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8 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Josh Barro has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsBut mean lies are not actually at the core of Trump’s appeal
↗A Lesson for Republicans: Mean, Implausible Lies Do Not Win Electionsjoshbarro.com
- 3 months earlier
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Our readingThe identity politics of Woke 1 alienated the ordinary Americans the left once championed.
Their wordsBy demanding the purification of the individual and branding broad swathes of the public as oppressor classes, 'Woke 1' besmirched the average Americans who Democrats once championed.
↗Woke 1 Was Anti-Populist, and Not in the Good Wayjoshbarro.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Our readingTreating ordinary people as an oppressor class that must repent is incompatible with left populism.
Their wordsThis worldview - that the masses, basically everyone except the most marginalized and most oppressed, must reckon with their roles as oppressors and repent2 - is incompatible with the populism that has since risen on the left.
↗Woke 1 Was Anti-Populist, and Not in the Good Wayjoshbarro.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsZohran now understands how "defund" is incompatible with a mass movement in a society where the masses want protection by the police.
↗Woke 1 Was Anti-Populist, and Not in the Good Wayjoshbarro.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 4 weeks earlier
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Their wordspoliticians acting based on what they think polls well, rather than based on what will actually produce results that make voters happy
↗Permanent Daylight Saving Time Is the Perfect Stupid Idea for Our Stupid Timejoshbarro.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 4 days earlier
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Their wordsThey get women to sleep with them, but they attract both men and women and cause them to surrender their better judgment and make bad choices in a variety of contexts, including the voting booth.
↗Graham Platner Was Just Hunter Biden With Worse Inkjoshbarro.com 1st of 2 in this piece
- 7 weeks earlier
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Their wordsI think it's likely Democrats could peel off enough Republicans to actually pass an impeachment resolution against Blanche.
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Their wordsMy guess is Republicans have lost the necessary cohesion to fall on Trump's sword and block a trial.