<![CDATA[James Downie - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/25190.xmlAuthor <![CDATA[Donald Trump Can't Stop Sabotaging His Own Economy]]> https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-canada-iran-trade-bessent-beef Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Trump's Oval Office Chart Charade Can't Hide the Truth]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trumps-oval-office-chart-charade-cant-hide-truth-economy-rcna223919 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Why the GOP Is Rushing To Pass Trump's Megabill]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/senate-republicans-big-beautiful-bill-vote-rcna215558 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Trump Can't Figure Out How To Lie About Medicaid Cuts]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-medicaid-cuts-budget-taxes-rcna204861 Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Trump's Offensive Arlington Stunt]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-arlington-cemetery-employee-initimidation-rcna169063 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[A Roadmap for Biden's Re-Election]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/biden-trump-election-naomi-klein-book-doppleganger-rcna104371 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Far Right Just Lost Its Strongest Weapon Against Biden]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/debt-ceiling-deal-biden-jobs-economy-rcna87356 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Clarence Thomas Must Resign--or Be Impeached]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/clarence-thomas-ginni-supreme-court-ethics-rcna83062 Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Why Huckabee Sanders' Response Condemned the GOP]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/sarah-sanders-republican-state-union-response-was-dark-rcna69637 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie <![CDATA[Senate Dems Must Raise the Debt Ceiling Immediately]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/us-senate-results-put-democrats-control-rcna56986 Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie <![CDATA[In Ohio Senate Race, Dems Handicapping Themselves]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ohio-senate-race-democrats-can-t-abandon-tim-ryan-n1299690 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Why Won't Dems Pass Ban on Lawmakers Trading Stocks?]]> https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/democrats-botched-stock-trading-ban-huge-missed-chance-n1299215 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[The New GOP Strategy: Don't Believe the President]]> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinions-the-new-gop-strategy-dont-believe-the-president/ar-AAInSLy Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[The Trump Economic Team: Men Without a Plan]]> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinions-the-trump-economic-team-men-without-a-plan/ar-AAFZ44k Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Why Are Dems Still Foot-Dragging on Impeachment?]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/26/why-are-democratic-leaders-still-foot-dragging-impeachment-hearings/?utm_term=.37f052bbf5ad Mon, 27 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Rick Scott's Slimy Claim of Fraud]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/11/11/rick-scotts-slimy-claim-of-fraud/?noredirect=on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie <![CDATA[Newest Charge Against Comey Is a Cheap Stunt]]> https://t.co/BGHjRVcCu3 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Yes, Democrats Should Filibuster Gorsuch]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/03/23/yes-democrats-should-filibuster-gorsuch-his-record-shows-why/?utm_term=.3d232be0ca9c Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[The Case for 'Giving Trump a Chance' Is Dead. Dems Must Fight]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/01/26/the-case-for-giving-trump-a-chance-is-dead-too-many-democrats-are-still-holding-back/?utm_term=.7b54b646b227 Sun, 29 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie <![CDATA[Election Day Looks Good for Dems, With 1 Exception]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/election-day-looks-good-for-the-democrats--with-one-crucial-exception/2016/08/12/29c9cf46-6013-11e6-af8e-54aa2e849447_story.html?utm_term=.5485653fd6ec Sat, 13 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Why Clinton Can Thank Trump For Her Polling Bump]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/08/07/why-clinton-can-thank-trump-for-her-polling-bump/ Sun, 07 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Trump's June an Utter Disaster in Every Way]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/06/26/new-post-abc-poll-trumps-june-has-been-an-utter-disaster-in-every-way/ Sun, 26 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500 James Downie <![CDATA[Why Trump Won't Be Elected President]]> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-donald-trump-wont-be-elected-president/2016/03/03/50dafd0e-e169-11e5-9c36-e1902f6b6571_story.html Fri, 04 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie <![CDATA[The Republican Congress' "Scary" First Week]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/01/13/republicans-tellingly-scary-first-week-in-congress/ Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie <![CDATA[Stop the Cuts and Help the Economy]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/02/07/stop-the-cuts-and-help-the-economy/ Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie <![CDATA["Too Big to Fail" Becomes "Too Big to Indict"]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2012/12/11/too-big-to-fail-becomes-too-big-to-indict/ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie <![CDATA[Senate Republicans' Moral Cowardice]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2012/12/06/senate-republicans-profiles-in-moral-cowardice/?wprss=post-partisan Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 James Downie