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Norman J. Ornstein

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally as members of law enforcement watch the crowd on September 25, 2023 in Summerville, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

The truth about Trump’s crowd size obsession: It’s vote size that matters

Dennis Aftergut, Norman J. Ornstein
Donald Trump | Rusty Bowers, Arizona House Speaker, Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State, and Gabriel Sterling, Georgia Secretary of State Chief Operating Officer. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

January 6 was a beta test for 2025

Dennis Aftergut, Norman J. Ornstein
Rand Paul, Ted Cruz (AP/J. Scott Applewhite/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Mann and Ornstein: “Brighter future for politics and policy requires a different Republican Party”

Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein