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Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is senior editor of The New Republic, where he has covered politics and culture since 2015. His work has also appeared in New York, GQ, The Atlantic, The Nation, and other publications.  

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September 8, 2024
Alex Shephard
Kamala Harris Is Imitating Biden’s Very Bad Media Strategy
Avoiding the press will only invite negative coverage—and it suggests that the people who ran Biden’s disastrous reelection campaign are still calling the shots.
August 29, 2024
MagazineAlex Shephard
The Democrats Are United. Now What?
The DNC was raucous and jubilant. Now Democrats have to find a way to ride their momentum to November.
August 23, 2024
Alex Shephard
At the DNC, the Democrats Are Finally Fighting
With Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket, Democrats have rediscovered their partisan edge.
August 21, 2024
Alex Shephard
Democrats Aren’t Really Talking About Democracy Anymore
In Chicago, they found a much stronger message—and a more savage indictment of Trump.
August 12, 2024
Alex Shephard
Trump’s J.D. Vance Pick Just Got Even Worse
The former president is slowing down. His highest-profile surrogate is a flop.
August 6, 2024
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Has No Heir
Yes, Trump is just popular enough to win again this year. But no one has emerged yet to take the MAGA crown whenever he relinquishes it.
July 30, 2024
Alex Shephard
Read J.D. Vance’s Violent Foreword to Project 2025 Leader’s New Book
Trump’s running mate writes that “it’s time to circle the wagons and load the muskets.”
July 26, 2024
MagazineAlex Shephard
Kamala Harris Has Plenty of Time to Win the Election
Three months isn’t as short as it sounds. In Europe, campaigns are often even shorter.
July 26, 2024
Alex Shephard
Is J.D. Vance the Worst Vice Presidential Pick Ever?
Vance is wildly inexperienced and widely loathed. With Joe Biden out of the race, he’s a huge liability.
July 21, 2024
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Is Now the Weaker Candidate
Beating the former president isn’t hard—if you have a nominee who can press the case against him. Joe Biden wasn’t that person. Kamala Harris is.
July 15, 2024
Alex Shephard
Nothing Has Changed: Trump Is Still Trump
After being shot at a rally on Saturday, Trump is a bigger threat to American democracy than ever before. Why aren’t Democrats acting like it?
July 10, 2024
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden’s Trumpian Turn
The man who was supposed to be a bridge away from imperialism in the presidency is embodying it.
July 1, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Supreme Court Just Showed Why Biden Must Drop Out
Monday’s immunity ruling made the stakes of this election even higher—and made it clear that Biden must step aside for someone who can stop Trump and save the country.
June 28, 2024
Alex Shephard
Ditch Biden. That Debate Performance Was a Disaster.
Joe Biden’s job at Thursday’s debate should have been easy. He failed on every level.
June 27, 2024
Alex Shephard
Biden’s Not So Secret Weapon in Thursday’s Debate: Donald Trump
Yes, the president isn’t the debater he was four (or 12 or 36) years ago. But his opponent is more deranged than ever.
June 21, 2024
Alex Shephard
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Lucky He Didn’t Qualify for the CNN Debate
The independent presidential candidate is running on fumes. More exposure would only kill his campaign faster.
June 18, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Euro 2024 Soccer Championship Is Blessedly Apolitical—for Now
For the first time in years, a major international tournament feels free of political distractions. Enjoy it—it probably won’t last.
June 8, 2024
Alex Shephard
Joe Biden Needs to Stop Whining About the Media
The administration’s constant complaining about press coverage is unhelpful and unbecoming.
June 6, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Billionaires Have Captured Donald Trump
Remember when the #Resistance claimed that Trump was compromised by Putin? Well, this time it’s real—and Russia has nothing to do with it.
May 30, 2024
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Historic Conviction Is a Hollow Victory
Yes, the former president is now a “convicted felon.” But does that change anything?

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