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"Immigration is a blind spot where Democrats focus first on the needs of migrants rather than the needs of Americans."
Trends may be working for Trump's party in New Jersey but less so in Virginia.
The side in greater danger today of becoming the party of political murder is the one whose highly educated followers have long considered themselves uniquely tolerant.
No one can seriously argue that this is a passive presidency.
The half of America that takes its educational credentials as an imprimatur of moral superiority sees no need to understand the other half and resists acknowledging the violence wreaked by those on its side.
After their deaths, they were seen as martyrs who aged before their people's eyes and seemed to give their lives to the cause of making the nation stronger and better.
America is recovering its footing, though there's always a danger of wobbling off to another side.
"You cannot win a democratic mandate by censoring your opponents or putting them in jail."
President Donald Trump has been employing threats of actions outside traditional norms to get others to do things in ways he wants. And quite effectively, so far.
For now, there is some reason for optimism on Russia's often fluctuating western border.
Maybe the Framers got it right when they opted for the equal population principle as the key to fair representation.
It looks like the Democrats' baggage, especially from the Biden years, is heavier than the loads Trump Republicans must juggle.
You might expect former presidents to supply elements of personal comity and institutional norms to current politics, but having a lot of ex-presidents around hasn't always helped.
The promise of an ever-increasing body of college graduates permanently swelling an ascendant Democratic majority seems uncertain of fulfillment.
For most of four decades, the gender gap wobbled around three or four points. Now, coinciding — perhaps not accidentally — with the era of President Donald Trump, it is bigger.
It looks like Trump's policies have moved toward a more peaceful Middle East, a Europe more alert to Russian aggression, and perhaps an increasing caution by the leaders of Russia and China.
The barista proletariat has established itself as a significant and sometimes decisive constituency in Democratic primaries. But its agenda may prove disqualifying in larger arenas.
