Sep 5, 2021 | Elections, History, Salon.com
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Before Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in 2020, only one presidential election had resulted in massive violence against the federal government. That of course was the election of 1860, which was as divisive as any in history and plunged the United States into the Civil War....
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Aug 1, 2021 | Elections, Salon.com
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In his cascade of lies about the 2020 election, Donald Trump preys on the desire of his snowflake supporters to believe that they’re special. The thing is, they’re not.
I live in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, a swing region in a swing state. ...
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Jun 20, 2021 | Elections, Salon.com
Asked to reflect on the events of Jan. 6 — not in his official capacity as a member of Congress but as a witness to history — Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., called out several of his Republican colleagues by name.
“I look at [Alabama Rep. Mo] Brooks and [Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor] Greene and [Colorado Rep....
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Jun 13, 2021 | Elections, History, Salon.com
As my colleague Amanda Marcotte frequently points out, conservative ideology these days seems to boil down to little more than “owning the libs.” If you manage to achieve “triggering a lib,” maybe you get imaginary bonus points — perhaps the Star Theme from Super Mario Bros. plays in your head.
Well, I think it’s time for liberals to return the favor....
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May 9, 2021 | Elections, History, Salon.com
As I write this article, Arizona Republicans are conducting a fake audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, the state’s major population center. The purpose of that audit, as my colleague Amanda Marcotte accurately observes, is to satisfy Donald Trump and his supporters by doing two things. First, it applies unproved conspiracy theories to the recount process in the hope of “proving” Trump actually won the state....
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Apr 11, 2021 | Elections, History, Salon.com
It is a question I often hear people ask during conversations about the rise of Adolf Hitler: If I had been alive in Germany when the Nazis took power, would I have had the courage to side against them?
Thanks to the 2020 presidential election, there is now a convenient way to answer that query....
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Mar 7, 2021 | Elections, History, Salon.com
As someone who has spent much of his academic career writing about Grover Cleveland, I have a message for Donald Trump and his supporters: He’s no Grover Cleveland.
If Trump actually runs for president in 2024, he’ll be aiming to join Cleveland in the history books as just the second president to serve non-consecutive terms ....
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Feb 14, 2021 | Elections, History, Republicans, Salon.com
Donald Trump, who as president incited a riot in an effort to stay in office despite losing the 2020 election, was acquitted by the U.S. Senate on Saturday, putting an end to his second impeachment trial.
He was not acquitted because he was innocent. He was acquitted for one reason: Donald Trump and his supporters have a toxic sense of entitlement, believing that they should never lose an election....
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Nov 3, 2020 | Elections, Salon.com
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Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has defeated Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, according to the Associated Press. It’s the first Democratic pickup of this election. Democrats will need to gain three seats to win a Senate majority if Joe Biden is also elected president — and four seats if President Trump is re-elected....
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Nov 3, 2020 | Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Salon.com
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According to recent reports, President Trump believes that Republicans can retake a majority in the House of Representatives in 2020. He might be the only one. Political experts largely believe that the Democrats are overwhelming favorites to retain control of the House, extending Nancy Pelosi’s speakership for one more term — which she has suggested will be her last....
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