August 17, 2020 Archives

RealClearPolitics Week of August 17, 2020 Archives

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Monday, August 17
Unconventional Convention a Crucial Moment for Biden
David Axelrod, CNN
Why I'm Voting Republican in 2020--for the First Time Ever
Leo Terrell, FOX News
Biden Has a Bold, Progressive Agenda. But Can He Pass It?
Dylan Matthews, Vox
It's Still American Nationalism vs. Globalism
Steve Cortes, RealClearPolitics
Why the Israel-UAE Deal Is More About Iran Than Peace
Jonah Shepp, NY Magazine
UAE Letting Go of Hate Toward Israel a Dream Come True
Mujahed Kobbe, Forward
The Scary War Game Over Taiwan the U.S. Loses Over & Over
Richard Bernstein, RCI
White People Must Be Twice as Kind Right Now
Savala Trepczynski, Time
BLM Mob Drags Man Into The Street, Beats Him Unconscious
John Sexton, Hot Air
Social Media Dodges Blame for Spreading Hate
Juan Williams, The Hill
Waiting for Durham May Be Over
Roger Kimball, Epoch Times
State Polls: Georgia: Trump +2 | North Carolina: Tied | Texas: Trump +7 | Map
Tuesday, August 18
The More Voters See, the Less They'll Like Biden and Harris
John Feehery, The Hill


Michelle Obama Still Going High When They Go Low
Carla Hall, Los Angeles Times
Trump's Pardon of Susan B. Anthony: A Deft Political Move
Carl Cannon, RCP
How Black Women Excluded From Suffrage Kept Fighting
Rep. Val Demings, GMA
7 Stories Media Ignores Because They Might Hurt Dems
Margot Cleveland, Federalist
Taylor Swift Is 100% Right About Trump and the Post Office
Dean Obeidallah, CNN
Postal Justice Warriors Undermine Election Confidence
Mark Hemingway, RCP
Decoupling of U.S. and China Has Only Just Begun
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
No, Covid-19 Is Not a Metaphor
Russel Berman, The Atlantic
How Payroll Tax Suspension Helps 140 Million Workers
Moore & Ortiz, RCMarkets
The Official 2020 Democratic National Convention Drinking Game
Matt Taibbi
Battle for Congress: Senate Map, Polls | No Toss Up Map | House Map, Generic
Wednesday, August 19
2020 Election a Battle Between Trump and the Media
Conrad Black, New York Sun


Kamala Harris Will Deliver the Democrats' Real Keynote
Adam Harris, The Atlantic
'Moderate' Pitch for Biden Masks the Left's Tightening Grip
J. Peder Zane, RCP
Jill Biden Feels America's Pain
Matthew Yglesias, Vox
At 74, Has Bill Clinton's Relevance Run Its Course?
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Chicago BLM Leader On Why She Supports Looting
Wildeboer & Mitchell, WBEZ
BLM Fear-Mongering Is Wrong Fixation for Black People
Jason Whitlock, Outkick
The Rich Are Fleeing Cities. That's a Good Thing
Hamilton Nolan, In These Times
What New York Will Look Like w/out Taxpaying Billionaires
Nicole Gelinas, NY Post
The World Is Still in a State of Climate Crisis Denial
Greta Thunberg, The Guardian
More C02 Isn't Making the Earth 'Uninhabitable'
David Simon, RealClearMarkets
Anxious Parents Brace for Go-It-Alone School Year
Claire Cain Miller, New York Times
Latest Polls: Rasmussen: Biden +4 | YouGov: Biden +10 | The Hill: Biden +6
Thursday, August 20
Biden Back Better?
David Dayen, American Prospect


Biden's Scranton Backyard Slowly Grows More Republican
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Obama Delivers Existential Warning to America
Russell Berman, The Atlantic
4 Years Later, Daleiden Trapped in Harris's Prosecution
Madeline Osburn, Federalist
DNC 'Ladies Night' Takes Women Seriously
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Republicans Poised to Create Own 'Squad' of Bold Women?
Carrie Sheffield, JTN
Michigan's Gov. Whitmer Cancels Football
Collin Anderson, Washington Free Beacon
The Karen Meme and the Awkward Status of White Women
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic
Netanyahu Fears Biden as President Would Renew Iran Deal
Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor
How Biden Can Use This Speech to Fire Trump
Paul Begala, CNN
It Should Be Easy for Republicans to Outshine the DNC
David Marcus, The Federalist
Latest Polls: Pennsylvania (Morning Call): Biden +4 | Minnesota (Trafalgar): Tie
Friday, August 21
DNC Was an 8-Hour-Long Infomercial--& a Pretty Good One
Joanna Weiss, Politico


The DNC Sounded Like a Eulogy for Joe Biden
Matthew Walther, The Week
Joe Biden, America's Un-Trump
Susan Glasser, The New Yorker
Will Americans Reject the Covid Lockdown Supremacists?
Kira Davis, RedState
The Kindness Is the Point--DNC's Best Argument
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Dems Embrace the Scourge of Identity Politics--Bad Move
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked
Can Trump Learn From the Last Three Defeated Incumbents?
Myra Adams, RCP
Biden Has to Beware What Trump Has in Store
David Axelrod, CNN
Iran Was Paying Bounties--Trump Killed Man Responsible
Tristan Justice, Federalist
A Big Deal in the Middle East
Dan Feferman, RealClearWorld
The Power of Dads in Childhood Development
Dana Suskind, Brookings
2020 Polls: PA, MN, NH, GA, TX | Top Battlegounds, vs. '16 | Map | Betting Odds
Sunday, August 23
Trump Can Hammer Biden on Violence From Radical Left
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
How Donald Trump Canceled the Republican Party
Sidney Blumenthal, The Guardian
Harris Would Have Dangerous Influence on Justice Dept.
Jonathan Turley, The Hill
Did the DNC Go Too Smoothly?
Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker
If Biden's Ready to Lock Down Again, Let's Just Elect Fauci
David Marcus, Federalist
Why Nursing Home Crisis Was Decades in the Making
Richard Eskow, NBC News
Blaming Trump, But Giving Dems a Pass on Covid
Debra Saunders, Las Vegas RJ
Americans Never Learn the Limits of Bootstrapping
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
Opportunity Zones Key to Lifting People Out of Poverty
Carson & Rollins, FOX News
Race Card Still in the Deck for Republicans
Albert Hunt, The Hill
What Gives, Baltimore Sun Editorial Board?
Kimberly Klacik, Baltimore Sun
Chipping Away at Academic Freedom
Keith Whittington, RealClearPolitics


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