The Whirlwind Of Events Defies What We Know About The Slow Grind Of Politics
17 Jul
Politics

The Whirlwind Of Events Defies What We Know About The Slow Grind Of Politics

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Politics tamfitronics A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.Sign upfor the email version.Politics tamfitronics History Comes At You FastThe rapid-fire series of events over the past 18 days has been as mind-bending a stretch in American politics as I can remember. Less than three weeks ago, Donald Trump was awaiting sentencing for his conviction in New York state on 34 felony counts and needed to win the presidential election to have any chance of avoiding additional criminal convictions and likely jail time. Then came President Biden’s Thursday night debate debacleleaving the anti-Trump forces adrift in the doldrums over whether Biden should remain as the Democratic nominee....
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Violence plagued all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life
17 Jul
Politics

Violence plagued all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life

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Politics tamfitronics The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Long before a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trumpthe fuse of political violence had been burning across America.Members of Congress have been shot. One lawmaker's staffers in Virginia were attacked with a baseball bat. In Louisville, a bullet grazed the mayor’s sweater after someone stormed into his campaign office. Someone put a tracking device on the Reno mayor's car. Officials in South Carolina received death threats over a solar panel plant. And outside Buffalo, a man threw a dummy pipe bomb through the window of a county clerk candidate's home — with a message reading: “If you don’t drop out of this race, the next pipe...
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