What Georgia’s New Rule Requiring Hand Counts of Ballots Could Mean for November

What Georgia’s New Rule Requiring Hand Counts of Ballots Could Mean for November

With fewer than 50 days until November 5, allies of Donald Trump serving on the election board in Georgia voted for a rule that could gum up the democratic process in a key swing state—requiring counties to hand-count ballots. “Beyond violating settled law, this change reeks of an attempt to undermine Georgia’s ability to conduct free, fair, and accurate … Read more

How Kamala Harris Is Taking On Trump’s Faux-Populism

How Kamala Harris Is Taking On Trump’s Faux-Populism

Donald Trump has spent much of the 2024 race outpolling his rivals on kitchen table issues, particularly the economy. Never mind that President Joe Biden’s handling of those very matters has been quite strong; Americans in survey after survey this cycle have indicated they have a rosy memory of Trump’s economy and a bleak outlook … Read more

Is Trump Trying to Weasel His Way Out of Debating Harris?

Is Trump Trying to Weasel His Way Out of Debating Harris?

Donald Trump is threatening to pull out of the only debate he had agreed to with Kamala Harris, claiming Sunday that ABC News is full of “Trump Haters” who won’t give him a fair shake in the September 10 showdown. “Why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?” Trump posted on … Read more

“Coach” Tim Walz’s 2024 DNC Speech Was the Biggest Pep Talk of His Life

“Coach” Tim Walz’s 2024 DNC Speech Was the Biggest Pep Talk of His Life

Just a few weeks ago, if someone said Oprah Winfrey and Bill Clinton would be opening acts for Tim Walz, you’d have been forgiven for thinking, Tim who? And yet, Wednesday evening, on the biggest stage of his life, Walz completed his remarkable transformation from relatively unknown governor of Minnesota to vice-presidential pick of a … Read more

JD Vance Tried to Call Democrats “Weird”

JD Vance Tried to Call Democrats “Weird”

Donald Trump has spent the past few weeks mocking his opponent’s name, questioning her race, and intensifying his already contemptible rhetoric, but, to running mate JD Vance, the real churlishness is coming from Democrats calling Republicans “weird.” “This is fundamentally schoolyard bully stuff,” the Ohio senator complained on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday before … Read more