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Cowardly Republican Mark Harris Trips Fire Alarm Fleeing From Reporters
Last month, the North Carolina Board of Elections unanimously refused to certify the election of Republican Congressman-elect Mark Harris, who beat his Democratic opponent, Dan McCready, by about 900 votes. Harris, the only representative not to be seated when the new Congress ...read more
Republicans Abandoned Conservatism Long Before Trump
Trump continues to draw out the darkest impulses of white Republican voters, egging them on to ever greater heights of depravity and cruelty. For conservatives who refuse to follow him down this path, they're left wondering what the fuck is happening to their fellow ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: The Case for Open War Against the Republican Party
If you're wondering just how dangerous the GOP has become, consider the words of Tom Nichols, a Republican trying, in his own words, to fumigate his party... To continue reading this article, please go here. As a Banter Member you'll get access to our beautiful, ad free digital ...read more
The White House "Coup" Is a Total Lie
On Wednesday, the New York Times published an anonymous op-ed by a "senior official in the Trump administration" who claimed to be a patriot protecting America from Trump: But we believe our first duty is to this country, and the president continues to act in a manner that is ...read more
New Reuters/Ipsos Poll Says Millennials Lean Republican - But That's Not the Whole Story
Yesterday, Reuters/IPSOS released a new poll that, if you believe the headlines, could mean trouble for Democrats in the 2018 midterms. The poll is accompanied by a look into the primary for New Hampshire's First District, where millennials appear wishy-washy as to which ...read more
Republican Nightmare: Trump Effect Could Cost Them House AND Senate
What happens when you enable a misogynistic bigot with the competence of a drunk Orangutan to become president? The answer, it seems, is fairly straightforward: electoral disaster at every level of government. The New York Times reported today that since Donald Trump was ...read more
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Kanye West And Donald Trump Now Represent The Modern Republican Party
Kanye West's recent statements make him appear like a permanent resident of the Sunken Place. The hip-hop giant recently got back on Trump's favorite social media outlet to send out a series of missives that have baffled his fanbase, most notably his praise for Candace Owens, an ...read more
A Short, Sad History Of Soon To Be Irrelevant Paul Ryan
Yes, folks, you read that headline correctly. In a story broken by Axios this morning, Paul Ryan, the 54th Speaker of the House of Representatives, will retire from Congress at the end of this current session, becoming the first sitting Speaker to forgo re-election in an ...read more
Scott Walker Freaks Out On Twitter As Wisconsin Democrats Crush Republicans in Blue Wave
Last night Wisconsin held local elections. In a normal year, this wouldn't be such a big deal, but given that nothing is normal under Donald Trump, the results in this state portend the oft-mentioned Blue Wave that will sweep Democrats to victory this fall. For the past eight ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: The Republican Jihad Against Children Didn't Start With Trump or Parkland
The Banter Long Read: Trump-Republicans have much to answer for. On top of electing this incompetent, misinformed Russian agent, Donald Trump, to the presidency, saddling us all with the responsibility of containing then cleaning up the decades worth of mess he's making, ...read more
Yes, The President of the United States Just Endorsed an Alleged Pedophile
Had alleged pedophile and sexual abuser Roy Moore been a Democrat and Barack Obama the President of the United States, Moore would have been condemned and told in no uncertain terms to pull out of the Alabama Senate race. But Roy Moor is a Republican and Donald Trump, who is a ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: Brand GOP: Nazis, Pedophiles, Traitors and Molesters
The Banter Long Read: There's a virus rapidly overtaking the Republican Party. It's called Trumpism, and it's killing the party. Don't get me wrong, I'm perfectly satisfied to see the current Trump-dominated GOP commit slow motion suicide, (hopefully) to be replaced by a party ...read more
Dear Republicans, Get Ready to Start Losing
To the GOP, Congratulations on your first lesson in karma in the era of Donald Trump! It has been a long time coming, but you've finally been made to feel the consequences of your allegiance to a bonafide lunatic who has no business being in the White House. The stunning ...read more
Quote of the Day: If GOP Were "That Bothered" by Trump "They Could Try Doing Something to Stop Him"
Responding to the Buzzfeed story about Republicans privately panicking about the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency, senior editor for Business Insider Josh Barro sums up the extraordinary cowardice of the Republican Party: The fact that the party is officially standing by ...read more