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we say the quiet part out loud.
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The arguments nobody wants to have out loud — elections, power, and the deals cut when no one’s watching.
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Mitch McConnell Has Been Gone for Six Weeks. Congress Still Won’t Say What Everyone’s Thinking.
A sitting senator has been absent for six weeks with no real explanation. He’s not the exception in Washington. He’s the median.
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Ben Shapiro’s “Goyslop” Reply Undercut His Own Argument About Antisemitism
Shapiro has spent months warning that antisemitism doesn’t become harmless just because it’s a joke. His own reply to Tucker Carlson tested that rule, and broke it.
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Term limits sound good until you realize who actually writes the bills.
Turnover doesn’t fix a system where the staff never leaves the building.
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Redistricting fights get less coverage than any campaign ad, and shape more outcomes than either.
The maps are drawn years before you ever see a ballot.
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Primary turnout is embarrassingly low for how much people complain about their choices in November.
The general election isn’t where most races actually get decided.
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Committee assignments matter more than most floor votes, and almost nobody covers them.
Where the actual legislative leverage sits.