Political Jason

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Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. This past week, Americans observed the 25th anniversary of 9/11. And despite the time that has passed, today’s political landscape eerily resembles the chaotic two-term presidency of George W. Bush. Under both Bush and President… Source Powered by WPeMatico

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This week, the Department of Justice is attacking a top law school for daring to enroll Black students, Minnesota for daring to continue to fight back, and 30 different states about invented election malfeasance. Also, Attorney General Todd Blanche gets a star turn. Since the administration will not definitively reject the idea of sending federal agents to the polls in November… Source Powered by WPeMatico

When a metaphorical army of bedazzled cowboy hats and Donald Trump memorabilia filled a Dallas arena this past week, they were more likely than not expecting a show of strength from the Republican Party. What they likely didn’t expect was a show of literal strength in the form of a nearly nude, muscular Hasan Piker on the jumbotron above them. “my meat pic was on the jumbotron at the… Source Powered by WPeMatico

A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related | Trump’s own family condemns his absurd 9/11… Source Powered by WPeMatico

During the Republican Party’s Trumpapalooza convention in Dallas this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played some of the greatest hits from the first months of the second Trump administration: the autopen and “Sleepy” Joe Biden. “In 15 short months, we’ve gone from autopen to overdrive, from a president who couldn’t stay awake to a president who refuses to sleep,” Bessent said. Source Powered by WPeMatico

The administration’s insistence that everything about President Donald Trump’s takeover of mail-in voting will be easy-peasy, no problem, is not exactly borne out by reality. In the latest example of how things are not going well at all, Florida’s Leon County was told by the U.S. Postal Service that their carefully designed outgoing mail-in ballot envelopes are a no-go. So the county had to… Source Powered by WPeMatico

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The advertising barrage has begun ahead of this year’s midterm election, with both parties seeking to accomplish their goal of winning a majority in Congress. And where Republicans are choosing to spend their cash shows just how much trouble the GOP is in this fall. After sitting on his war chest for months, President Donald Trump’s political operation has started to reserve television ads. Source Powered by WPeMatico