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Ed Kilgore

Columnist, Intelligencer

Ed Kilgore is a longtime political observer who has been a columnist for Intelligencer since 2015.

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    RFK Jr., Trump Form Coalition of Vengeful WhinersKennedy doesn’t have many supporters left, and they may hesitate to back Trump, but the two men do both harbor a true hatred of Democrats.
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    What Kamala Needs to Accomplish TonightThe DNC has done a good job so far turning the page from Biden and maintaining momentum. But Harris needs to seal the deal with swing voters.
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    Key Speakers At The Bitcoin 2024 Conference
    How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Exit Would Affect the ElectionReports are swirling about RFK Jr. dropping out of the race this week and possibly endorsing Trump. Could this ruin Harris’s convention bounce?
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    Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces Vice Presidential Running Mate
    RFK Jr. Running Mate Muses About How to Help TrumpAs their fortunes continue to fade, Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, seems to be asking Trump to make an offer they can’t refuse.
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    Harris vs. Trump Polls: Kamala Surges in Battleground StatesWhile Joe Biden’s path to 270 electoral votes was narrow, Harris has made all the crucial states competitive again.
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    4 Things Kamala Harris Needs to Pull Off at the DNCTeam Harris has four days to feed her momentum, manage the handoff from Biden, bash Trump, and present her as the candidate of safe change.
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    Biden And Palin Square Off At VP Debate
    How the J.D. Vance–Tim Walz Debate Could Affect the 2024 RaceVice-presidential debates usually don’t upend the election, but they have served up some memorable moments.
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    Trump Xenophobia Reaches Its Apex in Racist Campaign PostA post from Trump’s campaign embraces the “great replacement theory,” with Kamala Harris as the evil engineer of American carnage.
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    Nebraska GOP Could Still Grab an Electoral Vote for TrumpA late maneuver could change Nebraska’s electoral-vote system to winner-take-all, denying Democrats a vote. But Maine could retaliate.
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    Republican Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance Delivers Remarks In Philadelphia
    J.D. Vance Is Bombing His Audition As Trump Heir ApparentHe has hurt — rather than helped — his ticket, and the future is not bright for failed veep nominees.
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    Harris vs. Trump Polls: Kamala’s Gains Are Now a Trend, Not Just a BounceThe polls are showing steady gains across the board for the new Democratic nominee, though it remains a very close race.
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    Abortion Is on the Ballot in Two Big Battleground StatesNevada and Arizona join at least five other states seeking to protect abortion rights and extend the pro-choice winning streak in November.
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    Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz Campaign Rally in Las Vegas
    Can Kamala Harris Be the Symbol of a New Political Era?The Democrat may cast herself as the candidate for voters looking to put both Biden and Trump in the rearview mirror.
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    Walz Is Trouncing Vance in the Battle of the VeepsWhile Vance has become a problem for Trump, so far Walz has been an asset to Harris. But a VP debate could help Vance recover.
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    President Biden Hosts White House Reception Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander Heritage Month
    What Kamala Harris Owes to Joe BidenThe 46th president gave his veep a cleared field for the nomination, a short runway to November, and a debate performance she can surely exceed.
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    Why the Swiftboating of Tim Walz Won’t WorkThe attacks on Walz’s military service are weak tea. And they’re being vigorously contested, not ignored like the attacks on John Kerry in 2004.
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    Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds A Campaign Rally In Charlotte, North Carolina
    Trump’s 2024 Election-Denial PlaybookTrump and his allies are laying the groundwork to overturn a possible 2024 loss — and they don’t intend to repeat the mistakes they made last time.
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    Cori Bush Becomes Second Squad Member to Lose 2024 PrimaryMuch like Jamaal Bowman, Bush was taken down by the combination of a credible challenger and lots of AIPAC-directed money.
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    Senate Impeachment Trial Of President Trump Continues
    The GOP’s Dumbest Attack on Walz Pick: Democrats Are AntisemitesTrump allies claim Kamala Harris failing to pick Josh Shapiro — one of four Jewish Democratic governors — means the party is hostile to Jews.
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    US President Joe Biden in Minnesota
    In Tim Walz, Kamala Harris Has Her Super-Normie Running MateThe Minnesotan’s affability, small-town roots, and military service are authentic calling cards and not just in the Midwest.
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    Kamala Harris Holds Campaign Rally In Atlanta
    Kamala Harris’s Multiple Paths to VictoryJoe Biden had all but written off the Sun Belt battleground states. They’re back on the table again, giving Harris some strategic flexibility.
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    Donald Trump And J.D. Vance Hold Campaign Rally In Atlanta
    Trump Tantrum Helps Kamala Harris Put Georgia Into PlayEven as polls showed Harris closing the gap in the state, Trump chose to nourish his bizarre grudge against powerful Republican governor Brian Kemp.
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    2024 Republican National Convention: Day 3
    Republicans Will Regret Calling for Mass DeportationsThe required police-state conditions would come at considerable financial cost and might alarm Latino voters.
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    Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Atlanta
    Kamala Can Take the High Road to VictoryBiden tried to scare voters into liking him over Trump. Harris has an upbeat message focused on the future.
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    How Trump Could Actually Distance Himself From Project 2025The unpopular manual for a second Trump administration is hurting the former president’s campaign.
