John Stoehr

John Stoehr is the editor of the Editorial Board. Find him @editorialboard.bsky.social .

Trump can’t adjust, won’t adjust, to the reality of Kamala Harris

August 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Trump can’t adjust, won’t adjust, to the reality of Kamala Harris

Trump’s smear job against Joe Biden climaxed prematurely, and now that the vice president has taken over, he doesn’t know what to do.

The press corps is Trump’s ‘affirmative action program’

August 2, 2024 /

As a consequence, the public can’t see his impotence.

Trump needs people who might want to kill him to vote for him

August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Trump needs people who might want to kill him to vote for him

So he’s preventing wider discussion of the effect of rightwing political violence on democratic politics, though doing so endangers his life.

Harris is outmanning Trump

August 1, 2024 /

If the vice president can maintain her current momentum, Trump is going to look, by contrast, older, weirder and more emasculated. 

Biden’s exit leaves no room for scammers like Kennedy

July 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Biden’s exit leaves no room for scammers like Kennedy

That’s going to help the vice president.

You’re wrong, John. Dropping out wasn’t a mistake

July 25, 2024 / Comments Off on You’re wrong, John. Dropping out wasn’t a mistake

A counterpoint to Monday’s edition.

via screenshot.

The Narrative is dead, long live The Narrative

July 24, 2024 / Comments Off on The Narrative is dead, long live The Narrative

The press and pundit corps have been talking about the president’s age for so long that public concern about the age of candidates is baked in.

Unity around Harris is democratic and good for democracy

July 23, 2024 /

There’s nothing elitist, antidemocratic, rigged or wrong with it.

Dropping out was a mistake, hopefully not a fatal one

July 22, 2024 /

Can Democrats who abandoned Biden be trusted to back Harris?

Democrats who are calling on Biden to drop out must base their demand on more than vibes

July 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Democrats who are calling on Biden to drop out must base their demand on more than vibes

The stakes are just too high.