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Daniel Bennett

@danielrbenn

Professor @JohnBrownUniv @CFFlourishing || Contributor @CTmagazine @TheDispatch @CCPublicLife @OurValuesNGO @NeighborlyFaith || Habakkuk 3:17-18 || #RipCity

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I am excited to announce the @BenSasse Award from the Center for Faith and Flourishing (@CFFlourishing). The award promotes research from @JohnBrownUniv students on citizenship, religious and economic freedom, the marketplace of ideas, and more. Stay tuned...
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Casey Mattox
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He’s doing the stages of grief in reverse. He began with acceptance. Then bargaining in the Douthat interview. And is now back to stage 1 - denial. I didn’t know this could be a thing.
The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) profile pictureThe Kobeissi Letter
@KobeissiLetter11h
BREAKING: President Trump says the US Midterm elections were not “honest” and questions the integrity of voting machines.
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One thing about Ross Douthat moving to 60 Minutes is more people being able to see what an absolute treasure he is.
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Casey Mattox (@CaseyMattox_) profile picture
Casey Mattox
@CaseyMattox_Nov 7
I’m all here for Harmeet tweet yeeting the moronic keyboard tough guys.
Harmeet K. Dhillon (@HarmeetKDhillon) profile pictureHarmeet K. Dhillon
@HarmeetKDhillonNov 7
What are you children going to do about it? Also, who are you? Show your faces and tell us how you are going to control who gets to be a Republican.
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STOP THE COUNT
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John Reasnor (@johnandrewwords) profile picture
John Reasnor@johnandrewwordsNov 6
They did it by more people voting.
Waterboy (@GMRench) profile pictureWaterboy
@GMRenchNov 5
Riddle me this: How did the leftist gain almost 2 million votes in Texas from the last governors race?
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"It's like -- Trump is like your wife. On some days, you don't really like him too much. But you always love him." What a sad way to live.
TonyMac (@TonyMac67s) profile pictureTonyMac@TonyMac67sNov 4
This should be enough to end his career as a TV host 🤭
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Stephanie Hall Barclay
@shbarclayNov 5
If the court doesn’t bury Smith in St. Mary v. Roy, it seems poised to quarantine it. In my latest @SCOTUSblog column, I explain why the Carson route is the durable one. Justice Gorsuch also made clear that strict scrutiny, properly understood, is not a balancing test. He and Justice Barrett both explored strict scrutiny as a faithful way to implement the free exercise clause’s original meaning. The anomaly is Smith. scotusblog.com/2026/11/st-ma…
St. Mary and the shrinking reach of Smith

St. Mary and the shrinking reach of Smith

Justice Clarence Thomas began Colorado’s half of yesterday’s argument in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy with a pointed observation. In the court’s last two cases about religious schools and public b…

scotusblog.com
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Jane Coaston 🏔️
@janecoastonNov 5
it is HILARIOUS to see people still doing a "good czar bad boyars" thing with a man who greeted the worst midterms result for a party since 1974 with a ballroom tour.
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More of this, please
Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) profile pictureNicholas Wu@nicholaswu12Nov 4
Blue Dogs say they’re going to more than double the size of the caucus next year
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This is not a young person thing or a "change dynamic" new to 2026. The idea that people vote one way and then change their minds two years later is about as predictable a phenomenon we have in American politics.
Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) profile pictureJustin Baragona
@justinbaragonaNov 4
Another theme that is forming on Fox News amid the obviously bad night developing for the GOP is blaming young folks for having super short attention spans and wanting instant gratification. "There was some hope among people that I follow that there would be a silver wave tonight, and all the older people were going to come out and vote. We will wait and see how that looks."
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How long until Cruz shaves his beard and cuts his hair?
Lainie (@Lainielah) profile pictureLainie
@LainielahNov 5
JD Vance and Ted Cruz suddenly sounding like Yale and Harvard Law grads instead of MAGA memes is very, very telling.
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Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) profile picture
Josh Kraushaar
@JoshKraushaarNov 4
"What is the Republican Party? From its fundraising operations to its governing philosophy, it has become an organization built around and for one man, hollowed out over the past decade and purged of anyone or any idea independent of the current president. Any remaining attachment to free markets, limited government, the rule of law, a culture of life, or family values has been superseded by Trump’s own desires, impulses, enrichment, and peculiarities." thedispatch.com/newsletter/n…
Where Do Republicans Go From Here?

Where Do Republicans Go From Here?

The end of the Trump era has arrived.

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Feeling pretty vindicated by my prediction for what Trump’s lame duck presidency may look like…
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Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) profile pictureAnna Bower
@AnnaBowerNov 4
In his first public appearance since his party suffered crushing electoral losses, Trump is at the site of the White House ballroom, talking about the marble he ordered for the floor.
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Gonna be a long two years
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Monster.
John B. Holbein (@JohnHolbein1) profile pictureJohn B. Holbein
@JohnHolbein1Nov 4
Only 734 days till the 2028 elections!
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Chris Crawford@CrawfordStuffNov 4
This ad didn't work because these ads never work. The national GOP surrender post-Dobbs is hurting them. A pro-choice-lite party that also cuts SNAP and Medicaid is a moral and political disaster.
Mike Rogers (@MikeRogersForMI) profile pictureMike Rogers
@MikeRogersForMIOct 31
Senator, you know better. I am against a National Abortion Ban. Spreading lies about my record and fear mongering to scare women in Michigan is WRONG, and you know it. Let me refresh your memory.
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He’s running
Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) profile pictureRon DeSantis
@RonDeSantisNov 4
With the loss of governors races in Texas, Ohio and Georgia, there will be only one state of the top ten most populous states with a Republican governor: Florida.
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Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurleyNov 4
Big repercussions for Trump's ability to fill judicial vacancies, including on the Supreme Court were a vacancy to occur.
NBC News (@NBCNews) profile pictureNBC News
@NBCNewsNov 4
BREAKING: Democrats win the Senate to take full control of Congress away from Republicans, with voters rebuking Trump’s policies, NBC News Projects. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
Democrats capture full control of Congress, NBC News projects, fueled by victories in deeply...

Democrats capture full control of Congress, NBC News projects, fueled by victories in deeply...

Democrats capitalized on voter anger over Trump and affordability, flipping seats in deep-red and major battleground states alike.

nbcnews.com
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Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) profile picture
Daniel W. Drezner
@dandreznerNov 4
Ah, that's the good stuff.
Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) profile pictureKaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollinsNov 4
Trump just now, in his first post in three hours, writes: "I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
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Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) profile pictureHugo Lowell
@hugolowellNov 4
NEW: White House official tells me their position is GOP losses aren’t Trump’s fault “White House mood is defiant. President Trump was not on the ballot, and it's proven that Trump voters show up when he is on the ballot. “Also, candidate quality matters and President Trump did a better job promoting many of the candidates than the candidates did themselves.
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