Saturday's Opinions: Memo to GOP: Forget your obstructionist policies. They backfired.

Trump just hired the Captain Ahab of Clinton haters; Yes, the U.S. presidential election could be manipulated; Baseball's storyteller, our friend; Trump's anti-Muslim tirades have costly consequences; The decline of the black Republican; The case for the Purple Line; Virginia should pass on a taxpayer-funded Redskins stadium; Keeping the new kids off the block; Reality interrupts the Trump Show; America has accepted 10,000 Syrian refugees. That's still too few.; Obama's national monument expansion shows why conservation matters more than ever; Happy Hour Roundup; Media Matters declares another kind of war against Fox News; If this new poll is right, Trump is absolutely shredding the GOP brand with Latinos; New Jersey infant rescuer on HLN’s blurring of Trump T-shirt: ‘I don’t know how they call it an error’; Here’s a tale of two scandals. Guess which one will get more play?; Poll: Hispanics really, really don’t like Donald Trump     Angelo Merendino / Getty Images Norman J. Ornstein Memo to GOP: Forget your obstructionist policies. They backfired. They contributed to the decline of the GOP brand and the rise of Trump. Read more » Latest Columns   Ruth Marcus Trump just hired the Captain Ahab of Clinton haters New deputy campaign manager David Bossie has been on the hunt for over 20 years. Read more »   William R. Sweeney Jr., Chad Vickery and Katherine Ellena Yes, the U.S. presidential election could be manipulated And our legal system is ill equipped to deal with an electoral challenge. Read more »   CONTENT FROM ALLSTATE How #activism can inspire real change Millennials are taking advantage of new opportunities to share political and social views.   George F. Will Baseball's storyteller, our friend The legendary announcer will step away at the end of season. Read more »   Farah Pandith Trump's anti-Muslim tirades have costly consequences Repairing the damage will take decades and cost us hundreds of millions of dollars. Read more »   Colbert I. King The decline of the black Republican From Ed Brooke and Frederick Douglass to Donald Trump's race-baiting "top pastor." Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ralph Bennett The case for the Purple Line Further delay, contrived by a small number of long-term opponents to the project, is a denial of enormous public benefit by narrow, selfish interests. Read more »   Tyler Foote Virginia should pass on a taxpayer-funded Redskins stadium The governor is promising to protect taxpayers. Read more »   Andy Koenig Keeping the new kids off the block D.C.'s restrictive licensing costs us all. Read more »     Dana Milbank Reality interrupts the Trump Show And reality is not as kind to him as reality TV is. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Syria has reason to wonder about its friends Standing up for something Bad neighborhood. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is refusing to stand for the national anthem before games.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View America has accepted 10,000 Syrian refugees. That's still too few. That number is still unequal to the problem's scale and the United States' capacity. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Obama's national monument expansion shows why conservation matters more than ever Biodiversity is crucial to human safety. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Media Matters declares another kind of war against Fox News This time, there are laws involved. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   If this new poll is right, Trump is absolutely shredding the GOP brand with Latinos These are pretty awful numbers for Republicans who think demographics are working against them. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   New Jersey infant rescuer on HLN’s blurring of Trump T-shirt: ‘I don’t know how they call it an error’ Looked awfully purposeful! By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Here’s a tale of two scandals. Guess which one will get more play? Why some stories have extended lives and others don't -- the facts be damned. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Poll: Hispanics really, really don’t like Donald Trump And that was even before his Arizona speech. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Daily Trail An evening rundown of what's happening on the campaign trail. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071