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Nov 30 2021
Analysis
Conservatives cry hypocrisy after Biden bans travel from 8 African countries
Conservatives are accusing President Biden of hypocrisy after he announced travel restrictions against eight African countries.
During the 2020 campaign, critics noted, Biden accused former President Donald Trump of racism and xenophobia for enacting similar travel bans.
Despite the way it is being framed in some outlets, however, the tweet embedded below does not actually
The Week - NewsJun 20 2022
Analysis
The January 6 Show
As has been true of so many things surrounding Donald Trump’s career in politics, many more people have come out of the January 6 committee hearings looking worse than looking better. Most importantly, the whole tawdry spectacle reminds us: As many good things as Trump accomplished with the presidency, he was unfit to be entrusted with the office, and Republican voters should discourage him
National Review (News)Jul 25 2022
Perspectives Blog
When China Matters Even More Than Usual
From the CenterAs Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its sixth month, as our country’s domestic policy debates over inflation, immigration and abortion intensify, and as the multi-episode spellbinder that the January 6 hearings have become breaks for a summer intermission, even the most attentive American voter could be excused for not spending very much time thinking about China. But that’s
Dan SchnurMar 18 2022
Fact Check
Ads Attacking Dr. Oz
A super PAC that supports Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick has been flooding the airwaves in the Keystone State with ads attacking his opponent, cardiac surgeon and TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, as a “Hollywood liberal” and RINO, or Republican in Name Only.
The ads tie Oz to the widespread hiring of immigrants who are in the country illegally, saying, “Oz’s family
FactCheck.orgDec 17 2021
Opinion
Biden Holds a Losing Hand
As President Joe Biden's poll numbers sank this fall, and the presidentially ambitious in his party began to stir, the White House put out the word.
Forget all that 2020 campaign chatter about Biden being a "transitional president." He intends to run and win a second term.
Well, perhaps. Yet, skepticism abounds.
First, if Biden ran in 2024 and won, his second term would
Pat BuchananFeb 24 2022
News
Hard pivot toward Trump proves costly for red-state ally
Like many GOP primaries this year, the challenge to Sen. Mike Lee in Utah turns on the question of fealty to Donald Trump. Unlike in most of those primaries, however, the issue isn’t whether he’s loyal enough. It’s whether he’s gone too far.
In most red states, that wouldn’t be a problem. But in Utah, where many Republicans continue to harbor reservations about Trump’s character, the
PoliticoMar 08 2021
Analysis
We Already Got Rid of the Filibuster Once Before
Last week the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, a bill that would make voter registration automatic, end partisan gerrymandering, strengthen campaign-finance law, and bolster oversight of lobbyists. It’s the most sweeping package of democracy reforms in generations. Yet the mood among most democracy reformers was not giddy excitement but resigned dismay: Although H.R. 1 has passed the
The AtlanticJan 30 2022
News
Voting rights bill’s failure in Senate highlights contrast between Rubio and Demings
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ push for national voting rights legislation ended with a thud this week in the Senate, but for Florida’s Val Demings and Marco Rubio the standoff offered an opportunity to draw sharp policy contrasts as their Senate race heats up. Demings, an Orlando Democrat mounting a campaign for the U.S. Senate after three terms in the U.S. House, repeatedly
Miami HeraldNov 07 2022
Perspectives Blog
Does the Path to Congress Run Through the Center?
This piece was originally published on Divided We Fall, which AllSides rates as mixed. It was written by Laurie Pohutsy, Democratic Michigan State Representative, and Alex Hays, Republican Political Consultant.
Can Republicans Win Independent Voters, or Have Democrats Earned Their Support? Democrats’ Efforts to Deliver for Independents Will Pay Off in NovemberBy Laurie Pohutsky –
Divided We Fall (author)Mar 04 2022
News
Free Beacon Poll: McCormick Overtakes Oz in PA Primary
David McCormick has taken a commanding lead over celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary.
A Washington Free Beacon poll shows McCormick leading a field of five candidates with 25 percent support in a survey of 600 likely Republican primary voters. Oz polled second with 19 percent, while former ambassador Carla Sands followed at 11 percent. McCormick
Washington Free Beacon