Winning the presidency may cut into the former wrestling star’s trash-talking time.
Robert David Sullivan
Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine. From 2013 to 2016 he wrote a political column called (Un)Conventional Wisdom.
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South Carolina winnows GOP race to two
Donald Trump wins first two primaries but now faces the tough part.
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Pope comments on Trump may help him with evangelicals
Even if anti-Catholicism has abated, nativism remains in American politics.
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South Carolina unlikely to be Republican tiebreaker this year
The GOP primary comes after a late endorsement for Rubio and a papal scolding for Trump.
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Criminal Politics: Will criminal justice reform reach across the aisle?
One effort that transcends party lines is criminal justice reform.
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America is in denial about political parties
Presidential and Supreme Court politics can’t be avoided.
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Trump tailors his pitch to Granite State
Rubio fails to adapt after Iowa.
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Clinton needs a youth offensive after New Hampshire
Sanders sweeps all but the oldest and richest
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Bill Clinton does some boomersplaining
Younger Democrats may not like the sarcasm.
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The top vote-getter in New Hampshire means nothing
Clinton and Rubio need only the right part of New Hampshire.