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Michael Barone

Michael Barone is the senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, a resident fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, and the longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

Voter turnout peaked in 2008 in Detroit and has declined since. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Beltway Confidential

Democrats’ Detroit problem: You can’t turn out voters who aren’t there

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Hillary Clinton won a higher percentage than her husband did in only 15 states and D.C., in 2016 compared to 1996. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Beltway Confidential

The two places where Hillary 2016 ran well ahead of Bill 1996

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Let's not slow down the confirmation of Trump's appointees to Cabinet positions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Beltway Confidential

The Washington Post’s double standard on confirmation of presidential appointees

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Township north of Cincinnati would be the first in Ohio to enact the anti-union measure. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Beltway Confidential

States with right-to-work laws and no income taxes grew fastest in the Obama years

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Public policies prove to be enduring when they address what people regard as genuine needs and thus create constituencies which politicians do not dare to defy.
Columnists

Government by faculty lounge subject to repeal

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Many Hawaiian politicians are promoting racial separateness and divisiveness, and sponsoring legislation limiting voting rights to those of a particular racial ancestry who in addition must certify that they share certain beliefs and lifestyles. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
Beltway Confidential

Can you name the state trying to place racial restrictions on voting?

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President Obama has spurned traditional allies in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Beltway Confidential

Obama’s attack on Israel obscures risks of Trump’s policy on Russia

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The percentage of Americans moving every year is less than that of half a century ago. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Columnists

Americans are no longer on the move

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The election of Trump has put the kibosh on two projects long pursued by American elites. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Beltway Confidential

Trump nixes pet projects of liberal and conservative elites

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Everyone knows that if Trump had a plurality in the popular vote and Clinton a majority of electoral votes, Democrats would have argued that Democratic electors should vote for her. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Campaigns

Some Christmastime advice for pundits and partisans

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