Category: Opinion
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Policy doesn’t matter in 2024
If there is one hard lesson the 2024 New Hampshire Primary has taught me, it is that presidential politics has nothing to do with policy. For me, that is a tough pill to swallow. When Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out, we lost the one Republican running on real-world success and actual values. The problem is…
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Voting Day Tuesday: Is it Breadlines or Fine Dining?
What is real and what is not? Voting Day Tuesday, so I better get out and pay witness to the wasteland, where gas prices have soared into the $4-5 dollar range, so we are told, where everyone is bare-assed broke, famished, desperate for a break from the blistering grind of a busted economy. Where to…
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DeSantis is OUT, Girlboss v. Trump remains
Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially dropped out of the Republican Primary and endorsed Donald Trump. Haley uses this moment to remind everyone she is a girlboss. We have a Substack email list to get weekly updates to your inbox: https://substack.com/@newenglandtake Get the podcast version of the show early! Find the podcast links at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thenewenglandtake
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Trump plays the greatest hits in Concord, New Hampshire
A. J. Kierstead braved the cold to try and check out former president Donald Trump’s rally in Concord, New Hampshire on Friday before the First in the Nation primary. He failed and watched the live stream. We have a Substack email list to get weekly updates to your inbox: https://substack.com/@newenglandtake Get the podcast version of…
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Iowa Down, New Hampshire to Go.
The Iowa Republican caucus is in the can and now the candidates have their sights set to New Hampshire (God, help us). I don’t put too much faith in the usefulness of the caucus system, but the fallout of this one is unique. The field is suddenly thinned out in a way that reveals the…