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Crooks and Cranks
Even at its peak, Congress is hardly a paragon of competence and moral clarity. But it’s been especially scandal-prone in recent years, thanks largely to the MAGA members who’ve ridden in with President Donald Trump since his first term in...
How Trump Crushed the GOP Establishment
After Richard Nixon’s narrow loss to John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, Republicans faced an electoral choice: To court the growing Black vote in urban centers, or to woo disaffected southern Democrats disappointed with the...
Democrats’ Next Big Ideas
The morning after the midterm elections—November 4—marks the unofficial start of the 2028 presidential campaign. Over the next two years, candidates and the Democratic Party will grapple with one big question: What is the message and agenda...
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Political Polling Isn’t Completely Broken
Political polling has had a black eye since at least the 2016 presidential election.
That’s when national polls had Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by a significant margin all the way up to Election Day. Democrats started measuring th...
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Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent magazine based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and thoughtful commentary.
Journalist, lawyer, and author. Poverty for Profit (New Press, 2024); Abandoned (New Press, 2020); Betrayed-America Didn't Vote for This (Common Sense Coalition, 2026). Senior Editor, Washington Monthly. www.anneskim.com
Intellectually honest journalist and columnist for NOTUS Perspectives. Author of ‘Too Dumb to Fail’ and ‘Filthy Rich Politicians.’ Political commentary, media criticism, news and culture, with a dose of humor. (Opinions here are my own.)
Bill Scher is the Politics Editor at the Washington Monthly, as well as a contributor to POLITICO and Real Clear Politics. He is a co-host of the online political show "The DMZ," and the host of the history podcast "When America Worked."
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