Republicans’ 2024 Magical Thinking

Press them hard enough, and most Republican officials—even the ones with MAGA hats in their closets and Mar-a-Lago selfies in their Twitter avatar—will privately admit that Donald Trump has become a problem. He’s presided over three abysmal election cycles since he took office, he is more unstable than ever, and yet he returned to the campaign trail this past weekend, declaring that he is “angry” and determined to win the  GOP presidential nomination again in 2024. Aside from his most blinkered loyalists, virtually everyone in the party agrees: It’s time…

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Will the US change its China policy if the Democrats win the midterms or is that wishful thinking from Beijing? – South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post Will the US change its China policy if the Democrats win the midterms or is that wishful thinking from Beijing?South China Morning PostThe US is unlikely to see a shift in its China policy even if the Democrats win next month's midterm elections, diplomatic observers have said, warning Beijing against “wishful thinking” on the issue. Zhao Quansheng, director of the Centre for Asian …and more » us democrats – Google News

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