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May 30, 2024 · Jonathan Bernstein. May 30, 2024. 7. Share. By the time you read this, we may know whether or not Donald Trump is a convicted felon or not, at least pending appeal (and, perhaps, a pardon by himself or whoever the next Republican president might be). Or maybe we’ll still be waiting, as I am as I write this. A few notes, bullet-point style:
May 14, 2024 · Political scientist and commentator Jonathan Bernstein wrote this reminder for anyone nostalgic for the days when the Mango Mussolini squatted behind the Roosevelt desk: Trump Was Incredibly Bad...
May 14, 2024 · Jonathan Bernstein. May 14, 2024. 37. 1. Share. There’s a great New York Times write-up of a poll asking people what they remember about Trump’s presidency (see also Seth Masket’s post; he and John Sides said typically smart things for the story).
4 days ago · Jonathan Bernstein: “For 75 years of polling, and from Harry Truman to George W. Bush, we know that no president has gone below 25% approval. If anything, the logic of increased partisanship should have raised that floor.
May 14, 2024 · Jonathan Bernstein: “I was one of the political scientists who participated in a ‘rank the presidents’ survey and it was easy to place Trump dead last, given everything. But the truth is that even if Trump had followed and accepted the law, including the Constitutional “emoluments” provision, and even if he didn’t provoke an ...
May 17, 2024 · Jonathan Bernstein. Trump Judge’s Bad Ruling Might Do Some Good. A decision Monday by a federal judge granting former President Donald Trump’s request for an independent review of the FBI’s seizure of documents at Mar-a-Lago last month has prompted an unusually forceful backlash within the legal community.
