Plus, Nikki Haley offers her refined version of MAGA.
Publication: Republican Party
The Dispatch→ Defending Conservatism—From the Right
Opportunists and pyromaniacs are rejecting the ideals we once took as givens.
The Dispatch→ Is This Cake Baked?
Despair about the state of the Republican primary.
The Dispatch→ An Economic Rift on the Right
Will conservatives embrace a populist economic agenda?
The Dispatch→ The Oath Keepers
On the GOP’s increasingly sinister loyalty pledge.
The Dispatch→ The Strangest Candidacy
Why on earth is Will Hurd running for president? Continue reading The Strangest Candidacy »
The Dispatch→ Do Republicans Want to Win?
Thoughts on ‘the culture of losing.’ Continue reading Do Republicans Want to Win? »
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Nikki Haley on the Campaign Trail
The Republican presidential candidate has made inaccurate or misleading claims about abortion, trans youth, foreign policy and domestic issues.
The Dispatch→ Critical Trump Theory
Many on the right have embraced the idea that the system is rigged against the former president. Continue reading Critical Trump Theory »
The Dispatch→ Pence Confronts Trump
Plus: Republicans see a chance to knock off Maine’s Rep. Jared Golden. Continue reading Pence Confronts Trump »
The Dispatch→ The GOP’s Trump Choice
Defending him is morally reprehensible—and a political liability. Continue reading The GOP’s Trump Choice »
New York Times→ Fact Check: Trump’s Misleading Defenses in Classified Documents Case
The former president drew misleading comparisons to others, misconstrued the classification process and leveled inaccurate attacks at officials.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s GOP Rivals Collectively Punt on the Indictment
Plus: Will the Republican base care? Continue reading Trump’s GOP Rivals Collectively Punt on the Indictment »
The Dispatch→ They Just Don’t Care
Why won’t Republicans consider the possibility that Trump is guilty? Continue reading They Just Don’t Care »
The Dispatch→ School Daze
Ron DeSantis has lost ground with his base of college-educated Republicans. Continue reading School Daze »
The Dispatch→ Soft Landing
How did we avoid a debt ceiling crisis? Continue reading Soft Landing »
The Dispatch→ A Show About Nothing
What was the point of the debt-ceiling fight? Continue reading A Show About Nothing »
The Dispatch→ The Only Candidate With a Nickname
One cheer for DeSantis 2024. Continue reading The Only Candidate With a Nickname »
The Dispatch→ Chris Sununu Leans Into the White House Race
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks in 2021. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)New Hampshire’s governor is taking steps to run in 2024. Continue reading Chris Sununu Leans Into the White House Race »
The Dispatch→ Mostly Peaceful Sexual Abuse
Columnist E. Jean Carroll leaves after her civil trial against former President Donald Trump on May 09, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)Republicans and the E. Jean Carroll verdict.Continue reading Mostly Peaceful Sexual Ab
The Dispatch→ The New Trumpism: Culture War Is Overrated
Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake greets supporters during an event with former U.S. President Donald Trump on April 4, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)MAGA goes anti-anti-woke.Continue read
The Dispatch→ Is the GOP Becoming a Dysfunctional Chatroom?
Supporters of former President Donald Trump protest outside the Manhattan District Attorney's office in New York City on April 3, 2023.(Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP) (Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)Trump worshippers and conspiracy t
The Dispatch→ Undebatable
Donald Trump debates Joe Biden on October 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Will Trump skip the Republican primary debates? Continue reading Undebatable »
The Dispatch→ Meet the Whigs
Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Republicans should remember that they are a third party.Continue reading Meet the Whigs »
The Dispatch→ Three and Out
Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville speaks during a vote to expel her from the state Legislature on April 6, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Seth Herald/Getty Images)Thoughts on Tennessee.Continue reading Three and Out »
The Dispatch→ DeSantis the Decider
Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks during an event on March 30 in Smyrna, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)The Florida governor is comfortable exercising power but less steady on the campaign trail
The Dispatch→ Learning From Mistakes
U.S. President Joe Biden on February 28, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Lately one party has done a better job of it than the other.The post Learning From Mistakes appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Stirewaltisms: The Problem of Policy in Politics
Sen. Rick Scott listens during a news conference at the Capitol on January 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)What happens when politicians decide that getting power to do the right things makes it necessary to say the
The Dispatch→ One Cheer for Heckling
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gives a thumbs down during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.)Can an already degraded event be diminished?The post One Cheer for Heckling appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Falling in Line, Not in Love
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/Getty Images.)How outraged right-wingers actually boost support for Biden.The post Falling in Line, Not in Love appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Election Denier Kari Lake Facing Investigation as Arizona GOP Further Embraces Conspiracy Theories
Shortly after a state election that saw her party cohorts double down on conspiracy theories, failed right-wing Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake faced a possible investigation for wrongfully sharing voter information. Lake, who lost the Novemb
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→ Nemesis Is a Comedian
Rep. George Santos. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.)And all addictions lead to degradation. The post Nemesis Is a Comedian appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ ‘America’s Recovery Potential Is Awesome’
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse.(Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images.)But it won’t come through politics. An exit interview with Sen. Ben Sasse.The post ‘America’s Recovery Potential Is Awesome’ appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The Agonizingly Low Stakes of Today’s Vote for House Speaker
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.)It’s a bad job at a bad time for the party.The post The Agonizingly Low Stakes of Today’s Vote for House Speaker appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Metro Cons
New York skyline. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images.)America’s ‘urban-rural divide’ is more fiction than fact.The post Metro Cons appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The GOP Braces for Divided Government—and a Divided Party
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy conducts a news conference after securing the Republican nomination for speaker on November 15. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)GOP centrists are trying to find their footing in a chaotic caucus. Th
The Dispatch→ Lying Liars and the Party That Loves Them
Rep.-elect George Santos during a press conference on November 9 in Baldwin, New York. (Photo by Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM/Getty Images.)Who would take Republicans seriously if they showed outrage about George Santos?The post Lying Liars and th
The Dispatch→ ‘It’s Not a Threat. It’s Being on the Damn Team.’
Rep. Don Bacon (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Republican infighting over Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid shows no signs of stopping.The post ‘It’s Not a Threat. It’s Being on the Damn Team.’ appeared first on The D
The Dispatch→ The GOP’s Hope for a Flipped Senate Script
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media Wednesday inside the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)As Senate Democrats face a tough map in 2024, Republicans recalibrate their strategy. The post The GOP’s Hope for a Fli