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    Political Figures Speak At Bitcoin Conference In Nashville
    What Ever Happened to RFK Jr.?The demise of the Biden-Trump rematch may have spelled the end of Kennedy’s campaign as a promising enterprise.
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    America Fest, an event organised by Turning Point USA, in Phoenix
    Peter Thiel Protégés J.D. Vance and Blake Masters Are Having a Tough WeekVance is struggling, but his weird Arizona friend Blake Masters is down and maybe out.
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    Harris vs. Trump Polls: It’s a New RaceKamala Harris is making gains over Joe Biden’s performance and may have put some Sun Belt states back into play.
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    Jerome Powell Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
    Kamala Harris Gives Senate Democrats a Ray of Hope for 2024Until Biden withdrew, Democrats had all but given up on keeping the Senate in their hands. Now, it’s still an uphill climb but a real possibility.
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    Republicans Are Going for Jeremiah Wright 2.0 Against HarrisDemonizing Obama’s preacher didn’t stop him in 2008. It’s unlikely to stop Harris, either.
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    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Could Harris Flip a Swing State With Her VP Pick?The evidence for a running-mate mattering in any state is weak. Harris should pick someone qualified to serve who reinforces her message.
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    Would Trump Really Dump J.D. Vance?While Vance has become a drag on the Republican ticket and there’s a way to replace him, here are four reasons why that’s not very likely.
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    Biden Is Opening the Door to Supreme Court ReformThe radicalism of the Court’s conservative bloc has made it increasingly unpopular — and reforms like term limits much more feasible.
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    Donald Trump And JD Vance Hold Campaign Rally In Michigan
    What’s the Trump Strategy to Beat Kamala Harris?The Harris-for-Biden switch has wrong-footed Republicans. They may respond by going way over the top with attacks that squander their advantage.
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    US Vice President Kamala Harris visits San Francisco
    How Kamala Harris Can Fight the ‘Too Liberal’ LabelThe veep should learn from John Kerry and not put too much emphasis on her reputation as a tough prosecutor.
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    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Fayetteville
    Is Kamala Harris the Nominee? How the DNC Will Work.Answers to all your questions about what’s next for Democrats now that Joe Biden has withdrawn his candidacy and endorsed Kamala Harris.
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    What the Polls Say About Trump vs. Kamala HarrisShe’s basically as popular as the president but is likely to get a polling surge in the days just ahead.
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    Trump supporters storm Capitol building in Washington
    No, the Biden-Harris Switch Is Not a ‘Coup’Republicans’ claims that Harris’s nomination is a threat to democracy are a projection of their own refusal to accept any Trump defeat.
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    U.S. President Joe Biden hosts event on Affordable Care Act and Medicaid at the White House in Washington
    Harris May Follow Obama’s Path to the White House After AllHarris tried to emulate Obama’s coalition in 2020 and failed. She may have a better shot at reaching young, Black, and Latino voters this time around.
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    Vice President Kamala Harris Attends Get Out The Vote HBCU Event In South Carolina
    How Republicans Plan to Attack Kamala HarrisTrump’s allies are already trying out nasty smears, from referencing Harris’s dating history to calling her the “DEI vice-president.”
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    Can Harris Beat Trump? VPs Tend to Have Good Odds.While Kamala Harris’s candidacy is unprecedented in many ways, quite a few vice-presidents have gone on to win the White House.
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    Kamala Harris Needs to Move Fast for the Nomination, But Not Too FastShe should avoid a coronation and instead consolidate Democratic support and build some momentum.
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    A DNC walkthrough in Chicago
    Biden Drops Out, and the DNC Will Be an ‘Open’ ConventionThe existing rules already contain an open process for selecting a presidential nominee.
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    President Biden Campaigns In Detroit
    Biden Can Drop Out With Dignity — If He Just Tells the TruthThe best way for the president to stabilize his party and protect his legacy is to withdraw his candidacy right now and designate his successor.
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    President Biden Delivers Remarks On The Middle East From The White House
    How Can Biden Be Replaced? A Guide to Democrats’ Next Steps.Answers to all your questions about how the Democratic Party might go about changing candidates as President Biden faces pressure to step aside.
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    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    The Old Ranting, Rambling Trump Was Back at the Republican ConventionSo much for “national unity.” He couldn’t even keep a pledge to avoid attacking Biden by name.
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    2024 Republican National Convention: Day 3
    Who Is J.D. Vance? His Muddled RNC Speech Didn’t Tell Us.Trump’s running mate didn’t resolve the many contradictions in his record and right-wing populist ideology in his introduction to voters.
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    Joe Biden Accepts Presidential Nomination At Democratic National Convention
    The DNC’s Plan to Nominate Biden Early Is a Bad IdeaIf the president has indeed quelled a revolt against his candidacy, making it official can wait a few weeks.
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    Former President Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Continues In New York
    J.D. Vance As VP Means Trump Picks MAGA Over ‘Unity’In the Orbán-loving young Ohio senator, Trump has designated a successor to lead an extremist MAGA movement.
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    Biden's New York Support Crumbles As Election Anxiety Mounts
    History Shows Democrats Can’t Lose the Presidency and Win the HouseIt’s never happened before, and plan B won’t make it happen now.
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