Latest articles by Joe Gandelman
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4 lessons from the Boston Marathon bombings
feature In some ways, the U.S. government and the mainstream media did a great job — but they must do better
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How the NRA won
feature Most Americans support tougher gun control measures. Too bad the gun lobby has so many politicians in its pocket
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Obama is stuck in the middle
feature The president may not have clowns to his left and jokers to his right — but he is in the middle. And what that means for his legacy has yet to be determined.
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Washington has an Edward Snowden problem
feature The NSA leaks are exposing our lawmakers' hypocrisy — on both the left and right
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Cory Booker, sexuality, and the GOP's regressive politics
feature Republican Steve Lonegan truly steps in it by trying to take advantage of questions around his heavily favored Democratic opponent's sexuality
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What's wrong with the GOP?
feature Trouble is brewing for the Republican Party's dominant Tea Party faction and for the GOP itself. And some of the party's big donors are not pleased.
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Shedding new light on John F. Kennedy's legacy: An interview with Larry Sabato
feature Sabato's new book, The Kennedy Half Century, also uses new scientific methods to probe one of the most famous assassinations in American history
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Bob Filner: From progressive hope to national punchline
feature San Diego's mayor could have been great. Instead, he's awful.
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The 'Cheneyization' of the Republican Party
feature Plenty of conservatives are mad about Liz Cheney's quixotic Senate bid. But her aggressively ultra-partisan attitude fits in perfectly with today's GOP.
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Do conservatives even want to win?
feature Karl Rove and Reince Priebus clearly do. And then there's Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin...
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America's political center has completely vanished
feature "Compromise" is no longer in Congress' vocabulary
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Can conservative reformers succeed?
feature Or will Darrell Issa, Allen West, and Erick Erickson win?
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Are conservatives winning the battle but losing the war?
feature Their short-term political victories may bring them long-term electoral pain
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Will elephants be extinct by 2025?
feature Worldwide demand for ivory is fueling rampant poaching
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Chris Christie's 2016 tightrope walk
feature New Jersey's Republican governor is among the frontrunners for the GOP nomination. But can he win back the conservative base without losing his moderate appeal?
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The Michele Bachmann sideshow is hurting the GOP
feature The Minnesota lawmaker alienates independents, moderates, and young voters — and she's not going anywhere
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Morton Downey, Jr.: The man who set the stage for Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity
feature In the '80s, he made it cool to make politics highly personal
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How Obama became a 'uniter' on Syria
feature Lawmakers on both the left and right have found novel ways to hate on the president's plan. Talk about bipartisanship.
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Why the GOP's rebranding effort will fail
feature After the GOP's 2012 drubbing, everyone knows Republicans need a political makeover. Everyone, that is, except some key Republicans
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How Rand Paul can win the 2016 presidential nomination
feature It's not a slam dunk. But it could definitely happen.
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Even without Michele Bachmann, the GOP is still crazy
feature Many mainstream Republicans breathed a sigh of relief when the Minnesota Tea Partier announced her retirement. But there's still Louie Gohmert and Ted Cruz and...
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If immigration reform fails, the GOP may be doomed
feature If Republicans have any hope of winning back Latinos, they must end their fierce internal divisions on immigration
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Can Chris Christie win the GOP nomination?
feature In a general election against Clinton or Biden, he's probably the party's best option. But the moderate Christie might not be able to survive the primaries.
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The center strikes back
feature Election 2013 showed the perils of straying beyond the 'Mighty Middle'
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