Apr 17, 2022 | Republicans, Salon.com
Donald Trump and Abraham Lincoln | Illustration of the storming of Fort Wagner during the American Civil War, and the death of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (atop the hill). Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images
Once upon a time in a country somewhat resembling this one, the Republican Party had a radical faction — and not because it believed in bizarre theories about election fraud or wanted to undermine democracy....
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Jan 23, 2022 | History, Republicans, Salon.com
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If you’re a liberal Democrat, you’ve probably been feeling cursed for a while. Every time it seems like things might get better — for America, the world or both — bad luck strikes, and the result is a massive setback....
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Nov 21, 2021 | Democrats, Republicans, Salon.com
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Republicans have an obvious race problem — one they prefer not to admit, even to themselves. The party’s voter base is overwhelmingly white, and Republicans are now actively trying to suppress Black voters (and other voters of color) through a range of Jim Crow tactics....
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Nov 2, 2021 | Republicans, Salon.com
Protesters gather on the second day of pro-Trump events fueled by President Donald Trump’s continued claims of election fraud in an to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
New public opinion research from the nonprofit Public Religion Research Institute, part of its 12th annual American Values Survey, has returned alarming findings. ...
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Oct 29, 2021 | Republicans, Salon.com
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Twitter acknowledges publicly that its algorithm tends to disproportionately amplify right-wing politicians — and social media experts are quick to blame human nature for engaging more with right-wing populism than dry news coverage for the disparity.
But what if that’s not the whole truth, either?...
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Aug 15, 2021 | Democrats, Republicans, Salon.com
Former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama, with George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt haunting in the back. Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images
Strange patterns emerge from history. George Santayana famously wrote that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” while Mark Twain supposedly said that history “rhymes.” ...
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May 23, 2021 | Republicans, Salon.com
Once upon a time a very long time ago (in the late 1960s), the Republican Party had a moderate and competent Midwestern governor some thought could become their presidential nominee.
He was a prosperous businessman with a reputation for bipartisanship, was impeccably honest and (according to polls) had a good chance of winning a general election....
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May 2, 2021 | History, Republicans, Salon.com
The challenge these days isn’t proving that the Republican Party has become a hotbed of racism and fascism. It’s figuring out where to start with the evidence. Do we begin with Donald Trump’s Hitler-esque Big Lie about the 2020 election? Should we focus on its attempts to suppress minority voters?...
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Feb 14, 2021 | Elections, History, Republicans, Salon.com
Donald Trump, who as president incited a riot in an effort to stay in office despite losing the 2020 election, was acquitted by the U.S. Senate on Saturday, putting an end to his second impeachment trial.
He was not acquitted because he was innocent. He was acquitted for one reason: Donald Trump and his supporters have a toxic sense of entitlement, believing that they should never lose an election....
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Nov 3, 2020 | Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Salon.com
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves her news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
According to recent reports, President Trump believes that Republicans can retake a majority in the House of Representatives in 2020. He might be the only one. Political experts largely believe that the Democrats are overwhelming favorites to retain control of the House, extending Nancy Pelosi’s speakership for one more term — which she has suggested will be her last....
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