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Sean Illing

Sean Illing is a USAF veteran who previously taught philosophy and politics at Loyola and LSU. He is currently Salon’s politics writer. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Read his blog here. Email contact: silling@salon.com

Donald Trump (AP/Gerald Herbert)

Wake-up call for Trump: He’s confronting the reality of a general electorate that looks nothing like GOP primary voters

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A young girl silently looks back at her family after being rescued from floodwaters that overtook Comite Drive and the surrounding neighborhoods in Central on Saturday. (The Advocate/Caroline Ourso)

Louisiana’s quiet crisis: Cable news and the folly of disaster porn coverage

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(AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

High hopes get dashed: The feds reject legalizing marijuana — and take a small step in the right direction

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Barack Obama, Donald Trump (Reuters/Yuri Gripas/Carlo Allegri/Photo montage by Salon)

Capitalizing on stupidity: Today, Trump called Obama a terrorist — something he’s been doing quietly since 2011

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Voting booths in St. Joris Weert, Belgium, June 13, 2010. (AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

It won’t happen, but compulsory voting might be the only solution to political ignorance in America

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Donald Trump (Reuters/Eric Thayer)

Beware of the false reboot: Why Trump’s latest “pivot” is a mirage

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Donald Trump (AP/Kevin Hagen)

Donald Trump and the Tea Party myth: Why the GOP is now an identity movement, not a political party

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Reince Priebus; Donald Trump; Paul Ryan (AP/Susan Walsh/Evan Vucci/Cliff Owen)

The damage is done: Republicans plotting a Trump “intervention” are way too late

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Donald Trump (AP/Evan Vucci)

It’s worth asking again: Is Donald Trump trying to tank his campaign?

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Donald Trump (Reuters/Brian Snyder/AP/Rainier Ehrhardt/photo montage by Salon)

Destroying the party to save the party: Donald Trump is the existential crisis the GOP needs

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Ghazala and Khizr Khan; Donald Trump (Reuters/Gary Cameron/Scott Audette/Photo montage by Salon)

“History will not forgive them”: Khizr Khan’s warning ought to shake Republicans from their stupor

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Jill Stein speaks at Occupy anniversary event in September (Wikimedia/ PaulSteinJC)

Chasing the third-party rainbow: Jill Stein on Sanders, the two-party system, and the “equivalent evils” of Trump and Clinton

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(Reuters)

The Democrats aren’t doomed: What I learned from Bernie delegates in Philadelphia

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Bernie Sanders waves as he arrives to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia (Reuters)

Division and tension at the DNC: The Democrats’ night of unity is marred by dissent

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Roger Stone (AP/Mary Altaffer)

Roger Stone on Cruz’s non-endorsement of Trump: “A duplicitous p***k who signed a pledge to endorse the nominee”

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Adam Kinzinger (AP/Cliff Owen)

Don’t be fooled by the GOP’s united front — there are still anti-Trump dissenters in Cleveland

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Chris Christie speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 19, 2016. (AP/Mark J. Terrill)

Dispatch from the convention floor: Another night of speeches devoted to Hillary Clinton’s incarceration

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Donald Trump, Melania Trump (Reuters/Mike Segar)

Melania-gate illustrates everything wrong with Trump campaign — and Republicans know it

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The very public gun show: Downtown Cleveland is an open-carriers paradise

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WATCH: 16-year-old sings pro-Trump tribute at bizarre rally

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Members of the group Bikers for Trump watch during a rally for Donald Trump at Settlers Landing Park, July 18, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP/John Minchillo)

Dispatch from the Cleveland lions’ den: What I learned at a Donald Trump rally

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WATCH: Comedian Eric Andre hilariously trolls extreme right-winger Alex Jones at Republican convention

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A worker installs the sign for the Virginia delegation on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 15, 2016. (Reuters/Rick Wilking)

5 questions and story lines to follow as the Republican Convention unfolds in Cleveland

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Mike Pence (AP/Darron Cummings)

The sad incurious case of Mike Pence: Why he’s a perfect fit for Donald Trump

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