Patricia Murphy
Duluth News Tribune
Washington, DC, United States
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National View / Jimmy Carter: always simple, humble, kind
From the column: "That’s not to say Carter wasn’t as ambitious as other politicians. He was. ... And it’s not that he didn’t make mistakes. He counts plenty in his own books and public statements." → Read More
Dying for cute toes? I hate to say it, Georgia, but on this one, we're as dumb as we look.
We still don’t know who is spreading this awful virus, how many cases we really have, or what will happen as the state reopens in earnest. It's scary. → Read More
Coronavirus new normal: School is closed, Mom Academy is open, and what's a number bond?
My own goal in this scary moment, other than trying to help these little people learn, is to make sure this isn't lost time. To make sure it's joyful. → Read More
Goodbye, Iowa. Hello, Bloomberg
Opinion — This week’s real winner is Bloomberg, who’s been waiting for the day Democrats take a look at their options and say, “Is this the best we can do?” → Read More
Senate got its man in last impeachment trial
The year was 2010 and the case involved Thomas Porteous Jr., a federal judge from Louisiana who had the misfortune of looking as guilty as he probably was. → Read More
Why Congress would be better off holding no hearings at all
Democrats and Republicans were equally guilty of making an absolute mockery of the hearing process last week, Murphy writes. → Read More
Writing a speech for the boss? Two White House pros show you how to nail it
Eric Schnure, co-author of a new edition of the “The Political Speechwriter’s Companion,” talks to Patricia Murphy about what makes a good speech. → Read More
Joe Biden is old. Who cares?
Attacking Joe Biden for his age is just politically dumb given who the most reliable voters will be in 2020, Murphy writes. → Read More
Why Georgia will be the wildest ride in politics heading into 2020
With marquee races across the board, Georgia is a legitimate battleground for both parties for the first time in nearly two decades, Murphy writes. → Read More
Democratic voters just want to beat Trump. Why are their leaders making it so hard?
Joe Biden’s mix-ups on the stump aren’t great, but they’re nothing compared to Trump. The man just tried to buy Greenland. → Read More
Patricia Murphy: How about a crime bill for white people instead of black people?
At nearly every Democratic presidential event I’ve been to this year, the candidates have talked about the devastating effects of the 1994 crime bill → Read More
How about a crime bill for white people instead of black people?
The crimes that keep Americans up at night are no longer out of some scene from “Law & Order,” Murphy writes. → Read More
What to watch in Democratic debates: Biden won’t be so friendly to his friend Kamala Harris
Commentary: "Uncle Joe" Biden wasn't always the friendly grandpa he's been portrayed as for so long in public. And he won't be to Kamala Harris in this week's debates. → Read More
Biden vows to be less polite with Harris in Detroit debate. That won’t be enough
The first order of business at this week’s debate will be for Biden to leave the gauzy portrait of his old Senate days in the past, Murphy writes. → Read More
Column: Gubernatorial experience no longer holds a lot of sway in presidential races
It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for John Hickenlooper. He did everything you’re supposed to do to become a White House contender. First, h → Read More
Governor who? Hickenlooper, Inslee and Bullock are at 1 percent. Combined
At some point recently, the hard work of leading states became unacceptably ho-hum for Democrats looking for a giant killer, Murphy writes. → Read More
Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez need a ‘chief of change’ or a change of staff?
History is full of high-flying Hill staffers who have occasionally done more harm than good to their bosses as their own reputations grew, Murphy writes. → Read More
The Democratic field is trying to win over black voters. Cory Booker already knows how
But there are only so many barber shops a bald man can visit in South Carolina before the voting begins, Murphy writes. → Read More
Patricia Murphy: Working with the enemy? Biden was just doing his job
There’s a name for working with someone you can’t stand. It’s called “legislating.”It used to happen all the time in Washingt → Read More
Working with the enemy? Biden was just doing his job
Legislating can be an extremely unpleasant business. There’s a reason it’s compared to making sausage and worse. → Read More