Jonathan Bernstein
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Why Is Biden Risking an Early Loss to RFK Jr.?
An effort to boot New Hampshire from its first-in-the-nation status creates drama over a primary that will have no impact on the president’s eventual renomination. → Read More
Republicans Help Biden by Taking Credit for His Policy Wins
GOP senators trumpeting to constituents the spoils of the infrastructure plan they opposed only helps the White House. → Read More
Republicans Promoting RFK Jr. Are Playing With Fire
By elevating outcast Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the GOP risks promoting ideas that undermine the party’s interests. → Read More
Hunter Biden Plea Deal Pumps Up Republican Paranoia
The reaction to his tax and gun case is a continuation of the demonization of the FBI and Justice Department that has become the party’s standard rhetoric. → Read More
Radical Republicans Continue to Hold the House Hostage
The Freedom Caucus doesn’t really want to govern and the continued infighting doesn’t bode well for the rest of the GOP’s two-year majority. → Read More
Trump’s GOP Rivals Are Right to Seize the Moment
There are now 10 major candidates in the race for the GOP nomination — and that number is likely to grow — suggesting the former president’s lead may not be as insurmountable as it seems. → Read More
Chris Christie Will Play the Role of Trump Spoiler
The former New Jersey governor’s chances of winning the Republican nomination are zero to none, but he still has a place in the race. → Read More
The Filibuster’s Days Are Numbered. We Might Miss It.
The much-derided Senate maneuver thwarts plenty of legislative initiatives, but it still serves an important function. → Read More
Yes, Ron DeSantis Can Recover and Win
Barack Obama and John McCain also trailed badly early in their presidential campaigns before going on to earn their parties’ nominations. → Read More
Republicans Have Given Up on Cities
GOP losses last week in Colorado Springs and Jacksonville, onetime party strongholds, reflect the waning importance of urban areas in presidential elections. → Read More
Democrats Can Confirm More Judges by Ditching This Arcane Rule
The custom of the “blue slip,” which allows senators to block any nominee from their home state, has outlived its usefulness. → Read More
Lower the Voting Age, Don’t Raise It
Vivek Ramaswamy’s proposal to increase the voting age to 25 makes no sense on political, practical or philosophical grounds. → Read More
All the Debt Ceiling Needs Is a Deal
The two parties should be able to strike a compromise on policy matters, but there is no guarantee Speaker McCarthy would keep his job. → Read More
US Elections Are More Democratic Now. Thank the Money.
The growth of small-dollar donations has made House and Senate races more competitive, as incumbents face challenges from well-funded opponents. → Read More
A Trump Indictment Would Put Republicans in a Bind
Prominent Republicans will need to take a stand if the former president is hit with criminal charges. → Read More
How Trump Could Lose the Primaries But Win the Nomination
The party could change its rules at the convention to allow delegates to support any candidate regardless of how he fared with voters. → Read More
How Democrats Are Able to Accomplish So Much
The party tends to coalesce early around candidates, who then tend to be loyal once they arrive in Washington. → Read More
McCarthy’s Leadership Strategy Shows No Sign of Working
The House speaker eventually will have to vote to raise the debt limit, no matter what the GOP’s extremist flank wants. → Read More
Ex-Felons Deserve the Right to Vote
An expansion of rights opposed by some Republicans is unlikely to make a difference at the polls. → Read More
Republicans Are Painting Themselves Into a Corner Over Ukraine
Sharp criticism of Biden’s visit to Kyiv by a handful of extremist lawmakers will only make things harder for the GOP. → Read More