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Tanner Nau

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The Fake Poll That Got Mississippi Right

What can explain a Democrat becoming Mississippi's next senator? As with other stupefying, reality-altering events, it helps to look to fiction....

05.11.2026 9

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Tanner Nau

Election-Security Ballot Referenda Survived the Blue Wave

During a night when Republicans faced loss after loss after loss across the country, a handful of states approved ballot measures to establish voter...

04.11.2026 10

National Review

Tanner Nau

It’s Much More Than the War in Iran

Indeed, you can't spell "midterm a**-whooping" without Iran; but the seeds of the GOP's decimation were planted long before the...

04.11.2026 10

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Tanner Nau

The Official 2026 Midterm Election Drinking Game

America, the midterm elections are upon us. Millions of Americans will today exercise their right to self-government, filling in bubbles or tapping a...

03.11.2026 10

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Tanner Nau

The Return of the Fishback Experience

A specter is haunting the Republican Party — the specter of another James Fishback campaign.  Fresh off a walloping in the Republican primary...

28.10.2026 20

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Tanner Nau

The Financial Times Gets U.N. Ambassador Waltz Wrong

The Financial Times reported this morning that the Trump administration is prepared for a “long standoff” with Iran, citing comments from U.N....

23.10.2026 10

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Tanner Nau

Country Legend John Anderson’s Conservative Impulse

Most people have a favorite song — that one tune you'll happily listen to almost anytime, anywhere. For someone who doesn’t fancy himself a...

22.10.2026 10

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Tanner Nau

Can Democrats Pull Off a Mississippi Miracle?

National Democrats opened their checkbook in Mississippi for the first time this election cycle in a last-minute attempt to unseat the deep-red...

20.10.2026 20

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Tanner Nau

Corruption Is King in Trump’s Washington

The Swamp — A new Fox News poll finds that 88 percent of American voters are extremely/very concerned about corruption in government. The poll,...

15.10.2026 20

National Review

Tanner Nau