Karl Rove: He applauds himself and promises more of the same. But voters want something new.
Publication: Wall Street Journal
Trump’s Presidential Rerun
Last week’s elections showed that clinging to 2020 election denial, as Mr. Trump has, is a loser’s game. Republicans who took this line to win his endorsement nearly all lost. The country showed it wants to move on, but Mr. Trump refuses—perhaps because he can’t admit to himself that he was a loser. Mr. Trump will carry all of that baggage and more into a 2024 race.
Dems Can’t Count on Trump in 2024
They’re in trouble if GOP voters respond to the midterms by wising up and shunning his craziness.
Maybe Republicans Will Finally Learn
Peggy Noonan: If they aren’t serious about policy, they’ll nominate Trump in 2024 and lose a fourth straight election.
Trump Is Republican Party’s Biggest Loser
He has now flopped in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The DeSantis Florida Tsunami
A huge re-election victory vindicates his pandemic policies.
The 2022 Midterm Election Endangers Democrats, Not Democracy
The party is in the grip of an ideology that believes the entire constitutional construct is illegitimate.
Dems Develop Elon Musk Derangement Syndrome
They oppose his takeover of Twitter for the simple reason that they want to silence conservative views.
Is the Fetterman-Oz Debate Too Late
Almost half of mail ballots in Pennsylvania have already been cast.
The Bivalent Booster Boondoggle
Washington spends billions on shots nobody wants.
The CDC Pushes to Vaccinate Toddlers, Again
Its decision to include Covid-19 shots in children’s schedules is based on far-too-flimsy evidence.
Kari Lake Makes Waves
Kari Lake has adopted a simple and successful strategy: Be genuine, focus on real issues, and show some spunk. That’s a recipe for Republican triumph.
Hispanics Like What the GOP Is Selling
The message of work and opportunity appeals to this disproportionately middle-class minority.
Crime Wave Gives the GOP a Chance in Oregon Governor’s Race
The Democrats’ war on themselves may produce a Republican victory for the first time since 1982.
Why Herschel Walker Shouldn’t Have Run
Peggy Noonan: The accusation that stings isn’t about abortion or even hypocrisy. It’s that he abandoned his children.
AOC Tries to Bully Yeshiva University
Why is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez telling Yeshiva University how to run its affairs? The socialist congresswoman, along with five other New York Democrats representing the state, sent a letter to Yeshiva’s president, Rabbi Ari Berman, on Sept. 23 to express their support for students suing to form an LGBT club at the Orthodox Jewish university.
Right Wing Populism May Rise in the U.S.
If Democrats won’t compromise on issues like immigration and cultural values, they’ll lose working-class voters for good.
Letitia James vs the Trump Family
New York’s AG found her defendants first, then looked for evidence to charge them with something.
Don’t Believe the Hype About Antarctica’s Melting Glaciers
Two studies carefully explore the factors at play, but the headlines are only meant to raise alarm.
Beyond Meat Is Beyond Hope
Beyond Meat stock is crashing. What a stunning development. In 2019 Beyond Meat went public amid massive media coverage, and its stock popped. The question that many investors, cheerleaders or financial analysts apparently didn’t bother to ask: Who’s going to eat this?
Critical Race Theory Is Bad Medicine
The American College of Surgeons promotes the latest political quackery.
“I Wasn’t Never Trump, But I Say Not Again”
David Seminara: If Republicans want to escape the nightmarish conditions Mr. Biden has inflicted on the country, they can’t allow Mr. Trump to continue to lead the party. Mr. DeSantis and other conservative leaders don’t have to denounce the former president. But they must distance themselves from him and talk Mr. Trump’s most ardent supporters off the ledge.
Biden Is Angry But Not Serious
A president needs to rise to the occasion. Yelling at opponents isn’t how to do it.
Biden Holds a Trump Rally
It’s been obvious for years that while Democrats claim to fear and loathe Donald Trump, they really can’t live without him. They need him around, they want him around, because they think he’s their ticket to remain in power.