Washington Post – Politics:
It is still early in the Republican presidential primary cycle. But this is not a 2016-type situation.
Author: Philip Bump
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The politics undergirding the social media fight
Washington Post – Politics:
Social media is fragmenting in the same way that the media itself once did.
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The privilege of shrugging at Jan. 6 violence
Washington Post – Politics:
There are two views of what happened at the Capitol, informed by perceived limits of the role of police.
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Climate denialism has burnt to a crisp
Washington Post – Politics:
In an unusually hot year, the old denials of global warming are largely absent.
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Republicans are suddenly sharply pessimistic about democracy
Washington Post – Politics:
Since 1977, Americans have gotten more dissatisfied with democracy — but Republican dissatisfaction soared in the past year.
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DeSantis targets a significant primary demographic: insecure men
Washington Post – Politics:
The DeSantis campaign’s use of an anti-LGBTQ ad is partly about getting attention and partly about appealing to a particular insecurity.
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Who’s been looped into Jack Smith’s election investigation
Washington Post – Politics:
Since November, dozens of people have been subpoenaed or offered testimony in the special counsel’s probe of the aftermath of the 2020 contest.
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It’s useful to remember how little many Americans know about politics
Washington Post – Politics:
A third of the country, for example, thinks most Supreme Court justices were appointed by Democratic presidents.
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A deeply ironic reinforcement of right-wing misinformation
Washington Post – Politics:
A lawsuit casting efforts to stamp out misinformation as government suppression of free speech includes misinformation of its own.