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RealClearPolitics Week of January 8, 2024 Archives

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Monday, January 8
Morning in America
Binyamin Appelbaum, New York Times
Evening in America
Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative
Thinking About America's Trust Collapse All Wrong
Jedediah Britton-Purdy, Atlantic
2024 Trump-Biden Rematch Will Be Election Like No Other
David Bossie, FOX News
Trump Doesn't Actually Speak for the Silent Majority
Jamelle Bouie, New York Times
Trump Poised To Win Most Black Votes of Any Republican
Kate Plummer, Newsweek
Biden Is Right To Focus on 'Saving Democracy'
A.B. Stoddard, The Bulwark
Joe Biden's Pursuit of Power at Any Cost
Miranda Devine, New York Post
Hospitalization Deepens Mystery of Sec Def's Absence
Lubold & Youssef, WSJ
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Must Resign
Joe Buccino, RealClearDefense
Wider War in the Middle East Is Already Here
Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
Reject False Choice Between Southern Border and Ukraine
Dave Donaldson, RCP
The Time Has Come To Fix the Supreme Court  
Rob Wolfe, Washington Monthly
Enemies of the Administrative State
Benjamin Weingarten, RealClearPolitics
Universities Are Not on the Level
Josh Barro, Substack
Who Will Stand Up to the Right's Targeted Takedowns?
Symone Sanders, MSNBC
Harvard, Claudine Gay and the Education of Bill Ackman
Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ
Tuesday, January 9
Could Biden Drop Out? Democratic Leaders Wishcast
Oliver Wiseman, The Free Press


Iowa, One Week Out
Byron York, Washington Examiner
With An Ugly Campaign Afoot, Wild Cards Still Abound
Albert Hunt, The Messenger
Add Kyiv Mayor to the List of Biden's Business Associates
Nelson & Devine, NY Post
Trump Ludicrously Claims Biden Is the Real Insurrectionist
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Swing States Have a Long Way To Go To Safeguard Election
M.D. Kittle, Federalist
Austin's Mysterious Disappearance Means He Needs To Go
Fred Kaplan, Slate
Trump Allies Demand Accountability From Fauci, Not Trump
Philip Wegmann, RCP
A 'Coordinated Campaign'
Joel Zinberg, City Journal
How Democrats and Republicans Have Switched Sides
Peter Savodnik, The Free Press
Unrestricted Immigration Is a Real Problem
Steven Camarota, Tablet Magazine
Instead of Pushing Christie Out, Use Ranked-Choice Voting
Anuzis & Lockhart, RCP
'Face the Nation' Moderator Makes a Fool of Herself
Spencer Brown, Townhall
The Right Is Winning Its War on Schools
Melissa Grant, The New Republic
How DEI Statements Are Used To Enforce Groupthink
Lukianoff & Schlott, Reason
The Big Schmooze
Olivia Reingold, The Free Press
O, Wonder! Take a Moment To Smell the Roses
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
N.H. GOP: CNN: Trump 39, Haley 32, Christie 12 | USAT: Trump 46, Haley 26
Wednesday, January 10
Will DeSantis Get Left Out in the Cold in Iowa?
David Axelrod, CNN


Prof. Charles Franklin on Polling in Iowa & Wisconsin
Tom Bevan, RCP Poll Position
NH Looms as Haley’s Last Chance To Stop Trump
Reston, et al, Washington Post
Sununu Warns NH: A Vote for Christie Is a Vote for Trump
Philip Wegmann, RCP
Beware of New Hampshire’s Haley-RINO Trump Trap
Peter Navarro, Washington Times
2024, the Year We Stop Trump's Rolling Insurrection
Joan Walsh, The Nation
Biden Loves 'Democracy' As Long As His Enemies Sit In Jail
Mike Davis, Federalist
Trump’s Legal Arguments Getting Increasingly Embarrassing
Jeremy Stahl, Slate
Will the Supreme Court Keep Trump Off the Ballot?
Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal
Lloyd Austin's Mistake Should End His Career
Charles Lipson, The Spectator
Calls for Austin To Resign Are Attacks on Black Success
Ameshia Cross, Newsweek
Which Toady Would Trump Pick as His No. 2?
Michelle Cottle, New York Times
Elise Stefanik Is Running for VP & She’s Winning
Conn Carroll, Washington Examiner
How Justin Trudeau Lost His Grip
Zi-Ann Lum, Politico
The Disgusting Silence of Women's Groups on Hamas Rapes
Penn & Stein, NY Post
Americans Embrace Religion, Reject Religious Bigotry
Susan Crabtree, RCP
Why Mark Cuban's Defense of DEI Is So Flawed
Pastor Corey Brooks, X
Iowa (Trafalgar): Trump 52, Haley 18, DeSantis 18, Ramaswamy 5, Christie 3
Thursday, January 11
Winner of the DeSantis-Haley Debate
Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics


