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Casting A Ballot Is Not Flashing A Gang Sign
It's always, always, always about harm reduction; and few people have caused, or threaten to cause, more harm than Susan Collins.
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Disqualify Spencer Pratt
It's time for blue states to take on election lying for real, and they should start by making Pratt an avatar for a Big Truth movement.
 • Brian Beutler
Confront Trump's California Election Lies
Let's not just roll our eyes and hope for the best again.
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Mailbag Thread
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John Roberts, Roger Taney, And The Unbearable Weight Of Desperation
A horror story.
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A Time For Choosing
Inside the mailbag: Trump crime family ... Zohran Mamdani ... Beutler for DNC?
 • Brian Beutler
Impeach Bill Pulte
If we saw a scheme like this playing out in any other context, we'd use every tool available to try and stop it.
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Republicans' Talarico Trans Taunt Is A Witch Hunt In The Classic Sense
The case for a muscular Democratic response.
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Democrats Need A Vibecession Safe Space
Acknowledging the vibecession is bad politics. But ignoring it is a recipe for losing everything.
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Mailbag Thread
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Don't Call It Project 2029 If It's Not A Fighting Document
Policy remedies to kitchen-table issues won't end the fascist threat. I thought we learned this?
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Don't Assume Republican Will Is Indomitable
Inside the mailbag: Gavin Newsom... John Thune ... CA-Gov
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