Bloomberg.com • 27th September 2024

Brian Kemp Has Failed Georgia Voters

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has the power to stop the partisan and likely illegal new rules created by three Donald Trump allies on the State Election Board. But instead of using his authority to halt an election-year meltdown that could turn November into a nightmare, Kemp has allowed the threat to fester for months.

Bloomberg.com • 20th September 2024

Black Republican Who Called Himself a ‘Nazi’ Is Another MAGA Failure

Mark Robinson is the Republican nominee for North Carolina governor because the state’s Republicans haven’t learned the most obvious lessons. He won the nomination because Donald Trump endorsed him, and even though Robinson has turned out to be the toxic drag on the ticket that his primary opponents predicted, Republicans say they are sticking with him. Robinson is the latest MAGA statistic to prove that just because Trump may like wayward candidates who parrot his extremist views, voters don’t — and that’s bad for the Republican Party.

Bloomberg.com • 19th September 2024

Republicans Don’t Trust Voters on Abortion

Donald Trump bragged about returning the abortion question to states. But when citizens put the issue before voters in those states, Republican officials have been engaged in an orchestrated effort to block the vote.

Bloomberg.com • 12th September 2024

Lexington, Kentucky, Is Building Trust From the Ground Up

If you want confirmation about the deep pessimism Americans harbor about our divisions, look no further than the Marist National Poll released in May. Almost half of the country says the United States is likely to erupt into a second civil war in their lifetime. This column is a part of Republic of Distrust, a series about the loss of trust in American institutions and what can be done to restore it.

Bloomberg.com • 21st August 2024

Trump’s Allies Are Creating More Election Chaos in Georgia

The Georgia Board of Elections — which is dominated by election deniers — approved a rule change Monday that will sow chaos into the state’s election process and guarantee that if the November vote is close, we may not know the results of the presidential race for weeks. They’re playing with fire. By tipping the scales in the swing state to benefit former President Donald Trump, Georgia officials risk creating an election crisis even more turbulent than what we witnessed four years ago.

Bloomberg Opinion • 4th August 2024

Trump and Project 2025 Are Now Inseparable

The former president created the conditions that have allowed the manifesto’s extremist ideas to take root across the country..

Bloomberg Opinion • 30th July 2024

Josh Shapiro Is a Seasoned Political Pro Who Should Be Harris’ VP

The popular governor in a battleground state is a polished political veteran with the policy chops to appeal to the narrow segment of voters who will likely decide this election.

Bloomberg.com • 29th July 2024

Kamala Harris Has Work to Do and More Women to Convince

Fed-up women — particularly White, suburban women — were not thrilled with Biden and done with Trump. Then an alternative arrived.

Bloomberg Opinion • 23rd July 2024

Of Course Kamala Harris Should Be on the Ballot

Republican legal efforts to keep the Democratic presidential candidate’s name off the ballot are absurd and hypocritical.

Bloomberg Opinion • 21st July 2024

MAGA Loves Immigrants — as Long as They’re the ‘Good’ Kind

At the Republican National Convention, the party demonstrated its desire to take us back to a time before America became a melting pot.

Bloomberg.com • 18th July 2024

MAGA's Migrant Rants Conveniently Leave Out the Economy

Everyone wants a secure border but deporting millions of migrants could have a crippling effect on communities and the country’s economic future.

Bloomberg Opinion • 12th July 2024

What to Expect at the Republican Coronation

The US isn't a monarchy, but the GOP nomination of former President Donald Trump next week will be as close to crowning a king as we’ve seen.

Bloomberg.com • 11th July 2024

Jill Biden Has Some Explaining To Do

The first lady has gone beyond the role of protector-in-chief. She’d better be prepared for the scrutiny and questions.

Bloomberg.com • 25th June 2024

Trump Could Actually Lose Florida. Here’s Why.

After two years of Governor Ron DeSantis pushing his extremist agenda, there’s a case to be made that voters have had enough of the Republican Party’s obsession with culture wars.

Bloomberg Opinion • 16th June 2024

Guess Who’s Footing the Bill for Faith-Based Schools?

James Madison warned us about what’s happening with vouchers and Christian-run schools. We should listen - and start erecting the guardrails.

Bloomberg • 12th June 2024

Texas Has a Good Thing With Its Open Primaries

The state Republican Party’s decision to close its primary elections will exacerbate polarization, encourage extremism and damage already waning trust in the system.

Bloomberg Opinion • 9th June 2024

Meet the MAGA Candidate in Sheep's Clothing Running for Governor

The North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson has cleaned up his public act, but behind closed doors he spews the same hateful rhetoric he has long trafficked in.

Bloomberg Opinion • 30th May 2024

Marco Rubio Sold Out for a Chance to Be Trump’s VP

As Marco Rubio as he emerges as a front-runner to be Trump’s vice presidential pick, there are two things to take from these comments: Rubio is good at delivering platitudes, and he will say whatever it takes to get the job.

Bloomberg Opinion • 29th May 2024

Vets Want What Trump Refuses to Promise: a Nonviolent Election

As hundreds of North Carolina Republicans gathered over the Memorial Day weekend to elect delegates to the party’s national convention in July, a coalition of military veterans showed up and asked party leaders for a simple pledge: renounce violence this election. North Carolina GOP leaders instead had the group swiftly escorted out of the meeting at the Greensboro convention center, saying they had no right to be there.

Bloomberg • 23rd May 2024

Nikki Haley Shows Us Who She Really Is: a Coward

Nikki Haley was once perceived by many Republicans as their hope for redeeming a party that had been taken over by a morally corrupt, lying and craven narcissist. Donald Trump, she declared, exhibited “everything I taught my children not to do in kindergarten.” But by announcing Wednesday that she will be voting for Trump after spending months skewering him as “unfit for office,” “unhinged,” “diminished” and a chaos agent, she proved what many Americans believe: You can’t trust politicians, especially Trump-supporting ones.