John Stoehr
John Stoehr is the editor of the Editorial Board. Find him @editorialboard.bsky.social .
Safe for white voters. Aspirational to nonwhite voters.
It finally happened. Joe Biden announced today that his running mate will be Kamala Harris. Here’s what I said about her Friday: “No one knows if running mates matter, but an argument about Harris as Biden’s running mate is a good argument. To pick Harris is to say to the Democratic base: yes, it can happen…
Turns out Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are bad at politics.
Abnormal politics means no return to normal.
She and other conservatives can’t let go of a time long gone.
Has any president been as out of touch?
Blame the pandemic on Trump. Blame it on our system, too.
Steven Mnuchin is playing both sides: the president’s and the Republicans’.
Sadism often drives politics. So does masochism.
Believing it will guarantees it won’t.