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RealClearPolitics Week of October 2, 2023 Archives

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Monday, October 2
Dems Make Ukraine Funding Their Top Priority
Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist
GOP Hard-Liners Overplayed Their Hand Against McCarthy
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Media Ignore Biden's Wire Transfers From China
Douglas MacKinnon, The Messenger
It’s Up to the Judges To Gag Trump Now
Juan Williams, The Hill
Some Democrats Ask If Bidenomics Branding Is Backfiring
Josh Kraushaar, Axios
Why PA GOP's Endorsement of McCormick Is a Big Deal
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Hispanics Aren't Leaving the Democratic Party Anytime Soon
Jorge Neri, Newsweek
High-Level Iranian Spy Ring Busted in Washington
Lee Smith, Tablet Magazine
Supreme Court Preview: This Term, It Can Always Get Worse
Elie Mystal, The Nation
Justice Alito's First Amendment
Taranto & Rivkin, Wall Street Journal
How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement
Freddie deBoer, The Free Press
Tuesday, October 3
McCarthy Becomes First Speaker in History Ousted
John Bennett, Roll Call


Bowman and Gaetz Are Alarmingly Similar
Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal
Neither Party Well-Liked, But GOP Holds Advantage on Issues
Lydia Saad, Gallup
All Bets Are Off in the Explosive Next 12-18 Months
Victor Davis Hanson, X/Twitter
3 Observations From Day 1 of Trump's New York Fraud Trial
Lisa Rubin, MSNBC
Some Donors Worry Legal Battles Help Trump Win Nomination
Rogers & Smyth, FT
Dana Perino and the Seven Dwarves
Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Tim Scott's Team: Just Wait Until South Carolina
Natalie Allison, Politico
'Opportunity Pluralism' Can Renew K-12 Public Education
Bruno Manno, Substack
Riot Fatigue
Thom Nickels, City Journal
Serbia Wishes for Peace But Gets Crises Instead
Marko Djuric, RealClearWorld
Wednesday, October 4
5 Takeaways From the Ouster of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
Nial Stanage, The Hill


McCarthy's Ouster Was a Sellout for Nothing
Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
McCarthy Is Gone. GOP Dysfunction Is Here To Stay
Dana Milbank, Washington Post
2024 Should Be a Cakewalk for GOP. Will They Blow It?
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
Meet the Other Kevin McCarthy, Political Orphan
Scott Klug, RealClearPolitics
Trump's Consequences for Crossing the Line
Dennis Aftergut, The Messenger
Biden Family Corruption: Joe Was at the Top
Elle Purnell, The Federalist
Butler Appointment Tosses Wrench Into California Senate Fight
Al Weaver, The Hill
Biden Iran Envoy Key Member of Iranian Influence Operation
David Strom, Hot Air
How To Push Back Against the Identity Trap
Yascha Mounk, The Liberal Patriot
Sweden and the Lethal Complacency of the Elites
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked
PA (Quinnipiac): Trump 47, Biden 45 | Sen: Casey (D) 50, McCormick (R) 44
Thursday, October 5
Bond Market Gyrations Yank Us Into Uncharted Territory
Gillian Tett, Financial Times


Is the 'Great Awokening' Coming to an End?
Kristin Tate, The Messenger
GOP Can't Flip McCarthy's Mess Onto Democrats
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Democrats Are Already Rigging the 2024 Election
Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist
Tensions Flare Between Dems, WH Over Border Chaos
Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN
Does It Help Biden or Trump If RFK Jr. Goes Third Party?
Haisten Willis, DC Examiner
Capitol Hill Dysfunction Helps Trump, the Chaos Candidate
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Biden Gets Trounced in Court Again Over Censorship
Katie Pavlich, Townhall
What's at Stake in the UAW Strike
Jane McAlevey, The Nation
Media Coverage of Russia-Ukraine War Dwindles
Kalev Leetaru, RealClearPolitics
Trevor Bauer's Accuser Needs To Be Charged Like Smollett
Miranda Devine, NY Post
GOP '24 (SurveyUSA): Trump 65, DeSantis 9, Ramaswamy 8, Haley 5, Pence 4
Friday, October 6
As Biden Struggles, How Worried Should Democrats Be?
Joey Garrison, USA Today


Burning Down the House
Charles Hurt, Washington Times
Gaetz Is Attacking the Right Problems--in the Wrong Way
Hayes Brown, MSNBC
'Rare' Random Violence Takes Yet Another Life
Nicole Gelinas, New York Post
Biden Deserves Credit for Affirming No Labels' Rights
Joe Lieberman, RCP
Understand What Time It Is in America
Robby Starbuck, X/Twitter
Why Don't Republicans Just Run on the Economy, Stupid?
Ed Kilgore, NY Magazine
Trump Is Right on Asset Prices
Stuart Kirk, Financial Times
'Zuck Bucks' Grift Was Born in Wisconsin
Hayden Ludwig, American Greatness
Newsom's Choice
Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
Boston U Loaned $600K to Trust Run by Kendi Bro-in-Law
Andrew Kerr, Free Beacon
Sunday, October 8
Israel’s Darkest Day. What Now?
Einat Wilf, The Hill
A 50th Anniversary War?
Victor Davis Hanson, X/Twitter
Hamas’ Attack on Israel Is an Indisputable Act of Terrorism
Frida Ghitis, CNN
Israel's Opportunity To Destroy Hamas
Daniel Pipes, Wall Street Journal
Border Crisis a Burden Biden Carries Into 2024 Election
Dan Balz, Washington Post
Scalise Questioned, Jordan Rising, Hern in Play
John Gizzi, Newsmax
Middle America Will Determine the 2024 Election
Jeff Bloodworth, The Liberal Patriot
RNC Said Debates Would Be Different--Voters Frustrated
Reagan Reese, Daily Caller
Virginia Could Decide Future of GOP's Abortion Policy
Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic
There's Room for Middle Ground in the Abortion Wars
Glenn Reynolds, Newsweek
What This Year’s Labor Strikes Mean for Working Class
Andy Levin, The Hill
Big 3 Automakers Are Already in the Scrapyard
Kevin Williamson, New York Post


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