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September 19, 2020

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The Cultural Permanence of Donald Trump

Trumpism has become America’s latest civic religion, and it won’t be voted out of office in November.

By Osita Nwanevu

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	The Democrats’ Excessive Bed-Wetting Over Joe Biden’s Campaign The party fears another Trump upset, and political journalists crave drama. That’s a perfect storm for a misleading media narrative. By Walter Shapiro

	The Most Hysterical Worst-Case Election Scenario If you’re worrying that Democrats wouldn’t concede a Biden defeat, you’re just concern-trolling while American democracy wobbles. By Matt Ford

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	Behind Every Republican Man Joni Ernst’s reelection campaign may be an object lesson in what it takes for a woman to win in today’s GOP. By Kerry Howley

	The Biden Adviser Who Gives Climate Activists NightmaresErnest Moniz served as Obama’s secretary of energy. His ties to the fossil fuel industry have only deepened since then. Will Biden give him his old job back? By Kate Aronoff

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	The Instant Nostalgia of the Televised Campaign On watching a presidential election through the grainy medium of TV By Jacob Bacharach

	Why Does The Washington Post Publish This Never-Trump Drivel? A recent op-ed by AEI’s Danielle Pletka is the latest evidence of the immense bad faith of conservatives. By Alex Shephard

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