Just 2 Candidates on GOP Debate Stage. Did Either...Win?
Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate
The Biden Box
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
Trump Tames Revenge Talk, Ups Insults
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Tailored Suits
James Piereson, The New Criterion
What Is Haley Even Talking About?
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic
Christie Bows Out of GOP Presidential Race
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics
Christie's Parting Lesson About Trump and the GOP Field
James Antle, DC Examiner
Johnson Forced To Beg for Trump's Mercy
Nicole Lafond, Talking Points Memo
What Speaker Johnson Should Do Right Now
Russ Vought, X/Twitter
Chevron Deference Was Fun While It Lasted
Eugene Scalia, Wall Street Journal
Everyone Bill Ackman Is Fighting
Kevin Dugan, New York Magazine
The Exquisite Irony of Claudine Gay's Downfall
Loury & McWhorter, Substack
Idea for Professors at Elite Schools: Go Teach Republicans
Ben Kawaller, Free Press
New Restrictions on Contractors Could Destroy Gig Work
Karen Harned, RCP
What Happens If the Trustbusters Win?
Brooke Masters, Financial Times
Menendez to Whitmer, Others: If He Goes Down, They Do
J.P. Isbell, MI News Source
N.H. Emerson: GOP: Trump 44, Haley 28 | Dem: Biden (Write-In) 49, Phillips 16
Friday, January 12
Inside the Run-Up to the Iowa Caucus
Bradley Devlin, The American Conservative


The Elusive Promise of a Real GOP Race Against Trump
Susan Glasser, New Yorker
Trump's Hold on Rural America Key to His Resilience
John McCormick, Wall St Journal
What Hunter Biden and Donald Trump Are Teaching Us
Julian Zelizer, CNN
Biden 'Saves' Democracy by Destroying It
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Demonizing Illegal Immigrants Betrays American Ideals
Jackie Calmes, LA Times
Terrorists Coming In Through Biden's Broken Border
Sen. John Kennedy, NY Post
Trump Dreams of Economic Disaster
Paul Krugman, New York Times
Trump's Rising Support From Minority Voters
Terry Jones, Issues & Insights
U.S. Attacks in Yemen Sharpen Biden’s Dilemmas
Stephen Collinson, CNN
Give Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar the Eichmann Treatment
Warren Kozak, WSJ
Flip-Flopping Faucis Destroy Faith in America's Institutions
Douglas Murray, NY Post
On Police Brutality, Not Enough in Memphis Has Changed
Earle Fisher, MSNBC
The Unjust Pursuit of Police Officer Sutton
Jason Johnson, City Journal
Plagiarism Is the Next ‘Fake News’
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic
Who's Holding Up the Ivory Tower?
Harvey Mansfield, Wall Street Journal
The Epstein Documents Reveal How I Was Framed
Alan Dershowitz, New York Post
Latest Iowa, N.H. GOP Polls: Iowa: Trump +34, +32, +41 | NH: Trump +16, +14
Saturday, January 13
Trump's Lofty Iowa Expectations Set High Bar for Victory
Cook & Parker, Bloomberg
Weathering the Caucuses
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Can Haley Ride Iowa's Midwinter Madness to the Nomination?
Ana Marie Cox, TNR
Local vs. National in Iowa
Fred Bauer, City Journal
Trump Will Win Nomination & Likely the Presidency
Scott Walker, Washington Times
Election 2024: An Election Like 1980
Douglas Schoen, The Messenger
Independent Party ID Tied for High; Democratic ID at New Low
Jeffrey Jones, Gallup
Is GOP Trying To Throw the 2024 Election in Key States?
Adam Mill, Chronicles
Biden Campaign Beefs Up Battleground Operations
Garrison & Jackson, USA Today
Crime and History
John McMillian, City Journal
The Democrats Are Falling Into a Trap on Immigration Again
Pedro Gerson, Slate
You Pay More, You Get Less and It Sucks
Peachy Keenan, The Federalist
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
David Dayen, American Prospect
How Johnson Could Trigger $100B Cut in Nondefense Spending
Russ Vought, RAV
How Did We Get to This Point in Yemen?
Peter Bergen, CNN
Behind the Turmoil in Ecuador
Juan Rojas, Compact Magazine
Penn Statue Reversal Shows Positive Power of Social Media
Nick Gillespie, Reason
Latest Polls: Iowa GOP | NH GOP | Biden vs. Trump | Biden JA | Betting Odds
Sunday, January 14
Iowa Poll: Trump Far Ahead, Haley Now 2nd
Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register
Trump's Iowa Victory May Be a Historic Landslide
Mark Serrano, Washington Times
Here Comes Trump, the Abominable Snowman
Maureen Dowd, New York Times
The McCain Trap Looms for Haley in New Hampshire
Steve Kornacki, NBC News
Haley Could Surge After Iowa. It Won't Matter
Mark Davis, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Voters Don't Want Trump-Biden Rematch. They Still Lead
Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today
Three Scenarios To Replace Biden on the Ballot
Joe Concha, The Messenger
2024 Is an Election About 10/7, Not 1/6
Hugh Hewitt, FOX News
It’s the Economy and the Democracy, Stupid
David Richards, The Hill
The Task of Journalism in a Free Society
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Hunter Biden Calls the GOP's Bluff
Eisen, Aftergut & Kovacs-Goodman, The Hill
Hunter Makes a Familiar Last-Minute Offer to Congress
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
The Houthis Have Backed Iran Into a Corner
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic
Biden's Dangerous Handling of Middle East Crisis
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Aaron Rodgers’ Misinformation Spiral
Gordon Pennycook, MSNBC
3 Big Covid Whoppers Fauci Confessed
Pierre Kory, The Federalist
Only a Year Ago
John Kass
Iowa GOP (NBC/DM Register): Trump 48, Haley 20, DeSantis 16, Ramaswamy 8


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