Let’s Talk About Joe
Erick Madrid/ZUMA There weren’t a lot of surprises at tonight’s Democratic debate. Pete Buttigieg got dinged for his lack of experience. Elizabeth Warren has lots of plans. Climate change got hardly any serious attention. So let’s talk about Joe Biden. Biden, as usual, committed several Bidenisms. That hasn’t hurt him before, however, and probably didn’t…
This Was the First Debate in Years That Anyone Asked About Housing
John Bazemore/AP Housing is a sleeper issue in the 2020 presidential election. In response to a nationwide affordable housing crisis, candidates have issued robust affordable housing plans, toured homeless encampments, and talked it up on the campaign trail. It’s an issue of particular salience in the current political moment. Donald Trump is the only president…
The Debate Showed How Warren Is Closer to Sanders on Health Care Than the Online Left Would Have You Believe
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Atlanta on November 20, 2019.John Bazemore/AP On the morning of Wednesday’s Democratic debate, Elizabeth Warren received what was surely a welcome boost: Health care activist Ady Barkan, who has devoted his life to improving American health care as he slowly dies from ALS,…
Trump Wants You to Know What Tulsi Gabbard Has to Say About Her Own Party
Brian Cahn/ZUMA Wire Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) seems to relish her role as an outsider Democratic candidate. At Wednesday night’s debate she was happy to double down on her past claims that there’s “rot” within the party exemplified by establishment figures like Hillary Clinton. President Donald Trump’s campaign is enjoying the dynamic too, perhaps recognizing…
This Is the Very Worst Tweet About the Impeachment Hearings
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Gordon Sondland’s Testimony Could Lead to Yet Another Article of Impeachment
Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, may have given Democrats fodder for an additional article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.Drew Angerer/Getty Before even opening his mouth Wednesday, Gordon Sondland gave Democrats even more evidence that the White House and State Department are obstructing Congress’ impeachment inquiry. Sondland has repeatedly changed or…