Mike Lindell and Kari Lake pose during CPAC Texas 2022. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images)CPAC is what you’d expect—with one curious exception.The post Send In the Clowns appeared first on The Dispatch.
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The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Looking Out for No. 2
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to police officers in the Staten Island borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)What to make of the early primary polling for 2024.The post The Sweep: Looking Out for No. 2 appeared first on The
The Dispatch→ Why Reaganism Can Beat Trumpism in 2024
Nikki Haley speaks to the crowd at a town hall in Urbandale, Iowa, after announcing her candidacy for president. (Photo by Greg Hauenstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)Haley and the rest of the field are making the same bet.The post Why Reagani
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Send 13-Year-Old Drinking Water to East Palestine?
Former President Donald Trump stands next to a pallet of water before delivering remarks at the East Palestine Fire Department station on February 22, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images) Claims are circulating online t
The Dispatch→ Another Biden Immigration Plan That Looks a Lot Like Trump’s
President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)President Joe Biden’s plan for asylum likely faces the sa
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: Can DeSantis Go the Distance?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)Media speculation about his candidacy heats up. The post Stirewaltisms: Can DeSantis Go the Distance? appeared firs
The Dispatch→ Get Shorty
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)Are the early attacks on DeSantis hurting him or helping?The post Get Shorty appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Dangers of an ‘Angry Pacifism’
Donald Trump and Josh Hawley at a rally in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)What America can learn from a 20th-century British political cartoon character.The post The Dangers of an ‘Angry Pacifism’ appeared first on The Dispa
The Dispatch→ The Tiger Is Loose
Trump supporter Melissa Regan, of Pike County, Ohio, attends a Stop the Steal rally in support of President Trump on December 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images.)Further thoughts on Fox News and Dominion Vot
The Dispatch→ The Tiger Is Loose
Trump supporter Melissa Regan, of Pike County, Ohio, attends a Stop the Steal rally in support of President Trump on December 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images.)Further thoughts on Fox News and Dominion Vot
The Dispatch→ A Problem With Presidents, Not the Presidency
(Photos from Getty Images.)The biggest problems these days are not with the office, but its occupants. The post A Problem With Presidents, Not the Presidency appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Haley Becomes the First to Challenge Trump
Nikki Haley announces her presidential run in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)But she may not be the only popular South Carolinian to mount a presidential run.The post Haley Becomes the Firs
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Why Run if You’re Not Going to Win?
Sen. Tim Scott and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. (Photos from Getty Images)Lots of reasons.The post The Sweep: Why Run if You’re Not Going to Win? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Two Can Play at That Game
Supporters wait in line to hear Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speak at the Cheyenne Saloon on November 7, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)Will DeSantis voters turn out for Trump in 2024?The post Two Can Play at T
The Dispatch→ Launch Week for Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley on "Hannity" at Fox News Channel Studios on January 20. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)Plus: Donald Trump’s one-way war against Ron DeSantis. The post Launch Week for Nikki Haley appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The One-Legged Stool
(Photos from Getty Images.)A final farewell to traditional conservatism in 2024.The post The One-Legged Stool appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Pence Looks to Iowa as 2024 Looms
Former Vice President Mike Pence greets guests at a Republican lunch Waverly, Iowa, in August 2022. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)The former VP’s political nonprofit is spending seven figures on a digital ad campaign in the key state.The post Pe
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Twitter Files’ Hearing Further Exposes How It ‘Bent and Broke’ Rules for the Trump Administration
A House Oversight Committee ostensibly geared toward showing “suppression” of information regarding the laptop of Hunter Biden — the son of United States President Joe Biden and a frequent target of far-right conspiracist fantasies
The Dispatch→ The Never Trump Temptation
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire GOP annual meeting on January 28, 2023, in Salem, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)Suckers and fighters, GOP primary edition.The post The Never Trump Temptation appeared first o
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Is Trump the Frontrunner or Not?
