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Anyone who tuned in to Wednesday's presidential debate witnessed seven candidates trying to outdo one another in portraying "Republicans as hopelessly oppressed, politically censored and socially marginalized victims," writes Democratic strategist Max Burns. |
"It was a deeply embarrassing night in a campaign cycle already marked by too many embarrassing nights." The debate was a pointless affair, says Burns. After all, "none of the feuding candidates could lay claim to a constituency large enough to be taken seriously in the face of Donald Trump's dominating polling lead." While Trump was a no-show, the evening was full of Trumpian falsehoods, childish antics and even a bizarre accusation over the amount of money one candidate spent on curtains. "Despite their differences," writes Burns, "the Republican presidential field found unity in the belief that what America needs is a stronger authoritarian hand ruling over the people." But anyone who tuned in looking for a positive conservative vision of the future or a "happy warrior" among the candidates (the debate was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, after all) needed to look elsewhere, writes Burns. Wednesday's debate "showcased a Republican Party consumed by anger: anger at themselves, at Donald Trump, at Mexico, at the whole wide world." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Friday Sept. 29. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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By Mick Mulvaney, former member of Congress |
Despite that members of the Freedom Caucus cut a deal, and members of the Freedom Caucus such as Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) are actively whipping support for it, some media outlets are still claiming that the House Freedom Caucus is itself pushing a government shutdown. |
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By Thomas P. Vartanian, author of "The Unhackable Internet" |
Twenty-five years from now, someone may ask where you were when artificial intelligence changed life as we know it. When that happens, the quality of our lives will have been determined by how much AI was used to cure debilitating diseases and how much to manufacture the tools of dictatorships. Our adversaries are sprinting toward AI dominance — if they get there first, we may not get the opportunity to regret it. |
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By Steve Rosenthal, former political director of the national AFL-CIO |
To win the White House, Trump needs to win Michigan. To win Michigan, he needs push down Biden's vote among union household voters to Clinton's 2016 totals. Hence his visit to Michigan to try to drive a wedge between union members and their leaders, to try to scare autoworkers into believing that Biden's electric vehicle policies will destroy their industry and their jobs. It won't work. |
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By Akhil Ramesh, senior fellow with the Pacific Forum |
A developing nation's security does not become a concern for the Western world until and unless the West finds a common cause. For Trudeau, choosing between a community that could bring him back to power versus India's national security was an easy choice. |
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