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April 18, 2024Where Trump’s Primary Showing Was (And Wasn’t) Especially Strong By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE—Though former President Donald Trump easily won most GOP primaries this year, some areas stood out to us.
—By comparing how Trump did in each county to how he did overall in each state, we can get a better idea of how his coalition is shaping up.
—Geographically, Trump beat his statewide primary share in a majority of counties in most states.
—Meanwhile, and not surprisingly, Trump tended to struggle in areas that are Democratic, or blue-trending, in general elections, although there were some exceptions.

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                            April 17, 2024The Kill Switch By John Stossel
   Soon the government might shut down your car.

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                            April 16, 2024Joe Biden on the Economy: I Don't Feel Your Pain By Stephen Moore
   In 1992, Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton famously answered a voter question about how the national debt affected him personally. Clinton's response was often paraphrased as, "I feel your pain."

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                            April 16, 2024Trump and the Pro-Life Dilemma By Daniel McCarthy
   Donald Trump is the furthest thing from a threat to democracy where abortion is concerned -- and for activists on both sides, that's alarming.
April 12, 2024Democrats are Getting Desperate (But Do They Have  an Ace Up Their Sleeves?) By Brian Joondeph
President Joe Biden is not popular these days. In the Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll from April 11, only 22% of likely US voters strongly approve of Biden’s job performance. In comparison, 46% strongly disapprove, a 24-point negative swing.

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                            April 12, 2024A Fail-Safe Society Is Sure to Fail By Michael Barone
   When are we going to trust our fellow Americans again? When are we going to allow qualified individuals with responsibility to make decisions without consulting detailed rulebooks and formal procedures?
April 11, 2024An Electoral College Time Capsule By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The six presidential elections held during the 25-year history of the Center for Politics were often close, although most states voted predictably.
— As part of a time capsule we are putting together to be opened at the center’s 50th anniversary in 2049, we are asking our future students to consider what has changed and what has stayed the same.
— Had we done the same exercise when the center was founded 25 years ago, we would have seen an Electoral College alignment from 1976-1996 that looked a lot different than what we’ve become familiar with this century.

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                            April 10, 2024A Ban on Freelance Work By John Stossel
   The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees.

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                            April 9, 2024PBS Misremembers William F. Buckley Jr. By Daniel McCarthy
   Imagine making a documentary about one of the 20th century's leading opponents of the Ku Klux Klan -- without ever talking about the evil of the KKK itself.

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                            April 9, 2024Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time By Stephen Moore
   President Joe Biden keeps lecturing corporate America to "pay your fair share" of taxes. It turns out he's right that some companies really are getting away scot-free from paying taxes.

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                            April 5, 2024Disorder on the Border Remains a Problem for Biden Democrats By Michael Barone
What were they thinking? Did President Joe Biden and the folks who put together his immigration policy imagine the voting public would celebrate policies that resulted in a record-high number of migration encounters -- more than three-quarters of a million -- in the usually low-immigration months of October, November and December 2023?
April 4, 2024Seniors for Biden? Looking Into the Polls Among Another Key Subgroup By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Horse race presidential polling has shown some significant weaknesses for President Biden among at least a couple of key subgroups: young people and Black voters.
— However, some polls have also shown Biden doing unusually well among senior citizens.
— The oldest voters have generally voted to the right of the national vote in recent cycles, and that is probably what we should expect in 2024 as well, despite these polls.

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                            April 3, 2024Trade Is Evil? By John Stossel
   Leaders of both parties agree: We must reduce globalization.  

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                            April 2, 2024Planes, Trains and Automobiles ... and Trucks By Stephen Moore
   The Biden administration has announced in recent weeks new stringent emissions requirements for virtually the entire American transportation system.

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                            April 2, 2024Who Wants to Be House Speaker? By Daniel McCarthy
Mel Brooks said it's good to be the king -- but is it good to be speaker of the House of Representatives?

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                            March 29, 2024Today's Leaders Are Not Living Up to Constitutional Norms By Michael Barone
   How are America's leaders measuring up against the standards set by the Constitution and the examples of the Founding Fathers? It's a question I've been asking as I seek refuge from contemporary politics in reading and occasionally writing, in my 2023 book "Mental Maps of the Founders," about the early years of the republic.
March 28, 2024Notes on the State of Politics: March 28, 2024 By Kyle Kondik
The narrowing GOP House majorityRep. Mike Gallagher’s (R, WI-8) surprising announcement late last week that he would resign on April 19 combined with an earlier and also surprising resignation announcement by now ex-Rep. Ken Buck (R, CO-4) is going to have the effect of further reducing the Republicans’ already-slim House majority.

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                            March 27, 2024In My House! By John Stossel
   What if you come home and find strangers living in your house?

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                            March 26, 2024The Biden Administration Takes a Swipe at Credit Card Industry By Stephen Moore
  The Biden administration regulators see a monopoly boogeyman behind the curtain of nearly every business merger and acquisition -- from airlines to cellphones to chicken producers.

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                            March 26, 2024Trump Hunts for a VP Close to Home By Daniel McCarthy
   It's the new season of "The Apprentice," only this time Donald Trump isn't looking for the next business whiz, he's in the market for a running mate.