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Brian Beutler

Brian Beutler is a senior editor at the New Republic. He covers domestic policy, politics, and political movements. Previously he led Capitol Hill coverage for Talking Points Memo, was a daily columnist for Salon, and has been a frequent commentator on television news. He is the host of Primary Concerns, a podcast about politics.

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April 27, 2016
Brian Beutler
The GOP’s Harebrained Stop-Trump Effort Is Backfiring
After Trump's huge East Coast victories, the Cruz-Kasich pact looks even less likely to work—unless they form a unity ticket.
April 25, 2016
Brian Beutler
Democrats Should Stop Sweating Sanders’s Attacks on Clinton
Yes, Republicans will use them against her in the general. But she'll have more powerful ammunition.
April 20, 2016
Brian Beutler
The GOP Can’t Legitimately Deny Trump the Nomination
With Trump closing in on the 1,237-delegate threshold, wresting the nomination away will seem underhanded to Republican voters.
April 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
What Sanders supporters accidentally reveal in their crusade against closed primaries.
April 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Anti-Trump Conservatives Are Embracing the Liberal Critique of the Right
And they will disavow every word of it on the first day of the general election.
April 15, 2016
Brian Beutler
Bernie Sanders Won’t Go Quietly Into the Night
Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, should be grateful that he's sticking around.
April 13, 2016
Brian Beutler
Either Paul Ryan Means It, or He’s Lost His Mind
What all the speculation surrounding his potential nomination missed.
April 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
Paul Ryan as speaker makes much more sense than Paul Ryan as GOP presidential nominee.
April 12, 2016
Brian Beutler
Can Donald Trump Lead a Political Movement?
After he loses, his supporters may beg him to keep up the fight—and he just might have no better option.
March 30, 2016
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Trump the Disrupter
Is America’s democratic system equal to the challenge of an authoritarian president?
March 28, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Republican Party After Donald Trump
Conservatism is only doomed if its leaders insist on being radicals.
March 24, 2016
Brian Beutler
Why Brussels Makes an Anti-Trump Third-Party Bid Necessary
The attack raises the frightening possibility that Trump could become president by accident.
March 22, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump reveals the GOP playbook on terrorism and most other things.
March 21, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Right’s Unimaginative Effort to Escape Blame for Trump
#ThanksObama?
March 16, 2016
Brian Beutler
Why Would Obama Nominate an Old White Guy to the Supreme Court?
There are a few reasons. Political calculation isn't one of them.
March 16, 2016
Brian Beutler
Marco Rubio’s Demise Tells the Full Story of the GOP’s Trump Denial
Until they accept that Trump is their problem, Republicans will be unable to wean themselves from the politics that gave rise to him.
March 15, 2016
Brian Beutler
The reason Republicans let a non-issue like Mexican immigration destroy their party is racism.
March 15, 2016
Brian Beutler
OK! We relent! White people can be losers, too.
March 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
#NeverTrump Conservatives Are Fighting for Him to Reshape the Supreme Court
If conservatives really believe Trump should be denied the presidency, they will encourage Republicans to fill the Supreme Court vacancy with all deliberate speed.
March 11, 2016
Brian Beutler
Republicans Have Forgotten How to Call Trump a Con Man
They will remember again when he loses the general election.

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