Ronald Brownstein
Brownstein, a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, is a senior editor at The Atlantic & a senior political analyst for CNN.
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Rohrabacher confirms he offered Trump pardon to Assange for proof Russia didn’t hack DNC email
The former Republican congressman confirmed that during a meeting at the Ecuadorian Embassy in August 2017, he told Julian Assange he would get President Trump to give him a pardon.
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Ronald Brownstein
Er, wow: "Rohrabacher confirms he offered Trump pardon to Assange for proof Russia didn't hack DNC email." news.yahoo.com/rohrabacher-co… via @Yahoo
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Bernie Sanders Gets a Pass
He’s the front-runner. But his opponents still aren’t treating him like one.
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Ronald Brownstein
"Faced with signs that Bernie Sanders is consolidating his position as the front-runner in the race, the candidates last night chose to focus most of their fire instead at the new guy onstage: Michael Bloomberg." My take from LV.
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What a Sanders Win in Nevada Would Really Mean
In short: It would up the chances of a contested convention.
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Ronald Brownstein
D moderates may leave NV even more anxious about beating Sanders. While IA & NH tabbed Buttigieg & Amy as fresh-faced alternatives, NV may weaken them & lift Biden. The recalibration could deepen the muddle in the middle w/Bloomberg also looming there.
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NV "seems likely to confirm Sanders’s status as the field’s most formidable contender w/out answering whether he can expand much beyond his base or elevating one of the other candidates as his principal rival."
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A Drawn-Out Nomination Fight Is More Likely Than Ever
The New Hampshire results confirmed how hard it’ll be for any Democratic candidate to assemble a broad coalition.
All the Democratic Candidates Are Niche Candidates
That could lead to a lengthy war of attrition for the party nomination.
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Ronald Brownstein
All of the Democratic candidates are struggling to appeal to more than a distinct niche in the party. That could produce a lengthy and inconclusive struggle for the nomination. My take from NH.
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Trump’s Biggest Vulnerability
His lies about health care at the State of the Union signal just how weak he is on the issue.
After Acquittal, It’s Anything Goes for the Republicans
The party’s new doctrine: What’s good for Trump is good for America.
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Legit question post impeachment: "With the Republicans in thrall to a demagogic leader, will it accept the results if Mr. Trump loses the election? Will Mr. Trump vacate the White House next Jan. 20, or will he claim that the election was a fraud?"
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2020 Democrats Are Bringing Butter Knives to a Gunfight
The stakes of tonight’s Iowa caucus are much higher than the candidates seem to think.
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As @SenSanders has surged in Iowa, the other D contenders have chosen almost entirely not to confront him directly. That’s a huge gamble his coalition is still too small to win it all. My take from IA.
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The One Way That Iowa Looks Like the Democratic Party
Urban areas in the state are shifting to the left, a trend that could tilt the final outcome on caucus night.
A Reckoning Over Iowa
The privileged status of the early-voting states could come under threat if they elevate a candidate next month who ultimately loses to Donald Trump.
Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of Impeachment
The timing and scale of the attacks suggest the Russians may be looking for the same kind of damaging information on Joe Biden that President Trump wanted from Ukraine, security experts say.
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Ronald Brownstein
"the Russians could be searching for potentially embarrassing material on the Bidens — the same kind of information that Mr. Trump wanted from Ukraine when he pressed for an investigation of the Bidens and Burisma".
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Democrats Ignore the Sun Belt at Their Peril
The region will determine the country’s future.
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"The partisan and generational struggles for control of the nation’s direction will be decided more and more in the Sun Belt," writes @RonBrownstein
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While the big 3 predominantly white Rustbelt battlegrounds-PA MI WI-will likely remain the fulcrum of 2020, new Census data underscore that thru 2020s control of the nation's direction is likely to be decided in the diverse Sunbelt. My take.
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Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion
The inside story of President Trump’s demand to halt military assistance to an ally shows the price he was willing to pay to carry out his agenda.
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Ronald Brownstein
After this blockbuster account does Collins/Murkowski/Romney/Gardner/McSally want to explain why it’s not necessary to hear from Bolton et al under oath?. nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/… via @NYTimes
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The Second Term Is Always Worse
Narendra Modi has been emboldened by reelection. Donald Trump could be too.
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Powerful & ominous @Yascha_Mounk w/a global perspective: "Many may assume that Trump’s reelection will bring nothing worse than four more years of the same...[But] When they are reelected, populists nearly always become more radical and more dangerous."
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One Thing About the 2020 Election Is Already Clear
Regardless of which side wins next year, the divide between red and blue America is likely to only grow wider.
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Ronald Brownstein
"The 2020 election looms as a 'Battle of the Bulge' between a Republican coalition that represents what America has been and a Democratic coalition that embodies what it is becoming."
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Tulsi Gabbard and the Return of the Anti-Anti-Trump Left
The small cadre of leftists who see the Democrats as the main enemy oppose impeachment and might help Trump win reelection.
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Read @jonathanchait on Tulsi Gabbard's seemingly inevitable march toward launching an independent presidential candidacy designed to siphon away some left votes & help reelect Trump.
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How to Turn Anger and Fear Into Political Power
Latinos in Arizona can show how it’s done.
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Ronald Brownstein
“Progressives who obsess over white swing voters in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania should pay close attention to Arizona because it’s a model for how to mobilize Latino people nationally.”
nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opi… via @NYTOpinion
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Trump’s Reelection Is Sitting on a Knife’s Edge
The 2020 contest could hinge on one key factor.
Ukraine’s President Stands Alone Against Russia
The lack of American interest was clear as the two nations’ presidents met in Paris.
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Ronald Brownstein
“Mr. Zelensky showed courage in agreeing to meet with Mr. Putin with no tangible support from Washington, but the absence of the Americans was obvious and troubling.” nytimes.com/2019/12/11/opi… via @NYTOpinion
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The Russification of the Republican Party
GOP lawmakers used to oppose the president’s embrace of Putin and the Kremlin. Not anymore.