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Why Trump and the RNC are spending $10 million to fight Democrats’ voting rights lawsuits
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In November 2017, Donna Brazile — the interim chair of
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[caption id="attachment_52537" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Matryoshka dolls, or Russian nesting dolls,
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[caption id="attachment_46299" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People walk in Red Square, with
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After a bruising election year, both the Democratic and Republican
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[caption id="attachment_49245" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President-elect Donald Trump with Reince Priebus,
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[caption id="attachment_48344" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters line up Oct. 20 during
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[caption id="attachment_48351" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during his
Reince Priebus vowed to punish Republicans who don’t support Trump. It’s an empty threat.
[caption id="attachment_46553" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus speaking
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[caption id="attachment_46217" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Barack Obama swears on Abraham Lincoln's
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[caption id="attachment_45706" align="aligncenter" width="1795"] Donald Trump's campaign headquarters. (Alison Elkin/Bloomberg
A racially diverse America could make the economy less important to elections
[caption id="attachment_17379" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Harry Cabluck/AP Photo)[/caption] Last month’s Democratic
Can Ivanka Trump lure female voters to her father? Probably not.
[caption id="attachment_44412" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ivanka Trump introduces her father, Donald
Can Bernie Sanders change how the Democratic Party chooses presidential nominees? Here’s what you need to know.
[caption id="attachment_44424" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Bernie Sanders protest outside
Three surprising facts about the protesters at the Republican National Convention
[caption id="attachment_44228" align="aligncenter" width="589"] Outside the Republican National Convention in
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[caption id="attachment_44228" align="alignnone" width="589"] Outside the Republican National Convention in
How the Republican Party made it harder for convention delegates to vote against Trump
The marathon one-day session of the Republican National Convention's rules
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In May, Donald Trump tried to counter doubts about his
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont recently said his
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[caption id="attachment_35097" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Joshua Lott for The Washington Post;
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[caption id="attachment_35833" align="aligncenter" width="908"] From left, John Kasich, Jeb Bush,
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[caption id="attachment_35200" align="aligncenter" width="2448"] A poster on the wall of
The RNC’s secret dinner about a brokered convention is no surprise. Here’s why.
Last week, a number of Republican Party leaders – including
How does the Republican Party solve a problem like Donald Trump?
[caption id="attachment_28634" align="aligncenter" width="606"] Sen. Richard M. Nixon of California
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[caption id="attachment_28400" align="aligncenter" width="2200"] Donald Trump answers a question at
Trump wants to run his campaign outside the GOP establishment. Here’s why that hurts him.
[caption id="attachment_28400" align="aligncenter" width="2200"] Donald Trump answers a question at
If the Obama presidency is winding down, why is his group Organizing for Action ramping up?
[caption id="attachment_27986" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Tony Dejak/AP)[/caption] On June 30, Organizing
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[caption id="attachment_27331" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks
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‘Wealthy plutocrat’ isn’t Mitt Romney’s issue. It’s the Republican Party’s issue.
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'Wealthy plutocrat' isn't Mitt Romney's issue. It's the Republican Party's issue.
[caption id="attachment_20206" align="aligncenter" width="992"] Mitt Romney, a former Republican presidential
What 2014 does — and does not — tell us about Asian Americans’ voting
As midterm elections drew to a close on Election Day,
What 2014 does — and does not — tell us about Asian Americans' voting
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[caption id="attachment_6649" align="aligncenter" width="640" special=""] (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)[/caption] This
The Senate can help Republicans choose their presidential nominee
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Winner take all?
An interesting tidbit in the Miami Herald yesterday highlights the
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There is an active discussion going on over at "Politico's
Are Conservatives More Clever than They Appear?
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Parties as Networks
Gregory Koger, Seth Masket, and Hans Noel have an "interesting
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Like Henry's post below, I was going to start my
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The confluence of recent polls and yesterday's report (below) on
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