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire GOP’s annual meeting on January 28, 2023, in Salem, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)Plus: A sign that our polarization is only getting worse.The post The Sweep: Is Trump the
The Dispatch→ What We Talk About When We Talk About Balloons
A Chinese spy balloon flies above Charlotte, North Carolina on February 4, 2023.(Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images.)Sputnik, but dumber.The post What We Talk About When We Talk About Balloons appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Put Trump Veterans in Political Timeout
Donald Trump and Mike Pence on Election Night in the East Room of the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.)They should not soon again hold positions of public trust.The post Put Trump Veterans in Political Timeout appeared first on The
The Dispatch→ Haley’s Gambit
Nikki Haley speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker for the Washington Post)The uses of a longshot candidacy.The post Haley’s Gambit appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: How Teflon Ron Is Repelling Trump’s Attacks
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives at a press conference on January 18, 2003. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.)The more the former president goes after DeSantis, the more viable he looks. The post The Sweep: How Teflon R
The Dispatch→ The Only Way Out Is Through
Former President Donald Trump, joined by Sen. Lindsay Graham, right, and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, left, speaks at a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 28. (Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)On Trump and ‘actuari
The Dispatch→ Mike Pompeo’s Preemptive Strike on Donald Trump
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waves as he arrives to speak during a Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 18, 2022. (Photo by Wade Vandervort / AFP) (Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty
The Dispatch→ Trump Tries Slogging It Out
Donald Trump at an event in Dallas, 2015. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)He’s lost his crucial advantage from 2016—the ability to surprise.The post Trump Tries Slogging It Out appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week That 2024 Got Rolling
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Republican state committee's annual meeting on January 28, 2023 in Salem, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images.)And an announcement from us.The post Our Best Stuff From the Wee
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley’s Campaign-in-Waiting Starts its Engines
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19, 2022.(Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images)Two existing Haley groups form the foundation of a poss
The Dispatch→ Down With the Establishment! (Whoever That Is)
Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel speaks after being re-elected during the 2023 RNC winter meeting in Dana Point, California, on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images.)The confusing politics of the RNC election.The post Dow
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: Aaaaaand They’re Off …
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas on November 18, 2022. (Photo by Wade Vandervort/AFP/Getty Images.)Did you really think 2024 would get off to a slow start?The post
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This is Peak Greed’: Activists Blast Meta for Reinstating Trump to Facebook
The reinstatement of right-wing former United States President Donald Trump to Facebook and Instagram was roundly criticized by activists warning that it could drive “democracy to the brink.” “Meta is moving backwards, returning us to
The Dispatch→ Feeding the Troll
Donald Trump’s Facebook account has been restored. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images.)On Trump’s return to Facebook.The post Feeding the Troll appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ VP MTG?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attends a rally held by Donald Trump in Ohio on November 7, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images.)LOL. YOLO!The post VP MTG? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Regrets, Biden Should Have a Few
President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House on January 20, 2023. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images.)If he wants to highlight the differences between his documents scandal and Trump’s, he can admit his missteps.The post Regrets
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Do Retail Politics Matter in 2024?
Sean Hannity and Nikki Haley during a taping of "Hannity" on January 20. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images.)Plus, Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo enter the conversation.The post The Sweep: Do Retail Politics Matter in 2024? appeared first on The
The Dispatch→ Never Haley?
Nikki Haley speaks to guests at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting on November 19, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images.)I won’t vote for her. Will I?The post Never Haley? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Handling Classified Documents 101
A binder containing classified material marked Secret sits on the witness table during a Senate hearing. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)How Joe Biden’s classified material should have been handled at the end of the Obama administr
Truth or Fiction?→ Failed GOP Candidate Embraced Disinformation, Violence in Shooting Plot
The history of the 39-year-old alleged “mastermind” behind a plan to attack multiple Democratic Party officials in New Mexico showed an embrace of both violence and conspiracy theories that have driven right-wing political violence in the U
The Dispatch→ Crab Mentality
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the Republican Jewish Coalition annual meeting at in Las Vegas on November 19, 2022. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.)Pulling Ron DeSantis back down into the bucket.The post Crab Mentality appeare