Thursday 27 June 2019

Opinions P.M.: Democrats, remember the most important person to beat in 2020

Opinions P.M.

Post Opinions writers will be covering the Democrats' second night of debating this evening. Keep an eye out for the A.M. edition of this newsletter for complete coverage. Don't get that newsletter? Sign up here. And follow this list for our columnists' live debate commentary on Twitter.

Democrats, remember the most important person to beat in 2020
Here's hoping Thursday's debate includes more discussion of how to defeat the current White House occupant.
One Texan had a breakout night. The other had the roughest.
Castro had laid his debate strategy carefully.
 
What an awful debate
Even from a ratings perspective, Wednesday's event fell flat.
 
Entertainment companies sell us fiction. But we need them to tell the truth, too.
That's a bad thing for consumers, who can't know what they'll have access to or what's successful.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
Here's the trouble with the Robert Mueller story
Something affected his homework.
 
Four questions that should be asked at Thursday's debate
Wednesday night's questions didn't cut it.
 
Here is what happened in the first debate, as seen by me
Ten candidates all better than President Trump argued to prove who was LEAST better.
 
Progressives should be glad they lost the Supreme Court gerrymandering case
The truth is that partisan gerrymandering is a really difficult question.
 
Thinking about canceling your trip to the Dominican Republic? Do the math first.
Math can help you figure out the risks of taking a certain vacation. But it won't tell you if you'll have a good time.
 
The Plum Line
The first Democratic debate actually told us a great deal
There was substance to be found, believe it or not.
 
Warren's fateful choice on health care is a gift to her opponents
She bear hugs the left, sacrificing electability.
 
Elizabeth Warren throws red meat to her base
That strategy might work for her base, but it won't work for the moderate voter.
 
The Plum Line
Trump's latest migrant horrors demand a real Democratic response. Here's one.
Democrats are coalescing around a new response to Trump's border cruelties.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
Recommended for you
Get The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter
PowerPost's daily guide to cybersecurity news and policy, by reporter Joseph Marks.

No comments:

Post a Comment