Josh Kraushaar
Against the Grain columnist at National Journal. Political reporting & analysis, without fear or favor. (Opinions expressed here are my own.)
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WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Leads Trump by 8 Points in New Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll
Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains his lead over President Trump, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows.
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NEW NBC/WSJ poll: Biden 51, Trump 43.
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This Is How Biden Should Approach the Latino Vote
Some ways of talking about race and class are more effective politically. And not just with Hispanics.
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“A majority across the groups we surveyed did not repudiate Trump-style rhetoric as obviously racist and divisive, but instead agreed with it.”
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POLL: 58% of American voters think the Senate should not fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court vacancy until after the election
The vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completely divided Americans and made intense polarization ahead of the 2020 election even more severe.
Joe Biden’s Court Vacancy Plan: More Talk of Health Care and the Pandemic
Mr. Biden has spent months assailing President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. With a bitter Supreme Court confirmation battle looming, he will seek to link the vacancy to the pandemic and the future of health care.
Biden takes cautious approach to SCOTUS storm
His campaign is laying plans to shift the focus of the looming Supreme Court nomination fight toward a referendum on the Affordable Care Act.
TV Ratings: Game 2 of Eastern Conference Finals sinks to 17-year low
NBA's viewership issues haven't seemed to improved much despite the games taking on added meaning.
Iowa Poll: Theresa Greenfield narrowly leads Joni Ernst in hyper-competitive Senate race
"Theresa Greenfield is holding her own, and I think that says something about Joni Ernst's vulnerability," pollster J. Ann Selzer said.
Why losing Justin Verlander to surgery marks beginning of the end of Astros' sad legacy
The Cooperstown-worthy ace might have thrown his last pitch for Houston, but that might not be the only big change for the tarnished franchise.
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“Why losing Justin Verlander marks beginning of the end of Astros' sad legacy” - via @ESPN
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The Post-Objectivity Era
Summary of "Hate Inc: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another"
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“A Pew study that just came out showed that of the people who say Fox is their primary news source, 93% describe themselves as Republicans. For MSNBC, the number is 95% Democrats. The New York Times is 91% Democrats. Even NPR is now 87% Democrats.”
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Trump Presses for New Justice ‘Without Delay’ as Election-Season Battle Looms
The president is likely to nominate a successor this coming week to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday, but Senate Republicans are weighing whether they have the votes to confirm his choice before the Nov. 3 election.
Mitch McConnell’s Calculation - The Bulwark
Anyone who has observed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s career knows there are only two things he cares about: maintaining his Senate majority leader position and confirming judges. That means he’s going to hold a vote to confirm a Supreme...
Justice Ginsburg's Death Will Not Upend the Race Completely
It is hard to believe that we are mourning yet another groundbreaking leader in a year of so much loss. It feels inappropriate to be spending more time talking about the politics of her replacement than the life of this pioneering woman.
But, we...
Senate Republicans’ Last Chance to Stand Up to Trump
With a Supreme Court vacancy after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Republican senators must again choose between country and party.
Shooting at a backyard party in Rochester leaves 2 dead and 14 wounded
Two people were killed and fourteen others were wounded during a shooting in Rochester, New York, police said early Saturday morning.
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Rochester shooting: Two people were killed and 14 wounded during backyard party shooting - CNN
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The country has lost its mind. It’s time for some game theory.
The only way to win a game wailing whataboutism? Don’t get suckered into playing.
History Is on the Side of Republicans Filling a Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020 | National Review
Choosing not to fill a vacancy would be a historically unprecedented act of unilateral disarmament.
If Clinton wins, more in GOP say no to full Supreme Court
Some Republican lawmakers suggest they would be fine with just eight for four years more rather than have Hillary Clinton fill the vacancy.