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Unpopular Democrats can still win midterms
Commentary, Nation World
DAVID M. DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 15, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — TheDemocratsare leaderless; theDemocratshave an identity crisis; theDemocratshave lousy approval ratings. None of that precludes them...
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The election: Four good things and one bad
Commentary, Nation World
JOHN M. CRISP Tribune News Service 
Nov 12, 2024
Full disclosure: In 2016 I voted for Hillary Clinton; in 2020 I voted for Joe Biden; last week I voted for Kamala Harris. If you’re gathering that I w...
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The upcoming debate is a crucial test for Harris
Commentary, Nation World
CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Sep 05, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Like Joe Biden last June, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is the candidate with the most at stake when the two general election no...
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Biden down, but is he out?
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CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Jul 02, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Democratic leaders are trying to contain the political damage after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance accentuated...
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Will Biden-Trump debate change the race?
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DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Jun 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — This week’s debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump won’t produce much in the way of civil dialogue over the nation’s f...
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City mouse, country mouse
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
GENE LYONS 
Dec 01, 2022
Back when my wife and I moved to the country, many of our citified friends were alarmed. One well-meaning fellow even questioned if I’d be safe out in...
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Donald Trump cares about only one thing
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 11, 2022
If Republicans haven’t noticed it already, their underperformance in the midterms offers yet another opportunity to realize what matters most to Donal...
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Florida is a GOP success story
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Nov 04, 2022
Florida is about to become the center of the Republican political universe, and not because of Mar-a-Lago. Ron DeSantis is cruising to a potentially c...
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Congress should act on DACA
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Oct 18, 2022
Unconstitutional acts don’t become constitutional because you like the results. That’s why Congress, not the president, needs to give legal status to ...
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Lessons for Joe Biden on Iran
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Sep 28, 2022
With dozens of protesters now killed in Iran as unrest sparked by the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country’s morality police...
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A classic anti-Trump frenzy
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
BYRON YORK 
Aug 17, 2022
Beginning in the months before Donald Trump took office, and extending well into his presidency, the media and political world took a set of vague but...
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A classic anti-Trump frenzy
BYRON YORK 
Aug 17, 2022
Beginning in the months before Donald Trump took office, and extending well into his presidency, the media and political world took a set of vague but...
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Hey, MAGA folks, define ‘great’
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
GENE LYONS 
Jun 09, 2022
So, here's my question for the MAGA crowd — one of several related questions, actually: When was America last great, and what was great about it? Also...
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