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The Debates Mostly Worked This Year
Brian Stelter: “After the third and maybe final debate of this year’s election cycle, it can definitively be said: The Commission on Presidential Debates is a relic of the past.”…
Mark Robinson Didn’t Vote on Emergency Declaration
“As a deadly storm system approached the southeastern U.S. last week, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s office asked top state officials to support his call for emergency help,” WRAL reports….
A Few More Thoughts on Last Night’s Debate
There’s been plenty of analysis of last night’s debate — including my own — and most agrees it probably won’t make much of a difference in the presidential race. But…
Majority of Americans Want a Third Party
A new Gallup poll finds 58% of U.S. adults agree that a third major party is needed in the U.S. because the Republican and Democratic parties “do such a poor…
The Only Question That Mattered in the Debate
Will Saletan: “In Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, JD Vance and Tim Walz covered lots of issues: inflation, housing, guns, abortion, immigration, health care, and much more.” “But there was…
Project 2025 Ratings Hit New Low
A new Navigator Research survey finds 50% of Americans now rate Project 2025 unfavorably and a majority oppose the plan. Among Americans who have heard about Project 2025, they most…
Harris Has a Narrow Edge in the Swing States
A new Cook Political Report Swing State Project Survey shows Kamala Harris leading or tied with Donald Trump in all but one of the seven battleground states. Overall, she holds…
Did the Vice Presidential Debate Matter?
Playbook: “Not if you believe the polls. Beyond Poltico’s own survey, snap polls from CBS and CNN made similar findings: The debate just didn’t move the ball much.” “Consider it…
Vance and Walz Debate to a Draw
Asked who won Tuesday’s debate, voters were split 50-50 over whether it was J.D. Vance or Tim Walz, according to a Politico/Focaldata snap poll of likely voters conducted just after…
Quote of the Day
“That is a damning non-answer.” — Gov. Tim Walz (D), quoted by Axios, when Sen. J.D. Vance (R) refused to say whether Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Save to…
Trump Screams from the Sidelines
Axios: “Trump seemed intent on counter-programming his own running mate’s big night, reminding America who tops the ticket with live, all-caps screeds on Truth Social throughout the debate.” Save to…
The One Question J.D. Vance Wouldn’t Answer
New York Times: “Mr. Vance spent much of the night offering explanations for Mr. Trump’s policies that sounded accessible. But in one of the debate’s final exchanges, Mr. Vance found…
Vance’s Version of Trump Is Better Than the Real Thing
Molly Ball: “Without Donald Trump there as an easy target, Democrats’ argument is much harder to make.” “That was the most obvious conclusion from Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate between Republican JD…
Don Jr. Forgot Vance Compared His Father to Hitler
“Donald Trump Jr. lashed out at anyone who would compare his father to Adolf Hitler as he appeared on a CNN special after Tuesday’s vice presidential debate,” the Daily Beast…
A Remarkably Civil Debate
Aaron Blake: “Running mates are often tasked with being attack-dogs for their tickets. And both Vance and Walz got their licks in as the debate wore on — including a…
A ‘Midwest Nice’ Debate
“Let’s start by saying that vice presidential debates generally don’t swing elections. But the 90-minute tilt between Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was a throwback to…
Neither Candidate Delivered the Goods
“Tim Walz and JD Vance spent much of Tuesday night defending their running mates’ records. They were less successful promoting their bosses’ plans for the future,” Politico reports. “The two…
A Civil Debate Delivers an Anticlimax for the Campaign
George Condon: “The American people got a throwback debate Tuesday night from two vice presidential candidates who reached back a few decades for a civil and generally cordial airing of…
Debate Was a Split Decision
A CBS News instant poll of vice presidential debate viewers found 42% believed J.D. Vance won, 41% thought Tim Walz won and 17% said it was a tie. A CNN…
My Reaction to the Vice Presidential Debate
Compared to the rest of this campaign, that was actually a real and civil debate. It focused more on policy specifics than anything we’ve seen so far — and I’d…