for this, Martin. Just the fact that Democrats like Rep. Clyburn are thinking they way they are is encouraging.…
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  • Yes. All of this. After Wednesday's attempted coup, there's a clear opportunity for pro-democracy conservatives to separate themselves from anti-democracy…
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  • Thanks, all, for the comments. I'd add that *whether or not* there's sufficient "bipartisan consensus" to remove Trump for power,…
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  • Having just finished a book* about the KKK in New England during the 1920s ("KKK stands for undying opposition to…
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  • Heck, if Romney wants to be the sole savior of the republic and Democrats take only one Georgia Senate seat,…
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